[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/5] ethdev: redesign link speed config API

[Thomas Monjalon]

2016-01-29 09:47, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com]
> > 2016-01-29 09:24, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> > > Can you avoid modifications in the e1000/base code?
> > > We do not modify (and maintain) that part on our own.
> > > Instead we take it straight from Intel ND.
> > > So if you feel like these changes are really necessary - please submit a patch
> > > to ND first, and if your changes will be applied, will pick it up from them.
> > 
> > I was not aware we can submit a change to ND for Intel base drivers.
> > What is the procedure please?
> 
> I meant not to the ND directly, but probably to the freebsd e1000 kernel driver.
> As I remember, that is the closest one to what we have.
> From my understanding (I might be wrong here):
> If they will be accepted, we should see these changes In next code drops from ND.

These base drivers are used in several places.
We are allowed to submit a patch in Linux or FreeBSD but not in DPDK
where the base driver is verbatim?
We have an agreement to not touch them in DPDK but I still think the
ND team could consider some patches from dpdk.org.