Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.5 006/106] net/mlx5e: Enforce setting of a single FEC mode

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On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 12:20 AM Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 10:52:59PM +0300, Or Gerlitz wrote:
> >On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 2:56 AM Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> From: Aya Levin <ayal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> [ Upstream commit 4bd9d5070b92da012f2715cf8e4859acb78b8f35 ]
> >>
> >> Ethtool command allow setting of several FEC modes in a single set
> >> command. The driver can only set a single FEC mode at a time. With this
> >> patch driver will reply not-supported on setting several FEC modes.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Aya Levin <ayal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c | 4 ++++
> >
> >Haven't we agreed that drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5 is not
> >subject to autosel anymore?!
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 09:08:06PM +0000, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> >Please don't opt mlx5 out just yet ;-), i need to do some more research
> >and make up my mind..
>
> It would be awesome if the Mellanox folks could agree between
> themselves whether they want it or not and let us know which option they
> pick.

My reply did had a question mark. I missed remembering this response
from Saeed over the other thread and remembered your "no problem opting
it out" response.

> Again, I really don't care whether mlx5 is opted out or not, I'm not
> going to argue with anyone if you want to opt out, I just want to know
> whether you're out or not :)

let us continue on the other thread, I think whole netdev (net + drivers)
should be opted out by default and only on those folders you get ack
from the subsystem maintainer and driver maintainer you can opt in.



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