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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>QLogic has
been attempting to submit our virtual NIC (vNIC) driver to the Linux kernel for
several months. We have made changes to the code based on the feedback we have
received over four rounds of submissions. Among the feedback we received during
this process was a request to alter our code to use a single value per file for
configuration of our driver through sysfs interface. After spending much time
and effort to complete this change to our design we re-submitted the driver
only to receive a response suggesting that we change once again from this
interface to a different API interface called rtnl_link. Needless to say I am
very frustrated with this process. This new API interface would require
substantial changes to our code.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>QLogic has
met the initial request to move to a single valued sysfs interface and I would
hope that this new request will be waived and will not be a roadblock to
inclusion of our driver to the kernel.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=maroon face=Garamond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;color:maroon;font-weight:bold'><img width=92 height=55
id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C8D058.3177BF90" border=0><br>
</span></font></b><strong><b><font size=2 color=maroon face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:maroon'>__________________________</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=2 color=maroon face=Garamond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;color:maroon;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>John F. Russo</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Manager,
Engineering</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>QLogic
Corporation</span></font></b></strong><br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><strong><b><font face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond'>780 Fifth Avenue, Suite 140</span></font></b></strong></st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><strong><b><font face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond'>King of Prussia</span></font></b></strong></st1:City><strong><b><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>, <st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">19406</st1:PostalCode></span></font></b></strong></st1:place><br>
<strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Direct:
610-233-4866</span></font></b></strong><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:
Garamond'>Main</span></font></b></strong></st1:place><strong><b><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>: 610-233-4800</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Fax:
610-233-4777</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Cell:
610-246-9903</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Email: </span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><font
color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'><a href="mailto:John.Russo@qlogic.com"><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
text-decoration:none'>John.Russo@qlogic.com</span></font></b></strong></a><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:maroon'><a href="http://www.qlogic.com"><strong><b><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond;text-decoration:none'>www.qlogic.com</span></font></b></strong></a></span></font><font
color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=maroon face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:maroon'>True success is the
undeniable truth that we have proved ourselves.</span></font></b></strong><font
color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><i><font size=2 color=maroon face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:maroon;font-style:italic'>-Joe
Luppino-Esposito</span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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