[ewg] Re: [PATCH 0/5 VNIC] VNIC patch series for OFED-1.2 andOFED-1.2.c

[Lakshmanan, Madhu]

> From: Tziporet Koren [mailto:tziporet at dev.mellanox.co.il]
> To: Lakshmanan, Madhu
> Cc: Michael S. Tsirkin; Kuchimanchi, Ramachandra; vlad at mellanox.co.il;
ewg at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH 0/5 VNIC] VNIC patch series for OFED-1.2
andOFED-1.2.c
> 
> Lakshmanan, Madhu wrote:
> >>
> >> Here's how I understand it:
> >>
> >> 1.2 should not see any development - it's a major bugfix only
branch.
> >> 1.2.c is 1.2 code updated to kernel 2.6.22 plus bugfixes.
> >> 1.3 is 1.2.c updated to latest kernel (currently 2.6.23) plus new
features.
> >>
> >> --
> >> MST
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification, which I take to be the official EWG
> > position. If I recall correctly, the decision to do away with a
1.2.1
> > release, and go with only a 1.2.c release, was made only a few days
ago.
> >
> >
> >
> The decision to have 1.2.c only was taken last week on Monday and was
> sent in the meeting summary.
> Features list of 1.2.c was closed and till yesterday no one from
Qlogic
> requested any change in VNIC.
> > In addition to the support for the ipath device and the EVIC (next
> > generation Ethernet Virtual I/O Controller), these patches also fix
bugs
> > that we discovered when testing with the OFED 1.2.c releases and the
> > ConnectX HCA.
> >
> >
> I suggest you prepare patches with bug fixes only for VNIC for 1.2.c
and
> we will be able to insert them.
> Tziporet

We'll submit new VNIC features into OFED 1.3.

Is there a final date till which you are accepting bug fixes for OFED
1.2.c?

Thanks, Madhu