[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9] net/kni: add KNI PMD

[Yong Wang]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit [mailto:ferruh.yigit at intel.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 6:30 AM
> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>; Yong
> Wang <yongwang at vmware.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v9] net/kni: add KNI PMD
> 
> On 2/17/2017 1:47 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > 2017-02-17 13:42, Ferruh Yigit:
> >> Add KNI PMD which wraps librte_kni for ease of use.
> >>
> >> KNI PMD can be used as any regular PMD to send / receive packets to the
> >> Linux networking stack.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> >> Reviewed-by: Yong Wang <yongwang at vmware.com>
> >> ---

I have the impression that Reviewed-by is good enough for a change to be accepted, which does not seem to be the case.

Acked-by: Yong Wang <yongwang at vmware.com>

> >>
> >> v9:
> >> * update for 17.05
> >
> > You keep updating this patch in the hope that someone would be
> interested :)
> >
> > Please let's make clear that I am OK to merge it
> > but you asked me to wait for someone supporting its inclusion.
> 
> Right, it is good to mention that I explicitly asked to wait community
> response.
> 
> I keep updating it because I believe this is something useful.
> 
> Meanwhile adding this into repo means maintenance cost, so this should
> not be merged without any usecase or interest from community.
> 
> Patch is waiting for an ACK or NAK from community.
> 
> Thanks,
> ferruh