RE: [PATCH 2/2 net-next] hyperv: Support batched notification

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Wed Mar 11 2015 - 13:45:17 EST




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> From: Olaf Hering [mailto:olaf@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 2:24 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 net-next] hyperv: Support batched notification
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
>
> > Optimize notifying the host by deferring notification until there are
> > no more packets to be sent. This will help in batching the requests on
> > the host.
>
> The subjects for the network driver say "hyperv:". But all such changes
> should get "netvsc:" as prefix to make it clear what each single patch is all
> about.
>
> This should be changed for upcoming submissions.

Olaf,
This is the convention that we have used for patches submitted to David's tree. You will see
net-next in the subject line and you can key off of that.

K. Y
>
> Thanks!
>
> Olaf