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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0 of 20] [RFC] ipath - PathScale InfiniPath driver
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On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 13:26 -0800, Roland Dreier wrote:

> Yes, this might be a good idea. The "core" driver looks like it is
> suffering from really being several things stuck together.

Yes, this is undoubtedly the case; we developed it organically based on
our evolving needs, and we're only now (maybe a bit belatedly) stepping
back to take a breath and see how things should be logically split out.

> Also, there are APIs in the "core" driver that are only exported for a
> single user outside the driver -- it would probably make sense to move
> that logic directly to where it's used.

Right. The purpose of the whole ipath_layer.c file has perhaps been
unclear; we've been holding back a network driver that makes use of it,
to keep the size of the review patches down. Some of the other
verbs-related routines in the core driver are in the process of finding
a new home, as you suggested.

As ever, thanks for the comments.

<b

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