From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
        id S1751376AbdJRTQp (ORCPT <rfc822;w@1wt.eu>);
        Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:16:45 -0400
Received: from vps0.lunn.ch ([185.16.172.187]:50292 "EHLO vps0.lunn.ch"
        rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP
        id S1751060AbdJRTQo (ORCPT <rfc822;linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>);
        Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:16:44 -0400
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:16:39 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
To: Scott Branden <scott.branden@broadcom.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
        "Allan W. Nielsen" <allan.nielsen@microsemi.com>,
        Raju Lakkaraju <Raju.Lakkaraju@microsemi.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com>,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Steve Lin <steven.lin1@broadcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] net: ethtool: add SmartNIC reset support
Message-ID: <20171018191639.GI15371@lunn.ch>
References: <1508342496-5047-1-git-send-email-scott.branden@broadcom.com>
 <20171018162823.GB15371@lunn.ch>
 <b9f6864a-e746-bb0d-ec8f-b85924276266@broadcom.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <b9f6864a-e746-bb0d-ec8f-b85924276266@broadcom.com>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12)
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
List-ID: <linux-kernel.vger.kernel.org>
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

> Yes, there is also a management processor.

O.K.

Maybe it would be nice to add some more text to the commit message to
make this clear. Define what an application processor is, and how it
differs from a management processor. But othersize:

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

I assume you have another kernel patch to actually make use of this?
It is normal to post the user of a new API in the same series as the
API.

    Andrew