Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] docs: netdev: document requirements for Supported status

From: Simon Horman <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:39:11 +0000

On Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 04:52:19PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> As announced back in April, require running upstream tests
> to maintain Supported status for NIC drivers:
> 
>   https://lore.kernel.org/[email-masked]
> 
> Multiple vendors have been "working on it" for months.
> Let's make it official.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst

...

> +The driver maintainer may arrange for someone else to run the test,
> +there is no requirement for the person listed as maintainer (or their
> +employer) to be responsible for running the tests. Collaboration between
> +vendors, hosting GH CI, other repos under linux-netdev, etc. are most welcome.

nit: are -> is

> +
> +See https://github.com/linux-netdev/nipa/wiki for more infromation about

nit: information

> +netdev CI. Feel free to reach out to maintainers or the list with any questions.
> +
>  Reviewer guidance
>  -----------------

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <[email-masked]>