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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Broadcom 10G NIC Poll Mode Driver
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2015-02-12 06:33, Stephen Hemminger:
> On Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:00:13 +0100
> Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Stephen,
> > 
> > 2015-02-07 07:15, Stephen Hemminger:
> > > Source was from FreeBSD.
> > > 
> > > changes were to make it work and lots of de-uglification.
> > 
> > Maintenance would be eased by showing this work with separate commits.
> > You should at least have a patch for importing FreeBSD source without
> > modifications.
> > 
> > Other comment: there could be other drivers for Broadcom devices.
> > Why not keeping the name bnx2x?
> > 
> > Thanks
> 
> That history is lost.

I don't understand your answer,
and you forgot one question.
Please reply below each question.

I said: "You should at least have a patch for importing FreeBSD source
without modfications". Is the initial FreeBSD source lost?

Do you agree to rename to bnx2x?