Re: Linux XIA - merge proposal

Michel Machado [off-list ref] writes:

   Linux XIA is not yet mature enough for production, but we do think
that broader exposure will help us to move forward faster, and get
more in tune with the interested community. Thus, we are writing to
ask to merge our work into the Linux kernel.

I took a quick glance at the code to see if could figure out what
you were talking about.   Especialy as I could not find any documents
on the packet format.  The code does not transmit packets.  All of the
packet transmit functions are stubs.  I can think of no greater failure
for a networking protocol.

Since the code does nothing except have buzz-word compliant descriptions
that are content free I respectfully suggest you make it mostly work
before foisting it on people.

My advice for a future day when you have code that can transmit packets
is to start small.  Have patches that do things and do them clearly.
Once you have a minimal version of working code merged then work your
way up.

For just sharing your code you might simply want to have your own tree
that you publish publicly.

Eric