Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] idpf: add get/set for Ethtool's header split ringparam

Jakub Kicinski
2023-12-12T18:16:10Z

On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:27:50 +0100 Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> Currently, the header split feature (putting headers in one smaller
> buffer and then the data in a separate bigger one) is always enabled
> in idpf when supported.
> One may want to not have fragmented frames per each packet, for example,
> to avoid XDP frags. To better optimize setups for particular workloads,
> add ability to switch the header split state on and off via Ethtool's
> ringparams, as well as to query the current status.
> There's currently only GET in the Ethtool Netlink interface for now,
> so add SET first. I suspect idpf is not the only one supporting this.

Reviewed-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>