Re: [linux-nics] [PATCH net 3/5] fm10k: Implement ndo_gso_check()

[Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>]

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On Wed, 2014-11-05 at 14:44 +0200, Or Gerlitz wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Jeff Kirsher
> <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2014-11-04 at 13:56 -0800, Joe Stringer wrote:
> >> ndo_gso_check() was recently introduced to allow NICs to report the
> >> offloading support that they have on a per-skb basis. Add an
> >> implementation for this driver which checks for something that looks
> >> like VXLAN.
> >>
> >> Implementation shamelessly stolen from Tom Herbert:
> >> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/332428/focus=333111
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Joe Stringer <joestringer@nicira.com>
> >> ---
> >> Should this driver report support for GSO on packets with tunnel
> >> headers
> >> up to 64B like the i40e driver does?
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c |   12 ++++++++++++
> >>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> >
> > Thanks Joe, I will add your patch to my queue.
> 
> Hi Jeff, please see my comment on patch 0/5, we're essentially
> replicating the same helper four different times (fm10k, mlx4, benet,
> qlgc) - I don't see the point in doing so. I asked Joe to come up with
> one generic helper and then to pick it up by the four drivers, makes
> sense?

Yeah, I just saw your reply Or.  Ok, I will await an update to Joe's
series, thanks!

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