From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: jpirko@redhat.com
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, kaber@trash.net, eric.dumazet@gmail.com,
shemminger@vyatta.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: replace hooks in __netif_receive_skb V5
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:11:42 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100602.071142.219752193.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100602075207.GD2603@psychotron.redhat.com>
From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:52:08 +0200
> What this patch does is it removes two receive frame hooks (for bridge and for
> macvlan) from __netif_receive_skb. These are replaced them with a single
> hook for both. It only supports one hook per device because it makes no
> sense to do bridging and macvlan on the same device.
>
> Then a network driver (of virtual netdev like macvlan or bridge) can register
> an rx_handler for needed net device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Ok, this looks good to me. Applied, thanks everyone.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-06-02 14:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-05-27 18:08 [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: replace hooks in __netif_receive_skb V2 Jiri Pirko
2010-05-27 20:08 ` Stephen Hemminger
2010-05-28 5:51 ` Jiri Pirko
2010-05-28 6:12 ` [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: replace hooks in __netif_receive_skb V3 Jiri Pirko
2010-05-28 7:02 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-05-28 7:33 ` [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: replace hooks in __netif_receive_skb V4 Jiri Pirko
2010-06-01 15:28 ` net: replace hooks in __netif_receive_skb (v4) Stephen Hemminger
2010-06-01 15:41 ` Jiri Pirko
2010-06-01 16:10 ` Stephen Hemminger
2010-06-02 7:02 ` Jiri Pirko
2010-06-01 16:13 ` Fischer, Anna
2010-06-02 6:50 ` Jiri Pirko
2010-06-02 7:24 ` net: " Jiri Pirko
2010-06-02 7:52 ` [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: replace hooks in __netif_receive_skb V5 Jiri Pirko
2010-06-02 14:11 ` David Miller [this message]
2010-06-02 15:07 ` Stephen Hemminger
2010-06-02 15:15 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-06-02 20:43 ` Paul E. McKenney
2010-06-02 16:20 ` Fischer, Anna
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