From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Neil Horman Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] net: Add layer 2 hardware acceleration operations for macvlan devices Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 09:15:38 -0500 Message-ID: <20131105141538.GA14954@hmsreliant.think-freely.org> References: <20131104185717.11802.69282.stgit@jf-dev1-dcblab> <20131104190149.11802.34110.stgit@jf-dev1-dcblab> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: alexander.h.duyck@intel.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, andy@greyhouse.net, davem@davemloft.net, jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com To: John Fastabend Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:57513 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755142Ab3KEOPt (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Nov 2013 09:15:49 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20131104190149.11802.34110.stgit@jf-dev1-dcblab> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 11:01:49AM -0800, John Fastabend wrote: > Add a operations structure that allows a network interface to export > the fact that it supports package forwarding in hardware between > physical interfaces and other mac layer devices assigned to it (such > as macvlans). This operaions structure can be used by virtual mac > devices to bypass software switching so that forwarding can be done > in hardware more efficiently. > > Signed-off-by: John Fastabend > CC: Andy Gospodarek > CC: "David S. Miller" For when you send your V3 patch set out: Signed-off-by: Neil Horman