From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jiri Pirko Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] netdev: introduce new NETIF_F_HW_NETFUNC_OFFLOAD feature flag for switch device offloads Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:44:59 +0100 Message-ID: <20150123094459.GA2065@nanopsycho.orion> References: <1421987606-10884-2-git-send-email-roopa@cumulusnetworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: sfeldma@gmail.com, jhs@mojatatu.com, bcrl@kvack.org, tgraf@suug.ch, john.fastabend@gmail.com, stephen@networkplumber.org, vyasevic@redhat.com, ronen.arad@intel.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net, shm@cumulusnetworks.com, gospo@cumulusnetworks.com To: roopa@cumulusnetworks.com Return-path: Received: from mail-wi0-f179.google.com ([209.85.212.179]:42878 "EHLO mail-wi0-f179.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754730AbbAWJpE (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jan 2015 04:45:04 -0500 Received: by mail-wi0-f179.google.com with SMTP id l15so1508601wiw.0 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2015 01:45:02 -0800 (PST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1421987606-10884-2-git-send-email-roopa@cumulusnetworks.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 05:33:22AM CET, roopa@cumulusnetworks.com wrote: >From: Roopa Prabhu > >This is a high level feature flag for all switch asic offloads > >switch drivers set this flag on switch ports. Logical devices like >bridge, bonds, vxlans can inherit this flag from their slaves/ports. > >The patch also adds the flag to NETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALL, so that it gets >propagated to the upperdevices (bridges and bonds). > >Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu >--- > include/linux/netdev_features.h | 6 +++++- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > >diff --git a/include/linux/netdev_features.h b/include/linux/netdev_features.h >index 8e30685..784a461 100644 >--- a/include/linux/netdev_features.h >+++ b/include/linux/netdev_features.h >@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ enum { > NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_FILTER_BIT,/* Receive filtering on VLAN STAGs */ > NETIF_F_HW_L2FW_DOFFLOAD_BIT, /* Allow L2 Forwarding in Hardware */ > NETIF_F_BUSY_POLL_BIT, /* Busy poll */ >+ NETIF_F_HW_NETFUNC_OFFLOAD_BIT, /* HW switch offload */ How about rather "HW_DATAPATH_OFFLOAD"? Feels more accurate. By the name, I still cannot understand what NETFUNC should mean. > > /* > * Add your fresh new feature above and remember to update >@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ enum { > #define NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_TX __NETIF_F(HW_VLAN_STAG_TX) > #define NETIF_F_HW_L2FW_DOFFLOAD __NETIF_F(HW_L2FW_DOFFLOAD) > #define NETIF_F_BUSY_POLL __NETIF_F(BUSY_POLL) >+#define NETIF_F_HW_NETFUNC_OFFLOAD __NETIF_F(HW_NETFUNC_OFFLOAD) > > /* Features valid for ethtool to change */ > /* = all defined minus driver/device-class-related */ >@@ -159,7 +161,9 @@ enum { > */ > #define NETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALL (NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE | NETIF_F_GSO_ROBUST | \ > NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_HIGHDMA | \ >- NETIF_F_FRAGLIST | NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED) >+ NETIF_F_FRAGLIST | NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED | \ >+ NETIF_F_HW_NETFUNC_OFFLOAD) >+ > /* > * If one device doesn't support one of these features, then disable it > * for all in netdev_increment_features. >-- >1.7.10.4 >