From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Graf 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 17:56:54 +0000 Message-ID: <20150123175654.GB25374@casper.infradead.org> References: <1421987606-10884-2-git-send-email-roopa@cumulusnetworks.com> <20150123094459.GA2065@nanopsycho.orion> <54C26D4C.9050407@cumulusnetworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Jiri Pirko , sfeldma@gmail.com, jhs@mojatatu.com, bcrl@kvack.org, 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 Return-path: Received: from casper.infradead.org ([85.118.1.10]:48299 "EHLO casper.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754098AbbAWR46 (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:56:58 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <54C26D4C.9050407@cumulusnetworks.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 01/23/15 at 07:48am, roopa wrote: > On 1/23/15, 1:44 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote: > >How about rather "HW_DATAPATH_OFFLOAD"? Feels more accurate. By the > >name, I still cannot understand what NETFUNC should mean. > > It was supposed to mean 'network function offload'. sure, will consider > HW_DATAPATH_OFFLOAD > or if anybody has other suggestions. I'm still fascinated that the description says 'for all switch asic offloads', 'switch drivers', 'switch ports' but we try very hard to come up with a different name ;-)