Re: [PATCH net v2] switchdev: don't abort hardware ipv4 fib offload on failure to program fib entry in hardware

Andy Gospodarek
2015-05-19T19:47:35Z

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:34:18PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: roopa <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>
> Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 22:58:54 -0700
>
> > from where I see, with the limitations on these boxes, this requires
> > every app, every `ip route` cmd running on the box to explicitly
> > specify offload when running on this hardware.
>
> Users know what they are doing, and will ask for a policy change.
>

Dave,

I'm only writing this as one of the things you said at netdev01 is that
we as a community need to be clear when collectively making decisions
about kernel functionality so there are reasonable 'breadcrumbs' when
someone asks why a decision was made. So...

Are you actually saying that if users complain loudly enough about the
current behavior (not the change Roopa has proposed) that you would be
open to considering a change the current behavior?

-or-

Are you saying that users who are aware of offload hardware will
begin to make specifically crafted requests (as Roopa suggested with
option 'c') and those requests will force the kernel to behave in
differently that the current default behavior?

-or-

[Insert different conclusion here.]

Thanks,

-andy