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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/2] net: vrf: Improve use of FIB rules
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:36:27 -0700 (PDT)
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From: David Ahern <dsa@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date: Wed,  8 Jun 2016 10:55:38 -0700

> Currently, VRFs require 1 oif and 1 iif rule per address family per
> VRF. As the number of VRF devices increases it brings scalability
> issues with the increasing rule list. All of the VRF rules have the
> same format with the exception of the specific table id to direct the
> lookup. Since the table id is available from the oif or iif in the
> loopup, the VRF rules can be consolidated to a single rule that pulls
> the table from the VRF device.
> 
> This solution still allows a user to insert their own rules for VRFs,
> including rules with additional attributes. Accordingly, it is backwards
> compatible with existing setups and allows other policy routing as
> desired.
> 
> Hopefully v5 is the charm; my e-waste can is getting full.

Applied, thanks.

Remember, ewaste collection is on Mondays.