netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/3] rocker: set feature NETIF_F_HW_SWITCH

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Date:	Thu, 04 Dec 2014 20:14:37 -0800
From:	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	Jianhua Xie <jianhua.xie@...escale.com>
CC:	jiri@...nulli.us, sfeldma@...il.com, jhs@...atatu.com,
	bcrl@...ck.org, tgraf@...g.ch, john.fastabend@...il.com,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, linville@...driver.com,
	nhorman@...driver.com, nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com,
	vyasevic@...hat.com, f.fainelli@...il.com, buytenh@...tstofly.org,
	aviadr@...lanox.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	shm@...ulusnetworks.com, gospo@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] rocker: set feature NETIF_F_HW_SWITCH_OFFLOAD

On 12/4/14, 7:25 PM, Jianhua Xie wrote:
>
> 在 2014年12月05日 10:26, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com 写道:
>> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>
>> This patch just sets the feature flag on rocker ports
>> ---
>>   drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c |    3 ++-
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c 
>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
>> index fded127..3fe19b0 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
>> @@ -4003,7 +4003,8 @@ static int rocker_probe_port(struct rocker 
>> *rocker, unsigned int port_number)
>>                  NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT);
>>       rocker_carrier_init(rocker_port);
>>   -    dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
>> +    dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER |
>> +                     NETIF_F_HW_SWITCH_OFFLOAD;
> Do you have a plan on enabling/disabling  this flag dynamically by 
> ethtool?

I have not thought about it yet. But if this gets accepted, then yes, I 
will have an ethtool way for drivers who want it.
if we have a IFF_ flag for this (which is also one of my alternate 
proposals), there will be a netlink way to set it on and off.

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