netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/3] L3 RX handler

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Date:	Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:31:07 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/3] L3 RX handler

On Fri, 2015-08-28 at 17:34 -0700, David Ahern wrote:
> Currently the VRF driver registers an Rx handler for enslaved devices.
> The handler switches the skb->dev to the VRF device and sends it back for
> another pass. While this works fine a side effect is that it bypasses
> netfilter with the skb set to the original device.
> 

Arg ... yet another hook in packet processing fast path...

What are long term plans for VRF ? Will it stay VRF-Lite or what ?


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