netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/7] vxlan: simplify RTF

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Date:   Wed, 9 Nov 2016 17:53:22 +0100
From:   Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
To:     Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@....org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/7] vxlan: simplify RTF_LOCAL handling.

On Sat,  5 Nov 2016 11:45:55 -0700, Pravin B Shelar wrote:
> +static int check_route_rtf_local(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
> +				 struct vxlan_dev *vxlan, union vxlan_addr *daddr,
> +				 __be32 dst_port, __be32 vni, struct dst_entry *dst,
> +				 u32 rt_flags)

It's not just checking, it's also bypassing encapsulation if the check
is successful. Would be good to use a name that suggests this effect,
e.g. encap_bypass_if_local (I know, not a nice name) or something.

Thanks,

 Jiri