netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/7] devlink: Add E-Switch inline mode control

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Date:   Sun, 8 Jan 2017 11:29:02 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
        Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/7] devlink: Add E-Switch inline mode control

Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 02:05:58PM CET, saeedm@...lanox.com wrote:
>From: Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>
>
>Some HWs need the VF driver to put part of the packet headers on the
>TX descriptor so the e-switch can do proper matching and steering.

Could you please elaborate a bit about possible use-cases for different
modes? Thanks.


>
>The supported modes: none, link, network, transport.
>
>Signed-off-by: Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>
>Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>