netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC ipsec-next 2/2] xfrm: Add a device independent napi instance

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Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2017 07:59:39 +0100
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Sowmini Varadhan" <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>,
        Ilan Tayari <ilant@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC ipsec-next 2/2] xfrm: Add a device independent napi
 instance

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 07:10:22AM -0800, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-01-26 at 06:26 -0800, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Alternative would be to use a 
> > 
> > static struct net_device xfrm_napi_anchor_device;
> > 
> > and use gro_cell
> 
> Also take a look at init_dummy_netdev()

I already thought about using some dummy net_device for this,
but was not sure what I need to initialize. So it seemed
to be safer to use a private napi instance.

init_dummy_netdev() is exactly what I need for that, thanks a lot!