netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC 0/12] Remove UDP Fragmentation Offload support

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Date:   Wed, 5 Jul 2017 08:52:17 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 0/12] Remove UDP Fragmentation Offload support

On Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:04:02 +0100 (WEST)
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> This is an RFC patch series, based upon some discussions with
> various developers, that removes UFO offloading.
> 
> Very few devices support this operation, it's usefullness is
> quesitonable at best, and it adds a non-trivial amount of
> complexity to our data paths.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>


Agreed, makes sense to me.