netdev - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] virtio_net: Extend virtio to use VF datapath when available

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Date:   Fri, 2 Mar 2018 21:42:47 +0200
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
        Sridhar Samudrala <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "Duyck, Alexander H" <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] virtio_net: Extend virtio to use VF datapath when
 available

On Fri, Mar 02, 2018 at 05:20:17PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >Yeah, this code essentially calls out the "shareable" code with a
> >comment at the start and end of the section what defines the
> >virtio_bypass functionality. It would just be a matter of mostly
> >cutting and pasting to put it into a separate driver module.
> 
> Please put it there and unite the use of it with netvsc.

Surely, adding this to other drivers (e.g. might this be handy for xen
too?) can be left for a separate patchset. Let's get one device merged
first.

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MST