linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net 0/5] Implement ndo_gso

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Message-Id: <20141105.163825.1433973842938441546.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:38:25 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	gerlitz.or@...il.com
Cc:	therbert@...gle.com, joestringer@...ira.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, sathya.perla@...lex.com,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, linux.nics@...el.com,
	amirv@...lanox.com, shahed.shaikh@...gic.com,
	Dept-GELinuxNICDev@...gic.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/5] Implement ndo_gso_check() for vxlan nics

From: Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 23:32:44 +0200

> but fact is that the proposed patch series has the --same-- helper for
> four drivers, so why not start with a that limited helper which would
> be picked up by these drivers and we'll take it from there.

I'm in favor of the helper, duplication is error prone.

And in fact, any differences a driver ends up needing might be
integratable into the helper.
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