linux-kernel - Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH net-next v8] net: openvswitch: IPv6: Add IPv6 extension header support

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Message-ID: <20220308121706.5e406e67@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:17:06 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@....org>
Cc:     Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>, dev@...nvswitch.org,
        Toms Atteka <cpp.code.lv@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH net-next v8] net: openvswitch: IPv6: Add IPv6
 extension header support

On Tue, 8 Mar 2022 19:25:31 +0100 Ilya Maximets wrote:
> > since its rc7 we end up with kernel and ovs broken with each other.
> > can we revert the kernel patches anyway and introduce them again later
> > when ovs userspace is also updated?  
> 
> I don't think this patch is part of 5-17-rc7.  AFAICT, it's a candidate
> for 5.18, so we should still have a bit of time.  Am I missing something?

You are correct, it's going to hit Linus's tree during the 5.18 merge
window. It seems we're close enough to a resolution to focus on a fix
instead.