netdev - Re: [RFC, PATCH 2.6.29.2] Ethernet V2.0 Configuration Testing Protocol, revision 20090428

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Message-Id: <20090429.143534.32129577.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:35:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	lnx-netdev@...22607b6285f9c5d5ea31ea9d8a7ac.nosense.org
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC, PATCH 2.6.29.2] Ethernet V2.0 Configuration Testing
 Protocol, revision 20090428

From: Mark Smith <lnx-netdev@...22607b6285f9c5d5ea31ea9d8a7ac.nosense.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:59:50 +0930

> So should I submit patches that rip every protocol out of the kernel
> that could be implemented in user space using AF_PACKET?

Don't be rediculious.

The deciding factor is actually one of performance.

And I can't see how putting this into userspace makes it any less
usable, performance wise.  Whereas for protocols that we do have in
the kernel, performance does matter.

Stephen is right, this protocol could very well be more appropriately
implemented in userspace.
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