netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 03/13] net: Add net protocol offload registration infrustructure

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Message-ID: <20121114231452.GH27068@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:14:52 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com, davem@...emloft.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 03/13] net: Add net protocol offload registration infrustructure

Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com> :
[...]
> diff --git a/include/net/protocol.h b/include/net/protocol.h
> index 929528c..d8ecb17 100644
> --- a/include/net/protocol.h
> +++ b/include/net/protocol.h
> @@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ struct inet6_protocol {
>  #define INET6_PROTO_GSO_EXTHDR	0x4
>  #endif
>  
> +struct net_offload {
> +	int			(*gso_send_check)(struct sk_buff *skb);
> +	struct sk_buff	       *(*gso_segment)(struct sk_buff *skb,
> +					       netdev_features_t features);
> +	struct sk_buff	      **(*gro_receive)(struct sk_buff **head,
> +					       struct sk_buff *skb);
> +	int			(*gro_complete)(struct sk_buff *skb);
> +};

Would it be worth adding a #14 where packet_offload and net_offload
share a common offload struct instead of duplicating (currently) identical
members ?

-- 
Ueimor
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