netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] veth: extend features to support tunneling

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Message-Id: <20131028.005811.1019765125573743315.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:58:11 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	ast@...mgrid.com, edumazet@...gle.com, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] veth: extend features to support tunneling

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:25:03 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> While investigating on a recent vxlan regression, I found veth
> was using a zero features set for vxlan tunnels.
> 
> We have to segment GSO frames, copy the payload, and do the checksum.
> 
> This patch brings a ~200% performance increase
> 
> We probably have to add hw_enc_features support
> on other virtual devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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