netdev - Re: [patch net-next 01/13] openvswitch: split flow structures into ovs specific and generic ones

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Message-ID: <5407C639.1040408@mojatatu.com>
Date:	Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:54:01 -0400
From:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:	Pravin Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
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Subject: Re: [patch net-next 01/13] openvswitch: split flow structures into
 ovs specific and generic ones

On 09/03/14 17:59, Pravin Shelar wrote:

> Both of us are saying same thing.
> What I meant was for OVS use-case, where OVS wants to use offload for
> switching flows, vswitchd userspace process can program HW offload
> using kernel HW offload APIs directly from userspace, rather than
> going through OVS kernel module. If user wants to use some other tool,
> then the tool can use same kernel HW offload APIs.

Ok, sorry, you are right - we are saying the same thing.

cheers,
jamal
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