netdev - Re: [patch iproute2 4/6] bridge/link: add new offload hwmode swdev

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Message-ID: <54806042.5010007@mojatatu.com>
Date:	Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:23:14 -0500
From:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: Re: [patch iproute2 4/6] bridge/link: add new offload hwmode swdev

On 12/04/14 03:57, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
>
> To support full-featured switch devices offloading bridge funtionality,
> add new hwmode 'swdev'.  Like 'vepa' and 'veb', 'swdev' indicated bridge
> port functionality is being offloaded to hardware.
>

Unhappy with the name swdev ..
Ok, go ahead and beat up on me.

cheers,
jamal
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