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

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Date:	Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:37:09 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
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Subject: Re: [patch iproute2 4/6] bridge/link: add new offload hwmode swdev

On Thu,  4 Dec 2014 09:57:16 +0100
Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> 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.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>

Please resubmit when the functionality is in net-next.

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