netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/4] net: don't reforward packets already forwarded by offload device

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Date:	Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:21:21 -0700
From:	roopa <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	sfeldma@...il.com
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...nulli.us,
	simon.horman@...ronome.com, ronen.arad@...el.com,
	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com,
	linux@...ck-us.net, davidch@...adcom.com,
	stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/4] net: don't reforward packets already
 forwarded by offload device

On 6/13/15, 11:04 AM, sfeldma@...il.com wrote:
> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index 6f5f71f..181b08f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -1444,6 +1444,8 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
>    *
>    *	@xps_maps:	XXX: need comments on this one
>    *
> + *	@fwd_mark:		Offload device fwding mark
> + *
>    *	@trans_start:		Time (in jiffies) of last Tx
>    *	@watchdog_timeo:	Represents the timeout that is used by
>    *				the watchdog ( see dev_watchdog() )
> @@ -1681,6 +1683,10 @@ struct net_device {
>   	struct xps_dev_maps __rcu *xps_maps;
>   #endif
>   
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
> +	u32			fwd_mark;
> +#endif
> +
>   
scott, Just calling out a few other use-cases to make sure this flag can 
be used in a generic way in the future:
- avoid updating acl counters in the kernel when hardware acl counters 
have already accounted for this packet
- ability to conditionally clear the mark  by other protocols  in the 
kernel before xmit: one use case is the bridge driver allowing software 
forwarding of some protocol packets when hardware forwarding of these is 
turned off eg igmp (As I understand, This is possible with your patch 
series if we need to in the future)

PS: Maybe the name should be generic enough to suite other use-cases in 
the future (i like the name i had hw_offloaded better ;).
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