netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] vxlan: combine VXLAN_FLOWBASED into VXLAN_COLLECT

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Message-ID: <55C23779.9020601@plumgrid.com>
Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 2015 09:19:05 -0700
From:	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
To:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>,
	Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] vxlan: combine VXLAN_FLOWBASED into
 VXLAN_COLLECT_METADATA

On 8/5/15 7:42 AM, Thomas Graf wrote:
> I have no objection since a flag to enable tx only can be added again if
> needed. As stated in the other thread, the tx only mode which is what
> VXLAN was capable of doing so far is what motivated the split of flags.

I see the intent. A bit confusing though, since today FLOWBASED
affects pieces of TX and RX and COLLECT_METADATA another piece of RX.
After the patch COLLECT_METADATA does it all. imo cleaner.
but yeah, as you said, we can add 'tx only' later if really needed.
thanks for review!

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