netdev - Re: [PATCH v1 1/6] net: Generalize udp based tunnel offload

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Date:	Sat, 5 Dec 2015 11:34:47 -0800
From:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>,
	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
	John Linville <linville@...driver.com>,
	Jesse Gross <jesse@...nel.org>,
	Anjali Singhai Jain <anjali.singhai@...el.com>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kiran Patil <kiran.patil@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/6] net: Generalize udp based tunnel offload

On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 10:03 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 00:24:55 -0800
>
>> Still, hard blocking this isn't necessarily going to push the
>> vendors to change their ways.
>
> Pushing back is different from blocking entirely.

Sorry.  I had the mistaken impression that you were planning to block
this entirely based on earlier comments.

> That means I'm going to be very difficult and make a lot of noise
> until I see the message has seeped in.
>
> It doesn't mean that I won't allow a means to use existing hardware
> offloads.  You'll just have to bear with me, be patient, and survive
> my tantrum on this matter.

I'm only really interested in what options the customers has in order
to get this all configured.  As long as there eventually ends up being
some path forward I'll be good with whatever ends up happening, though
my preference would be to see some option available in the kernel.

- Alex
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