netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] gre: receive also TEB packets for lwtunnels

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Date:	Wed, 04 May 2016 14:11:50 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jbenc@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, tgraf@...g.ch, pshelar@....org,
	simon.horman@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] gre: receive also TEB packets for
 lwtunnels

From: Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
Date: Tue,  3 May 2016 17:10:05 +0200

> NOTE: this patchset needs net merged to net-next.

Noted.

> This allows lwtunnel users to get also packets with ETH_P_TEB protocol
> specified in GRE header through an ipgre interface. There's really nothing
> special about these packets in the case of lwtunnels - it's just an inner
> protocol like any other. The only complications stem from keeping
> compatibility with other uses of GRE.
> 
> This will be used by openvswitch to support eth_push and eth_pop actions.
> I'd also like to see tc support for lwtunnels (this feature included) in the
> future.
> 
> The first patch is not directly related and can be submitted standalone if
> needed.

Series applied, thanks Jiri.