netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] documentation: Document issues with VMs and XPS and drivers enabling it on their own

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Date:   Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:26:35 -0700
From:   Rick Jones <rick.jones2@....com>
To:     Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] documentation: Document issues with VMs and
 XPS and drivers enabling it on their own

On 08/27/2016 12:41 PM, Tom Herbert wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:35 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>> From: Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>
>> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:43:35 -0700
>>
>>> This seems like it will only confuse users even more. You've clearly
>>> identified an issue, let's figure out how to fix it.
>>
>> I kinda feel the same way about this situation.
>
> I'm working on XFS (as the transmit analogue to RFS). We'll track
> flows enough so that we should know when it's safe to move them.

Is the XFS you are working on going to subsume XPS or will the two 
continue to exist in parallel a la RPS and RFS?

rick jones