netdev - Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH/RFC 00/12] Programming Open vSwitch (-like) flows into hardware using SwitchDev

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sat, 1 Oct 2016 12:05:10 +0300
From:   Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
To:     pravin shelar <pshelar@....org>
Cc:     Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>,
        "dev@...nvswitch.org" <dev@...nvswitch.org>,
        Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rony Efraim <ronye@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH/RFC 00/12] Programming Open vSwitch (-like)
 flows into hardware using SwitchDev

On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 1:12 AM, pravin shelar <pshelar@....org> wrote:

[...]

> Why not allow switchdev offload API for userspace similar to TC flower
> offload? or we could use flower API for switchdev flow offload.

Hi Pravin,

Could you also share your thoughts on the RFC we've posted couple of
days ago to the OVS devel mailing list? the offloading there [1] is
from OVSD using TC/Flower

Or.

[1] http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/dev/2016-September/079952.html