netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v2 5/6] i40e: Add TX and RX support in switchdev mode.

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Message-ID: <CAJ3xEMiSt2a9rQYpjtu=o8YBA2YjPD=6nSwBnh5gfuseQwXCcQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 5 Jan 2017 14:08:54 +0200
From:   Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
To:     Sridhar Samudrala <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
Cc:     Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
        Anjali Singhai Jain <anjali.singhai@...el.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
        Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v2 5/6] i40e: Add TX and RX support in switchdev mode.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:07 PM, Sridhar Samudrala
<sridhar.samudrala@...el.com> wrote:
> A host based switching entity like a linux bridge or OVS redirects these frames
> to the right VFs via VFPR netdevs. Any frames sent via VFPR netdevs are sent as
> directed transmits to the corresponding VFs. To enable directed transmit, skb
> metadata dst is used to pass the VF id and the frame is requeued to call the PFs
> transmit routine.

Jakub/John, patch #4 which didn't appear in the list had a long discussion [1]
ending  with "lets talk on it @ netdev", did we?

Or.

[1] http://marc.info/?t=147457252900002&r=1&w=2