netdev - Re: [patch net-next v4 00/10] net: sched: introduce multichain support for filters

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Date:   Wed, 17 May 2017 15:22:35 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        dsa@...ulusnetworks.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, daniel@...earbox.net,
        alexander.h.duyck@...el.com, simon.horman@...ronome.com,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v4 00/10] net: sched: introduce multichain
 support for filters

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 11:07:53 +0200

> Currently, each classful qdisc holds one chain of filters.
> This chain is traversed and each filter could be matched on, which
> may lead to execution of list of actions. One of such action
> could be "reclassify", which would "reset" the processing of the
> filter chain.
> 
> So this filter chain could be looked at as a flat table.
> Sometimes it is convenient for user to configure a hierarchy
> of tables. Example usecase is encapsulation.
> 
> Hierarchy of tables is a common way how it is done in HW pipelines.
> So it is much more convenient to offload this.
> 
> This patchset contains two major patches:
> 8/10 - This patch introduces the support for having multiple
>        chains of filters.
> 10/10 - This patch adds new control action to allow going to specified chain
> 
> The rest of the patches are smaller or bigger depencies of those 2.
> Please see individual patch descriptions for details.

Series applied, thanks Jiri.