netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/4] net: dsa: Associate slave network device with CPU port

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Date:   Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:23:50 -0400
From:   Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, andrew@...n.ch, john@...ozen.org,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] net: dsa: Associate slave network device with CPU port

Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> writes:

> In preparation for supporting multiple CPU ports with DSA, have the
> dsa_port structure know which CPU it is associated with. This will be
> important in order to make sure the correct CPU is used for transmission
> of the frames. If not for functional reasons, for performance (e.g: load
> balancing) and forwarding decisions.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>