netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 RFC 0/13] Remove UDP Fragmentation Offload support

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Message-Id: <20170717.103029.2067939087202022058.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:30:29 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com, fw@...len.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 RFC 0/13] Remove UDP Fragmentation Offload support

From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 10:43:26 +0100 (WEST)

> This is an RFC patch series, based upon some discussions with
> various developers, that removes UFO offloading.
> 
> Very few devices support this operation, it's usefullness is
> quesitonable at best, and it adds a non-trivial amount of
> complexity to our data paths.
> 
> v2: Delete more code thanks to feedback from Willem.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>

This is now committed to net-next.

Florian, I made good on my dessert eating promise, ok? :-)