netdev - Re: [patch net-next 0/5] net: sched: let the offloader decide what to offload

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Date:   Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:47:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        daniel@...earbox.net, mlxsw@...lanox.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com, simon.horman@...ronome.com,
        pieter.jansenvanvuuren@...ronome.com, oss-drivers@...ronome.com,
        ganeshgr@...lsio.com, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com,
        saeedm@...lanox.com, matanb@...lanox.com, leonro@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 0/5] net: sched: let the offloader decide what
 to offload

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Wed,  9 Aug 2017 14:30:30 +0200

> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Currently there is a Qdisc_class_ops->tcf_cl_offload callback
> that is called to find out if cls would offload rule or not.
> This is only supported by sch_ingress and sch_clsact.
> So the Qdisc are to decide. However, the driver knows what is he
> able to offload, so move the decision making to drivers completely.
> Just pass classid there and provide set of helpers to allow
> identification of qdisc.
> 
> As a side effect, this actually allows clsact egress rules
> offload in mlxsw.

Series applied, thanks.