netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] BPF metadata for direct access

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Message-ID: <59CABC10.3030703@iogearbox.net>
Date:   Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:44:00 +0200
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     alexei.starovoitov@...il.com, john.fastabend@...il.com,
        peter.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com, jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] BPF metadata for direct access

On 09/26/2017 10:37 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 02:25:49 +0200
>
>> This work enables generic transfer of metadata from XDP into skb,
>> meaning the packet has a flexible and programmable room for meta
>> data, which can later be used by BPF to set various skb members
>> when passing up the stack. For details, please see second patch.
>> Support has been implemented and tested with two drivers, and
>> should be straight forward to add to other drivers as well which
>> properly support head adjustment already.
>
> Series applied, thanks.
>
> We're accumulating features again and leaving some drivers behind,
> let's not allow this to get out of hand for XDP_REDIRECT and this
> stuff.

Thanks, I'll see to get it implemented for further drivers as well.