netdev - Re: [patch net-next v2 00/20] net: sched: convert cls ndo_setup

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Message-Id: <20171021.030446.967534081159629805.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Sat, 21 Oct 2017 03:04:46 +0100 (WEST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2 00/20] net: sched: convert cls ndo_setup_tc
 offload calls to per-block callbacks

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:50:28 +0200

> This patchset is a bit bigger, but most of the patches are doing the
> same changes in multiple classifiers and drivers. I could do some
> squashes, but I think it is better split.
> 
> This is another dependency on the way to shared block implementation.
> The goal is to remove use of tp->q in classifiers code.
> 
> Also, this provides drivers possibility to track binding of blocks to
> qdiscs. Legacy drivers which do not support shared block offloading.
> register one callback per binding. That maintains the current
> functionality we have with ndo_setup_tc. Drivers which support block
> sharing offload register one callback per block which safes overhead.
> 
> Patches 1-4 introduce the binding notifications and per-block callbacks
> Patches 5-8 add block callbacks calls to classifiers
> Patches 9-17 do convert from ndo_setup_tc calls to block callbacks for
>              classifier offloads in drivers
> Patches 18-20 do cleanup

Series applied.