netdev - Re: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] virtio_net: Extend virtio to use VF datapath when available

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Date:   Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:49:04 -0800
From:   Siwei Liu <loseweigh@...il.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
        Sridhar Samudrala <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "Duyck, Alexander H" <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] virtio_net: Extend virtio to use
 VF datapath when available

On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2018 at 05:20:17PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> >Yeah, this code essentially calls out the "shareable" code with a
>> >comment at the start and end of the section what defines the
>> >virtio_bypass functionality. It would just be a matter of mostly
>> >cutting and pasting to put it into a separate driver module.
>>
>> Please put it there and unite the use of it with netvsc.
>
> Surely, adding this to other drivers (e.g. might this be handy for xen
> too?) can be left for a separate patchset. Let's get one device merged
> first.
Agreed.

-Siwei

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