netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 00/14] Introducing AF

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Date:   Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:43:35 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>
To:     Björn Töpel <bjorn.topel@...il.com>,
        William Tu <u9012063@...il.com>
CC:     "Karlsson, Magnus" <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Björn Töpel <bjorn.topel@...el.com>,
        <michael.lundkvist@...csson.com>,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        Anjali Singhai Jain <anjali.singhai@...el.com>,
        "Zhang, Qi Z" <qi.z.zhang@...el.com>, <ravineet.singh@...csson.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 00/14] Introducing AF_XDP support

On 4/11/18 5:17 AM, Björn Töpel wrote:
>
> In the current RFC you are required to create both an Rx and Tx queue
> to bind the socket, which is just weird for your "Rx on one device, Tx
> to another" scenario. I'll fix that in the next RFC.

I would defer on adding new features until the key functionality lands.
imo it's in good shape and I would submit it without RFC tag as soon as
net-next reopens.