netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: enable RPS on vlan devices

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Date:   Tue, 9 Oct 2018 19:17:57 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...cle.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     silviu.smarandache@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: enable RPS on vlan devices



On 10/09/2018 07:11 PM, Shannon Nelson wrote:
> 
> Hence the reason we sent this as an RFC a couple of weeks ago.  We got no response, so followed up with this patch in order to get some input. Do you have any suggestions for how we might accomplish this in a less ugly way?

I dunno, maybe a modern way for all these very specific needs would be to use an eBPF
hook to implement whatever combination of RPS/RFS/what_have_you

Then, we no longer have to review what various strategies are used by users.