netdev - Re: [RFC net-next v2 2/8] net: add netif_is

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Message-ID: <4ac03e91-822c-e829-a8c8-89eecb3d9630@cogentembedded.com>
Date:   Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:51:53 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     John Hurley <john.hurley@...ronome.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        oss-drivers@...ronome.com, jiri@...nulli.us, gerlitz.or@...il.com,
        ozsh@...lanox.com, jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        simon.horman@...ronome.com, avivh@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next v2 2/8] net: add netif_is_geneve()

Hello!

On 25.10.2018 15:26, John Hurley wrote:

> Add a helper function to determine if the type of a netdev is geneve based
> on its rtnl_link_ops. This allows drivers that may wish to ofload tunnels

    Offload?

> to check the underlying type of the device.
>
> A recent patch added a similar helper to vxlan.h
>
> Signed-off-by: John Hurley <john.hurley@...ronome.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
[...]

MBR, Sergei