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

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Message-ID: <154f0b0c-14e0-c9b1-08fb-aacc035e4ef5@cogentembedded.com>
Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:00:36 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     John Hurley <john.hurley@...ronome.com>
Cc:     Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        oss-drivers@...ronome.com, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>, ozsh@...lanox.com,
        Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>, avivh@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next v2 2/8] net: add netif_is_geneve()

On 10/29/2018 03:06 PM, 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?
>>
> 
> offload encap/decap to a hardware device such as a smartNIC.
> Sorry, should have made this clearer

   I was only reacting to your typo. :-)

>>> 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