netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: sched: indirect tc block cb registration

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Message-ID: <20181111201332.6821bfe1@cakuba.netronome.com>
Date:   Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:13:32 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, gerlitz.or@...il.com
Cc:     oss-drivers@...ronome.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        jiri@...nulli.us, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, jhs@...atatu.com,
        ozsh@...lanox.com, vladbu@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: sched: indirect tc block cb
 registration

On Sun, 11 Nov 2018 09:55:35 -0800 (PST), David Miller wrote:
> From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> Date: Fri,  9 Nov 2018 21:21:25 -0800
> 
> > John says:
> > 
> > This patchset introduces an alternative to egdev offload by allowing a
> > driver to register for block updates when an external device (e.g. tunnel
> > netdev) is bound to a TC block. Drivers can track new netdevs or register
> > to existing ones to receive information on such events. Based on this,
> > they may register for block offload rules using already existing
> > functions.
> > 
> > The patchset also implements this new indirect block registration in the
> > NFP driver to allow the offloading of tunnel rules. The use of egdev
> > offload (which is currently only used for tunnel offload) is subsequently
> > removed.  
> 
> Really nice.  Series applied.
> 
> Can the Mellanox folks use this too so that we can remove egdev altogether?
> mlx5 is the only remaining user.

I believe Or and Oz are working on mlx5 counterpart, hopefully to land
in this cycle? :)