netdev - Re: [patch net-next] net: 8021q: move vlan offload registrations into vlan

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Date:   Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:51:29 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, michaelsh86@...il.com,
        ktkhai@...tuozzo.com, sbrivio@...hat.com, sd@...asysnail.net,
        xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, dcaratti@...hat.com, dsahern@...il.com,
        weiyongjun1@...wei.com, ivan.khoronzhuk@...aro.org,
        grygorii.strashko@...com, tariqt@...lanox.com,
        makita.toshiaki@....ntt.co.jp, mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] net: 8021q: move vlan offload registrations
 into vlan_core

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:22:48 +0100

> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Currently, the vlan packet offloads are registered only upon 8021q module
> load. However, even without this module loaded, the offloads could be
> utilized, for example by openvswitch datapath. As reported by Michael,
> that causes 2x to 5x performance improvement, depending on a testcase.
> 
> So move the vlan offload registrations into vlan_core and make this
> available even without 8021q module loaded.
> 
> Reported-by: Michael Shteinbok <michaelsh86@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> Tested-by: Michael Shteinbok <michaelsh86@...il.com>

Applied, thanks Jiri.