netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/5] Introduce NETIF_F_GRO

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Date:   Mon, 07 Jan 2019 06:46:52 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     shayag@...lanox.com
Cc:     michael.chan@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        andrew.gospodarek@...adcom.com, tariqt@...lanox.com,
        eranbe@...lanox.com, saeedm@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/5] Introduce NETIF_F_GRO_HW

From: Shay Agroskin <shayag@...lanox.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2019 14:00:33 +0000

> 2) While we understand that implementing GRO in HW can result in
> performance gain, is HW-GRO's singularity in its ability to
> construct packets that can be re-segmented? (as appose to LRO).
> What else is expected from HW when turning it on?

This is the basic requirement, that the original packet stream can
be accurately reconstituted from the HW GRO packet.