netdev - Re: [patch net-next] iavf: use tc_cls_can_offload

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Date:   Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:15:46 -0800
From:   Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] iavf: use tc_cls_can_offload_basic() instead
 of chain check

On Tue, 2020-02-25 at 13:10 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Looks like the iavf code actually experienced a race condition, when
> a
> developer took code before the check for chain 0 was put to helper.
> So use tc_cls_can_offload_basic() helper instead of direct check and
> move the check to _cb() so this is similar to i40e code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Go ahead and pick this up Dave, thanks!

> ---
> This was originally part of "net: allow user specify TC filter HW
> stats type"
> patchset, but it is no longer related after the requested changes.
> Sending separatelly.
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


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