netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] erspan: Add type I version 0 support.

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Message-ID: <CALDO+SZY+VVfYXfwUE6z7TzqGkK8fpak8-a3XJ8_ghwyyxJjwg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:45:23 -0700
From:   William Tu <u9012063@...il.com>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Petr Machata <petrm@...lanox.com>,
        Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>, guy@...m.mit.edu,
        Dmitriy Andreyevskiy <dandreye@...co.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] erspan: Add type I version 0 support.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 2:52 PM David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/26/20 9:04 AM, William Tu wrote:
> > The Type I ERSPAN frame format is based on the barebones
> > IP + GRE(4-byte) encapsulation on top of the raw mirrored frame.
> > Both type I and II use 0x88BE as protocol type. Unlike type II
> > and III, no sequence number or key is required.
>
> should this be considered a bug fix or -next is what you prefer?
>
Hi David,
Since it's supporting a new type, I'd consider -next.
But either way is ok to me, I don't have have any preference.
Thanks!
William