netdev - Re: [net-next 14/16] net/mlx5e: Optimize performance for IPv4/IPv6 ethertype

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Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 10:27:45 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Eli Britstein <elibr@...lanox.com>,
        Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next 14/16] net/mlx5e: Optimize performance for IPv4/IPv6
 ethertype

On Tue, 26 May 2020 18:49:22 -0700 Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> From: Eli Britstein <elibr@...lanox.com>
> 
> The HW is optimized for IPv4/IPv6. For such cases, pending capability,
> avoid matching on ethertype, and use ip_version field instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eli Britstein <elibr@...lanox.com>
> Reviewed-by: Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c:2035:42: warning: restricted __be16 degrades to integer