netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] cls_flower: Pass the unmasked key to hw

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Date:   Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:00:28 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     dsatish <satish.d@...convergence.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        simon.horman@...ronome.com, kesavac@...il.com,
        prathibha.nagooru@...convergence.com,
        intiyaz.basha@...convergence.com, jai.rana@...convergence.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] cls_flower: Pass the unmasked key to hw

Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 11:41:55AM CEST, satish.d@...convergence.com wrote:
>Pass the unmasked key along with the masked key to the hardware.
>This enables hardware to manage its own tables better based on the
>hardware features/capabilities.

I don't undertand the motivation. Could you provide some examples?
Also, as Ido pointed out already, you need to submit the driver changes
in this patchset too.