netdev - Re: [PATCH net] mpls: load mpls_gso after mpls

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Date:   Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:16:44 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Alexander Ovechkin <ovov@...dex-team.ru>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] mpls: load mpls_gso after mpls_iptunnel

On 10/20/20 5:02 AM, Alexander Ovechkin wrote:
> mpls_iptunnel is used only for mpls encapsuation, and if encaplusated
> packet is larger than MTU we need mpls_gso for segmentation.


Familiar with that problem

> ---
>  net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c b/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c
> index 2def85718d94..ef59e25dc482 100644
> --- a/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c
> +++ b/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c
> @@ -300,5 +300,6 @@ static void __exit mpls_iptunnel_exit(void)
>  module_exit(mpls_iptunnel_exit);
>  
>  MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LWT(MPLS);
> +MODULE_SOFTDEP("post: mpls_gso");
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MultiProtocol Label Switching IP Tunnels");
>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> 

interesting solution. did not know about the SOFTDEP.

LGTM
Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>