netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 00/11] NVMeTCP Offload ULP and QEDN Device Driver

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Message-ID: <20210219091237.GA4036@lst.de>
Date:   Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:12:37 +0100
From:   "hch@....de" <hch@....de>
To:     Shai Malin <smalin@...vell.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "sagi@...mberg.me" <sagi@...mberg.me>, "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
        "axboe@...com" <axboe@...com>,
        "kbusch@...nel.org" <kbusch@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "Erik.Smith@...l.com" <Erik.Smith@...l.com>,
        "Douglas.Farley@...l.com" <Douglas.Farley@...l.com>,
        Ariel Elior <aelior@...vell.com>,
        Michal Kalderon <mkalderon@...vell.com>,
        Prabhakar Kushwaha <pkushwaha@...vell.com>,
        Nikolay Assa <nassa@...vell.com>,
        "malin1024@...il.com" <malin1024@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 00/11] NVMeTCP Offload ULP and QEDN Device Driver

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 06:38:07PM +0000, Shai Malin wrote:
> So, as there are no more comments / questions, we understand the direction 
> is acceptable and will proceed to the full series.

I do not think we should support offloads at all, and certainly not onces
requiring extra drivers.  Those drivers have caused unbelivable pain for
iSCSI and we should not repeat that mistake.