netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/1] netfilter: flowtable: Remove redundant hw refresh bit

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Date:   Fri, 14 May 2021 01:42:07 +0200
From:   Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:     Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Oz Shlomo <ozsh@...dia.com>,
        Paul Blakey <paulb@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/1] netfilter: flowtable: Remove redundant hw
 refresh bit

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 02:50:24PM +0300, Roi Dayan wrote:
> Offloading conns could fail for multiple reasons and a hw refresh bit is
> set to try to reoffload it in next sw packet.
> But it could be in some cases and future points that the hw refresh bit
> is not set but a refresh could succeed.
> Remove the hw refresh bit and do offload refresh if requested.
> There won't be a new work entry if a work is already pending
> anyway as there is the hw pending bit.

Applied to nf, thanks.