netdev - Re: [PATCH] xfrm: Remove inner/outer modes from output path

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Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:06:28 +0100
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xfrm: Remove inner/outer modes from output path

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 05:40:32PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> The inner/outer modes were added to abstract out common code that
> were once duplicated between IPv4 and IPv6.  As time went on the
> abstractions have been removed and we are now left with empty
> shells that only contain duplicate information.  These can be
> removed one-by-one as the same information is already present
> elsewhere in the xfrm_state object.
> 
> Just like the input-side, removing this from the output code
> makes it possible to use transport-mode SAs underneath an
> inter-family tunnel mode SA.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Also applied to ipsec-next, thanks a lot!