netdev - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 4/9] vxlan: generalize vxlan_parse_gpe

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Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:45:40 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
To: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>,
	"David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 4/9] vxlan: generalize vxlan_parse_gpe_hdr
 and remove unused args

Hi!

> From: Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
> 
> [ Upstream commit 17a0a64448b568442a101de09575f81ffdc45d15 ]
> 
> The vxlan_parse_gpe_hdr function extracts the next protocol value from
> the GPE header and marks GPE bits as parsed.
> 
> In order to be used in the next patch, split the function into protocol
> extraction and bit marking. The bit marking is meaningful only in
> vxlan_rcv; move it directly there.
> 
> Rename the function to vxlan_parse_gpe_proto to reflect what it now
> does. Remove unused arguments skb and vxflags. Move the function earlier
> in the file to allow it to be called from more places in the next
> patch.

This seems to be a cleanup/preparation for a patch we don't have
queued for 4.14. Please drop.

Best regards,
							Pavel
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