netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 0/3] net/sched: Introduce tc block ports tracking and use

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Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 15:25:16 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
Cc: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, Victor Nogueira <victor@...atatu.com>,
 xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com,
 edumazet@...gle.com, mleitner@...hat.com, vladbu@...dia.com,
 simon.horman@...igine.com, pctammela@...atatu.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 kernel@...atatu.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 0/3] net/sched: Introduce tc block ports
 tracking and use

On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 15:06:45 -0400 Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:
> > I don't understand the need for configuration less here. You don't have
> > it for the rest of the actions. Why this is special?  

+1, FWIW

> It is not needed really. Think of an L2 switch - the broadcast action
> is to send to all ports but self.

We do have an implementation of an L2 switch already, what's the use
case which necessitates this new action / functionality?