netdev - Re: [PATCH] xfrm: add SA information to the offloaded packet

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Message-ID: <ZsLg3YEX/o/GEe+P@gauss3.secunet.de>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:06:21 +0200
From: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To: Feng Wang <wangfe@...gle.com>
CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <antony.antony@...unet.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xfrm: add SA information to the offloaded packet

On Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 11:23:17AM -0700, Feng Wang wrote:
> From: wangfe <wangfe@...gle.com>
> 
> In packet offload mode, append Security Association (SA) information
> to each packet, replicating the crypto offload implementation.
> The XFRM_XMIT flag is set to enable packet to be returned immediately
> from the validate_xmit_xfrm function, thus aligning with the existing
> code path for packet offload mode.

Please explain in the commit message _why_ we need that change.

Thanks!