Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] mlxsw: Preparations for XDP support

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On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM Petr Machata <petrm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Amit Cohen writes:
>
> A future patch set will add support for XDP in mlxsw driver. This set adds
> some preparations.

Why?
What is the goal here?
My understanding is that mlxsw is a hw switch and skb-s are used to
implement tap functionality for few listeners.
The volume of such packets is supposed to be small.
Even if XDP is added there is a huge mismatch in packet rates.
Hence the question. Why bother?





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