On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 09:26:39PM +0200, Larysa Zaremba wrote: > Alexei has requested an implementation of VLAN and checksum XDP hints > for one more driver [0]. > > This series is exactly the v5 of "XDP metadata via kfuncs for ice" [1] > with 2 additional patches for mlx5. > > Firstly, there is a VLAN hint implementation. I am pretty sure this > one works and would not object adding it to the main series, if someone > from nvidia ACKs it. > > The second patch is a checksum hint implementation and it is very rough. > There is logic duplication and some missing features, but I am sure it > captures the main points of the potential end implementation. > > I think it is unrealistic for me to provide a fully working mlx5 checksum > hint implementation (complex logic, no HW), so would much rather prefer > not having it in my main series. My main intension with this RFC is > to prove proposed hints functions are suitable for non-intel HW. > > [0] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAADnVQLNeO81zc4f_z_UDCi+tJ2LS4dj2E1+au5TbXM+CPSyXQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230811161509.19722-1-larysa.zaremba@xxxxxxxxx/ [...] Is this an OK approach to your reauest or have you expected something else?
