On Thu, 6 Jun 2024 11:48:18 -0300 Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > An argument can be made that given somewhat mixed switchdev experience > > we should just stay out of the way and let that happen. But just make > > that argument then, instead of pretending the use of this API will be > > limited to custom very vendor specific things. > > Huh? I'm sorry, David as been working in netdev for a long time. I have a tendency to address the person I'm replying to, assuming their level of understanding of the problem space. Which makes it harder to understand for bystanders. > At least mlx5 already has a very robust userspace competition to > switchdev using RDMA APIs, available in DPDK. This is long since been > done and is widely deployed. Yeah, we had this discussion multiple times > I have no idea where you get this made up idea that fwctl is somehow > about dataplane SDKs. The acclerated networking industry long ago > moved pasted netdev in upstream, it is well known to everyone. There > is no trick here. > > fwctl is not some scheme to sneak dataplane SDKs into the kernel, you > are just making stuff up. By dataplane SDK you mean DOCA? I don't even want to go there. I just meant forwarding offload _which I said_. You didn't understand and now you're accusing me of "making stuff up". This whole conversation is such a damn waste of time.
