Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] switchdev: Convert switchdev_port_obj_{add,del}() to notifiers

2018-11-23 Thread David Miller
From: Petr Machata Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 23:27:52 + > An offloading driver may need to have access to switchdev events on > ports that aren't directly under its control. An example is a VXLAN port > attached to a bridge offloaded by a driver. The driver needs to know > about VLANs

Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] switchdev: Convert switchdev_port_obj_{add,del}() to notifiers

2018-11-22 Thread Petr Machata
Petr Machata writes: > An offloading driver may need to have access to switchdev events on > ports that aren't directly under its control. An example is a VXLAN port > attached to a bridge offloaded by a driver. The driver needs to know > about VLANs configured on the VXLAN device. However the

[PATCH net-next 00/12] switchdev: Convert switchdev_port_obj_{add,del}() to notifiers

2018-11-22 Thread Petr Machata
An offloading driver may need to have access to switchdev events on ports that aren't directly under its control. An example is a VXLAN port attached to a bridge offloaded by a driver. The driver needs to know about VLANs configured on the VXLAN device. However the VXLAN device isn't stashed