[net-next sample action optimization 1/3] openvswitch: Deferred fifo API change.

2017-03-10 Thread Andy Zhou
add_deferred_actions() API currently requires actions to be passed in as a fully encoded netlink message. So far both 'sample' and 'recirc' actions happens to carry actions as fully encoded netlink messages. However, this requirement is more restrictive than necessary, future patch will need to

Re: [RFC net-next sample action optimization 1/3] openvswitch: deferred fifo api change

2017-03-09 Thread Joe Stringer
On 7 March 2017 at 16:15, Andy Zhou wrote: > add_deferred_actions() API currently requires actions to be passed in > as a fully encoded netlink message. So far both 'sample' and 'recirc' > actions happens to carry actions as fully encoded netlink messages. > However, this

[RFC net-next sample action optimization 1/3] openvswitch: deferred fifo api change

2017-03-07 Thread Andy Zhou
add_deferred_actions() API currently requires actions to be passed in as a fully encoded netlink message. So far both 'sample' and 'recirc' actions happens to carry actions as fully encoded netlink messages. However, this requirement is more restrictive than necessary, future patch will need to