Tuesday, April 10, 2018 10:58 PM, Stokes, Ian:
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v8 5/6] dpif-netdev: do hw flow offload in a thread
>
> > Currently, the major trigger for hw flow offload is at upcall
> > handling, which is actually in the datapath. Moreover, the hw offload
> > installation and modification
> Currently, the major trigger for hw flow offload is at upcall handling,
> which is actually in the datapath. Moreover, the hw offload installation
> and modification is not that lightweight. Meaning, if there are so many
> flows being added or modified frequently, it could stall the datapath,
>
From: Yuanhan Liu
Currently, the major trigger for hw flow offload is at upcall handling,
which is actually in the datapath. Moreover, the hw offload installation
and modification is not that lightweight. Meaning, if there are so many
flows being added or modified