From: Jiri Benc <jb...@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 14:47:09 +0200
> v3: just rebased on top of the current net-next, no changes > > This patchset implements VXLAN-GPE. It follows the same model as the tun/tap > driver: depending on the chosen mode, the vxlan interface is created either > as ARPHRD_ETHER (non-GPE) or ARPHRD_NONE (GPE). > > Note that the internal fdb control plane cannot be used together with > VXLAN-GPE and attempt to configure it will be rejected by the driver. In > fact, COLLECT_METADATA is required to be set for now. This can be relaxed in > the future by adding support for static PtP configuration; it will be > backward compatible and won't affect existing users. > > The previous version of the patchset supported two GPE modes, L2 and L3. The > L2 mode (now called "ether mode" in the code) was removed from this version. > It can be easily added later if there's demand. The L3 mode is now called > "raw mode" and supports also encapsulated Ethernet headers (via ETH_P_TEB). > > The only limitation of not having "ether mode" for GPE is for ip route based > encapsulation: with such setup, only IP packets can be encapsulated. Meaning > no Ethernet encapsulation. It seems there's not much use for this, though. > If it turns out to be useful, we'll add it. Series applied, thanks Jiri.
