From: Yuval Mintz <yuv...@mellanox.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:54:28 +0200
> Several qdiscs can already be offloaded to hardware, but there's an
> inconsistecy in regard to the uapi through which they indicate such
> an offload is taking place - indication is passed to the user via
> TCA_OPTIONS where each qdisc retains private logic for setting it.
>
> The recent addition of offloading to RED in
> 602f3baf2218 ("net_sch: red: Add offload ability to RED qdisc") caused
> the addition of yet another uapi field for this purpose -
> TC_RED_OFFLOADED.
>
> For clarity and prevention of bloat in the uapi we want to eliminate
> said added uapi, replacing it with a common mechanism that can be used
> to reflect offload status of the various qdiscs.
>
> The first patch introduces TCA_HW_OFFLOAD as the generic message meant
> for this purpose. The second changes the current RED implementation into
> setting the internal bits necessary for passing it, and the third removes
> TC_RED_OFFLOADED as its no longer needed.
>
> Dave,
>
> A bit unorthodox as it's not a fix per-se, but it's the last chance
> for killing the unneeded uapi and replacing it with something better
> before getting stuck with it forever.
I agree, let's take care of this now while we can.
Series applied, thanks.
