From: Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@citrix.com>
To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@do-not-panic.com>
Cc: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com>,
"netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<kvm@vger.kernel.org>, <xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC v2 0/4] net: bridge / ip optimizations for virtual net backends
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:48:24 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1392803304.23084.95.camel@kazak.uk.xensource.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAB=NE6VxNByeWGk6_Ow7WgxA3HCwGBjrjL9MNVRGsEfFyeKTdw@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 2014-02-18 at 11:43 -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>
> New motivation: removing IPv4 and IPv6 from the backend interfaces can
> save up a lot of boiler plate run time code, triggers from ever taking
> place, and simplifying the backend interaces. If there is no use for
> IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces why do we have them? Note: I have yet to test
> the NAT case.
I think you need to do that test that before you can unequivocally state
that there is no use for IPv4/6 interfaces here.
Ian.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-02-19 9:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-02-15 2:59 Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-15 2:59 ` [RFC v2 1/4] bridge: enable interfaces to opt out from becoming the root bridge Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-16 18:56 ` Ben Hutchings
2014-02-16 18:57 ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-02-18 21:02 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-19 9:52 ` [Xen-devel] " Ian Campbell
2014-02-19 14:35 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-19 17:02 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-19 17:08 ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-02-19 17:59 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-20 17:19 ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-02-20 20:24 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-21 13:02 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-21 16:01 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-22 1:38 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-20 13:19 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-20 20:01 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-21 13:02 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-21 15:59 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-17 17:52 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-19 16:45 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-20 14:47 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-20 20:28 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-15 2:59 ` [RFC v2 2/4] net: enables interface option to skip IP Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-17 20:23 ` Dan Williams
2014-02-18 21:19 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-18 21:42 ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-02-19 17:13 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-19 16:45 ` Dan Williams
2014-02-19 17:20 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-19 19:13 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-20 20:39 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-21 13:02 ` Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-22 1:40 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-20 0:56 ` Dan Williams
2014-02-20 0:58 ` Hannes Frederic Sowa
2014-02-20 1:02 ` Dan Williams
2014-02-20 20:31 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-24 18:22 ` Dan Williams
2014-02-24 20:33 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-24 23:04 ` David Miller
2014-02-25 0:02 ` Ben Hutchings
2014-02-25 0:12 ` David Miller
2014-02-25 2:01 ` Ben Hutchings
2014-02-25 2:23 ` Hannes Frederic Sowa
2014-02-25 19:50 ` Paul Marks
2014-02-25 21:07 ` Dan Williams
2014-02-25 21:18 ` David Miller
2014-02-26 1:29 ` Hannes Frederic Sowa
2014-02-15 2:59 ` [RFC v2 3/4] xen-netback: use a random MAC address Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-17 10:29 ` [Xen-devel] " David Vrabel
2014-02-18 11:22 ` Ian Campbell
2014-02-18 21:30 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-15 2:59 ` [RFC v2 4/4] xen-netback: skip IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-17 14:36 ` [Xen-devel] " Zoltan Kiss
2014-02-18 20:16 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-19 9:47 ` Ian Campbell
2014-02-17 10:27 ` [Xen-devel] [RFC v2 0/4] net: bridge / ip optimizations for virtual net backends David Vrabel
2014-02-18 19:43 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2014-02-19 9:48 ` Ian Campbell [this message]
2014-02-19 17:10 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
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