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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 07/12] net/failsafe: support flow API
Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 08:21:39 -0700
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On Mon, 29 May 2017 15:42:19 +0200
Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
> Acked-by: Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/features/failsafe.ini   |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile           |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c         |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_eal.c     |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ether.c   |  70 +++++++++++
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c    | 216 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c     |  29 +++++
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h |  18 +++
>  8 files changed, 337 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c

How does this interact with typical case of VF and dumb virtual device?
The VF has flow API but dumb virtual device does not.

How does this work with late binding plugin? If VF arrives later is
the flow table reprogrammed to the VF?