From: "Zhang, Chen" <chen.zhang@intel.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>, Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Cc: qemu-dev <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>, Li Zhijian <lizhijian@cn.fujitsu.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] net/filter: Enable the vnet_hdr_support by default
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 03:10:24 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <MWHPR11MB0031EBA38E0E8E8EAE0150449B949@MWHPR11MB0031.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACGkMEt0UcaOupg3NPM4GZGUWDXrsm9AVnkQ1-bZZM3duuhocQ@mail.gmail.com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2021 10:50 AM
> To: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Cc: Zhang, Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>; qemu-dev <qemu-
> devel@nongnu.org>; Li Zhijian <lizhijian@cn.fujitsu.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/filter: Enable the vnet_hdr_support by default
>
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > "Zhang, Chen" <chen.zhang@intel.com> writes:
> >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 2:21 PM
> > >> To: Zhang, Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>
> > >> Cc: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>; qemu-dev <qemu-
> > >> devel@nongnu.org>; Li Zhijian <lizhijian@cn.fujitsu.com>
> > >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/filter: Enable the vnet_hdr_support by
> > >> default
> > >>
> > >> "Zhang, Chen" <chen.zhang@intel.com> writes:
> > >>
> > >> >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> >> From: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:07 PM
> > >> >> To: Zhang, Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>
> > >> >> Cc: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>; qemu-dev <qemu-
> > >> >> devel@nongnu.org>; Li Zhijian <lizhijian@cn.fujitsu.com>
> > >> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/filter: Enable the vnet_hdr_support by
> > >> >> default
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Zhang Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com> writes:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > This patch make filters and colo-compare module support
> > >> >> > vnet_hdr by default. And also support -device non-virtio-net(like
> e1000.).
> > >> >> > But it can't avoid user manual configuration error between
> > >> >> > different filters when enable/disable virtio-net-pci.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Signed-off-by: Zhang Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Have you considered backward compatibility? Can it break usage
> > >> >> that now works?
> > >> >
> > >> > Yes, this patch fully guarantees the compatibility as Jason's comments.
> > >> > Original usage still works.
> > >>
> > >> Worth a brief explanation in the commit message?
> > >
> > > OK. Add following statement to commit message:
> > > This patch make filters and colo-compare module support vnet_hdr by
> > > default. And also support -device non-virtio-net(like e1000.).
> > > Because when enabled the support will make the vnet_hdr_len field
> > > become must-delivery part of filter transfer protocol(even 0 in use
> > > -device e1000). It fully guarantees the compatibility for management
> layer like libvirt.
> > > But it still can't avoid user manual configuration error between
> > > different filters connected when enable/disable vnet_hdr_support.
> > >
> > > How about this explanation?
> >
> > I'm deferring to Jason, because I can't judge this for technical
> > accuracy.
>
> I think it should be fine.
OK, I will update the commit message.
Thanks
Chen
>
> Thanks
>
> >
> > > By the way, please let me know your comments on filter passthrough
> series:
> > > https://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2021-08/msg01393.html
> > > If OK, I will update it.
> >
> > Uh, I was under the impression that you'd respin with my comments
> > addressed as per your reply to my review.
> >
> > It's too late for 6.2 now. Suggest to respin, and adjust the "since:"
> > tags to 7.0.
> >
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-11-11 3:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-11-10 2:39 [PATCH] net/filter: Enable the vnet_hdr_support by default Zhang Chen
2021-11-10 5:06 ` Markus Armbruster
2021-11-10 5:15 ` Zhang, Chen
2021-11-10 6:21 ` Markus Armbruster
2021-11-10 6:53 ` Zhang, Chen
2021-11-10 8:35 ` Markus Armbruster
2021-11-11 2:49 ` Jason Wang
2021-11-11 3:10 ` Zhang, Chen [this message]
2021-11-12 3:24 ` Zhang, Chen
2021-11-19 3:17 ` Jason Wang
2021-11-19 3:36 ` Jason Wang
2021-11-19 5:34 ` Zhang, Chen
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