Re: [virtio-dev] RE: [virtio-comment] RE: [PATCH v9] virtio-net: support inner header hash

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 05:40:51PM +0000, Parav Pandit wrote:
> 
> > From: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 12:14 PM
> > > The part that I am missing is, how do to reuse virtio_net_hash_config and say
> > ignore all the existing fields related to rss, but only consider
> > hash_tunnel_types?
> > 
> > Like a union?  The answer is, don't. Just lay out fields one after another.
> > 
> In that case driver needs to fill up all the fields which are not
> related to hash_tunnel_types and the device also needs to compare with
> the previous config and ignore it.  Doesnât look like a good use of
> existing commands and sw/fw usage for it.  Shouldnât we have the
> explicit command for setting tunnel types?

I don't know what's proposed at this point, this is too vague.
I feel which tunnels to hash for inner header is not different
from which transports to hash. If device wants to know
what changes it can compare. I expect generally devices will
just apply the new config without caring what changed exactly.

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MST