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[204.195.22.127])\n\tby smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id\n\tl38sm131656pje.12.2019.06.10.10.51.56\n\t(version=TLS1_3 cipher=AEAD-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256/256);\n\tMon, 10 Jun 2019 10:51:56 -0700 (PDT)" ], "DKIM-Signature": "v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;\n\td=networkplumber-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623;\n\th=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:mime-version\n\t:content-transfer-encoding;\n\tbh=UKfnJLu6tDJNe4Caqy5YGyFfjbirc5iC3m0DFYHEVDc=;\n\tb=OyPT+aNQpYQhBUJv7rF1JB/Br3ntu+a7uyPQjGyfg4CeSll56ExwFrG6R9UdKNlHjr\n\tkLk6Q6Y9mkNZyYRDFCFGTK14Ot6G+pR11wRI3fj0QS7cJPC9yzVhu/S2SE9EviYnkk/w\n\tVpzlyD0vx2KghN/F8RyntbiPs8egm6wqfHwxNwXnil8joHxXACp4xYsxyfkfeGmYKjJR\n\ta8c32bWwRR/FHdf02yTQrQuvCvvZ3v9Js0xCg0SF87lzGw9fvGNzIRobYyh7DwMqNUBz\n\t3VFkxJj73NbwQJQz+flRBh89nyig1noykYwRcPMG9aA7oYs+L2bvwkExeI3Ovr2bUF89\n\tGGTg==", "X-Google-DKIM-Signature": "v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;\n\td=1e100.net; s=20161025;\n\th=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:mime-version\n\t:content-transfer-encoding;\n\tbh=UKfnJLu6tDJNe4Caqy5YGyFfjbirc5iC3m0DFYHEVDc=;\n\tb=sY+cT4dT9r+d+K78c4WoGMaZWDrJ+gtAxu3CxTLB02BpAOoe2rgpnG0FvcvHOGTZBZ\n\tO4Upw68lQDeGSLHrWPa3d+u3jwL1+nDtvEHnvvDvDeM80I6pkmw6EiHvaNeXS4n9epF1\n\too5r23oqJbWFjZOdjR0kDXGD1pSd36RwVfmAN5OGWkyXFDvaP0uUJLNuAE7y748/PjPq\n\tXoNfDC1/0hHvBudW4Nj4kob3iBSmOBkg3FIDIyg5it/RwIYnwb6CP8hU8GABfGoGp7+1\n\tHGCNiPuWw18BlWud2kAEOA5bKsMIRVX9EO7DJjn/C+i42OtkrX28Ado0XNCJ1TufRM1v\n\trvAA==", "X-Gm-Message-State": "APjAAAVm3fBOw944OYFElhvhxjiToLO6+MXP8u13trhSVuE5Uhvyl2gb\n\tyLDXrK0J/vNpgzN2ONn8DQY8NQ==", "X-Google-Smtp-Source": "APXvYqxhs79PzgjGrt33P+La+a+1vG9YL2xKTS9qoxYBs7grA+ibuD4EEsgIvvXluVYJVXm0Y7iAxg==", "X-Received": "by 2002:a17:90a:4814:: with SMTP id\n\ta20mr22949860pjh.62.1560189118348; \n\tMon, 10 Jun 2019 10:51:58 -0700 (PDT)", "From": "Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>", "To": "ferruh.yigit@intel.com", "Cc": "dev@dpdk.org,\n\tStephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>", "Date": "Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:51:48 -0700", "Message-Id": "<20190610175155.21374-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>", "X-Mailer": "git-send-email 2.20.1", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "8bit", "Subject": "[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/7] kni: cleanups and improvements", "X-BeenThere": "dev@dpdk.org", "X-Mailman-Version": "2.1.15", "Precedence": "list", "List-Id": "DPDK patches and discussions <dev.dpdk.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<https://mails.dpdk.org/options/dev>,\n\t<mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe>", "List-Archive": "<http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/>", "List-Post": "<mailto:dev@dpdk.org>", "List-Help": "<mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help>", "List-Subscribe": "<https://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/dev>,\n\t<mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe>", "Errors-To": "dev-bounces@dpdk.org", "Sender": "\"dev\" <dev-bounces@dpdk.org>" }, "content": "While testing KNI with netvsc, saw lots of places more code\ncould be safely removed from KNI kernel driver.\n\nThis is still mostly \"putting lipstick on a pig\" all users\nwould be better off using virtio_user rather than KNI.\n\nv2 - get rid of unnecessary padding, combine the unused field patches\n\nStephen Hemminger (7):\n kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl\n kni: use netdev_alloc_skb\n kni: don't keep stats in kni_net\n kni: drop unused fields\n kni: use proper type for kni fifo's\n kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails\n doc: update KNI documentation\n\n .../sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst | 18 ++---\n kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h | 21 ++---\n kernel/linux/kni/kni_misc.c | 17 ++--\n kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c | 79 +++++--------------\n 4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)" }