net/sched: query offload capabilities through ndo_setup_tc()
authorVladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:51:57 +0000 (12:51 +0300)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 01:52:01 +0000 (18:52 -0700)
commitaac4daa8941ea6566563ac001e9e5d4e54a674e2
tree54807e737631995a4502be8a7b52fe35a09e11f4
parent8af535b6b14c57b3c1ba7eaf64919f4b4ef0f260
net/sched: query offload capabilities through ndo_setup_tc()

When adding optional new features to Qdisc offloads, existing drivers
must reject the new configuration until they are coded up to act on it.

Since modifying all drivers in lockstep with the changes in the Qdisc
can create problems of its own, it would be nice if there existed an
automatic opt-in mechanism for offloading optional features.

Jakub proposes that we multiplex one more kind of call through
ndo_setup_tc(): one where the driver populates a Qdisc-specific
capability structure.

First user will be taprio in further changes. Here we are introducing
the definitions for the base functionality.

Link: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20220923163310.3192733-3-vladimir.oltean@nxp.com/
Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Co-developed-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
include/linux/netdevice.h
include/net/pkt_sched.h
include/net/sch_generic.h
net/sched/sch_api.c