Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 17:11:37 +0900 From: Takuya ASADA <syuu@dokukino.com> To: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com> Cc: jfv@freebsd.org, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding Flow Director sysctls to ixgbe(4) Message-ID: <CALG4x-UYy-zUir%2Bqz37mm6D4Eo_cAErSPMZMx5ScvyfPiN4zfw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1315221674.3092.282.camel@deadeye> References: <CALG4x-W99OZxd=1ZDvW4=MBqeE3RPOazc7jc_3O30X-Pou3k8Q@mail.gmail.com> <1315221674.3092.282.camel@deadeye>
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Hi, 2011/9/5 Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>: > On Mon, 2011-09-05 at 15:51 +0900, Takuya ASADA wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I implemented Ethernet Flow Director sysctls to ixgbe(4), here's a detail: >> >> - Adding removing signature filter >> On linux version of ixgbe driver, it has ability to set/remove perfect >> filter from userland using ethtool command. >> I implemented similar feature, but on sysctl, and not perfect filter >> but signature filter(which means hash collision may occurs). > [...] > > Linux also has a generic interface to RX filtering and hashing > (ethtool_rxnfc) which ixgbe supports; wouldn't it be better for FreeBSD > to support something like that? > > Ben. Linux implement it on ethtool command, what should we do? Maybe a new option for ifconfig, or provide new command for it?
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