Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:55:58 +0200 From: Vlad Galu <dudu@dudu.ro> To: Takuya ASADA <syuu@dokukino.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding Flow Director sysctls to ixgbe(4) Message-ID: <ADC8BD0D-6AC2-4D15-B8C3-FC2F244D8051@dudu.ro> In-Reply-To: <CALG4x-UYy-zUir%2Bqz37mm6D4Eo_cAErSPMZMx5ScvyfPiN4zfw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CALG4x-W99OZxd=1ZDvW4=MBqeE3RPOazc7jc_3O30X-Pou3k8Q@mail.gmail.com> <1315221674.3092.282.camel@deadeye> <CALG4x-UYy-zUir%2Bqz37mm6D4Eo_cAErSPMZMx5ScvyfPiN4zfw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sep 8, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Takuya ASADA wrote: > Hi, >=20 > 2011/9/5 Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>: >> On Mon, 2011-09-05 at 15:51 +0900, Takuya ASADA wrote: >>> Hi, >>>=20 >>> I implemented Ethernet Flow Director sysctls to ixgbe(4), here's a = detail: >>>=20 >>> - 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). >> [...] >>=20 >> 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? >>=20 >> Ben. >=20 > Linux implement it on ethtool command, what should we do? > Maybe a new option for ifconfig, or provide new command for it? I for one would love to see this functionality built into ifconfig. = Linux always seems to have one tool too many. There's ifconfig, = iproute2, route, mii-tool and ethtool.
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