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Saeed Mahameed says: ==================== mlx5-updates-2022-03-10 1) Leon removes useless includes from both mlx5 and mlx4 2) Tariq adds node awareness to some object allocations 3) Gal Cleanups and improvements to EEPROM query 4) Paul adds Software steering to Connection Tracking, to speed up CT Rules insertion. Paul Blakey Says: ================= To improve insertion rate, this series allows for using software steering API directly instead of going through the fs_core layer. This can be done for CT because it doesn't need fs_core layer extra facilities, such as autogroups, FTE IDs and modifications (which require a copy of the flow key/mask). Skipping fs_core layer also allows to create the software steering objects (dr_* objects) ahead of time and re-use them for multiple rules, whereas software steering under fs_core creates them on the fly and discards them. This in turn increased insertion rate. The series first introduces a lightweight CT flow steering provider with the first implementations using fs_core layer, and moves CT to use it. The next patches implement a provider using software steering directly, bypassing fs_core, and uses it if software steering is available. ================= ==================== Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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