From: Jiri Pirko <j...@resnulli.us> Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 11:07:53 +0200
> Currently, each classful qdisc holds one chain of filters. > This chain is traversed and each filter could be matched on, which > may lead to execution of list of actions. One of such action > could be "reclassify", which would "reset" the processing of the > filter chain. > > So this filter chain could be looked at as a flat table. > Sometimes it is convenient for user to configure a hierarchy > of tables. Example usecase is encapsulation. > > Hierarchy of tables is a common way how it is done in HW pipelines. > So it is much more convenient to offload this. > > This patchset contains two major patches: > 8/10 - This patch introduces the support for having multiple > chains of filters. > 10/10 - This patch adds new control action to allow going to specified chain > > The rest of the patches are smaller or bigger depencies of those 2. > Please see individual patch descriptions for details. Series applied, thanks Jiri.
