Re: [RFC 1/1] net: introduce OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (ovpn-dco)

[Antonio Quartulli]

Hi Stephen,

On 03/08/2022 17:42, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Kernel submissions for upstream must be standalone, and any infrastructure
> that is only used by an out of tree kernel driver will not be accepted.
>
> The version you propose upstream must have no linux-compat wrappers.
> Sorry kernel developers don't care or want to be concerned about some
> out of tree project.

There must have been some confusion - sorry about that.

The repository I linked in my previous email is this very same driver 
packaged as "out-of-tree" module (i.e. for people running a kernel that 
does not yet ship ovpn-dco) and contains some compat wrapper.


The driver I have submitted to the list is 100% standalone and does not 
contain any compat code.


The only extra component required to do something useful with this 
driver is the OpenVPN software in userspace.


I hope this clarifies.

Regards,


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Antonio Quartulli
OpenVPN Inc.