[ovs-dev] [patch net-next 01/13] openvswitch: split flow structures into ovs specific and generic ones

[Jamal Hadi Salim]

On 09/03/14 11:20, John Fastabend wrote:

> Also I have some filters that can match on offset/length/mask
> tuples. As far as I can tell this is going to have to be yet
> another interface? Or would it be worth the effort to define
> the flow key more generically. My initial guess is I'll just
> write a separate interface. I think this is what Jamal referred
> to as another "classifier".
>

Exactly. I have more complex classifiers as stated earlier.
I am afraid these patches again are not satisfying that need.

In any case - we are taking a different tact than these patches
do and hopefully at some point we can merge thoughts.

cheers,
jamal