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Re: Ethtool offload patch

To: David Dillow <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Ethtool offload patch
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:44:23 -0800
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 03:54:55 -0500
David Dillow <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The attached patch allows the ethtool userspace tool to query and
> control IPSEC crypto offload.

Aren't you going to need something much more sophisticated
than a boolean on/off value?  How can I tell the driver
"offload 3DES ESP, but not AH at all" or something like
that?

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