Open vSwitch - Hardware Assisted Filtering

Explore hardware-assisted filtering capabilities in modern networking hardware for packet offloading in this informative conference talk. Delve into the problem statement, benchmark results, and key observations. Learn about optimizing opcalls, memory-mapped netlink, PFRing, and packet push to user space. Gain insights into nested virtualization and its implications for network performance in Open vSwitch environments.

Intro
Problem statement
Benchmark
Observations
Optimize opcall
Memory mapped netlink
PFRing
Packet Push to User Space
Nested Virtualization