Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix mirror flow split with L3 encapsulation

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

23/07/2021 16:01, Jiawei(Jonny) Wang:
> Hello, 
> 
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > 23/07/2021 14:43, Jiawei Wang:
> > > Due to hardware limitations, the decap action can't follow the
> > 
> > Which decap action? Pleas be more specific.
> 
> All of decap,  vxlan_decap, nvgre_decap and raw_decap.
> Will update details.
> 
> > 
> > > sample action in the same flow, to keep the original action order of
> > > sample and decap actions the flow was internally split by PMD, and
> > > decap action was moved into suffix subflow in the new table.
> > 
> > "the" new table? which one?
> 
> " sample and decap actions the flow was internally split by PMD, " means
> that PMD split internally into two flows:prefix subflow with sample action in original table;
> suffix subflow with decap action in the new table;
> 
> > 
> > Was there an issue? Above seems to say all is fine.
> > 
> 
> The issue is mentioned below that 'L3 encapsulation' case (raw_decap+raw_encap), 
> the previous code not consier the combination decap/encap case.
> And under this case flow don't need split.
> 
> > > There is a specific combination of raw decap and raw encap actions to
> > > specify "L3 encapsulation" packet transformation - raw decap action to
> > > remove L2 header and raw encap to add the tunnel header.
> > 
> > Is this combination the problem? It was not working before this patch?
> > Please describe what happened.
> > 
> 
> L3 encap is working without sample action or sample is working without L3 encap;

OK please be more explicit in the next version.

> > > This specific L3 encapsulation is encoded as a single packet reformat
> > > hardware transaction and is supported by hardware after sample action
> > > (no hardware limitations for packet reformat).
> > >
> > > The patch checks whether the decap action is the part of "L3
> > encapsulation"
> > 
> > I think you mean "is part of".
> 
> Thanks, will fix in new version.
> 
> > 
> > > and does not move the decap action into suffix subflow for the case.
> > >
> > > Fixes: cafd87f62a06 ("net/mlx5: fix VLAN push/pop and decap actions
> > > with mirror")
> > > Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jiawei Wang <jiaweiw@nvidia.com>
> > > Acked-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>