[PATCH v5 2/2] app/testpmd: add command to process Rx metadata negotiation

[Thomas Monjalon]

21/12/2022 03:07, Hanumanth Pothula:
> Presently, Rx metadata is sent to PMD by default, leading
> to a performance drop as processing for the same in Rx path
> takes extra cycles.
> 
> Hence, add new testpmd command,
>   'enable port <port_id> nic_to_pmd_rx_metadata'
> 
> This command helps in sending Rx metadata to PMD and thereby
> Rx metadata flow command requests are processed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hanumanth Pothula <hpothula at marvell.com>

As said in previous versions, please don't add such option in testpmd.
The problem is somewhere else, probably in your driver.
You should make sure your driver is not sending metadata if not needed.
By the way you didn't reply to the last comments on v3 in December.