[dpdk-stable] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] common/sfc_efx/base: support alternative MAE match fields

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 12/1/2020 7:30 AM, Ivan Malov wrote:
> If MAE slice is configured without conntrack support, outer
> rules must match on IP SRC/DST. This isn't reported clearly
> by the FW because IPv4 and IPv6 have separate SRC/DST pairs.
> The FW reports status ALWAYS for all these four fields, and
> having an all-zeros mask for either field prevents the spec
> from being certified by the existing spec validation method.
> 
> Extend the spec validation to take the "alternative" fields
> into account so that legitimate specs don't get turned down.
> 
> Fixes: ed15d7f8e064 ("common/sfc_efx/base: validate and compare outer match specs")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov at oktetlabs.ru>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Moreton <amoreton at xilinx.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-net/main, thanks.