[PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix the NIC egress flow mismatch in switchdev mode

[Jiawei(Jonny) Wang]

Hello Raslan,

I need send the new  V3 patch for this change, Sorry for the late update.

Thanks.
B.R.
Jonny

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raslan Darawsheh <rasland at nvidia.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2021 9:00 PM
> To: Jiawei(Jonny) Wang <jiaweiw at nvidia.com>; Slava Ovsiienko
> <viacheslavo at nvidia.com>; Matan Azrad <matan at nvidia.com>; Ori Kam
> <orika at nvidia.com>; Ori Kam <orika at nvidia.com>; Yongseok Koh
> <yskoh at mellanox.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; stable at dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix the NIC egress flow mismatch in
> switchdev mode
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jiawei(Jonny) Wang <jiaweiw at nvidia.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 10:59 AM
> > To: Slava Ovsiienko <viacheslavo at nvidia.com>; Matan Azrad
> > <matan at nvidia.com>; Ori Kam <orika at nvidia.com>; Ori Kam
> > <orika at nvidia.com>; Yongseok Koh <yskoh at mellanox.com>
> > Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Raslan Darawsheh <rasland at nvidia.com>;
> > stable at dpdk.org
> > Subject: [PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix the NIC egress flow mismatch in
> > switchdev mode
> >
> > When E-Switch mode was enabled, the NIC egress flows always added the
> > source vport in the matcher item, then cause the flows cannot be hit.
> > This commit fixes the issue that removes the source vport as matcher
> > for NIC egress flow.
> > Also adding the validation that rejects the NIC egress flows on the
> > representor ports.
> >
> > Fixes: ce777b147bf8 ("net/mlx5: fix E-Switch flow without port item")
> > Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Patch applied to next-net-mlx,
> 
> Kindest regards,
> Raslan Darawsheh