linux-kernel - Re: [net PATCH v2] octeontx2-pf: Fix ntuple rule creation to direct packet to VF with higher Rx queue than its PF

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Date:   Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:00:24 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Suman Ghosh <sumang@...vell.com>
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Subject: Re: [net PATCH v2] octeontx2-pf: Fix ntuple rule creation to direct
 packet to VF with higher Rx queue than its PF

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>:

On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 22:26:24 +0530 you wrote:
> It is possible to add a ntuple rule which would like to direct packet to
> a VF whose number of queues are greater/less than its PF's queue numbers.
> For example a PF can have 2 Rx queues but a VF created on that PF can have
> 8 Rx queues. As of today, ntuple rule will reject rule because it is
> checking the requested queue number against PF's number of Rx queues.
> As a part of this fix if the action of a ntuple rule is to move a packet
> to a VF's queue then the check is removed. Also, a debug information is
> printed to aware user that it is user's responsibility to cross check if
> the requested queue number on that VF is a valid one.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] octeontx2-pf: Fix ntuple rule creation to direct packet to VF with higher Rx queue than its PF
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/4aa1d8f89b10

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