linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/6] flow_offload: add flow_rule_no_control

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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 11:31:15 +0000
From: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen <ast@...erby.net>
To: Baowen Zheng <baowen.zheng@...igine.com>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
 Louis Peens <louis.peens@...igine.com>,
 Taras Chornyi <taras.chornyi@...ision.eu>,
 Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
 "UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com" <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>
Cc: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Yanguo Li <yanguo.li@...hogine.com>, oss-drivers <oss-drivers@...igine.com>,
 Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
 Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>, Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>,
 Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>, Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
 Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/6] flow_offload: add
 flow_rule_no_control_flags()

Hi Baowen,

On 4/9/24 2:09 AM, Baowen Zheng wrote:
> On April 8, 2024 9:09 PM, Asbjørn wrote:
> 
>> This helper can be used by drivers, that doesn't support any control flags, to
>> reject any attempt to install rules with control flags.
>>
>> This is aimed at drivers, which uses flow_rule_match_control(), but doesn't
>> implement any control flags.
>>
>> Only compile-tested.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen <ast@...erby.net>
>> ---
>> include/net/flow_offload.h | 13 +++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/net/flow_offload.h b/include/net/flow_offload.h index
>> c1317b14da08c..415d225204a1f 100644
>> --- a/include/net/flow_offload.h
>> +++ b/include/net/flow_offload.h
>> @@ -471,6 +471,19 @@ static inline bool
>> flow_rule_no_unsupp_control_flags(const u32 supp_flags,
>> 	return false;
>> }
>>
>> +/**
>> + * flow_rule_no_control_flags() - check for presence of any control
>> +flags
>> + * @flags: flags present in rule
>> + * @extack: The netlink extended ACK for reporting errors.
>> + *
>> + * Returns true if no control flags are set, false otherwise.
>> + */
>> +static inline bool flow_rule_no_control_flags(const u32 flags,
>> +					      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack) {
>> +	return flow_rule_no_unsupp_control_flags(0, flags, extack); }
>> +
> How about to squash this change with series I patch since they have similar functions for driver to use.

Do you have a link to the series, couldn't find it on the netdev list.

-- 
Best regards
Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen
Network Engineer
Fiberby - AS42541