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Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2025 14:01:14 +0300
From: Mor Bar-Gabay <morx.bar.gabay@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next, v3 2/2] igc: Add wildcard rule
support to ethtool NFC using Default Queue
On 20/06/2025 13:02, Song Yoong Siang wrote:
> Introduce support for a lowest priority wildcard (catch-all) rule in
> ethtool's Network Flow Classification (NFC) for the igc driver. The
> wildcard rule directs all unmatched network traffic, including traffic not
> captured by Receive Side Scaling (RSS), to a specified queue. This
> functionality utilizes the Default Queue feature available in I225/I226
> hardware.
>
> The implementation has been validated on Intel ADL-S systems with two
> back-to-back connected I226 network interfaces.
>
> Testing Procedure:
> 1. On the Device Under Test (DUT), verify the initial statistic:
> $ ethtool -S enp1s0 | grep rx_q.*packets
> rx_queue_0_packets: 0
> rx_queue_1_packets: 0
> rx_queue_2_packets: 0
> rx_queue_3_packets: 0
>
> 2. From the Link Partner, send 10 ARP packets:
> $ arping -c 10 -I enp170s0 169.254.1.2
>
> 3. On the DUT, verify the packet reception on Queue 0:
> $ ethtool -S enp1s0 | grep rx_q.*packets
> rx_queue_0_packets: 10
> rx_queue_1_packets: 0
> rx_queue_2_packets: 0
> rx_queue_3_packets: 0
>
> 4. On the DUT, add a wildcard rule to route all packets to Queue 3:
> $ sudo ethtool -N enp1s0 flow-type ether queue 3
>
> 5. From the Link Partner, send another 10 ARP packets:
> $ arping -c 10 -I enp170s0 169.254.1.2
>
> 6. Now, packets are routed to Queue 3 by the wildcard (Default Queue) rule:
> $ ethtool -S enp1s0 | grep rx_q.*packets
> rx_queue_0_packets: 10
> rx_queue_1_packets: 0
> rx_queue_2_packets: 0
> rx_queue_3_packets: 10
>
> 7. On the DUT, add a EtherType rule to route ARP packet to Queue 1:
> $ sudo ethtool -N enp1s0 flow-type ether proto 0x0806 queue 1
>
> 8. From the Link Partner, send another 10 ARP packets:
> $ arping -c 10 -I enp170s0 169.254.1.2
>
> 9. Now, packets are routed to Queue 1 by the EtherType rule because it is
> higher priority than the wildcard (Default Queue) rule:
> $ ethtool -S enp1s0 | grep rx_q.*packets
> rx_queue_0_packets: 10
> rx_queue_1_packets: 10
> rx_queue_2_packets: 0
> rx_queue_3_packets: 10
>
> 10. On the DUT, delete all the NFC rules:
> $ sudo ethtool -N enp1s0 delete 63
> $ sudo ethtool -N enp1s0 delete 64
>
> 11. From the Link Partner, send another 10 ARP packets:
> $ arping -c 10 -I enp170s0 169.254.1.2
>
> 12. Now, packets are routed to Queue 0 because the value of Default Queue
> is reset back to 0:
> $ ethtool -S enp1s0 | grep rx_q.*packets
> rx_queue_0_packets: 20
> rx_queue_1_packets: 10
> rx_queue_2_packets: 0
> rx_queue_3_packets: 10
>
> Reviewed-by: Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>
> Co-developed-by: Blanco Alcaine Hector <hector.blanco.alcaine@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Blanco Alcaine Hector <hector.blanco.alcaine@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Song Yoong Siang <yoong.siang.song@...el.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h | 11 +++++++---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_defines.h | 1 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++
> 4 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
Tested-by: Mor Bar-Gabay <morx.bar.gabay@...el.com>
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