netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net/sched: cls_flower: Set egress_dev mark when calling into the HW driver

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Date:   Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:14:48 +0300
From:   Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
To:     Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
Cc:     Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/sched: cls_flower: Set egress_dev mark when
 calling into the HW driver

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Sergei Shtylyov
<sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> On 10/16/2017 12:19 PM, Or Gerlitz wrote:
>
>> Commit 7091d8c '(net/sched: cls_flower: Add offload support using egress
>
>
>    At least 12 digits are needed.

Also on such a spot (e.g not on the Fixes line)?

>
>> Hardware device') made sure (when fl_hw_replace_filter is called) to put
>> the egress_dev mark on persisent structure instance. Hence, following
>> calls

>    Persistent.

right


>> into the HW driver for stats and deletion will note it and act
>> accordingly.

>> With commit de4784ca030f this property is lost and hence when called,
>> the HW driver failes to operate (stats, delete) on the offloaded flow.

>    Fails.

correct

This is applied, will take more care next time