netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [jkirsher/next-queue PATCH 2/5] fm10k: Fix VLAN configuration for macvlan offload

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Message-ID: <02874ECE860811409154E81DA85FBB5882ADF424@ORSMSX115.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 9 Nov 2017 00:21:58 +0000
From:   "Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To:     Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
CC:     "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [jkirsher/next-queue PATCH 2/5] fm10k: Fix
 VLAN configuration for macvlan offload



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Duyck [mailto:alexander.duyck@...il.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 3:04 PM
> To: Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> Cc: Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [jkirsher/next-queue PATCH 2/5] fm10k: Fix VLAN
> configuration for macvlan offload
> 
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 2:05 PM, Keller, Jacob E
> <jacob.e.keller@...el.com> wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org] On Behalf
> Of
> >> Jesse Brandeburg
> >> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2017 10:06 AM
> >> To: Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
> >> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [jkirsher/next-queue PATCH 2/5] fm10k: Fix
> VLAN
> >> configuration for macvlan offload
> >>
> >> On Thu, 2 Nov 2017 16:33:45 -0700
> >> Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> >> >
> >> > The fm10k driver didn't work correctly when macvlan offload was enabled.
> >> > Specifically what would occur is that we would see no unicast packets being
> >> > received. This was traced down to us not correctly configuring the default
> >> > VLAN ID for the port and defaulting to 0.
> >> >
> >> > To correct this we either use the default ID provided by the switch or
> >> > simply use 1. With that we are able to pass and receive traffic without any
> >> > issues.
> >>
> >> Reviewed-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> >>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think this isn't quite right, since we recently made changes to the fm10k code
> to stop assuming VLAN 1 in these cases. I believe it should just pass the
> default_vid
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jake
> >
> 
> I kind of figured that might be the case. We can probably drop this
> patch for now and if you want you can work this from our end as the
> out-of-tree code doesn't make the upstream and I would imagine you
> guys are planning to upstream that patch at some point.
> 
> - Alex

I think the patch should just be changed from using

hw->mac.default_vid ? : 1

to just using hw->mac.default_vid directly.

Otherwise, I think the patch is necessary.

Thanks,
Jake