netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [next-queue PATCH v7 06/10] igb: Allow filters to be added for the local MAC address

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Message-ID: <309B89C4C689E141A5FF6A0C5FB2118B8C83A1CE@ORSMSX101.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Sat, 14 Apr 2018 02:20:15 +0000
From:   "Brown, Aaron F" <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>
To:     "Gomes, Vinicius" <vinicius.gomes@...el.com>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Sanchez-Palencia, Jesus" <jesus.sanchez-palencia@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [next-queue PATCH v7 06/10] igb: Allow
 filters to be added for the local MAC address

> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org] On
> Behalf Of Vinicius Costa Gomes
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 10:50 AM
> To: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Sanchez-Palencia, Jesus <jesus.sanchez-
> palencia@...el.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [next-queue PATCH v7 06/10] igb: Allow filters to
> be added for the local MAC address
> 
> Users expect that when adding a steering filter for the local MAC
> address, that all the traffic directed to that address will go to some
> queue.
> 
> Currently, it's not possible to configure entries in the "in use"
> state, which is the normal state of the local MAC address entry (it is
> the default), this patch allows to override the steering configuration
> of "in use" entries, if the filter to be added match the address and
> address type (source or destination) of an existing entry.
> 
> There is a bit of a special handling for entries referring to the
> local MAC address, when they are removed, only the steering
> configuration is reset.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vinicius Costa Gomes <vinicius.gomes@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Tested by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>