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: <309B89C4C689E141A5FF6A0C5FB2118B8C83AFAC@ORSMSX101.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:53:45 +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: Brown, Aaron F
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 7:20 PM
> To: 'Vinicius Costa Gomes' <vinicius.gomes@...el.com>; intel-wired-
> lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: 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>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>