netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: Properly get address type of encapsulation IP headers

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Message-ID: <93182032-de54-03b1-eeeb-3ea5fa644f83@huawei.com>
Date:   Wed, 5 Sep 2018 19:29:58 +0800
From:   YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
To:     Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...adcom.com>
CC:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: Properly get address type of
 encapsulation IP headers

On 2018/9/4 14:01, Sathya Perla wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 2:56 PM YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com> wrote:
>>
>> gcc '-Wunused-but-set-variable' warning:
>>
>> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c: In function 'bnxt_tc_parse_flow':
>> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c:186:6: warning:
>>  variable 'addr_type' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
>>
>> As done elsewhere in TC/flower offload code, the address type of
>> the encapsulation IP headers should be realized accroding to the
>> addr_type field of the encapsulation control dissector key.
> ...
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c | 10 ++++------
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
>> index 092c817..5c625e5 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
>> @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int bnxt_tc_parse_flow(struct bnxt *bp,
>>                 flow->l2_key.num_vlans = 1;
>>         }
>>
>> -       if (dissector_uses_key(dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IPV4_ADDRS)) {
> 
>  __skb_flow_dissect() (in net/core/flow_dissector.c) uses the same
> construct. So, can you clarify what you are trying to fix here
> functionally. Thanks.
> 
sorry, I misread the code.

However, the 'addr_type' can be removed.  Will send a new cleanup patch.

> .
>