netdev - Re: [net 04/11] net/mlx5e: CT: Use per flow counter when CT flow accounting is enabled

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Date:   Thu, 7 Jan 2021 19:04:40 -0300
From:   Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@...il.com>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Oz Shlomo <ozsh@...dia.com>, Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>,
        Paul Blakey <paulb@...dia.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [net 04/11] net/mlx5e: CT: Use per flow counter when CT flow
 accounting is enabled

On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 12:28:38PM -0800, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> From: Oz Shlomo <ozsh@...dia.com>
> 
> Connection counters may be shared for both directions when the counter
> is used for connection aging purposes. However, if TC flow
> accounting is enabled then a unique counter is required per direction.
> 
> Instantiate a unique counter per direction if the conntrack accounting
> extension is enabled. Use a shared counter when the connection accounting
> extension is disabled.
> 
> Fixes: 1edae2335adf ("net/mlx5e: CT: Use the same counter for both directions")
> Signed-off-by: Oz Shlomo <ozsh@...dia.com>
> Reported-by: Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@...il.com>

Tested-by: Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@...il.com>
Thanks.

> Reviewed-by: Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Paul Blakey <paulb@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>