netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 2/3] net/xfrm: Add inner_ipproto into sec

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Message-ID: <20210616054450.GE40979@gauss3.secunet.de>
Date:   Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:44:50 +0200
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Huy Nguyen <huyn@...dia.com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <saeedm@...dia.com>, <borisp@...dia.com>,
        <raeds@...dia.com>, <danielj@...dia.com>, <yossiku@...dia.com>,
        <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 2/3] net/xfrm: Add inner_ipproto into sec_path

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 05:33:48PM +0300, Huy Nguyen wrote:
> The inner_ipproto saves the inner IP protocol of the plain
> text packet. This allows vendor's IPsec feature making offload
> decision at skb's features_check and configuring hardware at
> ndo_start_xmit.
> 
> For example, ConnectX6-DX IPsec device needs the plaintext's
> IP protocol to support partial checksum offload on
> VXLAN/GENEVE packet over IPsec transport mode tunnel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Raed Salem <raeds@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Huy Nguyen <huyn@...dia.com>
> Cc: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>

In case you want to route this through the mlx5 tree:

Acked-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>