netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: sched: drop ct for the packets toward ingress only in act

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Message-ID: <CAM_iQpW53DGw5bXNXot4kV3qSHf5wgD33AFU3=zz0b69mJwNkw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:31:11 -0700
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
Cc:     network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@...il.com>,
        Davide Caratti <dcaratti@...hat.com>,
        Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: sched: drop ct for the packets toward
 ingress only in act_mirred

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 7:12 AM Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com> wrote:
>
> nf_reset_ct() called in tcf_mirred_act() is supposed to drop ct for
> those packets that are mirred or redirected to only ingress, not
> ingress and egress.

Any reason behind this? I think we at least need to reset it when
redirecting from ingress to egress as well? That is, when changing
directions?

Thanks.