netdev - [net-next 04/12] net/mlx5e: Remove incorrect addition of action fwd flag

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Date:   Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:48:00 -0700
From:   Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>,
        Maor Dickman <maord@...dia.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>
Subject: [net-next 04/12] net/mlx5e: Remove incorrect addition of action fwd flag

From: Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>

A user is expected to explicit request a fwd or drop action.
It is not correct to implicit add a fwd action for the user,
when modify header action flag exists.

Signed-off-by: Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
Reviewed-by: Maor Dickman <maord@...dia.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index f55fc8553664..d68c67b98d94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -3491,9 +3491,6 @@ static int parse_tc_nic_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		attr->action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST;
 	}
 
-	if (attr->action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_MOD_HDR)
-		attr->action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST;
-
 	if (!actions_match_supported(priv, flow_action, parse_attr, flow, extack))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-- 
2.31.1