netdev - RE: [EXT] Re: [net PATCH 1/3] octeontx2-af: Fix hash extraction mbox message

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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:06:53 +0000
From: Suman Ghosh <sumang@...vell.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC: Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>,
        Geethasowjanya Akula
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Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [net PATCH 1/3] octeontx2-af: Fix hash extraction mbox
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>On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:46:02 +0530 Suman Ghosh wrote:
>> As of today, hash extraction mbox message response supports only the
>> secret key. This patch adds support to extract both hash mask and hash
>> control along with the secret key. These are needed to use hash
>> reduction of 128 bit IPv6 address to 32 bit.
>
>What are hash mask and hash control?
>
>Why is this a fix and not a new feature / extension?
[Suman] Update the messages in v2