netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v7 05/10] octeontx2-af: Add packet path between representor and VF

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Message-ID: <20240701105049.GT17134@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 11:50:49 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
	sgoutham@...vell.com, sbhatta@...vell.com, hkelam@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v7 05/10] octeontx2-af: Add packet path between
 representor and VF

On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 07:05:12PM +0530, Geetha sowjanya wrote:
> Current HW, do not support in-built switch which will forward pkts
> between representee and representor. When representor is put under
> a bridge and pkts needs to be sent to representee, then pkts from
> representor are sent on a HW internal loopback channel, which again
> will be punted to ingress pkt parser. Now the rules that this patch
> installs are the MCAM filters/rules which will match against these
> pkts and forward them to representee.
> The rules that this patch installs are for basic
> representor <=> representee path similar to Tun/TAP between VM and
> Host.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@...vell.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>