RE: [EXT] Re: [net PATCH] octeontx2-pf: Fix ntuple rule creation to direct packet to VF with higher Rx queue than its PF

[Suman Ghosh]

>> >ethtool_rxnfc *nfc)
>> >>  	struct ethhdr *eth_hdr;
>> >>  	bool new = false;
>> >>  	int err = 0;
>> >> +	u64 vf_num;
>> >>  	u32 ring;
>> >>
>> >>  	if (!flow_cfg->max_flows) {
>> >> @@ -1100,9 +1101,26 @@ int otx2_add_flow(struct otx2_nic *pfvf,
>> >> struct
>> >ethtool_rxnfc *nfc)
>> >>  	if (!(pfvf->flags & OTX2_FLAG_NTUPLE_SUPPORT))
>> >>  		return -ENOMEM;
>> >>
>> >> +	/* Number of queues on a VF can be greater or less than
>> >> +	 * the PF's queue. Hence no need to check for the
>> >> +	 * queue count. Hence no need to check queue count if PF
>> >> +	 * is installing for its VF. Below is the expected vf_num
>value
>> >> +	 * based on the ethtool commands.
>> >> +	 *
>> >> +	 * e.g.
>> >> +	 * 1. ethtool -U <netdev> ... action -1  ==> vf_num:255
>> >> +	 * 2. ethtool -U <netdev> ... action <queue_num>  ==> vf_num:0
>> >> +	 * 3. ethtool -U <netdev> ... vf <vf_idx> queue <queue_num>
>==>
>> >> +	 *    vf_num:vf_idx+1
>> >> +	 */
>> >> +	vf_num = ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf(fsp->ring_cookie);
>> >> +	if (!is_otx2_vf(pfvf->pcifunc) && vf_num)
>> >> +		goto bypass_queue_check;
>> >
>> >Let's just add this condition to the next if, no need for goto.
>> [Suman] I kept it a separate check to make the code more readable.
>Otherwise the next if condition will be complicated.
>
>Readability is subjective, but, FWIIW, I'd also prefer to avoid a goto
>here.
[Suman] Okay. Since both of you are suggesting the same change, I will update the same in v2.
>
>> >> +
>> >>  	if (ring >= pfvf->hw.rx_queues && fsp->ring_cookie !=
>> >RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC)
>> >>  		return -EINVAL;
>> >>
>> >> +bypass_queue_check:
>> >>  	if (fsp->location >= otx2_get_maxflows(flow_cfg))
>> >>  		return -EINVAL;
>> >>
>> >> @@ -1182,6 +1200,9 @@ int otx2_add_flow(struct otx2_nic *pfvf,
>> >> struct
>> >ethtool_rxnfc *nfc)
>> >>  		flow_cfg->nr_flows++;
>> >>  	}
>> >>
>> >> +	if (flow->is_vf)
>> >> +		netdev_info(pfvf->netdev,
>> >> +			    "Make sure that VF's queue number is within its
>queue
>> >> +limit\n");
>> >>  	return 0;
>> >>  }
>> >>