Re: [PATCH net-next v3 4/4] net: lan966x: Add ptp trap rules

[Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@microchip.com>]

The 12/09/2022 15:03, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2022 17:27:13 +0200 Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > > So for example, on a fresh started lan966x the user will add the following
> > > rule:
> > > tc filter add dev eth0 ingress chain 8000000 prio 1 handle 1 protocol
> > > all flower skip_sw dst_mac 00:11:22:33:44:55/ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff action
> > > trap action goto chain 8100000
> > >
> > > He expects this rule not to be hit as there is no rule in chain 0. Now if
> > > PTP is started and it would enable vcap, then suddenly this rule may be
> > > hit.
> >
> > Is it too restrictive to only allow adding offloaded filters to a chain
> > that has a valid goto towards it, coming (perhaps indirectly) from chain 0?
> 
> Right, we fumbled the review and let the chain oddness in.
> Until recently the driver worked without any rules in chain 0 :(
> 
> Maybe adding and offload of the rules can be separated?
> Only actually add the rules to the HW once the goto chain rule
> has been added?

Yes, we would like to do something like this.

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/Horatiu