Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] mlxsw: spectrum_router: Return an error for non-default FIB rules

[David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>]

On 5/2/18 1:17 AM, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> Since commit 9776d32537d2 ("net: Move call_fib_rule_notifiers up in
> fib_nl_newrule") it is possible to forbid the installation of
> unsupported FIB rules.
> 
> Have mlxsw return an error for non-default FIB rules in addition to the
> existing extack message.
> 
> Example:
> # ip rule add from 198.51.100.1 table 10
> Error: mlxsw_spectrum: FIB rules not supported.

Next, I think we need a user override flag for rules to prevent hardware
from limiting the rules that can be added and aborting offload. For
example, if the user knows that a rule is meant to direct traffic out of
a management VRF and is unrelated to front panel ports the offload
should ignore it.

> 
> Note that offload is only aborted when non-default FIB rules are already
> installed and merely replayed during module initialization.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@mellanox.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c | 14 +++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 

Acked-by: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>