[PATCH v6 06/25] net/ixgbe: make ethertype filter table dynamic

[Medvedkin, Vladimir]

Acked-by: Vladimir Medvedkin <vladimir.medvedkin at intel.com>

On 10/9/2026 11:58 AM, Anatoly Burakov wrote:
> Currently, when installing Ethertype filters, some of the filters will be
> installed at a fixed offset into the Ethertype filter table (such as
> timesync filter), which interferes with rte_flow-provided Ethertype flows
> which install into "first available slot" without checking if the slot was
> actually "available".
>
> Rework the Ethertype filter infrastructure to reserve Ethertype filter
> slots dynamically in a centralized manner, so that timesync, anti-spoof,
> and rte_flow provided Ethertype filters do not step on each others' toes.
>
> Fixes: 72c135a89f80 ("net/ixgbe: create consistent filter")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>
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>
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Regards,
Vladimir