[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/mlx5: remove GRE inner IPv6 matching limitation
Shahaf Shuler
shahafs at mellanox.com
Sun Nov 11 12:15:26 CET 2018
Such limitation seems not to exist on:
- MLNX_OFED_linux-4.5-0.3.0.0 (Beta)
- MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.4-2.0.7.0 (GA)
- upstream kernel 4.19.0-rc7
Signed-off-by: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs at mellanox.com>
---
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c | 11 -----------
1 file changed, 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index 8039664bc2..9c17627da7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -1240,17 +1240,6 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
"L3 cannot follow an L4 layer.");
- /*
- * IPv6 is not recognised by the NIC inside a GRE tunnel.
- * Such support has to be disabled as the rule will be
- * accepted. Issue reproduced with Mellanox OFED 4.3-3.0.2.1 and
- * Mellanox OFED 4.4-1.0.0.0.
- */
- if (tunnel && item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE)
- return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
- RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
- "IPv6 inside a GRE tunnel is"
- " not recognised.");
if (!mask)
mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask;
ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
--
2.12.0
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