[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: add action to swap source and destination MAC to flow API

Ferruh Yigit ferruh.yigit at intel.com
Tue Oct 9 16:49:54 CEST 2018


On 9/24/2018 9:29 AM, Rahul Lakkireddy wrote:
> This action is useful for offloading loopback mode, where the hardware
> will swap source and destination MAC addresses in the outermost Ethernet
> header before looping back the packet. This action can be used in
> conjunction with other rewrite actions to achieve MAC layer transparent
> NAT where the MAC addresses are swapped before either the source or
> destination MAC address is rewritten and NAT is performed.
> 
> Must be used with a valid RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH flow pattern item.
> Otherwise, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION error should be returned by the
> PMDs.
> 
> Original work by Shagun Agrawal

Do you consider adding his sign off too, that is more formal way we do?

If would like to update we can do it on the next-net before it get pulled.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy at chelsio.com>




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