[dpdk-dev] [EXT] RE: [PATCH] examples/ipsec-secgw: fix dropping of initial IPsec pkts

Akhil Goyal akhil.goyal at nxp.com
Tue Jun 30 21:19:08 CEST 2020


Hi Lukasz/Konstantin,

> >
> > I still not sure why is that big deal, but ok, can we then just do
> > it in a different way for poll vs event mode for now:
> > for event mode do dev_start() after sa_init(),
> > for poll mode leave things as it (dev_start(), then sa_init()).
> > Would that address the issue?
> >
> 
> [Lukasz] We would prefer not to split behaviour of poll and event modes
> because of workarounds.
> Currently sa_init() is being done after dev_start() a result of a workaround for
> ixgbe driver.
> IMHO correct order is to create flows, SAs and as a last step do dev_start() when
> all necessary configuration is in place. We can wait for the fix in the ixgbe driver.
> 

Any updates on this patch for 20.08 release cycle?
Is Intel planning for the fix in ixgbe driver?

Regards,
Akhil


More information about the dev mailing list