[dpdk-dev] [PATCH V2 1/1] net/mlx5: fix IPv6 next proto validation

[Matan Azrad]

From: Eli Britstein
> Previous patch added validation of the IPv6 next proto field, in order to
> overcome a known limitation.
> One of the values checked is IPPROTO_HOPOPTS, which is defined as 0.
> If proto field is not specified for matching, or mask=0, as in the following, a
> wrong validation takes place.
> flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv6 has_frag_ext is 0 / end actions drop /
> end Fix the validation only on proto asked by the user.
> 
> Fixes: 55e4c1d1ba73 ("net/mlx5: enforce limitation on IPv6 next proto")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eli Britstein <elibr at nvidia.com>
> Acked-by: Dekel Peled <dekelp at nvidia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
> index c56dac89f9..e0ca8e06b1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
> @@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct
> rte_flow_item *item,
>  					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
> item,
>  					  "IPv6 cannot follow L2/VLAN layer "
>  					  "which ether type is not IPv6");
> -	if (mask && spec)
> +	if (mask && mask->hdr.proto && spec)

If you want to be sure os specific proto only you need to check mask->hdr.proto==0xFF, no?

>  		next_proto = mask->hdr.proto & spec->hdr.proto;
>  	if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_IPV6_ENCAP) {
>  		if (next_proto == IPPROTO_IPIP || next_proto ==
> IPPROTO_IPV6)
> --
> 2.28.0.546.g385c171