[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] net/mlx5: fix tunnel offload private items location

[Gregory Etelson]

Hello Thomas,
 
> Dim 25 avr 2021, à 17:57, Gregory Etelson a écrit :
> > Tunnel offload API requires application to query PMD for specific flow
> > items and actions. Application uses these PMD specific elements to
> > build flow rules according to the tunnel offload model.
> > The model does not restrict private elements location in a flow rule,
> > but the current MLX5 PMD implementation expects that tunnel offload
> > rule will begin with PMD specific elements.
> > The patch removes that placement limitation in MLX5 PMD.
> >
> > Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> >
> > Fixes: 4ec6360de37d ("net/mlx5: implement tunnel offload")
> 
> Cc: stable must be just after the Fixes line.
> 
> There is a testpmd patch in the same series, is it OK to be merged in mlx
> tree?

The tunnel offload model can be complicated. 
The testpmd patch that comes with this one emphasizes how application
can construct a flow rule without placement restrictions.
I think that both patches should be merged.

Regards,
Gregory