[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 06/10] ipsec: add transmit segmentation offload support

[Nicolau, Radu]

On 10/26/2021 6:45 PM, Ananyev, Konstantin wrote:
>
>> Hi, I reworked this patch as part of a new patchset, and some comments
>> below.
>>
>> On the comment about the offload capabilities, i.e. what happens if a
>> PMD supports SECURITY and TSO but not both in the same time, well, if
>> this is the case they should not be set both,
> Ok, let' take an existing PMD: ixgbe.
> It supports both IPSEC and TSO offloads.
> Would IPSEC+TSO work with current ixgbe PMD?
Yes, it should work.
>
>> and also this can
>> theoretically happen with any offloads combinations.
> Hmm... can you provide an example with any DPDK PMD when offloads
> are supported in separate, but their combination doesn't?
No, I don't know any, but my point was that if we have a case where a 
PMD supports TSO and IPsec but not both at the same time, then it will 
be the same as with any other 2 offloads that aren't supported together.