[PATCH] net/mlx5: enhance error log for tunnel offloading

[Thomas Monjalon]

27/04/2023 14:23, David Marchand:
> Hello guys,
> 
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 1:56 PM David Marchand
> <david.marchand at redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > Tunnel offloading is linked to running a port with the non-obvious
> > dv_xmeta_en=3 devargs. Hint at it for "normal" users.
> >
> > Fixes: 4ec6360de37d ("net/mlx5: implement tunnel offload")
> >
> > Signed-off-by: David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>
> 
> Regardless of what happens to this patch, would it be possible to move
> away from those dv_xxx_en devargs things and go with a more
> straightforward API, like requesting tunnel offloading (or other) in
> rte_flow_configure?

Yes it is a good idea to use rte_flow_configure() for such configuration
of the ethernet port.
If we get application requirements dynamically,
then we can better allocate resources
and check for invalid combinations of features.