[PATCH v2 2/3] net/mlx5: fix ESP item validation to match on seqnum
Maayan Kashani
mkashani at nvidia.com
Tue Sep 9 08:28:52 CEST 2025
From: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo at nvidia.com>
The match on ESP sequence number is supported by hardware
steering implementation but was rejected in validation
routine shared by all steering engines.
This patch allows validation to pass with requested match on
ESP sequence number for hardware steering engine.
Fixes: fb96caa56aab ("net/mlx5: support ESP item on Windows")
Cc: stable at dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo at nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Matan Azrad <matan at nvidia.com>
---
drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.c | 10 +++++++++-
drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.h | 3 +++
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c | 6 ++----
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c | 5 ++---
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c | 6 ++----
drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.c | 10 +++++++++-
drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.h | 3 +++
7 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.c
index af8c02c38b8..777125e9a87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
const struct rte_flow_item *item,
uint64_t item_flags,
uint8_t target_protocol,
+ bool allow_seq,
struct rte_flow_error *error)
{
const struct rte_flow_item_esp *mask = item->mask;
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3;
const uint64_t l4m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4;
+ static const struct rte_flow_item_esp mlx5_flow_item_esp_mask = {
+ .hdr = {
+ .spi = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
+ .seq = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
+ },
+ };
int ret;
if (!mlx5_hws_active(dev)) {
@@ -47,7 +54,8 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
mask = &rte_flow_item_esp_mask;
ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
(dev, item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
- (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_esp_mask,
+ allow_seq ? (const uint8_t *)&mlx5_flow_item_esp_mask :
+ (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_esp_mask,
sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_esp), MLX5_ITEM_RANGE_NOT_ACCEPTED,
error);
if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.h
index 35b5871ab91..21a2ed5bec0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_flow_os.h
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ mlx5_os_flow_dr_sync_domain(void *domain, uint32_t flags)
* Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
* @param[in] target_protocol
* The next protocol in the previous item.
+ * @param[in] allow_seq
+ * The match on sequence number is supported.
* @param[out] error
* Pointer to error structure.
*
@@ -525,6 +527,7 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
const struct rte_flow_item *item,
uint64_t item_flags,
uint8_t target_protocol,
+ bool allow_seq,
struct rte_flow_error *error);
/**
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index abfd54da1a9..18d0d293770 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -7859,10 +7859,8 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID:
break;
case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ESP:
- ret = mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(dev, items,
- item_flags,
- next_protocol,
- error);
+ ret = mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(dev, items, item_flags,
+ next_protocol, false, error);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
last_item = MLX5_FLOW_ITEM_ESP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
index c84ae726a74..2ca40b41465 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
@@ -8818,9 +8818,8 @@ __flow_hw_pattern_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
last_item = MLX5_FLOW_ITEM_QUOTA;
break;
case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ESP:
- ret = mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(dev, item,
- *item_flags, 0xff,
- error);
+ ret = mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(dev, item, *item_flags,
+ 0xff, true, error);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
last_item = MLX5_FLOW_ITEM_ESP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
index 5b4a4eda3bb..67d199ce15e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
@@ -1332,10 +1332,8 @@ flow_verbs_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
switch (items->type) {
#ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ESP
case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ESP:
- ret = mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(dev, items,
- item_flags,
- next_protocol,
- error);
+ ret = mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(dev, items, item_flags,
+ next_protocol, false, error);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
last_item = MLX5_FLOW_ITEM_ESP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.c
index bf93da9f1e1..7a625fb880a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
const struct rte_flow_item *item,
uint64_t item_flags,
uint8_t target_protocol,
+ bool allow_seq,
struct rte_flow_error *error)
{
const struct rte_flow_item_esp *mask = item->mask;
@@ -437,6 +438,12 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3;
const uint64_t l4m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4;
+ static const struct rte_flow_item_esp mlx5_flow_item_esp_mask = {
+ .hdr = {
+ .spi = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
+ .seq = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
+ },
+ };
int ret;
if (!(item_flags & l3m))
@@ -461,7 +468,8 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
" supported on Windows");
ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
(dev, item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
- (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_esp_mask,
+ allow_seq ? (const uint8_t *)&mlx5_flow_item_esp_mask :
+ (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_esp_mask,
sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_esp), MLX5_ITEM_RANGE_NOT_ACCEPTED,
error);
if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.h
index 36edc3d5328..2cd4e953256 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_flow_os.h
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ int mlx5_flow_os_destroy_flow(void *drv_flow_ptr);
* Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
* @param[in] target_protocol
* The next protocol in the previous item.
+ * @param[in] allow_seq
+ * The match on sequence number is supported.
* @param[out] error
* Pointer to error structure.
*
@@ -472,6 +474,7 @@ mlx5_flow_os_validate_item_esp(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
const struct rte_flow_item *item,
uint64_t item_flags,
uint8_t target_protocol,
+ bool allow_seq,
struct rte_flow_error *error);
/**
--
2.21.0
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