Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix incorrect L3 layer chosen in TTL action

[Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>]

Hi Mou

From: Suanming Mou
> For IPINIP flow, there are two L3 layer match pattern items, the inner layer
> follows the outer layer as the latter L3 layer item, the TTL action handles the
> outer layer.
> 
> Current the outer and inner L3 layers are both regared as the outer L3 layer,
> it caueses TTL action uses the incorrect latter inner protocal in
> flow_dv_convert_action_modify_ttl() for header modifier.
> 
> Check former L3 outer layer existence avoid set the incorrect inner layer to
> the flow attr.
> 
> Fixes: 4bb14c83df95 ("net/mlx5: support modify header using Direct Verbs")
> Cc: dekelp@mellanox.com
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Suanming Mou <suanmingm@mellanox.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c | 12 ++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c index c402a8d..7cef5d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> @@ -84,10 +84,18 @@
>  	for (; item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; item++) {
>  		switch (item->type) {
>  		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
> -			attr->ipv4 = 1;
> +			/*
> +			 * flow_dv_validate() avoids multiple L3 layers case
> +			 * other than IPINIP. If attr->ipv6 set, ipv4 should
> +			 * be the IPINIP inner layer.
> +			 */
> +			if (!attr->ipv6)
> +				attr->ipv4 = 1;
>  			break;
>  		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
> -			attr->ipv6 = 1;
> +			/* If ipv4 set, ipv6 is the IPINIP inner layer. */
> +			if (!attr->ipv4)
> +				attr->ipv6 = 1;
>  			break;
>  		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
>  			attr->udp = 1;

What are about udp\tcp?

They both can be in outer and inner.....