RE: [RFC] ethdev: add send to kernel action

[Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Savisko <michaelsav@nvidia.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 11 August 2022 14:36
> 
> In some cases application may receive a packet that should have been
> received by the kernel. In this case application uses KNI or other means
> to transfer the packet to the kernel.
> This commit introduces rte flow action that the application may use
> to route the packet to the kernel while still in the HW.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Savisko <michaelsav@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
> index f92bef0184..969a607115 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
> @@ -2853,6 +2853,11 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
>  	 * See file rte_mtr.h for MTR profile object configuration.
>  	 */
>  	RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_METER_MARK,
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Send traffic to kernel.
> +	 */
> +	RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SEND_TO_KERNEL,
>  };
> 
>  /**
> --
> 2.27.0

Acked-by: Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>
Best,
Ori