[dpdk-users] using rte_flow via tespmd with Intel X552

[Tetsuro Nakamura <xyz1.8tn@gmail.com>]

Hi All,

I'm now trying to use simple L2 function with "Generic Flow API (rte_flow)"
using testpmd in dpdk-17.02,
but it doesn't work with the error below.

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$sudo ./dpdk-17.02/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -i
--portmask=0x3 --nb-cores=2

testpmd> flow validate 0 ingress pattern eth / eth dst is a0:36:9f:78:30:26
/ end actions drop / end
Caught error type 9 (specific pattern item): cause: 0x7ffd225adc88, Not
supported by L2 tunnel filter
testpmd> flow validate 0 ingress pattern eth / eth dst is a0:36:9f:78:30:26
/ end actions queue index 0 / end
Caught error type 9 (specific pattern item): cause: 0x7ffd225adc88, Not
supported by L2 tunnel filter
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I tried several other flows and got the same error.
I'm using Intel X552 NIC. The firmware-version is 0x800003e7.

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$ sudo ethtool -i rename6
driver: ixgbe
version: 5.0.4
firmware-version: 0x800003e7
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:03:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: no
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My question is,
am I missing some additional settings to do ?
Should I use another firmware version ?
# DPDK 17.02 official release note says the tested firmware version was
0x800001cf.
# My version, 0x800003e7 is newer, isn't it?

I don't think the NIC does't support such simple L2 functions.
But if it doesn't, are there any documents that tell us which NIC supports
which flow rules in rte_flow?
Could you tell me what flows I can try with Intel X552 NIC?

Thank you and best regards,

Tetsuro Nakamura, NTT