Re: [PATCH nf-next] nf_flow_table_offload: offload the vlan encap in the flowtable

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On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 11:28:16PM +0800, wenxu wrote:
> 
> On 2022/4/27 22:10, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 10:38:35AM -0400, wenx05124561@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> From: wenxu <wenxu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> This patch put the vlan dev process in the FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT
> >> mode. Xmit the packet with vlan can offload to the real dev directly.
> >>
> >> It can support all kinds of VLAN dev path:
> >> br0.100-->br0(vlan filter enable)-->eth
> >> br0(vlan filter enable)-->eth
> >> br0(vlan filter disable)-->eth.100-->eth
> > I assume this eth is a bridge port.
> 
> Yes it is. And it also can support the case without bridge as following.
> 
> eth.100-->eth.
> 
> >
> >> The packet xmit and recv offload to the 'eth' in both original and
> >> reply direction.
> > This is an enhancement or fix?
>
> It's an enhancement and  it make the vlan packet can offload through the real dev.

What's the benefit from the existing approach?

> > Is this going to work for VLAN + PPP?
> >
> > Would you update tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_flowtable.sh to
> > cover bridge filtering usecase? It could be done in a follow up patch.
>
> I will do for both  if this patch reivew ok .

OK.



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