From: Ido Schimmel <ido...@mellanox.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 08:15:09 +0000
> Up until now, when a packet was routed by the ASIC through the same
> router interface (RIF) from which it ingressed from, the ASIC passed the
> sole copy of the packet to the kernel. This allowed the kernel to route
> the packet and also potentially generate an ICMP redirect.
>
> There are scenarios (e.g., "one-armed router") where packets are
> intentionally routed this way and are therefore not deemed as
> exceptions. In such scenarios the current method of trapping packets to
> the CPU is problematic, as it results in major packet loss.
>
> This patchset solves the problem by having the ASIC forward the packet,
> but also send a copy to the CPU, which gives the kernel the opportunity
> to generate required exceptions.
>
> To prevent the kernel from forwarding such packets again, the driver
> marks them with 'offload_l3_fwd_mark', which causes the kernel to
> consume them in ip{,6}_forward_finish().
>
> Patch #1 renames 'offload_mr_fwd_mark' to 'offload_l3_fwd_mark'. When
> set, the field indicates that a packet was already forwarded in L3
> (unicast / multicast) by a capable device.
>
> Patch #2 teaches the kernel to consume unicast packets that have
> 'offload_l3_fwd_mark' set.
>
> Patch #3 changes mlxsw to mirror loopbacked (iRIF == eRIF) packets,
> instead of trapping them.
>
> Patch #4 adds a test case for above mentioned scenario.
Series applied, thank you.
