Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: Properly get address type of encapsulation IP headers

From: YueHaibing
Date: Wed Sep 05 2018 - 07:30:05 EST


On 2018/9/4 14:01, Sathya Perla wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 2:56 PM YueHaibing <yuehaibing@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> gcc '-Wunused-but-set-variable' warning:
>>
>> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c: In function 'bnxt_tc_parse_flow':
>> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c:186:6: warning:
>> variable 'addr_type' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
>>
>> As done elsewhere in TC/flower offload code, the address type of
>> the encapsulation IP headers should be realized accroding to the
>> addr_type field of the encapsulation control dissector key.
> ...
>> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c | 10 ++++------
>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
>> index 092c817..5c625e5 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
>> @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int bnxt_tc_parse_flow(struct bnxt *bp,
>> flow->l2_key.num_vlans = 1;
>> }
>>
>> - if (dissector_uses_key(dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IPV4_ADDRS)) {
>
> __skb_flow_dissect() (in net/core/flow_dissector.c) uses the same
> construct. So, can you clarify what you are trying to fix here
> functionally. Thanks.
>
sorry, I misread the code.

However, the 'addr_type' can be removed. Will send a new cleanup patch.

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