From d1626a1c273d0e66834006b10ebe12062dce2b6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ioana Ciornei Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:19:01 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] docs: networking: dpaa2: document mirroring support on the switch Document the mirroring capabilities of the dpaa2-switch driver, any restrictions that are imposed and some example commands. Signed-off-by: Ioana Ciornei Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- .../ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/switch-driver.rst | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/switch-driver.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/switch-driver.rst index 863ca6b..8bf411b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/switch-driver.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/switch-driver.rst @@ -172,3 +172,46 @@ Example 4: Use a single shared filter block on both eth5 and eth6:: action trap $ tc filter add block 1 ingress protocol ipv4 flower src_ip 192.168.1.1 skip_sw \ action mirred egress redirect dev eth3 + +Mirroring +~~~~~~~~~ + +The DPAA2 switch supports only per port mirroring and per VLAN mirroring. +Adding mirroring filters in shared blocks is also supported. + +When using the tc-flower classifier with the 802.1q protocol, only the +''vlan_id'' key will be accepted. Mirroring based on any other fields from the +802.1q protocol will be rejected:: + + $ tc qdisc add dev eth8 ingress_block 1 clsact + $ tc filter add block 1 ingress protocol 802.1q flower skip_sw vlan_prio 3 action mirred egress mirror dev eth6 + Error: fsl_dpaa2_switch: Only matching on VLAN ID supported. + We have an error talking to the kernel + +If a mirroring VLAN filter is requested on a port, the VLAN must to be +installed on the switch port in question either using ''bridge'' or by creating +a VLAN upper device if the switch port is used as a standalone interface:: + + $ tc qdisc add dev eth8 ingress_block 1 clsact + $ tc filter add block 1 ingress protocol 802.1q flower skip_sw vlan_id 200 action mirred egress mirror dev eth6 + Error: VLAN must be installed on the switch port. + We have an error talking to the kernel + + $ bridge vlan add vid 200 dev eth8 + $ tc filter add block 1 ingress protocol 802.1q flower skip_sw vlan_id 200 action mirred egress mirror dev eth6 + + $ ip link add link eth8 name eth8.200 type vlan id 200 + $ tc filter add block 1 ingress protocol 802.1q flower skip_sw vlan_id 200 action mirred egress mirror dev eth6 + +Also, it should be noted that the mirrored traffic will be subject to the same +egress restrictions as any other traffic. This means that when a mirrored +packet will reach the mirror port, if the VLAN found in the packet is not +installed on the port it will get dropped. + +The DPAA2 switch supports only a single mirroring destination, thus multiple +mirror rules can be installed but their ''to'' port has to be the same:: + + $ tc filter add block 1 ingress protocol 802.1q flower skip_sw vlan_id 200 action mirred egress mirror dev eth6 + $ tc filter add block 1 ingress protocol 802.1q flower skip_sw vlan_id 100 action mirred egress mirror dev eth7 + Error: fsl_dpaa2_switch: Multiple mirror ports not supported. + We have an error talking to the kernel -- 2.7.4