@@ -1224,6 +1224,11 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_eth(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
"multiple L2 layers not supported");
+ if (tunnel && (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3))
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+ "inner L2 layer should not "
+ "follow inner L3 layers");
if (!mask)
mask = &rte_flow_item_eth_mask;
ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
@@ -1270,6 +1275,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
const uint64_t vlanm = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN :
MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_VLAN;
+ const uint64_t l2m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 :
+ MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2;
if (item_flags & vlanm)
return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
@@ -1278,6 +1285,10 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
"L2 layer cannot follow L3/L4 layer");
+ else if ((item_flags & l2m) == 0)
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+ "no L2 layer before VLAN");
if (!mask)
mask = &rte_flow_item_vlan_mask;
ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
@@ -1390,6 +1401,10 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv4(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
"L3 cannot follow an NVGRE layer.");
+ else if (!tunnel && !(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2))
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+ "no L2 layer before IPV4");
if (!mask)
mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv4_mask;
else if (mask->hdr.next_proto_id != 0 &&
@@ -1481,6 +1496,10 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
"L3 cannot follow an NVGRE layer.");
+ else if (!tunnel && !(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2))
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+ "no L2 layer before IPV6");
if (!mask)
mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask;
ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,