doc: update mlx5 encap/decap limitations
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Document validation limitations for encap/decap.
Signed-off-by: Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Ori kam <orika@mellanox.com>
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doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
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23/02/2020 10:30, Raslan Darawsheh:
> Document validation limitations for encap/decap.
>
> Signed-off-by: Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@mellanox.com>
> Acked-by: Ori kam <orika@mellanox.com>
Applied, thanks
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ Limitations
- Rx queue with LRO offload enabled, receiving a non-LRO packet, can forward
it with size limited to max LRO size, not to max RX packet length.
+- Decap / raw_decap:
+
+ - The decap is always done up to the first HW detected tunnel.
+ - Decap buffer is not validated, only matters for deciding the decap type
+ l3/l2 decap using the buffer size.
+
+- Encap / raw_encap:
+
+ - No validation is done on the encap buffer, it's user responsibility to
+ provide valid buffer.
+
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