[V5,3/8] test_plans/ipgre: modify script and test plan to support i40e fimware >= 8.4

Message ID 20221122082206.12559-3-weiyuanx.li@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Headers
Series [V5,1/8] test_plans/dual_vlan: modify script and test plan to support i40e fimware >= 8.4 |

Commit Message

Weiyuan Li Nov. 22, 2022, 8:22 a.m. UTC
  Modify script and test plan to i40e support fimware >= 8.4.
When the fimrware >= 8.4, if the filter is to take effect need to enable
extend.

Signed-off-by: Weiyuan Li <weiyuanx.li@intel.com>
---
Tested-by: Song Jiale <songx.jiale@intel.com>

v2:
-use the firmware version to judge whether to add command `extend on`.
v3:
-modify description.
v4:
-modify comments.
-dual_vlan test plan modify table and add header.
v5:
-fix some typos.

 test_plans/ipgre_test_plan.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
  

Patch

diff --git a/test_plans/ipgre_test_plan.rst b/test_plans/ipgre_test_plan.rst
index 693432ef..f51193b2 100644
--- a/test_plans/ipgre_test_plan.rst
+++ b/test_plans/ipgre_test_plan.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@  Start testpmd and enable rxonly forwarding mode::
     testpmd> set verbose 1
     testpmd> start
 
+    Due to the kernel enables Qinq and cannot be closed, the DPDK only add `extend on` to make the VLAN filter
+    work normally. Therefore, if the i40e firmware version >= 8.4 the DPDK can only add `extend on` to make the VLAN filter work normally:
+    testpmd> vlan set extend on 0
+
 Send packet as table listed and packet type match each layer::
 
    Ether()/IPv6(nh=47)/GRE()/IP()/UDP()/Raw('x'*40)