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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst index 6983b11559cb..f5adb910427a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst @@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ Users may also set the function as migratable using Users may also set the IPsec crypto capability of the function using `devlink port function set ipsec_crypto` command. +Users may also set the IPsec packet capability of the function using +`devlink port function set ipsec_packet` command. + Function attributes =================== @@ -267,6 +270,31 @@ processed in software by the kernel. function: hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:00 ipsec_crypto enabled +IPsec packet capability setup +----------------------------- +When user enables IPsec packet capability for a VF, user application can offload +XFRM state and policy crypto operation (Encrypt/Decrypt) to this VF, as well as +IPsec encapsulation. + +When IPsec packet capability is disabled (default) for a VF, the XFRM state and +policy is processed in software by the kernel. + +- Get IPsec packet capability of the VF device:: + + $ devlink port show pci/0000:06:00.0/2 + pci/0000:06:00.0/2: type eth netdev enp6s0pf0vf1 flavour pcivf pfnum 0 vfnum 1 + function: + hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:00 ipsec_packet disabled + +- Set IPsec packet capability of the VF device:: + + $ devlink port function set pci/0000:06:00.0/2 ipsec_packet enable + + $ devlink port show pci/0000:06:00.0/2 + pci/0000:06:00.0/2: type eth netdev enp6s0pf0vf1 flavour pcivf pfnum 0 vfnum 1 + function: + hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:00 ipsec_packet enabled + Subfunction ============ |