> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Pablo de Lara > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 9:28 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: swap mac in IEEE1588 forwarding > > IEEE1588 forwarding mode uses same port to receive and transmit packets. > In this mode, the MAC address in the packets are not touched, and > therefore, packets could be sent with the same destination MAC address as > the MAC address of the port that is transmitting, which causes the packet > to be dropped in some NICs. > > In order to avoid this scenario, MAC addresses are swapped before packet > is sent out. > > Signed-off-by: Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch at intel.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
