This patch adds mlx5 description about E-Switch mirroring
flow (RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SAMPLE with sample ratio=1) with
encap action, then supports the uplink port only in the sample
actions list or in the one flow.
Signed-off-by: Jiawei Wang <jiaw...@nvidia.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index bb436892a0..81986253bf 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ Limitations
sample actions list.
- For E-Switch mirroring flow, supports ``RAW ENCAP``, ``Port ID``,
``VXLAN ENCAP``, ``NVGRE ENCAP`` in the sample actions list.
+ - For E-Switch mirroring flow, supports ``ENCAP`` actions only to the
+ UpLink Port and in either of sample actions list or in the flow.
- For ConnectX-5 trusted device, the application metadata with SET_TAG index 0
is not supported before ``RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SAMPLE`` action.
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2.18.1
