01/10/2021 10:54, Andrew Rybchenko:

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Thomas, if I'm not mistaken, net/mlx5 dv_xmeta_en driver option
is vendor-specific way to address the same problem.

Not exactly, it is configuring the capabilities:
  +------+-----------+-----------+-------------+-------------+
  | Mode | ``MARK``  | ``META``  | ``META`` Tx | FDB/Through |
  +======+===========+===========+=============+=============+
  | 0    | 24 bits   | 32 bits   | 32 bits     | no          |
  +------+-----------+-----------+-------------+-------------+
  | 1    | 24 bits   | vary 0-32 | 32 bits     | yes         |
  +------+-----------+-----------+-------------+-------------+
  | 2    | vary 0-24 | 32 bits   | 32 bits     | yes         |
  +------+-----------+-----------+-------------+-------------+

Sorry, but I don't understand the difference. Negotiate is
exactly about capabilities which we want to use.

The difference is that dv_xmeta_en is not enabling/disabling
the delivery of mark/meta.
It is just extending the scope (cross-domain) and the size.
I think this is not covered in your proposal.