# Re: \[PATCH net-next\] bnxt\_en: Allow ntuple filters for drops

- From: Michael Chan \<michael.chan@broadcom.com\>
- Date: 2026-01-29 02:24:35 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/01/3392205
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/01/3391948/t.md

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM Joe Damato [ref] wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 03:09:21PM -0800, Michael Chan wrote:
> > Alternatively, we can also change ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf() to
> > check that the cookie is not RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC or RX_CLS_FLOW_WAKE.
>
> That's up to the maintainers.
>
> The existing drivers I checked which use ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf all
> explicitly check RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC, so it seems to be an established pattern.
>
> I think we should fix this in the broadcom driver first and if there is a
> desire from the maintainers to handle this in ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf,
> that can be done as a separate series which updates all of the drivers to
> remove the redundant check.

Sounds good.  Thanks.
```

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