I replied to it the same day but unfortunately only to the author (see attached). My apologies. Here's the answer: "Depends on HW. If it can forward packets to different places then it can also be supported. But in most cases yes - for bifurcated drivers." Regards, Michael -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Monjalon Sent: Monday, 12 September 2022 16:33 To: Michael Savisko ; Ori Kam Cc: andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru; dev@dpdk.org; Ferruh Yigit ; Slava Ovsiienko Subject: Re: [RFC] ethdev: add send to kernel action 16/08/2022 11:50, Ferruh Yigit: > On 8/11/2022 12:35 PM, Michael Savisko wrote: > > CAUTION: This message has originated from an External Source. Please use proper judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding to this email. > > > > > > In some cases application may receive a packet that should have been > > received by the kernel. In this case application uses KNI or other > > means to transfer the packet to the kernel. > > This commit introduces rte flow action that the application may use > > to route the packet to the kernel while still in the HW. > > > > Signed-off-by: Michael Savisko > > I assume this only works for bifurcated drivers, right? This question has not been replied after a month. Please let's be more reactive.