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NAME         top

       flower - flow based traffic control filter

SYNOPSIS         top

       tc filter ... flower [ MATCH_LIST ] [ action ACTION_SPEC ] [
               classid CLASSID ] [ hw_tc TCID ]

       MATCH_LIST := [ MATCH_LIST ] MATCH

       MATCH := { indev ifname | verbose  | skip_sw | skip_hw  | {
               dst_mac | src_mac } MASKED_LLADDR | vlan_id VID |
               vlan_prio PRIORITY | vlan_ethtype { ipv4 | ipv6 |
               ETH_TYPE } | cvlan_id VID | cvlan_prio PRIORITY |
               cvlan_ethtype { ipv4 | ipv6 | ETH_TYPE } | pppoe_sid PSID
               | ppp_proto { ip | ipv6 | mpls_uc | mpls_mc | PPP_PROTO }
               | mpls LSE_LIST | mpls_label LABEL | mpls_tc TC |
               mpls_bos BOS | mpls_ttl TTL | l2tpv3_sid LSID | ip_proto
               { tcp | udp | sctp | icmp | icmpv6 | l2tp | IP_PROTO } |
               ip_tos MASKED_IP_TOS | ip_ttl MASKED_IP_TTL | { dst_ip |
               src_ip } PREFIX | { dst_port | src_port } { MASKED_NUMBER
               | min_port_number-max_port_number } | tcp_flags
               MASKED_TCP_FLAGS | type MASKED_TYPE | code MASKED_CODE |
               { arp_tip | arp_sip } IPV4_PREFIX | arp_op { request |
               reply | OP } | { arp_tha | arp_sha } MASKED_LLADDR |
               enc_key_id KEY-ID | { enc_dst_ip | enc_src_ip } {
               ipv4_address | ipv6_address } | enc_dst_port port_number
               | enc_tos TOS | enc_ttl TTL | { geneve_opts | vxlan_opts
               | erspan_opts | gtp_opts | pfcp_opts } OPTIONS | ip_flags
               IP_FLAGS | l2_miss L2_MISS | cfm CFM_OPTIONS }

       LSE_LIST := [ LSE_LIST ] LSE

       LSE := lse depth DEPTH { label LABEL | tc TC | bos BOS | ttl TTL
               }

       CFM := cfm mdl LEVEL | op OPCODE

DESCRIPTION         top

       The flower filter matches flows to the set of keys specified and
       assigns an arbitrarily chosen class ID to packets belonging to
       them. Additionally (or alternatively) an action from the generic
       action framework may be called.

OPTIONS         top

       action ACTION_SPEC
              Apply an action from the generic actions framework on
              matching packets.

       classid CLASSID
              Specify a class to pass matching packets on to.  CLASSID
              is in the form X:Y, while X and Y are interpreted as
              numbers in hexadecimal format.

       hw_tc TCID
              Specify a hardware traffic class to pass matching packets
              on to. TCID is in the range 0 through 15.

       indev ifname
              Match on incoming interface name. Obviously this makes
              sense only for forwarded flows.  ifname is the name of an
              interface which must exist at the time of tc invocation.

       verbose
              Enable verbose logging, including offloading errors when
              not using skip_sw flag.

       skip_sw
              Do not process filter by software. If hardware has no
              offload support for this filter, or TC offload is not
              enabled for the interface, operation will fail.

       skip_hw
              Do not process filter by hardware.

       dst_mac MASKED_LLADDR
       src_mac MASKED_LLADDR
              Match on source or destination MAC address.  A mask may be
              optionally provided to limit the bits of the address which
              are matched. A mask is provided by following the address
              with a slash and then the mask. It may be provided in
              LLADDR format, in which case it is a bitwise mask, or as a
              number of high bits to match. If the mask is missing then
              a match on all bits is assumed.

       num_of_vlans NUM
              Match on the number of vlan tags in the packet.  NUM can
              be 0 or small positive integer. Typically in 0-4 range.

       vlan_id VID
              Match on vlan tag id.  VID is an unsigned 12bit value in
              decimal format.

       vlan_prio PRIORITY
              Match on vlan tag priority.  PRIORITY is an unsigned 3bit
              value in decimal format.

       vlan_ethtype VLAN_ETH_TYPE
              Match on layer three protocol.  VLAN_ETH_TYPE may be
              either ipv4, ipv6 or an unsigned 16bit value in
              hexadecimal format. To match on QinQ packet, it must be
              802.1Q or 802.1AD.

       cvlan_id VID
              Match on QinQ inner vlan tag id.  VID is an unsigned 12bit
              value in decimal format.

       cvlan_prio PRIORITY
              Match on QinQ inner vlan tag priority.  PRIORITY is an
              unsigned 3bit value in decimal format.

       cvlan_ethtype VLAN_ETH_TYPE
              Match on QinQ layer three protocol.  VLAN_ETH_TYPE may be
              either ipv4, ipv6 or an unsigned 16bit value in
              hexadecimal format.

       pppoe_sid PSID
              Match on PPPoE session id.  PSID is an unsigned 16bit
              value in decimal format.

       ppp_proto PPP_PROTO
              Match on PPP layer three protocol.  PPP_PROTO may be
              either ip, ipv6, mpls_uc, mpls_mc or an unsigned 16bit
              value in hexadecimal format.

       mpls LSE_LIST
              Match on the MPLS label stack.  LSE_LIST is a list of
              Label Stack Entries, each introduced by the lse keyword.
              This option can't be used together with the standalone
              mpls_label, mpls_tc, mpls_bos and mpls_ttl options.

              lse LSE_OPTIONS
                     Match on an MPLS Label Stack Entry.  LSE_OPTIONS is
                     a list of options that describe the properties of
                     the LSE to match.

                     depth DEPTH
                            The depth of the Label Stack Entry to
                            consider. Depth starts at 1 (the outermost
                            Label Stack Entry). The maximum usable depth
                            may be limited by the kernel. This option is
                            mandatory.  DEPTH is an unsigned 8 bit value
                            in decimal format.

                     label LABEL
                            Match on the MPLS Label field at the
                            specified depth.  LABEL is an unsigned 20
                            bit value in decimal format.

                     tc TC  Match on the MPLS Traffic Class field at the
                            specified depth.  TC is an unsigned 3 bit
                            value in decimal format.

                     bos BOS
                            Match on the MPLS Bottom Of Stack field at
                            the specified depth.  BOS is a 1 bit value
                            in decimal format.

                     ttl TTL
                            Match on the MPLS Time To Live field at the
                            specified depth.  TTL is an unsigned 8 bit
                            value in decimal format.

       mpls_label LABEL
              Match the label id in the outermost MPLS label stack
              entry.  LABEL is an unsigned 20 bit value in decimal
              format.

       mpls_tc TC
              Match on the MPLS TC field, which is typically used for
              packet priority, in the outermost MPLS label stack entry.
              TC is an unsigned 3 bit value in decimal format.

       mpls_bos BOS
              Match on the MPLS Bottom Of Stack field in the outermost
              MPLS label stack entry.  BOS is a 1 bit value in decimal
              format.

       mpls_ttl TTL
              Match on the MPLS Time To Live field in the outermost MPLS
              label stack entry.  TTL is an unsigned 8 bit value in
              decimal format.

       l2tpv3_sid LSID
              Match on L2TPv3 session id field transported over IPv4 or
              IPv6.  LSID is an unsigned 32 bit value in decimal format.

       ip_proto IP_PROTO
              Match on layer four protocol.  IP_PROTO may be tcp, udp,
              sctp, icmp, icmpv6, l2tp or an unsigned 8bit value in
              hexadecimal format.

       ip_tos MASKED_IP_TOS
              Match on ipv4 TOS or ipv6 traffic-class - eight bits in
              hexadecimal format.  A mask may be optionally provided to
              limit the bits which are matched. A mask is provided by
              following the value with a slash and then the mask. If the
              mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.

       ip_ttl MASKED_IP_TTL
              Match on ipv4 TTL or ipv6 hop-limit  - eight bits value in
              decimal or hexadecimal format.  A mask may be optionally
              provided to limit the bits which are matched. Same logic
              is used for the mask as with matching on ip_tos.

       dst_ip PREFIX
       src_ip PREFIX
              Match on source or destination IP address.  PREFIX must be
              a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, depending on the protocol
              option to tc filter, optionally followed by a slash and
              the prefix length.  If the prefix is missing, tc assumes a
              full-length host match.

       dst_port { MASKED_NUMBER |  MIN_VALUE-MAX_VALUE }
       src_port { MASKED_NUMBER |  MIN_VALUE-MAX_VALUE }
              Match on layer 4 protocol source or destination port
              number, with an optional mask. Alternatively, the minimum
              and maximum values can be specified to match on a range of
              layer 4 protocol source or destination port numbers. Only
              available for ip_proto values udp, tcp and sctp which have
              to be specified in beforehand.

       tcp_flags MASKED_TCP_FLAGS
              Match on TCP flags represented as 12bit bitfield in in
              hexadecimal format.  A mask may be optionally provided to
              limit the bits which are matched. A mask is provided by
              following the value with a slash and then the mask. If the
              mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.

       type MASKED_TYPE
       code MASKED_CODE
              Match on ICMP type or code. A mask may be optionally
              provided to limit the bits of the address which are
              matched. A mask is provided by following the address with
              a slash and then the mask. The mask must be as a number
              which represents a bitwise mask If the mask is missing
              then a match on all bits is assumed.  Only available for
              ip_proto values icmp and icmpv6 which have to be specified
              in beforehand.

       arp_tip IPV4_PREFIX
       arp_sip IPV4_PREFIX
              Match on ARP or RARP sender or target IP address.
              IPV4_PREFIX must be a valid IPv4 address optionally
              followed by a slash and the prefix length. If the prefix
              is missing, tc assumes a full-length host match.

       arp_op ARP_OP
              Match on ARP or RARP operation.  ARP_OP may be request,
              reply or an integer value 0, 1 or 2.  A mask may be
              optionally provided to limit the bits of the operation
              which are matched. A mask is provided by following the
              address with a slash and then the mask. It may be provided
              as an unsigned 8 bit value representing a bitwise mask. If
              the mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.

       arp_sha MASKED_LLADDR
       arp_tha MASKED_LLADDR
              Match on ARP or RARP sender or target MAC address.  A mask
              may be optionally provided to limit the bits of the
              address which are matched. A mask is provided by following
              the address with a slash and then the mask. It may be
              provided in LLADDR format, in which case it is a bitwise
              mask, or as a number of high bits to match. If the mask is
              missing then a match on all bits is assumed.

       enc_key_id NUMBER
       enc_dst_ip PREFIX
       enc_src_ip PREFIX
       enc_dst_port NUMBER
       enc_tos NUMBER
       enc_ttl NUMBER
       ct_state CT_STATE
       ct_zone CT_MASKED_ZONE
       ct_mark CT_MASKED_MARK
       ct_label CT_MASKED_LABEL
              Matches on connection tracking info

              CT_STATE
                     Match the connection state, and can be combination
                     of [{+|-}flag] flags, where flag can be one of

                     trk - Tracked connection.

                     new - New connection.

                     est - Established connection.

                     rpl - The packet is in the reply direction, meaning
                     that it is in the opposite direction from the
                     packet that initiated the connection.

                     inv - The state is invalid. The packet couldn't be
                     associated to a connection.

                     rel - The packet is related to an existing
                     connection.

                     Example: +trk+est

              CT_MASKED_ZONE
                     Match the connection zone, and can be masked.

              CT_MASKED_MARK
                     32bit match on the connection mark, and can be
                     masked.

              CT_MASKED_LABEL
                     128bit match on the connection label, and can be
                     masked.

       geneve_opts OPTIONS
       vxlan_opts OPTIONS
       erspan_opts OPTIONS
       gtp_opts OPTIONS
       pfcp_opts OPTIONS
              Match on IP tunnel metadata. Key id NUMBER is a 32 bit
              tunnel key id (e.g. VNI for VXLAN tunnel).  PREFIX must be
              a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address optionally followed by a
              slash and the prefix length. If the prefix is missing, tc
              assumes a full-length host match.  Dst port NUMBER is a 16
              bit UDP dst port. Tos NUMBER is an 8 bit tos (dscp+ecn)
              value, ttl NUMBER is an 8 bit time-to-live value.
              geneve_opts OPTIONS must be a valid list of comma-
              separated geneve options where each option consists of a
              key optionally followed by a slash and corresponding mask.
              If the masks is missing, tc assumes a full-length match.
              The options can be described in the form
              CLASS:TYPE:DATA/CLASS_MASK:TYPE_MASK:DATA_MASK, where
              CLASS is represented as a 16bit hexadecimal value, TYPE as
              an 8bit hexadecimal value and DATA as a variable length
              hexadecimal value.  vxlan_opts OPTIONS doesn't support
              multiple options, and it consists of a key followed by a
              slash and corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc
              assumes a full-length match. The option can be described
              in the form GBP/GBP_MASK, where GBP is represented as a
              32bit number.  erspan_opts OPTIONS doesn't support
              multiple options, and it consists of a key followed by a
              slash and corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc
              assumes a full-length match. The option can be described
              in the form
              VERSION:INDEX:DIR:HWID/VERSION:INDEX_MASK:DIR_MASK:HWID_MASK,
              where VERSION is represented as a 8bit number, INDEX as an
              32bit number, DIR and HWID as a 8bit number. Multiple
              options is not supported. Note INDEX/INDEX_MASK is used
              when VERSION is 1, and DIR/DIR_MASK and HWID/HWID_MASK are
              used when VERSION is 2.  gtp_opts OPTIONS doesn't support
              multiple options, and it consists of a key followed by a
              slash and corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc
              assumes a full-length match. The option can be described
              in the form PDU_TYPE:QFI/PDU_TYPE_MASK:QFI_MASK where both
              PDU_TYPE and QFI are represented as a 8bit hexadecimal
              values.  pfcp_opts OPTIONS does not support multiple
              options. It consists of a key followed by a slash and
              corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc assumes a
              full-length match. The option can be described in the form
              TYPE:SEID/TYPE_MASK:SEID_MASK where TYPE is represented as
              a 8bit number, SEID is represented by 64bit. Both TYPE and
              SEID are provided in hex.

       ip_flags IP_FLAGS
              IP_FLAGS may be either frag, nofrag, firstfrag or
              nofirstfrag where frag and nofrag could be used to match
              on fragmented packets or not, respectively. firstfrag and
              nofirstfrag can be used to further distinguish fragmented
              packet. firstfrag can be used to indicate the first
              fragmented packet. nofirstfrag can be used to indicates
              subsequent fragmented packets or non-fragmented packets.

       l2_miss L2_MISS
              Match on layer 2 miss in the bridge driver's FDB / MDB.
              L2_MISS may be 0 or 1. When 1, match on packets that
              encountered a layer 2 miss. When 0, match on packets that
              were forwarded using an FDB / MDB entry. Note that
              broadcast packets do not encounter a miss since a lookup
              is not performed for them.

       cfm CFM_OPTIONS
              Match on Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) fields.
              CFM_OPTIONS is a list of options that describe the
              properties of the CFM information fields to match.

              mdl LEVEL
                     Match on the Maintenance Domain (MD) level field.
                     LEVEL is an unsigned 3 bit value in decimal format.

              op OPCODE
                     Match on the CFM opcode field. OPCODE is an
                     unsigned 8 bit value in decimal format.

NOTES         top

       As stated above where applicable, matches of a certain layer
       implicitly depend on the matches of the next lower layer.
       Precisely, layer one and two matches (indev,  dst_mac and
       src_mac) have no dependency, MPLS and layer three matches (mpls,
       mpls_label, mpls_tc, mpls_bos, mpls_ttl, ip_proto, dst_ip,
       src_ip, arp_tip, arp_sip, arp_op, arp_tha, arp_sha and ip_flags)
       depend on the protocol option of tc filter, layer four port
       matches (dst_port and src_port) depend on ip_proto being set to
       tcp, udp or sctp, and finally ICMP matches (code and type) depend
       on ip_proto being set to icmp or icmpv6.

       There can be only used one mask per one prio. If user needs to
       specify different mask, he has to use different prio.

SEE ALSO         top

       tc(8), tc-flow(8)

COLOPHON         top

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