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NAME

       flower - flow based traffic control filter

SYNOPSIS

       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  | ip_proto { tcp | udp | sctp | icmp | icmpv6 | 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 } OPTIONS | ip_flags IP_FLAGS }

       LSE_LIST := [ LSE_LIST ] LSE

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

DESCRIPTION

       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

       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.

       ip_proto IP_PROTO
              Match  on  layer four protocol.  IP_PROTO may be tcp, udp, sctp, icmp, icmpv6 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
              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.

       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.

NOTES

       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

       tc(8), tc-flow(8)