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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+#
+
+import re
+import time
+
+from framework.packet import Packet
+from framework.pmd_output import PmdOutput
+from framework.test_case import TestCase, check_supported_nic
+from framework.utils import BLUE, GREEN, RED
+
+rule_switch_unsupported = {
+    "name": "create switch unsupported rules",
+    "message": "ice_flow_create(): Failed to create flow",
+    "ipv4": [
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask 00:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff / ipv4 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00 dst spec 33:00:00:00:00:02 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:fe / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / end actions drop / end",
+    ],
+    "ipv4_tcp": [
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:fe / ipv4 / tcp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00 dst spec 00:01:23:45:67:89 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:00:ff / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / tcp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 dst spec 8017 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+    ],
+    "ipv4_udp": [
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:fe / ipv4 / udp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00 dst spec 00:01:23:45:67:89 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:00:ff / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / udp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 dst spec 8017 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+    ],
+    "ipv4_sctp": [
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:fe / ipv4 / sctp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth dst spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00 / ipv4 / sctp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.254 / sctp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.255.243 / sctp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / sctp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / sctp dst spec 8010 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / sctp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 dst spec 8017 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 src mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00 dst spec 00:01:23:45:67:89 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:00:ff / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / sctp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 dst spec 8017 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+    ],
+}
+
+rule_switch_supported = {
+    "name": "create switch supported rules",
+    "message": "Succeeded to create (2) flow",
+    "ipv4": [
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth dst spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff / ipv4 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.255.0 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / end actions drop / end",
+    ],
+    "ipv4_tcp": [
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth dst spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00 / ipv4 / tcp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.254 / tcp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.255.243 / tcp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / tcp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / tcp dst spec 8010 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / tcp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 dst spec 8017 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+    ],
+    "ipv4_udp": [
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth dst spec 00:11:22:33:44:55 dst mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00 / ipv4 / udp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.254 / udp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.255.243 / udp / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / udp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / udp dst spec 8010 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+        "flow create 0 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 src spec 192.168.0.1 src mask 255.255.255.0 dst spec 192.168.0.2 dst mask 255.255.0.255 / udp src spec 8010 src mask 65520 dst spec 8017 dst mask 65520 / end actions drop / end",
+    ],
+}
+
+subcases = {
+    "case": [rule_switch_supported, rule_switch_unsupported],
+    "result": [],
+}
+
+
+class ICEDCFACLDisableFilterTest(TestCase):
+    supported_nic = ["ICE_25G-E810C_SFP", "ICE_25G-E810_XXV_SFP", "ICE_100G-E810C_QSFP"]
+
+    @check_supported_nic(supported_nic)
+    def set_up_all(self):
+        """
+        Run at the start of each test suite.
+        """
+        self.dut_ports = self.dut.get_ports(self.nic)
+        # Verify that enough ports are available
+        self.verify(len(self.dut_ports) >= 2, "Insufficient ports")
+        localPort0 = self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0])
+        self.tester_iface0 = self.tester.get_interface(localPort0)
+        self.pf0_intf = self.dut.ports_info[self.dut_ports[0]]["intf"]
+        self.dut.send_expect("ifconfig %s up" % self.tester_iface0, "# ")
+        self.pkt = Packet()
+        self.pmd_output = PmdOutput(self.dut)
+        self.testpmd_status = "close"
+        # bind pf to kernel
+        self.dut.bind_interfaces_linux("ice")
+        # set vf driver
+        self.vf_driver = "vfio-pci"
+        self.dut.send_expect("modprobe vfio-pci", "# ")
+        self.path = self.dut.apps_name["test-pmd"]
+        self.setup_1pf_1vf_env()
+        self.dut.send_expect("ifconfig %s up" % self.tester_iface0, "# ", 15)
+
+    def setup_1pf_1vf_env(self, pf_port=0, driver="default"):
+
+        self.used_dut_port_0 = self.dut_ports[pf_port]
+        # get PF interface name
+        self.dut.send_expect("ethtool -i %s" % self.pf0_intf, "#")
+        # generate 1 VF on PF
+        self.dut.generate_sriov_vfs_by_port(self.used_dut_port_0, 1, driver=driver)
+        self.sriov_vfs_port_0 = self.dut.ports_info[self.used_dut_port_0]["vfs_port"]
+        self.vf0_pci = self.sriov_vfs_port_0[0].pci
+        # set VF0 as trust
+        self.dut.send_expect("ip link set %s vf 0 trust on" % self.pf0_intf, "#")
+        # bind drivers
+        for port in self.sriov_vfs_port_0:
+            port.bind_driver(self.vf_driver)
+        time.sleep(5)
+
+    def set_up(self):
+        """
+        Run before each test case.
+        """
+        self.setup_1pf_1vf_env()
+
+    def create_testpmd_command(self, param, acl_status):
+        """
+        Create testpmd command
+        """
+        # Prepare testpmd EAL and parameters
+        if acl_status != "":
+            all_eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(
+                cores="1S/4C/1T",
+                ports=[self.vf0_pci],
+                port_options={self.vf0_pci: "cap=dcf,acl=" + acl_status},
+            )
+        else:
+            all_eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(
+                cores="1S/4C/1T",
+                ports=[self.vf0_pci],
+                port_options={self.vf0_pci: "cap=dcf"},
+            )
+        command = self.path + all_eal_param + "--log-level='ice,7'" + " -- -i" + param
+        return command
+
+    def launch_testpmd(self, param="", acl_status="off"):
+        """
+        launch testpmd with the command
+        """
+        time.sleep(5)
+        command = self.create_testpmd_command(param, acl_status)
+        out = self.dut.send_expect(command, "testpmd> ", 20)
+        return out
+
+    def create_acl_filter_rule(self, rules, check_stats):
+        """
+        Create acl filter rules,
+        set check_stats=False to check Switch not support rules can not be created by ACL engine
+        set check_stats=True to check Switch support rules can be created by Switch engine
+        """
+        rule_list = {}
+        # switch_rule message = "Succeeded to create (2) flow"
+        # failed_rule message = "ice_flow_create(): Failed to create flow"
+
+        for item in rules.values():
+            if isinstance(item, list):
+                for rule in item:
+                    out = self.dut.send_expect(rule, "testpmd> ")
+                    # check switch not support rule
+                    if check_stats == False:
+                        rule_list.update(
+                            {rule: False if rules["message"] in out else True}
+                        )
+                    # check switch support rule
+                    if check_stats == True:
+                        rule_list.update(
+                            {rule: True if rules["message"] in out else False}
+                        )
+
+        if check_stats:
+            self.verify(
+                all(list(rule_list.values())),
+                "all rules should be created successfully by Switch engine, result {}".format(
+                    rule_list
+                ),
+            )
+        else:
+            self.verify(
+                not any(list(rule_list.values())),
+                "all rules should be created failed by ACL engine, result {}".format(
+                    rule_list
+                ),
+            )
+
+    def test_startup_time(self):
+        """
+        It takes too much time to enable the ACL engine when starting testpmd,
+        so the startup time should be shortened after disabling ACL.
+        """
+        repeat_time = 6
+        start_up_time_acl_off = []
+        start_up_time_acl_on = []
+        regex = re.compile(".*real (\d+\.\d{2}).*")
+        # acl = off
+        command_acl_off = self.create_testpmd_command(param="", acl_status="off")
+        # acl = on
+        command_acl_on = self.create_testpmd_command(param="", acl_status="")
+        # record startup time
+        for i in range(repeat_time):
+            out_acl_off = self.dut.send_expect(
+                "echo quit | time -p ./%s" % (command_acl_off),
+                "#",
+                120,
+            )
+
+            out_acl_on = self.dut.send_expect(
+                "echo quit | time -p ./%s" % (command_acl_on),
+                "#",
+                120,
+            )
+
+            time_acl_on = regex.findall(out_acl_on)[0]
+            time_acl_off = regex.findall(out_acl_off)[0]
+            if time_acl_on != "" and time_acl_off != "":
+                start_up_time_acl_off.append(eval(time_acl_off))
+                start_up_time_acl_on.append(eval(time_acl_on))
+            print(BLUE("%s times done, %s times totally" % (i + 1, repeat_time)))
+        # get the average
+        avg_start_up_time_acl_on = sum(start_up_time_acl_on) / repeat_time
+        avg_start_up_time_acl_off = sum(start_up_time_acl_off) / repeat_time
+        self.verify(
+            avg_start_up_time_acl_on >= avg_start_up_time_acl_off + 6,
+            "disable acl to reduce startup time failed!!!",
+        )
+        self.testpmd_status = "close"
+
+    def test_disable_acl(self):
+        """
+        when creating ACL rules after disabling the ACL engine, the ACL engine will fail to create any of these rules,
+        but some of them can be successfully created by the switch engine.
+        """
+        launch_testpmd = True
+        if launch_testpmd:
+            # launch testpmd
+            self.launch_testpmd(acl_status="off")
+
+        self.dut.send_expect("flow flush 0", "testpmd> ", 120)
+        # test subcase
+        for subcase in subcases["case"]:
+            try:
+                self.logger.info(
+                    (GREEN("========test subcase: %s========" % subcase["name"]))
+                )
+                self.create_acl_filter_rule(
+                    rules=subcase,
+                    check_stats=False if "unsupported" in subcase["name"] else True,
+                )
+                self.logger.info((GREEN("case passed: %s" % subcase["name"])))
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.warning((RED(e)))
+                self.logger.info((GREEN("case failed: %s" % subcase["name"])))
+                subcases["result"].append(False)
+        self.verify(all(subcases["result"]), "test disable failed.")
+
+        self.testpmd_status = "open"
+
+    def quit_testpmd(self):
+        """
+        quit testpmd
+        """
+        if self.testpmd_status != "close":
+            # destroy all flow rules on DCF
+            self.dut.send_expect("flow flush 0", "testpmd> ", 15)
+            self.dut.send_expect("clear port stats all", "testpmd> ", 15)
+            self.dut.send_expect("quit", "#", 30)
+            # kill all DPDK application
+            self.dut.kill_all()
+
+    def tear_down(self):
+        """
+        Run after each test case.
+        """
+        self.quit_testpmd()
+
+    def tear_down_all(self):
+        """
+        Run after each test suite.
+        """
+        self.dut.kill_all()
