[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Translate packet types for i40e

[Zhang, Helin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Ananyev, Konstantin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:33 PM
> To: Liu, Jijiang; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Translate packet types for i40e
> 
> Hi Frank,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Jijiang Liu
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:37 AM
> > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Translate packet types for i40e
> >
> > The i40e NIC can recognize many packet types, including ordinary L2
> > packet format and tunneling packet format such as IP in IP, IP in GRE, MAC in
> GRE and MAC in UDP.
> >
> > This patch set provides abstract definitions of packet types, which
> > can help user to use these packet types directly in their applications to speed
> up receive packet analysis.
> >
> > Moreover, this patch set translates i40e packet types to abstract
> > packet types in i40e driver, and make the corresponding changes in test
> applications.
> >
> > Jijiang Liu (4):
> >   Add packet type and IP header check in rte_mbuf
> >   Remove the PKT_RX_TUNNEL_IPV4_HDR and the
> PKT_RX_TUNNEL_IPV6_HDR
> >   Translate i40e packet types
> >   Make the corresponding changes in test-pmd
> >
> >  app/test-pmd/csumonly.c         |   12 +-
> >  app/test-pmd/rxonly.c           |   15 +-
> >  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h      |  225 ++++++++++++++-
> >  lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e_rxtx.c |  604
> > +++++++++++++++++++++------------------
> >  4 files changed, 569 insertions(+), 287 deletions(-)
> >
> 
> The patch looks good to me in general.
> Though I think it is not complete: we need to make sure that all PMDs RX
> functions will set mbuf's packet_type to the defined value.
We met quite a lot of similar situations, we designed a new way for i40e, then
have to rework igb/ixgbe. E.g. configuring reta, flow director, etc.
If possible, send the patch set as smaller as possible might be better. I guess
igb/ixgbe will be done soon later.

> As right now, only i40e implementation can distinguish packet_type properly, I
> think all other PMDs for the freshly received packet should do:
> mbuf->packet_type = RTE_PTYPE_UNDEF;
If I am not wrong, RTE_PTYPE_UNDEF can be 0, is packet_type in mbuf initialized to 0?
If yes, nothing needs to be done in igb/ixgbe for now.

> 
> Another thing: right now mbuf's packet_type is uint16_t.
> While enum rte_eth_packet_type will be interpreted by the compiler as 'int'
> (32bits).
> We can either change enum to a lot of defines (which I don't really like to do) or
> probably just add a comment somewhere that enum rte_eth_packet_type
> should never exceed UINT16_MAX value?
> 
> Konstantin
> 
> > --
> > 1.7.7.6

Regards,
Helin