[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 14/18] net/ixgbe: parse L2 tunnel filter

[Adrien Mazarguil]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 04:39:08PM +0000, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 1/16/2017 1:03 PM, Adrien Mazarguil wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 04:13:08PM +0800, Wei Zhao wrote:
> >> check if the rule is a L2 tunnel rule, and get the L2 tunnel info.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Wei Zhao <wei.zhao1 at intel.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c |   3 +-
> >>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c   | 216 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h      |  48 +++++++++
> >>  3 files changed, 266 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > [...]
> >> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> >> index 98084ac..7142479 100644
> >> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> >> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> >> @@ -268,6 +268,20 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
> >>  	 * See struct rte_flow_item_vxlan.
> >>  	 */
> >>  	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN,
> >> +
> >> +	/**
> >> +	 * Matches a E_TAG header.
> >> +	 *
> >> +	 * See struct rte_flow_item_e_tag.
> >> +	 */
> >> +	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_E_TAG,
> >> +
> >> +	/**
> >> +	 * Matches a NVGRE header.
> >> +	 *
> >> +	 * See struct rte_flow_item_nvgre.
> >> +	 */
> >> +	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE,
> >>  };
> >>  
> >>  /**
> >> @@ -454,6 +468,40 @@ struct rte_flow_item_vxlan {
> >>  };
> >>  
> >>  /**
> >> + * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_E_TAG.
> >> + *
> >> + * Matches a E-tag header.
> >> + */
> >> +struct rte_flow_item_e_tag {
> >> +	uint16_t tpid; /**< Tag protocol identifier (0x893F). */
> >> +	/** E-Tag control information (E-TCI). */
> >> +	/**< E-PCP (3b), E-DEI (1b), ingress E-CID base (12b). */
> >> +	uint16_t epcp_edei_in_ecid_b;
> >> +	/**< Reserved (2b), GRP (2b), E-CID base (12b). */
> >> +	uint16_t rsvd_grp_ecid_b;
> >> +	uint8_t in_ecid_e; /**< Ingress E-CID ext. */
> >> +	uint8_t ecid_e; /**< E-CID ext. */
> >> +};
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE.
> >> + *
> >> + * Matches a NVGRE header.
> >> + */
> >> +struct rte_flow_item_nvgre {
> >> +     /**
> >> +      * Checksum (1b), undefined (1b), key bit (1b), sequence number (1b),
> >> +      * reserved 0 (9b), version (3b).
> >> +      *
> >> +      * \c_k_s_rsvd0_ver must have value 0x2000 according to RFC 7637.
> >> +      */
> >> +	uint16_t c_k_s_rsvd0_ver;
> >> +	uint16_t protocol; /**< Protocol type (0x6558). */
> >> +	uint8_t tni[3]; /**< Virtual subnet ID. */
> >> +	uint8_t flow_id; /**< Flow ID. */
> >> +};
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >>   * Matching pattern item definition.
> >>   *
> >>   * A pattern is formed by stacking items starting from the lowest protocol
> >> -- 
> >> 2.5.5
> >>
> > 
> > OK for these definitions, however API documentation
> > (doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst) must be kept up to date, and it would
> > be great if testpmd support for these new items was added simultaneously
> > (changes in app/test-pmd/cmdline.c, app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c and
> > doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst).
> > 
> > How about putting all rte_flow changes (API & testpmd) in their own separate
> > patch?
> 
> I thought it can be more useful to have library and its user updated in
> same patch, gives more context. But missed rte_flow documentation ...

Not much of an issue as long as it's updated, also I did not notice the
series was already applied before replying.

> > You could use VLAN PCP/DEI/VID definitions as an example to expose partial
> > bit-fields (e.g. epcp_edei_in_ecid_b) in testpmd, see:
> > 
> >  1419fd5a6c9f ("app/testpmd: add protocol fields to flow command")
> > 
> > Now if re-spinning this series yet again is too much work, you can go ahead
> > with this commit as long as you do not forget to submit the rest later,
> > thanks.
> > 
> 
> Is following todo list complete:
> 1- update rte_flow document, doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst,
> document two new item types: E_TAG & NVGRE.
> 
> 2- Add testpmd sample implementation and documentation.

Right, everything at once in a single patch is fine. The existing item
definitions and testpmd commands can be used as templates.

Thanks.

> Hi Wei,
> 
> Would you mind working on a patch to cover above items?
> 
> Thanks,
> ferruh
> 

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Adrien Mazarguil
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