[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] mbuf: fix bitmask of Tx offload flags
Ananyev, Konstantin
konstantin.ananyev at intel.com
Thu Jan 26 16:35:29 CET 2017
Hi Olivier,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olivier MATZ [mailto:olivier.matz at 6wind.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 3:05 PM
> To: Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
> Cc: Wu, Jingjing <jingjing.wu at intel.com>; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] mbuf: fix bitmask of Tx offload flags
>
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:58:08 +0000, "Ananyev, Konstantin"
> <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com> wrote:
> > Hi Jingjng,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Jingjing Wu
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:48 AM
> > > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > > Cc: Wu, Jingjing <jingjing.wu at intel.com>
> > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] mbuf: fix bitmask of Tx offload
> > > flags
> > >
> > > Some Tx offload flags are missed in Bitmask of all supported packet
> > > Tx offload features flags.
> > > This patch fixes it.
> >
> > Not sure what it exactly fixes?
> > As I remember these flags don't specify any TX offload for HW to
> > perform, But just provide information to the TX function.
> > Again, why only i40e code is modified?
> > As I remember we have the same code in other PMDs too.
> > Konstantin
> >
> > >
> > > Fixes: 4fb7e803eb1a ("ethdev: add Tx preparation")
> > > Signed-off-by: Jingjing Wu <jingjing.wu at intel.com>
> > > ---
> > > lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 4 ++++
> > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> > > index bfce9f4..e57a4d2 100644
> > > --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> > > +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> > > @@ -295,8 +295,12 @@ extern "C" {
> > > */
> > > #define PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK ( \
> > > PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM | \
> > > + PKT_TX_IPV4 | \
> > > + PKT_TX_IPV6 | \
> > > PKT_TX_L4_MASK | \
> > > PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM | \
> > > + PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4 | \
> > > + PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6 | \
> > > PKT_TX_TCP_SEG | \
> > > PKT_TX_QINQ_PKT | \
> > > PKT_TX_VLAN_PKT | \
> > > --
> > > 2.4.11
> >
>
> Also, it looks like MACSEC is missing. To avoid forgetting flags in
> the future, what do you think about doing the following (not tested)?
>
>
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> index b3cccfc..aa1dc76 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> @@ -182,9 +182,11 @@ extern "C" {
> */
> #define PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP (1ULL << 17)
>
> -/* add new RX flags here */
> +/* add new RX flags here, and update __PKT_RX_NEXT */
> +#define __PKT_RX_NEXT (1ULL << 18)
>
> -/* add new TX flags here */
> +/* add new TX flags here, and update __PKT_TX_NEXT */
> +#define __PKT_TX_NEXT (1ULL << 43)
>
> /**
> * Offload the MACsec. This flag must be set by the application to enable
> @@ -295,17 +297,16 @@ extern "C" {
> #define PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6 (1ULL << 60)
>
> /**
> + * Bitmask of all supported packet Rx offload features flags,
> + * which can be set for packet.
> + */
> +#define PKT_RX_OFFLOAD_MASK (__PKT_RX_NEXT - 1)
> +
> +/**
> * Bitmask of all supported packet Tx offload features flags,
> * which can be set for packet.
> */
> -#define PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK ( \
> - PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM | \
> - PKT_TX_L4_MASK | \
> - PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM | \
> - PKT_TX_TCP_SEG | \
> - PKT_TX_QINQ_PKT | \
> - PKT_TX_VLAN_PKT | \
> - PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK)
> +#define PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK ((~(__PKT_TX_NEXT - 1)) & 0x1fffffffffffffff)
I see your point but should, let say, PKT_TX_IPV4 be part of PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK at all?
It doesn't really define any offload for PMD/HW to perform.
It just provide extra information for PMD so it can successfully process other offload requests.
Konstantin
>
> #define __RESERVED (1ULL << 61) /**< reserved for future mbuf use */
>
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