[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] mbuf: improve API doc for tunnel Tx offloads

[Olivier Matz]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 02:13:24AM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> Add few details to remind TSO flag, checksum flags and header lengths.
> 
> The doxygen syntax for MPLS-in-UDP is fixed.
> 
> Fixes: d95188551fa1 ("mbuf: introduce new Tx offload flag for MPLS-in-UDP")
> Cc: harish.patil at cavium.com
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> ---
>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> index 7ae3bab14..adf95e3cd 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> @@ -201,14 +201,16 @@ extern "C" {
>  
>  /**
>   * Bits 45:48 used for the tunnel type.
> - * When doing Tx offload like TSO or checksum, the HW needs to configure the
> - * tunnel type into the HW descriptors.
> + * The tunnel type must be specified for TSO or checksum on tunnel packets.

on tunnel packets -> on the inner part of tunnel packets

> + * These flags can be used with PKT_TX_TCP_SEG for TSO, or PKT_TX_xxx_CKSUM.
> + * The mbuf fields for inner and outer header lengths may be required:

may be -> are

> + * outer_l2_len, outer_l3_len, l2_len, l3_len, l4_len.

and tso_segsz for TSO.

>   */
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN   (0x1ULL << 45)
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GRE     (0x2ULL << 45)
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_IPIP    (0x3ULL << 45)
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GENEVE  (0x4ULL << 45)
> -/**< TX packet with MPLS-in-UDP RFC 7510 header. */
> +/** TX packet with MPLS-in-UDP RFC 7510 header. */
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP (0x5ULL << 45)
>  /* add new TX TUNNEL type here */
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK    (0xFULL << 45)
> -- 
> 2.16.2
>