[dpdk-dev] [RFC v2] ethdev: add VLAN attributes to ETH and VLAN items

[Dekel Peled]

In existing code the match on tagged/untagged packets is not explicit.
Recent documentation update [1] describes the different patterns and
clarifies the intended use of different patterns.

This patch proposes an update to ETH and VLAN items struct, to clearly
define the required characteristic of a packet, and enable precise
match criteria.

[1] https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-May/166257.html

Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <dekelp at mellanox.com>
---
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h | 16 +++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
index cf0eccb..0e0b8d4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -723,14 +723,18 @@ struct rte_flow_item_raw {
  * If the @p type field contains a TPID value, then only tagged packets with the
  * specified TPID will match the pattern.
  * Otherwise, only untagged packets will match the pattern.
- * If the @p ETH item is the only item in the pattern, and the @p type field
- * is not specified, then both tagged and untagged packets will match the
- * pattern.
+ * The field @p vlan_exist can be used to match specific packet types, instead
+ * of using the @p type field.
+ * This can be used to match any type of tagged packets.
+ * If the @p type and @p vlan_exist fields are not specified, then both tagged
+ * and untagged packets will match the pattern.
  */
 struct rte_flow_item_eth {
 	struct rte_ether_addr dst; /**< Destination MAC. */
 	struct rte_ether_addr src; /**< Source MAC. */
 	rte_be16_t type; /**< EtherType or TPID. */
+	uint32_t vlan_exist:1; /**< At least one VLAN exist in header. */
+	uint32_t reserved:31; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
 };
 
 /** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH. */
@@ -752,10 +756,16 @@ struct rte_flow_item_eth {
  * the preceding pattern item.
  * If a @p VLAN item is present in the pattern, then only tagged packets will
  * match the pattern.
+ * The field @p more_vlans_exist can be used to match specific packet types,
+ * instead of using the @p inner_type field.
+ * This can be used to match any type of tagged packets.
  */
 struct rte_flow_item_vlan {
 	rte_be16_t tci; /**< Tag control information. */
 	rte_be16_t inner_type; /**< Inner EtherType or TPID. */
+	uint32_t more_vlans_exist:1;
+	/**< At least one more VLAN exist in header, following this VLAN. */
+	uint32_t reserved:31; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
 };
 
 /** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN. */
-- 
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