[PATCH v4 3/3] ethdev: add standby flags for live migration

[Rongwei Liu]

Hi Jerin

BR
Rongwei

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 21:20
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] ethdev: add standby flags for live migration
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> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 9:15 PM Rongwei Liu <rongweil at nvidia.com> wrote:
> >
> > Some flags are added to the process state API for live migration in
> > order to change the behavior of the flow rules in a standby process.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Rongwei Liu <rongweil at nvidia.com>
> > ---
> >  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h index
> > 1505396ced..9ae4f426a7 100644
> > --- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> > +++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> > @@ -2260,6 +2260,27 @@ int rte_eth_dev_owner_get(const uint16_t
> > port_id,  __rte_experimental  int rte_eth_process_set_role(bool
> > standby, uint32_t flags);
> >
> > +/**@{@name Process role flags
> > + * used when migrating from an application to another one.
> > + * @see rte_eth_process_set_active
> > + */
> > +/**
> > + * When set on a standby process, ingress flow rules will be
> > +effective
> > + * in active and standby processes, so the ingress traffic may be duplicated.
> > + */
> > +#define RTE_ETH_PROCESS_FLAG_STANDBY_DUP_FLOW_INGRESS
> RTE_BIT32(0)
> 
> 
> How to duplicate if action has statefull items for example,
> rte_flow_action_security::security_session -> it store the live pointer
> rte_flow_action_meter::mtr_id; -> MTR object ID created with
> rte_mtr_create()
I agree with you, not all actions can be supported in the active/standby model.
That' why we have return value checking and rollback.
In Nvidia driver doc, we suggested user to start from 'rss/queue/jump' actions.
Meter is possible, at least per my view.
Assume: "meter g_action queue 0 / y_action drop / r_action drop"
Old application: create meter_id 'A' with pre-defined limitation.
New application: create meter_id 'B' which has the same parameters with 'A'.
1. 1st possible approach:
	Hardware duplicates the traffic; old application use meter 'A' and new application uses meter 'B' to control traffic throughputs.
	Since traffic is duplicated, so it can go to different meters. 
2. 2nd possible approach:
             Meter 'A' and 'B' point to the same hardware resource, and traffic reaches this part first and if green, duplication happens.