[PATCH v11] net/iavf: add diagnostic support in TX path

[Burakov, Anatoly]

On 1/10/2024 3:25 AM, Mingjin Ye wrote:
> Implemented a Tx wrapper to perform a thorough check on mbufs,
> categorizing and counting invalid cases by types for diagnostic
> purposes. The count of invalid cases is accessible through xstats_get.
> 
> Also, the devarg option "mbuf_check" was introduced to configure the
> diagnostic parameters to enable the appropriate diagnostic features.
> 
> supported cases: mbuf, size, segment, offload.
>   1. mbuf: check for corrupted mbuf.
>   2. size: check min/max packet length according to hw spec.
>   3. segment: check number of mbuf segments not exceed hw limitation.
>   4. offload: check any unsupported offload flag.
> 
> parameter format: "mbuf_check=<case>" or "mbuf_check=[<case1>,<case2>]"
> eg: dpdk-testpmd -a 0000:81:01.0,mbuf_check=[mbuf,size] -- -i
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mingjin Ye <mingjinx.ye at intel.com>
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> v2: Remove call chain.
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> v3: Optimisation implementation.
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> v4: Fix Windows os compilation error.
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> v5: Split Patch.
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> v6: remove strict.
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> v9: Modify the description document.
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> v10: Modify vf rst document.
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> v11: modify comment log.
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Acked-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>

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Thanks,
Anatoly