[dpdk-dev,v3,2/5] ethdev: introduce new tunnel VXLAN-GPE

Message ID 20180412073324.61972-3-xuemingl@mellanox.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Ferruh Yigit
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Commit Message

Xueming Li April 12, 2018, 7:33 a.m. UTC
  VXLAN-GPE enables VXLAN for all protocols. Protocol link:
https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05.txt

Signed-off-by: Xueming Li <xuemingl@mellanox.com>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h    |  3 ++-
 lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c        |  1 +
 lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h        | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c         |  3 +++
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h         |  1 +
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c   |  1 +
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h   | 13 +++++++++++++
 lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h         | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 9 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  

Comments

Adrien Mazarguil April 12, 2018, 12:01 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 03:33:21PM +0800, Xueming Li wrote:
> VXLAN-GPE enables VXLAN for all protocols. Protocol link:
> https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05.txt
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xueming Li <xuemingl@mellanox.com>

A couple of remaining minor comments, see below. Once addressed:

Acked-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>

> ---
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h    |  3 ++-
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c        |  1 +
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h        | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c         |  3 +++
>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h         |  1 +
>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c   |  1 +
>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h   | 13 +++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h         | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  9 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> index 91dbd61a0..9d92d4e1e 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> @@ -1044,6 +1044,18 @@ Matches a GENEVE header.
>  - ``rsvd1``: reserved, normally 0x00.
>  - Default ``mask`` matches VNI only.
>  
> +Item: ``VXLAN-GPE``
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +Matches a VXLAN-GPE header (draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05).
> +
> +- ``flags``: normally 0x0C (I and P flag).

Minor nit:

=> - ``flags``: normally 0x0c (I and P flags).

> +- ``rsvd0``: reserved, normally 0x0000.
> +- ``protocol``: protocol type.
> +- ``vni``: VXLAN network identifier.
> +- ``rsvd1``: reserved, normally 0x00.
> +- Default ``mask`` matches VNI only.
> +
>  Actions
>  ~~~~~~~
>  
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
> index 668f59acb..5ea8ae24c 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
> @@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ extern "C" {
>  #define RTE_ETH_FLOW_VXLAN              19 /**< VXLAN protocol based flow */
>  #define RTE_ETH_FLOW_GENEVE             20 /**< GENEVE protocol based flow */
>  #define RTE_ETH_FLOW_NVGRE              21 /**< NVGRE protocol based flow */
> -#define RTE_ETH_FLOW_MAX                22
> +#define RTE_ETH_FLOW_VXLAN_GPE          22 /**< VXLAN-GPE protocol based flow */
> +#define RTE_ETH_FLOW_MAX                23
>  
>  /**
>   * Feature filter types
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
> index 3d8116ebd..58ec80f42 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
> @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static const struct rte_flow_desc_data rte_flow_desc_item[] = {
>  	MK_FLOW_ITEM(E_TAG, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_e_tag)),
>  	MK_FLOW_ITEM(NVGRE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_nvgre)),
>  	MK_FLOW_ITEM(GENEVE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_geneve)),
> +	MK_FLOW_ITEM(VXLAN_GPE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe)),
>  };
>  
>  /** Generate flow_action[] entry. */
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> index bed727df8..fefd69920 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> @@ -335,6 +335,13 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
>  	 * See struct rte_flow_item_geneve.
>  	 */
>  	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GENEVE,
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * Matches a VXLAN-GPE header (draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05).

Draft reference is unnecessary here, it should be provided further down with
the structure definition as for VXLAN.

> +	 *
> +	 * See struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe.
> +	 */
> +	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE,
>  };
>  
>  /**
> @@ -864,6 +871,26 @@ static const struct rte_flow_item_geneve rte_flow_item_geneve_mask = {
>  #endif
>  
>  /**
> + * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE.
> + *
> + * Matches a VXLAN-GPE header.

Here:

=> Matches a VXLAN-GPE header (draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05).

> + */
> +struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe {
> +	uint8_t flags; /**< Normally 0x0c (I and P flag). */

flag => flags

> +	uint8_t rsvd0[2]; /**< Reserved, normally 0x0000. */
> +	uint8_t protocol; /**< Protocol type. */
> +	uint8_t vni[3]; /**< VXLAN identifier. */
> +	uint8_t rsvd1; /**< Reserved, normally 0x00. */
> +};
> +
> +/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE. */
> +#ifndef __cplusplus
> +static const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe_mask = {
> +	.vni = "\xff\xff\xff",
> +};
> +#endif
> +
> +/**
>   * Matching pattern item definition.
>   *
>   * A pattern is formed by stacking items starting from the lowest protocol
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> index 091d388d3..dc90379e5 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> @@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ const char *rte_get_tx_ol_flag_name(uint64_t mask)
>  	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_IPIP: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_IPIP";
>  	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GENEVE: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GENEVE";
>  	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP";
> +	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE";
>  	case PKT_TX_MACSEC: return "PKT_TX_MACSEC";
>  	case PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD: return "PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD";
>  	default: return NULL;
> @@ -439,6 +440,8 @@ rte_get_tx_ol_flag_list(uint64_t mask, char *buf, size_t buflen)
>  		  "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_NONE" },
>  		{ PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP, PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK,
>  		  "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_NONE" },
> +		{ PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE, PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK,
> +		  "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_NONE" },
>  		{ PKT_TX_MACSEC, PKT_TX_MACSEC, NULL },
>  		{ PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD, PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD, NULL },
>  	};
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> index 62740254d..1839cf2ed 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> @@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ extern "C" {
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GENEVE  (0x4ULL << 45)
>  /**< TX packet with MPLS-in-UDP RFC 7510 header. */
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP (0x5ULL << 45)
> +#define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE (0x6ULL << 45)
>  /* add new TX TUNNEL type here */
>  #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK    (0xFULL << 45)
>  
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c
> index 1feefacc6..49106c7df 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c
> @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const char *rte_get_ptype_tunnel_name(uint32_t ptype)
>  	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GTPU: return "TUNNEL_GTPU";
>  	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP: return "TUNNEL_ESP";
>  	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_L2TP: return "TUNNEL_L2TP";
> +	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE: return "TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE";
>  	default: return "TUNNEL_UNKNOWN";
>  	}
>  }
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
> index b9a338110..7caf83312 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
> @@ -423,6 +423,19 @@ extern "C" {
>   */
>  #define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_L2TP               0x0000a000
>  /**
> + * VXLAN-GPE (VXLAN Generic Protocol Extension) tunneling packet type.
> + *
> + * Packet format:
> + * <'ether type'=0x0800
> + * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17
> + * | 'destination port'=4790>
> + * or,
> + * <'ether type'=0x86DD
> + * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17
> + * | 'destination port'=4790>
> + */
> +#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE          0x0000b000
> +/**
>   * Mask of tunneling packet types.
>   */
>  #define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK               0x0000f000
> diff --git a/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h b/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h
> index a271d1c86..19af00a02 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h
> @@ -311,6 +311,31 @@ struct vxlan_hdr {
>  /**< VXLAN tunnel header length. */
>  
>  /**
> + * VXLAN-GPE protocol header (draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05).
> + * Contains the 8-bit flag, 8-bit next-protocol, 24-bit VXLAN Network
> + * Identifier and Reserved fields (16 bits and 8 bits).
> + */
> +struct vxlan_gpe_hdr {
> +	uint8_t vx_flags; /**< flag (8). */
> +	uint8_t reserved[2]; /**< Reserved (16). */
> +	uint8_t proto; /**< next-protocol (8). */
> +	uint32_t vx_vni;   /**< VNI (24) + Reserved (8). */
> +} __attribute__((__packed__));
> +
> +/* VXLAN-GPE next protocol types */
> +#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPv4 1 /**< IPv4 Protocol. */
> +#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPv6 2 /**< IPv6 Protocol. */

I suggest using all-caps macro definitions, i.e.:

 #define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPV4 1 /**< IPv4 protocol. */
 #define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPV6 2 /**< IPv6 protocol. */

checkpatch users will thank you :)

> +#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_ETH  3 /**< Ethernet Protocol. */
> +#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_NSH  4 /**< NSH Protocol. */
> +#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_MPLS 5 /**< MPLS Protocol. */
> +#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_GBP  6 /**< GBP Protocol. */
> +#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_VBNG 7 /**< vBNG Protocol. */
> +
> +#define ETHER_VXLAN_GPE_HLEN (sizeof(struct udp_hdr) + \
> +			      sizeof(struct vxlan_gpe_hdr))
> +/**< VXLAN-GPE tunnel header length. */
> +
> +/**
>   * Extract VLAN tag information into mbuf
>   *
>   * Software version of VLAN stripping
> -- 
> 2.13.3
>
  

Patch

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index 91dbd61a0..9d92d4e1e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -1044,6 +1044,18 @@  Matches a GENEVE header.
 - ``rsvd1``: reserved, normally 0x00.
 - Default ``mask`` matches VNI only.
 
+Item: ``VXLAN-GPE``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Matches a VXLAN-GPE header (draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05).
+
+- ``flags``: normally 0x0C (I and P flag).
+- ``rsvd0``: reserved, normally 0x0000.
+- ``protocol``: protocol type.
+- ``vni``: VXLAN network identifier.
+- ``rsvd1``: reserved, normally 0x00.
+- Default ``mask`` matches VNI only.
+
 Actions
 ~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
index 668f59acb..5ea8ae24c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@  extern "C" {
 #define RTE_ETH_FLOW_VXLAN              19 /**< VXLAN protocol based flow */
 #define RTE_ETH_FLOW_GENEVE             20 /**< GENEVE protocol based flow */
 #define RTE_ETH_FLOW_NVGRE              21 /**< NVGRE protocol based flow */
-#define RTE_ETH_FLOW_MAX                22
+#define RTE_ETH_FLOW_VXLAN_GPE          22 /**< VXLAN-GPE protocol based flow */
+#define RTE_ETH_FLOW_MAX                23
 
 /**
  * Feature filter types
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
index 3d8116ebd..58ec80f42 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@  static const struct rte_flow_desc_data rte_flow_desc_item[] = {
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(E_TAG, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_e_tag)),
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(NVGRE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_nvgre)),
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(GENEVE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_geneve)),
+	MK_FLOW_ITEM(VXLAN_GPE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe)),
 };
 
 /** Generate flow_action[] entry. */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
index bed727df8..fefd69920 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
@@ -335,6 +335,13 @@  enum rte_flow_item_type {
 	 * See struct rte_flow_item_geneve.
 	 */
 	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GENEVE,
+
+	/**
+	 * Matches a VXLAN-GPE header (draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05).
+	 *
+	 * See struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe.
+	 */
+	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -864,6 +871,26 @@  static const struct rte_flow_item_geneve rte_flow_item_geneve_mask = {
 #endif
 
 /**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE.
+ *
+ * Matches a VXLAN-GPE header.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe {
+	uint8_t flags; /**< Normally 0x0c (I and P flag). */
+	uint8_t rsvd0[2]; /**< Reserved, normally 0x0000. */
+	uint8_t protocol; /**< Protocol type. */
+	uint8_t vni[3]; /**< VXLAN identifier. */
+	uint8_t rsvd1; /**< Reserved, normally 0x00. */
+};
+
+/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE. */
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+static const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe_mask = {
+	.vni = "\xff\xff\xff",
+};
+#endif
+
+/**
  * Matching pattern item definition.
  *
  * A pattern is formed by stacking items starting from the lowest protocol
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
index 091d388d3..dc90379e5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@  const char *rte_get_tx_ol_flag_name(uint64_t mask)
 	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_IPIP: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_IPIP";
 	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GENEVE: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GENEVE";
 	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP";
+	case PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE: return "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE";
 	case PKT_TX_MACSEC: return "PKT_TX_MACSEC";
 	case PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD: return "PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD";
 	default: return NULL;
@@ -439,6 +440,8 @@  rte_get_tx_ol_flag_list(uint64_t mask, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 		  "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_NONE" },
 		{ PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP, PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK,
 		  "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_NONE" },
+		{ PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE, PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK,
+		  "PKT_TX_TUNNEL_NONE" },
 		{ PKT_TX_MACSEC, PKT_TX_MACSEC, NULL },
 		{ PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD, PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD, NULL },
 	};
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
index 62740254d..1839cf2ed 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@  extern "C" {
 #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_GENEVE  (0x4ULL << 45)
 /**< TX packet with MPLS-in-UDP RFC 7510 header. */
 #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MPLSINUDP (0x5ULL << 45)
+#define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE (0x6ULL << 45)
 /* add new TX TUNNEL type here */
 #define PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK    (0xFULL << 45)
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c
index 1feefacc6..49106c7df 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@  const char *rte_get_ptype_tunnel_name(uint32_t ptype)
 	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GTPU: return "TUNNEL_GTPU";
 	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP: return "TUNNEL_ESP";
 	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_L2TP: return "TUNNEL_L2TP";
+	case RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE: return "TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE";
 	default: return "TUNNEL_UNKNOWN";
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
index b9a338110..7caf83312 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
@@ -423,6 +423,19 @@  extern "C" {
  */
 #define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_L2TP               0x0000a000
 /**
+ * VXLAN-GPE (VXLAN Generic Protocol Extension) tunneling packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17
+ * | 'destination port'=4790>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17
+ * | 'destination port'=4790>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_VXLAN_GPE          0x0000b000
+/**
  * Mask of tunneling packet types.
  */
 #define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK               0x0000f000
diff --git a/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h b/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h
index a271d1c86..19af00a02 100644
--- a/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h
+++ b/lib/librte_net/rte_ether.h
@@ -311,6 +311,31 @@  struct vxlan_hdr {
 /**< VXLAN tunnel header length. */
 
 /**
+ * VXLAN-GPE protocol header (draft-ietf-nvo3-vxlan-gpe-05).
+ * Contains the 8-bit flag, 8-bit next-protocol, 24-bit VXLAN Network
+ * Identifier and Reserved fields (16 bits and 8 bits).
+ */
+struct vxlan_gpe_hdr {
+	uint8_t vx_flags; /**< flag (8). */
+	uint8_t reserved[2]; /**< Reserved (16). */
+	uint8_t proto; /**< next-protocol (8). */
+	uint32_t vx_vni;   /**< VNI (24) + Reserved (8). */
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
+
+/* VXLAN-GPE next protocol types */
+#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPv4 1 /**< IPv4 Protocol. */
+#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPv6 2 /**< IPv6 Protocol. */
+#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_ETH  3 /**< Ethernet Protocol. */
+#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_NSH  4 /**< NSH Protocol. */
+#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_MPLS 5 /**< MPLS Protocol. */
+#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_GBP  6 /**< GBP Protocol. */
+#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_VBNG 7 /**< vBNG Protocol. */
+
+#define ETHER_VXLAN_GPE_HLEN (sizeof(struct udp_hdr) + \
+			      sizeof(struct vxlan_gpe_hdr))
+/**< VXLAN-GPE tunnel header length. */
+
+/**
  * Extract VLAN tag information into mbuf
  *
  * Software version of VLAN stripping