> > > > > Originally both SW and HW crypto PMDs use rte_crypot_op based API to > > > > > process the crypto workload asynchronously. This way provides > > > > > uniformity to > > > > > both PMD types, but also introduce unnecessary performance penalty to > > > > > SW > > > > > PMDs that have to "simulate" HW async behavior (crypto-ops > > > > > enqueue/dequeue, HW addresses computations, storing/dereferencing user > > > > > provided data (mbuf) for each crypto-op, etc). > > > > > > > > > > The aim is to introduce a new optional API for SW crypto-devices to > > > > > perform > > > > > crypto processing in a synchronous manner. > > > > > As summarized by Akhil, we need a synchronous API to perform crypto > > > > > operations on raw data using SW PMDs, that provides: > > > > > - no crypto-ops. > > > > > - avoid using mbufs inside this API, use raw data buffers instead. > > > > > - no separate enqueue-dequeue, only single process() API for data > > > > > path. > > > > > - input data buffers should be grouped by session, > > > > > i.e. each process() call takes one session and group of input > > > > > buffers > > > > > that belong to that session. > > > > > - All parameters that are constant accross session, should be stored > > > > > inside the session itself and reused by all incoming data buffers. > > > > > > > > > > While there seems no controversy about need of such functionality, > > > > > there > > > > > seems to be no agreement on what would be the best API for that. > > > > > So I am requesting for TB input on that matter. > > > > > > > > > > Series structure: > > > > > - patch #1 - intorduce basic data structures to be used by sync API > > > > > (no controversy here, I hope ..) > > > > > [RFC 1/4] cpu-crypto: Introduce basic data structures > > > > > - patch #2 - Intel initial approach for new API (via rte_security) > > > > > [RFC 2/4] security: introduce cpu-crypto API > > > > > - patch #3 - approach that reuses existing rte_cryptodev API as much > > > > > as > > > > > possible > > > > > [RFC 3/4] cryptodev: introduce cpu-crypto API > > > > > - patch #4 - approach via introducing new session data structure and > > > > > API > > > > > [RFC 4/4] cryptodev: introduce rte_crypto_cpu_sym_session API > > > > > > > > > > Patches 2,3,4 are mutually exclusive, > > > > > and we probably have to choose which one to go forward with. > > > > > I put some explanations in each of the patches, hopefully that will > > > > > help to > > > > > understand pros and cons of each one. > > > > > > > > > > Akhil strongly supports #3, AFAIK mainly because it allows PMDs to > > > > > reuse > > > > > existing API and minimize API level changes. > > > > > > > > IMO, from application perspective, it should not matter who (CPU or an > > > > accelerator) does the crypto functionality. It just needs to > know > > if the result will be returned synchronously or asynchronously. > > > > > > We already have asymmetric and symmetric APIs. > > > Here you are proposing a third method: symmetric without mbuf for CPU PMDs > > > > Sorry, for this garbage, I am mixing synchronous/asynchronous and > > symmetric/asymmetric. > > > > > > > My favorite is #4, #2 is less preferable but ok too. > > > > > #3 seems problematic to me by the reasons I outlined in #4 patch > > > > > description. > > > > > > > > > > Please provide your opinion. > > > > > > It means the API is not PMD agnostic, right? > > Probably not... > Because inside DPDK we don't have any other abstraction for SW crypto-libs > except vdev, we do need dev_id to get session initialization point. > After that I believe all operations can be session based. > > > So the question is to know if a synchronous API will be implemented only > > for CPU virtual PMDs? > > I don't expect lookaside devices to benefit from sync mode. > I think performance penalty would be too high.
After another thought, if some lookaside PMD would like to support such API - I think it is still possible: dev_id (or just pointer to internal dev/queue structure) can be stored inside the session itself. Though I really doubt any lookaside PMD would be interested in such mode. Konstantin
