Hi Ori,

Yes, please go ahead with the patch.

Thanks,
Xiang
On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 01:49:51PM +0000, Ori Kam wrote:
> Hi Wang,
> 
> PSB, if you don't have any objections and other comments, 
> I will start working on the class and will address all of this thread 
> comments 
> in the v1 patch,
> 
> Thanks,
> Ori 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wang Xiang <xiang.w.w...@intel.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 10:48 PM
> > To: Ori Kam <or...@mellanox.com>
> > Cc: jer...@marvell.com; dev@dpdk.org; pbhagavat...@marvell.com; Shahaf
> > Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>; hemant.agra...@nxp.com; Opher Reviv
> > <op...@mellanox.com>; Alex Rosenbaum <al...@mellanox.com>;
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> > hongjun...@intel.com; j.bromh...@titan-ic.com; d...@ntop.org;
> > f...@napatech.com; arthur...@lionic.com; Thomas Monjalon
> > <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > Subject: Re: [RFC v6] regexdev: introduce regexdev subsystem
> > 
> > Hi Ori,
> > 
> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 09:09:06AM +0000, Ori Kam wrote:
> > > Hi Xiang,
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Wang Xiang <xiang.w.w...@intel.com>
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 3:26 AM
> > > > To: Ori Kam <or...@mellanox.com>
> > > > Cc: jer...@marvell.com; dev@dpdk.org; pbhagavat...@marvell.com;
> > Shahaf
> > > > Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>; hemant.agra...@nxp.com; Opher Reviv
> > > > <op...@mellanox.com>; Alex Rosenbaum <al...@mellanox.com>;
> > > > dov...@marvell.com; pkap...@marvell.com; nipun.gu...@nxp.com;
> > > > bruce.richard...@intel.com; yang.a.h...@intel.com;
> > harry.ch...@intel.com;
> > > > gu.ji...@zte.com.cn; shanjia...@chinatelecom.cn;
> > > > zhangy....@chinatelecom.cn; lixin...@huachentel.com;
> > wush...@inspur.com;
> > > > yuying...@yxlink.com; fanchengg...@sunyainfo.com;
> > > > davidf...@tencent.com; liuzho...@chinaunicom.cn;
> > > > zhaoyon...@huawei.com; o...@yunify.com; j...@netgate.com;
> > > > hongjun...@intel.com; j.bromh...@titan-ic.com; d...@ntop.org;
> > > > f...@napatech.com; arthur...@lionic.com; Thomas Monjalon
> > > > <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > > > Subject: Re: [RFC v6] regexdev: introduce regexdev subsystem
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 10:05:53AM +0000, Ori Kam wrote:
> > > > Hi Ori,
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Xiang,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Wang Xiang <xiang.w.w...@intel.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 3:20 AM
> > > > > > To: Ori Kam <or...@mellanox.com>
> > > > > > Cc: jer...@marvell.com; dev@dpdk.org; pbhagavat...@marvell.com;
> > > > Shahaf
> > > > > > Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>; hemant.agra...@nxp.com; Opher
> > Reviv
> > > > > > <op...@mellanox.com>; Alex Rosenbaum <al...@mellanox.com>;
> > > > > > dov...@marvell.com; pkap...@marvell.com; nipun.gu...@nxp.com;
> > > > > > bruce.richard...@intel.com; yang.a.h...@intel.com;
> > > > harry.ch...@intel.com;
> > > > > > gu.ji...@zte.com.cn; shanjia...@chinatelecom.cn;
> > > > > > zhangy....@chinatelecom.cn; lixin...@huachentel.com;
> > > > wush...@inspur.com;
> > > > > > yuying...@yxlink.com; fanchengg...@sunyainfo.com;
> > > > > > davidf...@tencent.com; liuzho...@chinaunicom.cn;
> > > > > > zhaoyon...@huawei.com; o...@yunify.com; j...@netgate.com;
> > > > > > hongjun...@intel.com; j.bromh...@titan-ic.com; d...@ntop.org;
> > > > > > f...@napatech.com; arthur...@lionic.com; Thomas Monjalon
> > > > > > <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [RFC v6] regexdev: introduce regexdev subsystem
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Ori,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry for the late response as I am occupied by other works.
> > > > > > Two comments below to make the definitions compatible to Hyperscan.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Xiang
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 10:32:33AM +0000, Ori Kam wrote:
> > > > > > > +#define RTE_REGEX_PCRE_RULE_MATCH_ALL_F (1ULL << 13)
> > > > > > > +/**< This flag marks that the results for the pattern that is 
> > > > > > > being
> > > > compiled
> > > > > > > + * should include all possible matches.
> > > > > > > + * @see struct rte_regex_dev_info::rule_flags, struct
> > > > > > rte_regex_rule::rule_flags
> > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > Can we change this flag to RTE_REGEX_DEV_CFG_MATCH_ALL since
> > > > Hyperscan
> > > > > > only supports
> > > > > > match all mode and users don't have to specify this flag per rule?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sure, we can replace the RTE_REGEX_PCRE_RULE_MATCH_ALL_F with
> > > > > RTE_REGEX_DEV_CFG_MATCH_ALL, and add
> > > > RTE_REGEX_DEV_CAPA_SUPP_MATCH_ALL
> > > > >
> > > > Ack, thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > +__rte_experimental
> > > > > > > +int
> > > > > > > +rte_regex_dev_info_get(uint8_t dev_id, struct rte_regex_dev_info
> > > > > > *dev_info);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +/* Enumerates RegEx device configuration flags */
> > > > > > > +#define RTE_REGEX_DEV_CFG_CROSS_BUFFER_SCAN_F (1ULL << 0)
> > > > > > > +/**< Cross buffer scan refers to the ability to be able to detect
> > > > > > > + * matches that occur across buffer boundaries, where the buffers
> > are
> > > > > > related
> > > > > > > + * to each other in some way. Enable this flag when to scan 
> > > > > > > payload
> > size
> > > > > > > + * greater than struct rte_regex_dev_info::max_payload_size 
> > > > > > > and/or
> > > > > > > + * matches can present across scan buffer boundaries.
> > > > > > > + *
> > > > > > > + * @see struct rte_regex_dev_info::max_payload_size
> > > > > > > + * @see struct rte_regex_dev_config::dev_cfg_flags,
> > > > > > rte_regex_dev_configure()
> > > > > > > + * @see RTE_REGEX_OPS_RSP_PMI_SOJ_F
> > > > > > > + * @see RTE_REGEX_OPS_RSP_PMI_EOJ_F
> > > > > > > + * @see RTE_REGEX_OPS_RSP_PMI_TOJ_F
> > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > Can we add another flag
> > > > > > RTE_REGEX_DEV_CFG_CROSS_BUFFER_SCAN_FULL_F? In this case,
> > > > > > we only return full match for cross buffer scan without any partial 
> > > > > > result
> > > > and
> > > > > > without returning response flags such as RTE_REGEX_OPS_RSP_PMI_*.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think that it is good in any case to return a flag if the detection 
> > > > > was
> > based on
> > > > > more than one buffer.
> > > > > So I don't really see the advantage of adding such a flag.
> > > > > As far as I understand in your case if the match started in previous 
> > > > > buffer
> > and
> > > > ended
> > > > > in the current buffer then you will return also the flag of
> > > > RTE_REGEX_OPS_RSP_PMI_TOJ_F
> > > > > For my general knowledge, in your system if we have the following 
> > > > > regex:
> > > > ABC
> > > > > In the first buffer we have xxxA size 4 and the second buffer is BCxx
> > > > > If I understand correctly for first buffer you will return no match 
> > > > > found.
> > > > > For the second buffer you will return found and end offset will be 
> > > > > equal to
> > 2
> > > > > Am I correct?
> > > > > Or you are going to return end offset 6 because it started from the
> > previous
> > > > buffer?
> > > > >
> > > > Hyperscan guarantees the same matching result regardless of the data is 
> > > > in
> > a
> > > > single
> > > > block or scattered to multiple blocks. So we'll return end offset 6 in 
> > > > this
> > case
> > > > without giving any flag indicating whether the match is started in 
> > > > previous
> > > > buffer
> > > > or current buffer.
> > >
> > > What will happen if the match was only in the second buffer? For example
> > > Like before the regex is ABC but now the first buffer is xxxx and the 
> > > second
> > buffer
> > > is ABCx will the result be end offset 3 or 7?
> > > If the answer is 3 than I think the flag is important, in order to let 
> > > the user
> > know
> > > that he should count from previous buffer.
> > > If the answer is 7, since only Hyperscan works with end offset if could be
> > defined
> > > that when working with end offset and cross buffer scan is supported then 
> > > the
> > > result is always true result.
> > >
> > > So I think that RTE_REGEX_DEV_CFG_CROSS_BUFFER_SCAN_FULL_F is not
> > relevant in any
> > > case but the flag should be used if the offset returned is 3.
> > >
> > Hyperscan returns 7 in this case, so these flags aren't necessary.
> > 
> > Hyperscan works in two modes:
> > 1) return start and end offset
> > 2) return end offset
> > 
> > Since only Hyperscan supports RTE_REGEX_DEV_CFG_MATCH_ALL, we can
> > define
> > the result always true if match all and cross buffer scan are
> > configured. Having the scan full flag will make users better aware of
> > the difference from HW solutions. If you really don't want keep this flag,
> > please make this definition clear to users.
> 
> The issue with the new flag is that it should always be set, so it is 
> redundant
> if I understand correctly. I will try to make it clearer in the comment.
> 
> > >
> > > In other related question, how do Hyperscan marks that 2 buffers should be
> > treated as one?
> > > I think you are missing the cross_buf_id that was introduced in V3 but was
> > removed due to
> > > lack of usage. This variable was designed to be used in order to let the 
> > > RegEx
> > engine a place
> > > to save the engine state.
> > >
> > I agree, we need to have the cross_buf_id back to support cross buffer
> > scan.
> 
> I will re-add it.
> 
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > Ori
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Xiang
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Xiang

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