Thanks, PSB. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ori Kam <or...@nvidia.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2020 1:02 PM > To: Dekel Peled <dek...@nvidia.com>; NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon > <tho...@monjalon.net>; ferruh.yi...@intel.com; > arybche...@solarflare.com; wenzhuo...@intel.com; beilei.x...@intel.com; > bernard.iremon...@intel.com > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/2] ethdev: support query of AGE action > > Hi Dekel, > PSB > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dekel Peled <dek...@nvidia.com> > > Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2020 10:33 PM > > Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] ethdev: support query of AGE action > > > > Existing API supports AGE action to monitor the aging of a flow. > > This patch implements RFC [1], introducing the response format for > > query of an AGE action. > > Application will be able to query the AGE action state. > > The response will be returned in the format implemented here. > > > > [1] > > > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail > > s.dp > > dk.org%2Farchives%2Fdev%2F2020- > > > September%2F180061.html&data=02%7C01%7Corika%40nvidia.com%7 > Ce > > > c8f8a845a284c153d7d08d86640d8e6%7C43083d15727340c1b7db39efd9ccc17 > > > a%7C0%7C1%7C637371776001401360&sdata=y8g1yZiKsypXy%2BgsXtR5L > > Q2yVQ%2FudbbCfbbM1Zwt5dY%3D&reserved=0 > > > > Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <dek...@nvidia.com> > > Acked-by: Matan Azrad <ma...@nvidia.com> > > --- > > doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ > > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst | 3 +++ > > lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h | 14 ++++++++++++++ > > 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst > > b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst > > index 119b128..4b8d033 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst > > @@ -2666,6 +2666,23 @@ timeout passed without any matching on the > flow. > > | ``context`` | user input flow context | > > +--------------+---------------------------------+ > > > > +Query structure to retrieve ageing status information of a shared AGE > > +action, or a flow rule using the AGE action: > > + > > +.. _table_rte_flow_query_age: > > + > > +.. table:: AGE query > > + > > + +-------------------------+-----+-----------------------------------+ > > + | Field | I/O | Value | > > + > > > +=========================+=====+========================= > ====== > > ====+ > > + | ``aged`` | out | Aging timeout expired | > > + +-------------------------+-----+-----------------------------------+ > > + | ``last_hit_time_valid`` | out | ``last_hit_time`` field is valid | > > + +-------------------------+-----+-----------------------------------+ > > + | ``last_hit_time`` | out | Seconds since last traffic hit | > > + > > + +-------------------------+-----+----------------------------------- > > + + > > + > > Negative types > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst > > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst > > index 7f9d0dd..dd77f04 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst > > @@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ API Changes > > > > * ethdev: ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done()`` API has been deprecated. > > > > +* ethdev: Added struct ``rte_flow_query_age`` for use in response to > > +query > > + of AGE action. > > + > > * Renamed internal ethdev APIs: > > > > * ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process()`` -> > > ``rte_eth_dev_callback_process()`` > > diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h > > b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h index da8bfa5..1a13802 100644 > > --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h > > +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h > > @@ -2130,6 +2130,7 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type { > > * See struct rte_flow_action_age. > > * See function rte_flow_get_aged_flows > > * see enum RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED > > + * See struct rte_flow_query_age > > */ > > RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE, > > }; > > @@ -2194,6 +2195,19 @@ struct rte_flow_action_age { }; > > > > /** > > + * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE (query) > > + * > > + * Query structure to retrieve the aging status information of a > > + * shared AGE action, or a flow rule using the AGE action. > > + */ > > +struct rte_flow_query_age { > > + uint32_t aged:1; /**< 1 if aging timeout expired, 0 otherwise. */ > > + uint32_t last_hit_time_valid:1; /**< 1 if last_hit_time value valid. */ > > + uint32_t reserved:6; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */ > > + uint32_t last_hit_time:24; /**< Seconds since last traffic hit. */ > > +}; > From previous patch, I asked you why set the reserved in the middle?
I will move it to the top. > > Also I think last_hit_time is by definition time, that the rule was hit. > I think you have couple of options: > 1. keep last_hit_time but then set it to he time the last packet was seen. > In this case the type should be changed to 64 bit. > > 2. set the name to remaining time - in this case it should show the remaining > time. > I think that maybe this is worth adding in any case. Since I can see a lot of > uses to know how long this flow will age. > > 3. rename to seconds_since_last_hit > > What do you think? I will go with option 3. > > > + > > +/** > > * @warning > > * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice > > * > > -- > > 1.8.3.1