Hi Alex, > -----Original Message----- > From: Suanming Mou <suanmi...@nvidia.com> > Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 00/10] ethdev: datapath-focused flow rules management > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alexander Kozyrev <akozy...@nvidia.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 11:30 PM > > To: dev@dpdk.org > > Cc: Ori Kam <or...@nvidia.com>; NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL) > > <tho...@monjalon.net>; ivan.ma...@oktetlabs.ru; > > andrew.rybche...@oktetlabs.ru; ferruh.yi...@intel.com; > > mohammad.abdul.a...@intel.com; qi.z.zh...@intel.com; jer...@marvell.com; > > ajit.khapa...@broadcom.com > > Subject: [PATCH v2 00/10] ethdev: datapath-focused flow rules management > > > > Three major changes to a generic RTE Flow API were implemented in order to > > speed up flow rule insertion/destruction and adapt the API to the needs of a > > datapath-focused flow rules management applications: > > > > 1. Pre-configuration hints. > > Application may give us some hints on what type of resources are needed. > > Introduce the configuration routine to prepare all the needed resources > > inside a > > PMD/HW before any flow rules are created at the init stage. > > > > 2. Flow grouping using templates. > > Use the knowledge about which flow rules are to be used in an application > > and > > prepare item and action templates for them in advance. Group flow rules with > > common patterns and actions together for better resource management. > > > > 3. Queue-based flow management. > > Perform flow rule insertion/destruction asynchronously to spare the datapath > > from blocking on RTE Flow API and allow it to continue with packet > > processing. > > Enqueue flow rules operations and poll for the results later. > > > > testpmd examples are part of the patch series. PMD changes will follow. > > > > RFC: > > https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20211006044835.3936226-1- > > akozy...@nvidia.com/ > > > > Signed-off-by: Alexander Kozyrev <akozy...@nvidia.com> > Reviewed-by: Suanming Mou <suanmi...@nvidia.com> > > > > --- > > v2: fixed patch series thread > > > > Alexander Kozyrev (10): > > ethdev: introduce flow pre-configuration hints > > ethdev: add flow item/action templates > > ethdev: bring in async queue-based flow rules operations > > app/testpmd: implement rte flow configure > > app/testpmd: implement rte flow item/action template > > app/testpmd: implement rte flow table > > app/testpmd: implement rte flow queue create flow > > app/testpmd: implement rte flow queue drain > > app/testpmd: implement rte flow queue dequeue > > app/testpmd: implement rte flow queue indirect action > > > > app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c | 1484 ++++++++++++++++- > > app/test-pmd/config.c | 731 ++++++++ > > app/test-pmd/testpmd.h | 61 + > > doc/guides/prog_guide/img/rte_flow_q_init.svg | 71 + > > .../prog_guide/img/rte_flow_q_usage.svg | 60 + > > doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 319 ++++ > > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst | 19 + > > doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst | 350 +++- > > lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c | 332 ++++ > > lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h | 680 ++++++++ > > lib/ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h | 103 ++ > > lib/ethdev/version.map | 16 + > > 12 files changed, 4203 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) create mode 100644 > > doc/guides/prog_guide/img/rte_flow_q_init.svg > > create mode 100644 doc/guides/prog_guide/img/rte_flow_q_usage.svg > > > > -- > > 2.18.2 Series-acked-by: Ori Kam <or...@nvidia.com>
Thanks, Ori
