Skip the congestion management configuration applied using
rte_eth_cman_config_set() API on the given ethdev Rx queue.
Signed-off-by: Rakesh Kudurumalla <rkuduruma...@marvell.com>
---
v3: Updated comments and programmers guide regrading
new action
doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index 3e6242803d..0737b877da 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -1840,6 +1840,28 @@ Drop packets.
| no properties |
+---------------+
+
+Action: ``SKIP_CMAN``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Skip congestion management on received packets
+
+- Using ``rte_eth_cman_config_set()``, application can configure ethdev Rx
+ queue's congestion mechanism.Once applied packets congestion configuration
+ is bypassed on that particular ethdev Rx queue for all packets directed
+ to that receive queue
+
+.. _table_rte_flow_action_skip_cman:
+
+.. table:: SKIP_CMAN
+
+ +---------------+
+ | Field |
+ +===============+
+ | no properties |
+ +---------------+
+
+
Action: ``COUNT``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
index b60987db4b..5ae00e2245 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -2203,6 +2203,26 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
*/
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DROP,
+ /**
+ * Skip congestion management configuration
+ *
+ * ethdev: introduce flow action to skip congestion
+ * management configuration
+ *
+ * Using rte_eth_cman_config_set() API the application
+ * can configure ethdev Rx queue's congestion mechanism.
+ * Introducing RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SKIP_CMAN flow action to skip the
+ * congestion configuration applied to the given ethdev Rx queue.
+ *
+ * This feature helps to skip the congestion management processing
+ * based on per flow or the packet color identified by
+ * rte_flow meter object. For example, If one Rx queue configured as
+ * RED congestion and application wants tobypass the RED congestion
+ * processing for all GREEN color packet can be expressed though
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SKIP_CMAN flow action
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SKIP_CMAN,
+
/**
* Enables counters for this flow rule.
*
--
2.25.1
