This patch changed rte_eth_fdir_flow from union to struct to
support more packets formats, for example, Vxlan and GRE tunnel
packets with IP inner frame.
This patch also add new RTE_FDIR_TUNNEL_TYPE_GRE enum.
Signed-off-by: Jingjing Wu <jingjing.wu at intel.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 4 ----
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst | 3 +++
lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index e94d4a2..7fa8639 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
tables (512 queues).
It should be integrated in release 2.3.
-* ABI changes are planned for struct rte_eth_fdir_flow in order to support
- extend flow director's input set. The release 2.2 does not contain these ABI
- changes, but release 2.3 will, and no backwards compatibility is planned.
-
* ABI changes are planned for rte_eth_ipv4_flow and rte_eth_ipv6_flow to
include more fields to be matched against. The release 2.2 does not
contain these ABI changes, but release 2.3 will.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
index eab5f92..26af339 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ ABI Changes
the previous releases and made in this release. Use fixed width quotes for
``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
+* The ethdev flow director structure ``rte_eth_fdir_flow`` structure was
+ changed. New fields were added to extend flow director's input set, and
+ organizing is also changed to support multiple input format.
Shared Library Versions
-----------------------
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
index 8c51023..b6a5c50 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ enum rte_eth_fdir_tunnel_type {
RTE_FDIR_TUNNEL_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
RTE_FDIR_TUNNEL_TYPE_NVGRE,
RTE_FDIR_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN,
+ RTE_FDIR_TUNNEL_TYPE_GRE,
};
/**
@@ -508,18 +509,20 @@ struct rte_eth_tunnel_flow {
};
/**
- * An union contains the inputs for all types of flow
+ * A struct contains the inputs for all types of flow
*/
-union rte_eth_fdir_flow {
- struct rte_eth_l2_flow l2_flow;
- struct rte_eth_udpv4_flow udp4_flow;
- struct rte_eth_tcpv4_flow tcp4_flow;
- struct rte_eth_sctpv4_flow sctp4_flow;
- struct rte_eth_ipv4_flow ip4_flow;
- struct rte_eth_udpv6_flow udp6_flow;
- struct rte_eth_tcpv6_flow tcp6_flow;
- struct rte_eth_sctpv6_flow sctp6_flow;
- struct rte_eth_ipv6_flow ipv6_flow;
+struct rte_eth_fdir_flow {
+ union {
+ struct rte_eth_l2_flow l2_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_udpv4_flow udp4_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_tcpv4_flow tcp4_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_sctpv4_flow sctp4_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_ipv4_flow ip4_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_udpv6_flow udp6_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_tcpv6_flow tcp6_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_sctpv6_flow sctp6_flow;
+ struct rte_eth_ipv6_flow ipv6_flow;
+ };
struct rte_eth_mac_vlan_flow mac_vlan_flow;
struct rte_eth_tunnel_flow tunnel_flow;
};
@@ -540,7 +543,7 @@ struct rte_eth_fdir_flow_ext {
*/
struct rte_eth_fdir_input {
uint16_t flow_type;
- union rte_eth_fdir_flow flow;
+ struct rte_eth_fdir_flow flow;
/**< Flow fields to match, dependent on flow_type */
struct rte_eth_fdir_flow_ext flow_ext;
/**< Additional fields to match */
--
2.4.0
