[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/7] ethdev: add flow API object converter

[Adrien Mazarguil]

This is a follow up to the "Flow API helpers enhancements" series submitted
almost a year ago [1]. The new title is due to the reduced scope of this
version.

rte_flow_conv() is a flexible replacement to rte_flow_copy(), itself a
temporary solution pending something better [2]. It replaces a lot of
duplicated code found in testpmd and removes some of the maintenance burden
that developers tend to forget (me included) when modifying pattern
item or actions (updating app/test-pmd/config.c to be clear).

This series was unearthed in order to complete the implementation of
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_ENCAP_(VXLAN|NVGRE) in testpmd [3] without having to
duplicate existing code once again.

See individual patches for specific changes in this version.

v2 changes:

- rte_flow_copy() is kept, albeit deprecated, no API/ABI impact.
- Updated bonding PMD.
- No more automatic generation of rte_flow_conv.h.

[1] https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2017-October/077551.html
[2] https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2017-July/070492.html
[3] Currently the command-line parser (cmdline_flow.c) is aware of these
    actions, however config.c isn't. Flow rules with such actions cannot
    be created and cannot be validated with PMDs that implement them.

Adrien Mazarguil (7):
  ethdev: add flow API object converter
  ethdev: add flow API item/action name conversion
  app/testpmd: rely on flow API conversion function
  net/failsafe: switch to flow API object conversion function
  net/bonding: switch to flow API object conversion function
  ethdev: deprecate rte_flow_copy function
  ethdev: add missing item/actions to flow object converter

 app/test-pmd/config.c                      | 407 +++------------
 app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                     |   7 +-
 doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst         |  20 +
 drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c     |   6 +-
 drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_flow.c    |  31 +-
 drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h |   5 +-
 drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ether.c      |   6 +-
 drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c       |  31 +-
 drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h    |   5 +-
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map   |   1 +
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c               | 666 ++++++++++++++++++------
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h               | 230 +++++++-
 12 files changed, 883 insertions(+), 532 deletions(-)

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