[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] ethdev: support flow aging

Bill Zhou dongz at mellanox.com
Tue Apr 21 08:22:04 CEST 2020


From: Dong Zhou <dongz at mellanox.com>

One of the reasons to destroy a flow is the fact that no packet matches the
flow for "timeout" time.
For example, when TCP\UDP sessions are suddenly closed.

Currently, there is not any DPDK mechanism for flow aging and the
applications use their own ways to detect and destroy aged-out flows.

The flow aging implementation need include:
- A new rte_flow action: RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE to set the timeout and
  the application flow context for each flow.
- A new ethdev event: RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED for the driver to report
  that there are new aged-out flows.
- A new rte_flow API: rte_flow_get_aged_flows to get the aged-out flows
  contexts from the port.
- Support input flow aging command line in Testpmd.

Signed-off-by: Dong Zhou <dongz at mellanox.com>
---
v2: Removing "* Added support for flow Aging mechanism base on counter."
this line from doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_05.rst, this patch  does not
include this support.
---
v3: Update file libabigail.abignore, add one new suppressed enumeration
type for RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX.
---
 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c              | 26 ++++++++++
 devtools/libabigail.abignore             |  4 ++
 doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst       | 22 +++++++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_05.rst   | 11 +++++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h           |  1 +
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map |  3 ++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c             | 18 +++++++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h             | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h      |  6 +++
 9 files changed, 153 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index e6ab8ff2f7..45bcff3cf5 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ enum index {
 	ACTION_SET_IPV4_DSCP_VALUE,
 	ACTION_SET_IPV6_DSCP,
 	ACTION_SET_IPV6_DSCP_VALUE,
+	ACTION_AGE,
+	ACTION_AGE_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
 /** Maximum size for pattern in struct rte_flow_item_raw. */
@@ -1145,6 +1147,7 @@ static const enum index next_action[] = {
 	ACTION_SET_META,
 	ACTION_SET_IPV4_DSCP,
 	ACTION_SET_IPV6_DSCP,
+	ACTION_AGE,
 	ZERO,
 };
 
@@ -1370,6 +1373,13 @@ static const enum index action_set_ipv6_dscp[] = {
 	ZERO,
 };
 
+static const enum index action_age[] = {
+	ACTION_AGE,
+	ACTION_AGE_TIMEOUT,
+	ACTION_NEXT,
+	ZERO,
+};
+
 static int parse_set_raw_encap_decap(struct context *, const struct token *,
 				     const char *, unsigned int,
 				     void *, unsigned int);
@@ -3694,6 +3704,22 @@ static const struct token token_list[] = {
 			     (struct rte_flow_action_set_dscp, dscp)),
 		.call = parse_vc_conf,
 	},
+	[ACTION_AGE] = {
+		.name = "age",
+		.help = "set a specific metadata header",
+		.next = NEXT(action_age),
+		.priv = PRIV_ACTION(AGE,
+			sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_age)),
+		.call = parse_vc,
+	},
+	[ACTION_AGE_TIMEOUT] = {
+		.name = "timeout",
+		.help = "flow age timeout value",
+		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY_BF(struct rte_flow_action_age,
+					   timeout, 24)),
+		.next = NEXT(action_age, NEXT_ENTRY(UNSIGNED)),
+		.call = parse_vc_conf,
+	},
 };
 
 /** Remove and return last entry from argument stack. */
diff --git a/devtools/libabigail.abignore b/devtools/libabigail.abignore
index a59df8f135..949e40fbd1 100644
--- a/devtools/libabigail.abignore
+++ b/devtools/libabigail.abignore
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@
         type_kind = enum
         name = rte_crypto_asym_xform_type
         changed_enumerators = RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_XFORM_TYPE_LIST_END
+[suppress_type]
+        type_kind = enum
+        name = rte_eth_event_type
+        changed_enumerators = RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index 41c147913c..cf4368e1c4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -2616,6 +2616,28 @@ Otherwise, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION error will be returned.
    | ``dscp``  | DSCP in low 6 bits, rest ignore |
    +-----------+---------------------------------+
 
+Action: ``AGE``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Set ageing timeout configuration to a flow.
+
+Event RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED will be reported if
+timeout passed without any matching on the flow.
+
+.. _table_rte_flow_action_age:
+
+.. table:: AGE
+
+   +--------------+---------------------------------+
+   | Field        | Value                           |
+   +==============+=================================+
+   | ``timeout``  | 24 bits timeout value           |
+   +--------------+---------------------------------+
+   | ``reserved`` | 8 bits reserved, must be zero   |
+   +--------------+---------------------------------+
+   | ``context``  | user input flow context         |
+   +--------------+---------------------------------+
+
 Negative types
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_05.rst
index bacd4c65a2..ff0cf9f1d6 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_05.rst
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ New Features
   by making use of the event device capabilities. The event mode currently supports
   only inline IPsec protocol offload.
 
+* **Added flow Aging Support.**
+
+  Added flow Aging support to detect and report aged-out flows, including:
+
+  * Added new action: RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE to set the timeout and the
+    application flow context for each flow.
+  * Added new event: RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED for the driver to report that
+    there are new aged-out flows.
+  * Added new API: rte_flow_get_aged_flows to get the aged-out flows contexts
+    from the port.
+
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index 8d69b88f9e..00cc7b4052 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -3018,6 +3018,7 @@ enum rte_eth_event_type {
 	RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW,      /**< port is probed */
 	RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY,  /**< port is released */
 	RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC,    /**< IPsec offload related event */
+	RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED,/**< New aged-out flows is detected */
 	RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX       /**< max value of this enum */
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
index 3f32fdecf7..fa4b5816be 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
@@ -230,4 +230,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 
 	# added in 20.02
 	rte_flow_dev_dump;
+
+	# added in 20.05
+	rte_flow_get_aged_flows;
 };
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
index a5ac1c7fbd..3699edce49 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ static const struct rte_flow_desc_data rte_flow_desc_action[] = {
 	MK_FLOW_ACTION(SET_META, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_set_meta)),
 	MK_FLOW_ACTION(SET_IPV4_DSCP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_set_dscp)),
 	MK_FLOW_ACTION(SET_IPV6_DSCP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_set_dscp)),
+	MK_FLOW_ACTION(AGE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_age)),
 };
 
 int
@@ -1232,3 +1233,20 @@ rte_flow_dev_dump(uint16_t port_id, FILE *file, struct rte_flow_error *error)
 				  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
 				  NULL, rte_strerror(ENOSYS));
 }
+
+int
+rte_flow_get_aged_flows(uint16_t port_id, void **contexts,
+		    uint32_t nb_contexts, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	const struct rte_flow_ops *ops = rte_flow_ops_get(port_id, error);
+
+	if (unlikely(!ops))
+		return -rte_errno;
+	if (likely(!!ops->get_aged_flows))
+		return flow_err(port_id, ops->get_aged_flows(dev, contexts,
+				nb_contexts, error), error);
+	return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+				  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+				  NULL, rte_strerror(ENOTSUP));
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
index 7f3e08fad3..fab44f6c0b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -2081,6 +2081,16 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
 	 * See struct rte_flow_action_set_dscp.
 	 */
 	RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV6_DSCP,
+
+	/**
+	 * Report as aged flow if timeout passed without any matching on the
+	 * flow.
+	 *
+	 * See struct rte_flow_action_age.
+	 * See function rte_flow_get_aged_flows
+	 * see enum RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED
+	 */
+	RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2122,6 +2132,25 @@ struct rte_flow_action_queue {
 	uint16_t index; /**< Queue index to use. */
 };
 
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE
+ *
+ * Report flow as aged-out if timeout passed without any matching
+ * on the flow. RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED event is triggered when a
+ * port detects new aged-out flows.
+ *
+ * The flow context and the flow handle will be reported by the
+ * rte_flow_get_aged_flows API.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_action_age {
+	uint32_t timeout:24; /**< Time in seconds. */
+	uint32_t reserved:8; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
+	void *context;
+		/**< The user flow context, NULL means the rte_flow pointer. */
+};
 
 /**
  * @warning
@@ -3254,6 +3283,39 @@ rte_flow_conv(enum rte_flow_conv_op op,
 	      const void *src,
 	      struct rte_flow_error *error);
 
+/**
+ * Get aged-out flows of a given port.
+ *
+ * RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED event will be triggered when at least one new aged
+ * out flow was detected after the last call to rte_flow_get_aged_flows.
+ * This function can be called to get the aged flows usynchronously from the
+ * event callback or synchronously regardless the event.
+ * This is not safe to call rte_flow_get_aged_flows function with other flow
+ * functions from multiple threads simultaneously.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   Port identifier of Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in, out] contexts
+ *   The address of an array of pointers to the aged-out flows contexts.
+ * @param[in] nb_contexts
+ *   The length of context array pointers.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL. Initialized in case of
+ *   error only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   if nb_contexts is 0, return the amount of all aged contexts.
+ *   if nb_contexts is not 0 , return the amount of aged flows reported
+ *   in the context array, otherwise negative errno value.
+ *
+ * @see rte_flow_action_age
+ * @see RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_flow_get_aged_flows(uint16_t port_id, void **contexts,
+			uint32_t nb_contexts, struct rte_flow_error *error);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
index 51a9a57a0f..881cc469b7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ struct rte_flow_ops {
 		(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		 FILE *file,
 		 struct rte_flow_error *error);
+	/** See rte_flow_get_aged_flows() */
+	int (*get_aged_flows)
+		(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		 void **context,
+		 uint32_t nb_contexts,
+		 struct rte_flow_error *err);
 };
 
 /**
-- 
2.21.0



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