[RFC 1/9] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition
Ori Kam
orika at nvidia.com
Mon Jan 16 17:15:18 CET 2023
Hi Rongwei,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rongwei Liu <rongweil at nvidia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2022 10:43
>
> Add IPv6 routing extension header definition and no
> TLV support for now.
> At rte_flow layer, there are new items defined for matching
> type/nexthdr/segment_left field.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rongwei Liu <rongweil at nvidia.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 9 ++++++
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst | 5 ++++
> lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c | 15 ++++++++++
> lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> lib/net/rte_ip.h | 21 ++++++++++++++
> 5 files changed, 89 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> index 3e6242803d..1ebc159893 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> @@ -1544,6 +1544,15 @@ Matches Color Marker set by a Meter.
>
> - ``color``: Metering color marker.
>
> +Item: ``IPV6_ROUTING_EXT``
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +Matches ipv6 routing extension header.
> +
> +- ``nexthdr``: Next layer header type.
> +- ``type``: IPv6 routing extension header type.
> +- ``segments_left``: How many IPv6 destination addresses carries on
> +
> Actions
> ~~~~~~~
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst
> index 0923707cb8..cc050ff3e7 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst
> @@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ API Changes
> * ethdev: Old public macros and enumeration constants without
> ``RTE_ETH_`` prefix,
> which are kept for backward compatibility, are marked as deprecated.
>
> +* ethdev: added a new structure:
> +
> + - IPv6 routing extension header ``rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext`` and
> + ``rte_ipv6_routing_ext``
> +
> * cryptodev: The asymmetric session handling was modified to use a single
> mempool object. An API ``rte_cryptodev_asym_session_pool_create`` was
> added
> to create a mempool with element size big enough to hold the generic
> asymmetric
> diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
> index 7d0c24366c..e08b690300 100644
> --- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
> +++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
> @@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ rte_flow_item_flex_conv(void *buf, const void *data)
> return src->length;
> }
>
> +static size_t
> +rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext_conv(void *buf, const void *data)
> +{
> + struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext *dst = buf;
> + const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext *src = data;
> +
> + if (buf)
> + rte_memcpy((void *)((uintptr_t)(dst->hdr.segments)),
> + src->hdr.segments,
> + src->hdr.segments_left << 4);
> + return src->hdr.segments_left << 4;
> +}
> +
> /** Generate flow_item[] entry. */
> #define MK_FLOW_ITEM(t, s) \
> [RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ ## t] = { \
> @@ -157,6 +170,8 @@ static const struct rte_flow_desc_data
> rte_flow_desc_item[] = {
> MK_FLOW_ITEM(L2TPV2, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv2)),
> MK_FLOW_ITEM(PPP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ppp)),
> MK_FLOW_ITEM(METER_COLOR, sizeof(struct
> rte_flow_item_meter_color)),
> + MK_FLOW_ITEM_FN(IPV6_ROUTING_EXT, sizeof(struct
> rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext),
> + rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext_conv),
> };
>
> /** Generate flow_action[] entry. */
> diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
> index b60987db4b..f8f1d6f9dd 100644
> --- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
> +++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
> @@ -624,6 +624,33 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
> * See struct rte_flow_item_meter_color.
> */
> RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_METER_COLOR,
> + /**
> + * Matches the presence of IPv6 routing extension header.
> + *
> + * See struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext.
> + */
> + RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6_ROUTING_EXT,
> +
> + /**
> + * Matches IPv6 routing extension header next header.
> + *
> + * See struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext.
> + */
> + RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6_ROUTING_EXT_NEXT_HDR,
Why do we need this item? Isn't it part of the rte_ipv6_routing_ext?
> +
> + /**
> + * Matches IPv6 routing extension header type.
> + *
> + * See struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext.
> + */
> + RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6_ROUTING_EXT_TYPE,
> +
Why do we need this item? Isn't it part of the rte_ipv6_routing_ext?
> + /**
> + * Matches IPv6 routing extension header segment left.
> + *
> + * See struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext.
> + */
> + RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6_ROUTING_EXT_SEG_LEFT,
Why do we need this item? Isn't it part of the rte_ipv6_routing_ext?
> };
>
> /**
> @@ -873,6 +900,18 @@ struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 {
> uint32_t reserved:23;
> };
>
> +/**
> + * @warning
> + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
> + *
> + * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6_ROUTING_EXT.
> + *
> + * Matches an IPv6 routing extension header.
> + */
> +struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext {
> + struct rte_ipv6_routing_ext hdr;
> +};
> +
> /** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6. */
> #ifndef __cplusplus
> static const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask = {
> diff --git a/lib/net/rte_ip.h b/lib/net/rte_ip.h
> index 9c8e8206f0..2b9a65dfcb 100644
> --- a/lib/net/rte_ip.h
> +++ b/lib/net/rte_ip.h
> @@ -539,6 +539,27 @@ struct rte_ipv6_hdr {
> uint8_t dst_addr[16]; /**< IP address of destination host(s). */
> } __rte_packed;
>
> +/**
> + * IPv6 Routing Extension Header
> + */
> +struct rte_ipv6_routing_ext {
> + uint8_t nexthdr; /**< Protocol, next header.
> */
> + uint8_t hdrlen; /**< Header length. */
> + uint8_t type; /**< Extension header type.
> */
> + uint8_t segments_left; /**< Valid segments number.
> */
> + __extension__
> + union {
> + uint32_t flags;
> + struct {
> + uint8_t last_entry; /**< The last_entry field of
> SRH */
> + uint8_t flag; /**< Packet flag. */
> + uint16_t tag; /**< Packet tag. */
> + };
> + };
> + __extension__
> + uint32_t segments[0]; /**< Each hop IPv6 address.
> */
> +} __rte_packed;
> +
> /* IPv6 vtc_flow: IPv / TC / flow_label */
> #define RTE_IPV6_HDR_FL_SHIFT 0
> #define RTE_IPV6_HDR_TC_SHIFT 20
> --
> 2.27.0
Best,
Ori
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