[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/12] net/failsafe: support flow API

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Wed May 31 17:21:39 CEST 2017


On Mon, 29 May 2017 15:42:19 +0200
Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>
> Acked-by: Olga Shern <olgas at mellanox.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/features/failsafe.ini   |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile           |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c         |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_eal.c     |   1 +
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ether.c   |  70 +++++++++++
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c    | 216 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c     |  29 +++++
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h |  18 +++
>  8 files changed, 337 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c

How does this interact with typical case of VF and dumb virtual device?
The VF has flow API but dumb virtual device does not.

How does this work with late binding plugin? If VF arrives later is
the flow table reprogrammed to the VF?


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