[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] lib/security: add support for get metadata

[Neil Horman]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 07:43:13PM +0530, Anoob wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Please see inline.
> 
> 
> On 11/22/2017 06:57 PM, Neil Horman wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 06:55:15AM +0000, Anoob Joseph wrote:
> > > In case of inline protocol processed ingress traffic, the packet may not
> > > have enough information to determine the security parameters with which
> > > the packet was processed. For such cases, application could register a
> > > 64 bit metadata in security session, which could be retrieved from the
> > > packet using "rte_security_get_pkt_metadata" API. Application can use
> > > this metadata to identify the parameters it need.
> > > 
> > > Application can choose what it should register as the metadata. It can
> > > register SPI or a pointer to SA.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Anoob Joseph <anoob.joseph at caviumnetworks.com>
> > > ---
> > > v2:
> > > * Replaced get_session and get_cookie APIs with get_pkt_metadata API
> > > 
> > >   lib/librte_security/rte_security.c        | 13 +++++++++++++
> > >   lib/librte_security/rte_security.h        | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> > >   lib/librte_security/rte_security_driver.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> > >   3 files changed, 48 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
> > > index 1227fca..804f11f 100644
> > > --- a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
> > > +++ b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
> > > @@ -108,6 +108,19 @@ rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
> > >   					       sess, m, params);
> > >   }
> > > +uint64_t
> > > +rte_security_get_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
> > > +			      struct rte_mbuf *pkt)
> > > +{
> > > +	uint64_t mdata = 0;
> > > +
> > > +	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->get_pkt_metadata, 0);
> > > +	if (instance->ops->get_pkt_metadata(instance->device, pkt, &mdata))
> > > +		return 0;
> > > +
> > > +	return mdata;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >   const struct rte_security_capability *
> > >   rte_security_capabilities_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance)
> > >   {
> > > diff --git a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h
> > > index 653929b..aa3a471 100644
> > > --- a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h
> > > +++ b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h
> > > @@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ struct rte_security_session_conf {
> > >   	/**< Configuration parameters for security session */
> > >   	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform;
> > >   	/**< Security Session Crypto Transformations */
> > > +	uint64_t metadata;
> > > +	/**< Metadata registered by application */
> > This is going to break ABI. You need to announce the change so that application
> > providers can be prepared for it.
> The security library is under experimental tag. So is the announcement
> required?
Ah, thats correct, its not required.  That said, thats probably the fourth time
I've reviewed a patch and tripped over the fact that it was experimental.  We
should probably look at ways at making that fact more visible at review, compile
and run time

Neil

> > 
> > >   };
> > >   struct rte_security_session {
> > > @@ -346,6 +348,23 @@ rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
> > >   			      struct rte_mbuf *mb, void *params);
> > >   /**
> > > + * Get metadata from the packet. This is an application registered 64 bit
> > > + * value, associated with the security session which processed the packet.
> > > + *
> > > + * This is valid only for inline processed ingress packets.
> > > + *
> > > + * @param   instance	security instance
> > > + * @param   pkt		packet mbuf
> > > + *
> > > + * @return
> > > + *  - On success, metadata
> > > + *  - On failure, 0
> > > + */
> > > +uint64_t
> > > +rte_security_get_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
> > > +			      struct rte_mbuf *pkt);
> > > +
> > > +/**
> > >    * Attach a session to a symmetric crypto operation
> > >    *
> > >    * @param	sym_op	crypto operation
> > > diff --git a/lib/librte_security/rte_security_driver.h b/lib/librte_security/rte_security_driver.h
> > > index 997fbe7..da0ebf4 100644
> > > --- a/lib/librte_security/rte_security_driver.h
> > > +++ b/lib/librte_security/rte_security_driver.h
> > > @@ -122,6 +122,20 @@ typedef int (*security_set_pkt_metadata_t)(void *device,
> > >   		void *params);
> > >   /**
> > > + * Get application interpretable metadata from the packet.
> > > + *
> > > + * @param	device		Crypto/eth device pointer
> > > + * @param	pkt		Packet mbuf
> > > + * @param	mt		Pointer to receive metadata
> > > + *
> > > + * @return
> > > + *  - Returns 0 if metadata is retrieved successfully.
> > > + *  - Returns -ve value for errors.
> > > + */
> > > +typedef int (*security_get_pkt_metadata_t)(void *device,
> > > +		struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint64_t *mt);
> > > +
> > > +/**
> > >    * Get security capabilities of the device.
> > >    *
> > >    * @param	device		crypto/eth device pointer
> > > @@ -145,6 +159,8 @@ struct rte_security_ops {
> > >   	/**< Clear a security sessions private data. */
> > >   	security_set_pkt_metadata_t set_pkt_metadata;
> > >   	/**< Update mbuf metadata. */
> > > +	security_get_pkt_metadata_t get_pkt_metadata;
> > > +	/**< Get metadata from packet. */
> > >   	security_capabilities_get_t capabilities_get;
> > >   	/**< Get security capabilities. */
> > >   };
> > > -- 
> > > 2.7.4
> > > 
> > > 
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