[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40e: add support for packet template to flow director

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 10/19/2017 2:00 AM, Kirill Rybalchenko wrote:
> For complex packets use raw flow type with pre-constructed packet buffer
> instead of creating a packet internally in PMD.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kirill Rybalchenko <kirill.rybalchenko at intel.com>

<...>

> diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h b/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
> index 467b415..fd744af 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
> @@ -250,6 +250,64 @@ struct rte_pmd_i40e_queue_regions {
>  		region[RTE_PMD_I40E_REGION_MAX_NUM];
>  };
>  
> +/* Behavior will be taken if raw packet template is matched. */
> +enum rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_behavior {
> +	RTE_PMD_I40E_PKT_TEMPLATE_ACCEPT = 0,

Assignment is not required, it is zero by default.

> +	RTE_PMD_I40E_PKT_TEMPLATE_REJECT,
> +	RTE_PMD_I40E_PKT_TEMPLATE_PASSTHRU,
> +};
> +
> +/* Flow director report status
> + * It defines what will be reported if raw packet template is matched.
> + */
> +enum rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_status {
> +	RTE_PMD_I40E_PKT_TEMPLATE_NO_REPORT_STATUS = 0,
> +	RTE_PMD_I40E_PKT_TEMPLATE_REPORT_ID,
> +	RTE_PMD_I40E_PKT_TEMPLATE_REPORT_ID_FLEX_4,
> +	RTE_PMD_I40E_PKT_TEMPLATE_REPORT_FLEX_8,
> +};
> +
> +/* A structure used to define an action when raw packet template is matched. */
> +struct rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_action {
> +	uint16_t rx_queue;
> +	enum rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_behavior behavior;
> +	enum rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_status report_status;
> +	uint8_t flex_off;
> +};
> +
> +/* A structure used to define the input for raw packet template. */
> +struct rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_input {
> +	uint16_t pctype; /* pctype used for raw packet template. */
> +	void *packet;    /* Buffer conatining raw packet template. */
> +	uint32_t length; /* Length of buffer with raw packet template. */
> +};
> +
> +struct rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_conf {
> +	struct rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_input input;
> +	struct rte_pmd_i40e_pkt_template_action action;
> +	uint32_t soft_id;
> +};

These are in public header now. Can you please document structs and elements of
them via doxygen style comments?

Thanks,
ferruh