[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/7] ethdev: add flow API object converter

[Adrien Mazarguil]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 11:58:39AM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 8/3/2018 2:36 PM, Adrien Mazarguil wrote:
> > This is a follow up to the "Flow API helpers enhancements" series submitted
> > almost a year ago [1]. The new title is due to the reduced scope of this
> > version.
> > 
> > rte_flow_conv() is a flexible replacement to rte_flow_copy(), itself a
> > temporary solution pending something better [2]. It replaces a lot of
> > duplicated code found in testpmd and removes some of the maintenance burden
> > that developers tend to forget (me included) when modifying pattern
> > item or actions (updating app/test-pmd/config.c to be clear).
> > 
> > This series was unearthed in order to complete the implementation of
> > RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_ENCAP_(VXLAN|NVGRE) in testpmd [3] without having to
> > duplicate existing code once again.
> > 
> > See individual patches for specific changes in this version.
> > 
> > v2 changes:
> > 
> > - rte_flow_copy() is kept, albeit deprecated, no API/ABI impact.
> > - Updated bonding PMD.
> > - No more automatic generation of rte_flow_conv.h.
> > 
> > [1] https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2017-October/077551.html
> > [2] https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2017-July/070492.html
> > [3] Currently the command-line parser (cmdline_flow.c) is aware of these
> >     actions, however config.c isn't. Flow rules with such actions cannot
> >     be created and cannot be validated with PMDs that implement them.
> > 
> > Adrien Mazarguil (7):
> >   ethdev: add flow API object converter
> >   ethdev: add flow API item/action name conversion
> >   app/testpmd: rely on flow API conversion function
> >   net/failsafe: switch to flow API object conversion function
> >   net/bonding: switch to flow API object conversion function
> >   ethdev: deprecate rte_flow_copy function
> >   ethdev: add missing item/actions to flow object converter
> 
> Causing build error for arm, it looks like related to rte_memcpy macro:
> 
> .../lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c: In function ‘rte_flow_conv_item_spec’:
> .../lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c:373:58: error: macro "rte_memcpy" passed 9
> arguments, but takes just 3
>        (size > sizeof(*dst.raw) ? sizeof(*dst.raw) : size));

Thanks, noticed it after sending v2. I'll fix it for v3.

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Adrien Mazarguil
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