[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/2] app/testpmd implement VXLAN/NVGRE Encap/Decap

[Nélio Laranjeiro]

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:05:03AM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 9:52 AM, Nelio Laranjeiro wrote:
> > This series adds an easy and maintainable configuration version support for
> > those two actions for 18.08 by using global variables in testpmd to store the
> > necessary information for the tunnel encapsulation.  Those variables are used
> > in conjunction of RTE_FLOW_ACTION_{VXLAN,NVGRE}_ENCAP action to create easily
> > the action for flows.
> > 
> > A common way to use it:
> > 
> >  set vxlan ipv4 4 4 4 127.0.0.1 128.0.0.1 11:11:11:11:11:11 22:22:22:22:22:22
> >  flow create 0 ingress pattern end actions vxlan_encap / queue index 0 / end
> > 
> >  set vxlan ipv6 4 4 4 ::1 ::2222 11:11:11:11:11:11 22:22:22:22:22:22
> >  flow create 0 ingress pattern end actions vxlan_encap / queue index 0 / end
> > 
> >  set nvgre ipv4 4 127.0.0.1 128.0.0.1 11:11:11:11:11:11 22:22:22:22:22:22
> >  flow create 0 ingress pattern end actions nvgre_encap / queue index 0 / end
> > 
> >  set nvgre ipv6 4 ::1 ::2222 11:11:11:11:11:11 22:22:22:22:22:22
> >  flow create 0 ingress pattern end actions nvgre_encap / queue index 0 / end
> > 
> > This also replace the proposal done by Mohammad Abdul Awal [1] which handles
> > in a more complex way for the same work.
> 
> Hi Nelio,
> 
> Is this set on top of mentioned set?

Hi Ferruh,

No it is another implementation of Declan's API.  It can be directly
applied on top of the current DPDK code without any other patch.

> If so shouldn't the set has the Awal's sign-off too?
> Are you replacing someone else patch with dropping his sign-off?
>
> > Note this API has already a modification planned for 18.11 [2] thus those
> > series should have a limited life for a single release.
> > 
> > [1] https://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2018-May/101403.html
> > [2] https://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2018-June/103485.html
> > 
> > 
> > Changes in v2:
> > 
> > - add default IPv6 values for NVGRE encapsulation.
> > - replace VXLAN to NVGRE in comments concerning NVGRE layer.
> > 
> > Nelio Laranjeiro (2):
> >   app/testpmd: add VXLAN encap/decap support
> >   app/testpmd: add NVGRE encap/decap support
> > 
> >  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                      | 169 +++++++++++++
> >  app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                 | 248 ++++++++++++++++++++
> >  app/test-pmd/testpmd.c                      |  28 +++
> >  app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                      |  28 +++
> >  doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst |  25 ++
> >  5 files changed, 498 insertions(+)

-- 
Nélio Laranjeiro
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