[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 14/15] doc: update enic guide

Hyong Youb Kim hyonkim at cisco.com
Thu Feb 28 08:03:16 CET 2019


Minor changes to text around flow API.
- Add vlan to the supported items.
- Describe VLAN stripping's effect on ETH/VLAN match
- Mention limitations on MARK, RAW, RSS, and PASSTHRU

Signed-off-by: Hyong Youb Kim <hyonkim at cisco.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/enic.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/enic.rst b/doc/guides/nics/enic.rst
index bc38f51aa..8b6be7ef4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/enic.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/enic.rst
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Generic Flow API is supported. The baseline support is:
   in the pattern.
 
   - Attributes: ingress
-  - Items: eth, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp, vxlan, inner eth, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp
+  - Items: eth, vlan, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp, vxlan, inner eth, vlan, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp
   - Actions: queue and void
   - Selectors: 'is', 'spec' and 'mask'. 'last' is not supported
   - In total, up to 64 bytes of mask is allowed across all headers
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Generic Flow API is supported. The baseline support is:
 - **1300 and later series VICS with advanced filters enabled**
 
   - Attributes: ingress
-  - Items: eth, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp, vxlan, inner eth, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp
+  - Items: eth, vlan, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp, vxlan, inner eth, vlan, ipv4, ipv6, udp, tcp
   - Actions: queue, mark, drop, flag and void
   - Selectors: 'is', 'spec' and 'mask'. 'last' is not supported
   - In total, up to 64 bytes of mask is allowed across all headers
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ Generic Flow API is supported. The baseline support is:
 
   - Action: count
 
+The VIC performs packet matching after applying VLAN strip. If VLAN
+stripping is enabled, EtherType in the ETH item corresponds to the
+stripped VLAN header's EtherType. Stripping does not affect the VLAN
+item. TCI and EtherType in the VLAN item are matched against those in
+the (stripped) VLAN header whether stripping is enabled or disabled.
+
 More features may be added in future firmware and new versions of the VIC.
 Please refer to the release notes.
 
@@ -450,6 +456,12 @@ PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED mbuf flags would not be set. This mode is enabled with the
     1000 for 1300 series VICs). Filters are checked for matching in the order they
     were added. Since there currently is no grouping or priority support,
     'catch-all' filters should be added last.
+  - The supported range of IDs for the 'MARK' action is 0 - 0xFFFD.
+  - RSS and PASSTHRU actions only support "receive normally". They are limited
+    to supporting MARK + RSS and PASSTHRU + MARK to allow the application to mark
+    packets and then receive them normally. These require 1400 series VIC adapters
+    and latest firmware.
+  - RAW items are limited to matching UDP tunnel headers like VXLAN.
 
 - **Statistics**
 
-- 
2.16.2



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