[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/7] add switch filter support for intel DCF

[Zhang, Qi Z]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stillwell Jr, Paul M <paul.m.stillwell.jr at intel.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:13 AM
> To: wei.zhao1 at intel.com <"Wei Zhao"@dpdk.org>; dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>; Ye, Xiaolong <xiaolong.ye at intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/7] add switch filter support for intel DCF
> 
> This patch set is confusing to me. Only the DCF can deal with switch rules so
> why is the ice PMD trying to do anything with switch rules related to DCF?

Ice pf PMD already implemented the switch rule engine and some parsers for PF only usage
The ice DCF just share same engine and add some new parsers for DCF usage.
And as I explained in another email, it is the case that the same compiled code can support different usage at runtime.

Thanks
Qi

> 
> Paul
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of wei.zhao1 at intel.com
> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 6:04 PM
> > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > Cc: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>; Ye, Xiaolong
> > <xiaolong.ye at intel.com>
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/7] add switch filter support for intel
> > DCF
> >
> > A DCF (Device Config Function) framework has been add for intel
> > device, this patch set add add switch filter support for it, this set
> > also fix bugs which block this feature.
> >
> > This patchset is based on:
> > [1] https://patchwork.dpdk.org/cover/66480/ : add Intel DCF PMD
> > support
> >
> > Depends-on: series-8859
> >
> >
> > wei zhao (7):
> >   net/ice: enable switch flow on DCF
> >   net/ice: support for more PPPoE input set
> >   net/ice: change swicth parser to support flexible mask
> >   net/ice: add support for MAC VLAN rule
> >   net/ice: change default tunnle type
> >   net/ice: add action number check for swicth
> >   net/ice: fix input set of VLAN item
> >
> >  config/common_linux                 |   1 +
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c    |  10 +-
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c    |   7 +
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_fdir_filter.c   |   6 +
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c  |  13 +
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.h  |   9 +
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_hash.c          |   6 +
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c | 461
> > ++++++++++++++++++----------
> >  8 files changed, 348 insertions(+), 165 deletions(-)
> >
> > --
> > 2.19.1
>