[dpdk-dev] rte_flow ageing

[David Bouyeure]

As seen with Matan, there's really a bug preventing to schedule a later 
age event(with /rte_flow_get_aged_flows()/) from the user's callback itself.


I could suggest the following patch:

--- dpdk-21.02/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c    2021-02-14 10:58:34.000000000 
+0100
+++ dpdk-21.02/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c.new    2021-04-08 
18:35:44.124965176 +0200
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
              rte_eth_dev_callback_process
(&rte_eth_devices[sh->port[i].devx_ih_port_id],
                  RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED, NULL);
-        age_info->flags = 0;
+        age_info->flags &= ~MLX5_AGE_EVENT_NEW;
      }
  }

Thanks.

On 4/8/21 11:52 AM, Matan Azrad wrote:
>
> Yes, you right for the meaning of MLX5_AGE_TRIGGER.
>
> But why you said it is erased when the callback return?
>
> It is erased when a new aged-out flow is detected by the driver….
>
> Do you have an issue with option 1?
>
> Matan
>
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> Hi Matan,
>
> below are my comments.
>
> Thank you.
>
> On 4/7/21 8:09 PM, Matan Azrad wrote:
>
>     Yes you can call it from the event callback.
>
> Sure, but it won't trigger the event callback as it would for the next 
> aged-out flow(s) if called from outside the callback.
>
>     Yes, MLX5_AGE_TRIGGER probably means that event was sent and no
>     need to send it again in the next aged-out flow.
>
> I don't think so. MLX5_AGE_TRIGGER means 'Do call the callback for 
> next aged-out flow(s)'.
>
>     Erasing it cause new event to be sent in the next aged-out flow...
>
> No, I think it's the reverse.
>
>     I don't understand what is the issue for you in option 1...
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>     Hi Matan, and thanks a lot,
>
>     regarding the mode *1*, I still have a doubt:
>
>          1. Register the AGE event -> in event time to query the
>             aged-out flows by the rte_flow_get_aged_flows API, this
>             call will trigger a new event when new aged-out flow will
>             be detected for the port.(if you don’t call
>             rte_flow_get_aged_flows the event will not be retriggered.)
>
>     You meant calling rte_flow_get_aged_flows() from the event
>     callback I guess...?
>
>     I think this is not working because MLX5_AGE_TRIGGER is erased
>     when the callback returns.
>
>     Anyway, the polling mode is enough to me so far.
>
>     Thanks again.
>
>     Regards.
>
>     On 4/5/21 12:23 PM, Matan Azrad wrote:
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