[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] examples/ipsec-secgw: add UDP encapsulation support

[Akhil Goyal]

> 
> > Hi Konstantin,
> > >
> > > Hi Akhil,
> > > > > > Adding lookaside IPsec UDP encapsulation support
> > > > > > for NAT traversal.
> > > > > > Added --udp-encap option for application to specify
> > > > > > if UDP encapsulation need to be enabled.
> > > > > > Example secgw command with UDP encapsultation enabled:
> > > > > > <secgw> -c 0x1 -- -P -p 0x1 --config "(0,0,0)" -f ep0.cfg --udp-encap
> > > > >
> > > > > Can we have it not as global, but a per SA option?
> > > > > Add new keyword for SA/SP into ipsec-secgw config file, etc.
> > > > > Konstantin
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any specific reason to make udp_encap as per SA?
> > > > UDP encapsulation is a feature which I believe should be application
> vide.
> > > > If it supports the feature it should be enabled for all SAs when the UDP
> port
> > > > is 4500 which is reserved for it.
> > >
> > > Not sure why it has to be application wide?
> > > Why it is not possible have let say SA1 in ipv4/ipv6 tunnel mode over port
> 0,
> > > and SA2 with udp encap over port 1?
> > > Note that in DPDK librte_security it is per SA option.
> >
> > UDP encapsulation can be done only if the UDP port is 4500 as per the
> specification.
> > Please correct me if I am wrong. So if UDP port is NOT 4500 and udp-encap
> is enabled in the
> > Command line, UDP encapsulation will not work.
> 
> I am not asking you so support multiple UDP ports for IPsec encapsulation.

Multiple ports are not required to be supported as per specification.
UDP encapsulation work only on one port i.e. 4500.
By specification, it says, port 4500 is reserved for NAT traversal and if a
Packet has this port, then it has to be processed accordingly.

> What I am saying: it should be possible to use SAs with UDP encapsulation
> along with SAs without (plain tunnel/transport mode).

Yes it is possible with the current patch.
If a packet has a UDP port = 4500 then it is UDP encapsulated otherwise it is not.
Hence, a packet with UDP port other than 4500 will work as it is working without
--udp-encap param.

> As I understand with your patch it is not possible: if user specified --udp-
> encap
> all SAs (on all crypto-devs) will be treated as UDP encapsulated.

Just to correct this statement.

If user specified --udp-encap all SAs (on all crypto-devs) will be treated as
UDP encapsulated if and only if the UDP port = 4500 and not otherwise.

I hope this statement clears your concern and it makes more sense to make it
application vide, just like esn and anti-replay.

Regards,
Akhil