[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 22.02 2/2] net/cnxk: add devargs for configuring SDP channel mask

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 11/9/2021 9:42 AM, psatheesh at marvell.com wrote:
> From: Satheesh Paul <psatheesh at marvell.com>
> 
> This patch adds support to configure channel mask which will
> be used by rte flow when adding flow rules on SDP interfaces.
> 

Hi Satheesh,

+ Ori & Andrew.

What 'SDP' stands for?
And can this new devarg be provided with flow rule? Why it needs to be a new devarg?

Can you please give a sample of the rte flow API that will be used?


Thanks,
ferruh


> Signed-off-by: Satheesh Paul <psatheesh at marvell.com>
> ---
>   doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst               | 21 ++++++++++++++
>   drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_devargs.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>   2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst b/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst
> index 837ffc02b4..470e01b811 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst
> @@ -276,6 +276,27 @@ Runtime Config Options
>      set with this custom mask, inbound encrypted traffic from all ports with
>      matching channel number pattern will be directed to the inline IPSec device.
>   
> +- ``SDP device channel and mask`` (default ``none``)
> +   Set channel and channel mask configuration for the SDP device. This
> +   will be used when creating flow rules on the SDP device.
> +
> +   By default, for rules created on the SDP device, the RTE Flow API sets the
> +   channel number and mask to cover the entire SDP channel range in the channel
> +   field of the MCAM entry. This behaviour can be modified using the
> +   ``sdp_channel_mask`` ``devargs`` parameter.
> +
> +   For example::
> +
> +      -a 0002:1d:00.0,sdp_channel_mask=0x700/0xf00
> +
> +   With the above configuration, RTE Flow rules API will set the channel
> +   and channel mask as 0x700 and 0xF00 in the MCAM entries of the  flow rules
> +   created on the SDP device. This option needs to be used when more than one
> +   SDP interface is in use and RTE Flow rules created need to distinguish
> +   between traffic from each SDP interface. The channel and mask combination
> +   specified should match all the channels(or rings) configured on the SDP
> +   interface.
> +
>   .. note::
>   

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