[v8 0/3] net/af_xdp: fix multi interface support for K8s

[Maryam Tahhan]

Sorry folks

Just spotted the checkpatch warnings :( I will fix these now.

BR
Maryam


On 14/02/2024 16:06, Maryam Tahhan wrote:
> The original `use_cni` implementation was limited to
> supporting only a single netdev in a DPDK pod. This patchset
> aims to fix this limitation transparently to the end user.
> It will also enable compatibility with the latest AF_XDP
> Device Plugin.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maryam Tahhan <mtahhan at redhat.com>
> ---
> v8:
> * Go back to using `use_cni` vdev argument
> * Introduce `use_map_pinning` vdev param.
> * Rename `uds_path` to `dp_path` so that it can be used
>    with map pinning as well as `use_cni`.
> * Set `dp_path` internally in the AF_XDP PMD if it's
>    not configured by the user.
> * Clean up the original `use_cni` documentation separately
>    to coding changes.
>
> v7:
> * Give a more descriptive commit msg headline.
> * Fixup typos in documentation.
>
> v6:
> * Add link to PR 81 in commit message
> * Add release notes changes to this patchset
>
> v5:
> * Fix alignment for ETH_AF_XDP_USE_DP_UDS_PATH_ARG
> * Remove use_cni references in af_xdp.rst
>
> v4:
> * Rename af_xdp_cni.rst to af_xdp_dp.rst
> * Removed all incorrect references to CNI throughout af_xdp
>    PMD file.
> * Fixed Typos in af_xdp_dp.rst
>
> v3:
> * Remove `use_cni` vdev argument as it's no longer needed.
> * Update incorrect CNI references for the AF_XDP DP in the
>    documentation.
> * Update the documentation to run a simple example with the
>    AF_XDP DP plugin in K8s.
>
> v2:
> * Rename sock_path to uds_path.
> * Update documentation to reflect when CAP_BPF is needed.
> * Fix testpmd arguments in the provided example for Pods.
> * Use AF_XDP API to update the xskmap entry.
> ---
> Maryam Tahhan (3):
>    docs: AF_XDP Device Plugin
>    net/af_xdp: fix multi interface support for K8s
>    net/af_xdp: support AF_XDP DP pinned maps
>
>   doc/guides/howto/af_xdp_cni.rst        | 253 ------------------
>   doc/guides/howto/af_xdp_dp.rst         | 349 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   doc/guides/howto/index.rst             |   2 +-
>   doc/guides/nics/af_xdp.rst             |  44 +++-
>   doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_03.rst |  17 ++
>   drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c    | 162 ++++++++----
>   6 files changed, 527 insertions(+), 300 deletions(-)
>   delete mode 100644 doc/guides/howto/af_xdp_cni.rst
>   create mode 100644 doc/guides/howto/af_xdp_dp.rst
>