[PATCH v5 1/1] testpmd: add hairpin-map parameter

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 9/22/2024 7:50 AM, Gregory Etelson wrote:
> Hairpin offloads packet forwarding between ports.
> Packet is expected on Rx port <rp>, Rx queue <rq> and is forwarded
> to Tx port <tp> Tx queue <tq>.
> 
> Testpmd implements a static hairpin configuration scheme.
> 
> The new parameter allows explicit selection of Rx and Tx ports and
> queues in hairpin configuration.
> The new `hairpin-map` parameter is provided with 5 parameters,
> separated by `:`
> 
> `--hairpin-map=Rx port id:Rx queue:Tx port id:Tx queue:queues number`
> 
> Testpmd operator can provide several `hairpin-map` parameters for
> different hairpin maps.
> Example:
> 
> dpdk-testpmd <EAL params> -- \
>   <testpmd params> \
>   --rxq=2 --txq=2 --hairpinq=2 --hairpin-mode=0x12 \
>   --hairpin-map=0:2:1:2:1 \ # [1]
>   --hairpin-map=0:3:2:2:3   # [2]
> 
> Hairpin map [1] binds Rx port 0, queue 2 with Tx port 1, queue 2.
> Hairpin map [2] binds
>   Rx port 0, queue 3 with Tx port 2, queue 2,
>   Rx port 0, queue 4 with Tx port 2, queue 3,
>   Rx port 0, queue 5 with Tx port 2, queue 4.
> 
> The new `hairpin-map` parameter is optional.
> If omitted, testpmd will create "default" hairpin maps.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Etelson <getelson at nvidia.com>
> Acked-by: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski at nvidia.com>
>

+Praveen
cpfl is only other driver that implements hairpin, @Praveen can you
please help reviewing this patch, and confirm change works fine with
your changes.

@Stephen, if you have any free cycles, can you please help on this patch
too?

Thanks,
ferruh