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From: Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>
To: Ivan Malov <Ivan.Malov@oktetlabs.ru>,
	Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>,
	Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun.li@intel.com>,
	NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>,
	Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 01/12] ethdev: add ethdev item to flow API
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 21:09:15 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <DM8PR12MB5400F091563ADB52F1492051D6AD9@DM8PR12MB5400.namprd12.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5022fd56-4493-aa45-74d9-4feea9ee1fd7@oktetlabs.ru>

Hi Ivan,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ivan Malov <Ivan.Malov@oktetlabs.ru>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 01/12] ethdev: add ethdev item to flow API
> 
> Hi Ori,
> 
> On 03/10/2021 14:52, Ori Kam wrote:
> > Hi Andrew and Ivan,
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
> >> Sent: Friday, October 1, 2021 4:47 PM
> >> Subject: [PATCH v1 01/12] ethdev: add ethdev item to flow API
> >>
> >> From: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov@oktetlabs.ru>
> >>
> >> For use with "transfer" flows. Supposed to match traffic transmitted
> >> by the DPDK application via the specified ethdev, at e-switch level.
> >>
> >> Must not be combined with attributes "ingress" / "egress".
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov@oktetlabs.ru>
> >> Signed-off-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
> >> ---
> >
> > [Snip]
> >
> >>   /** Generate flow_action[] entry. */ diff --git
> >> a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h index
> >> 7b1ed7f110..880502098e 100644
> >> --- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
> >> +++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
> >> @@ -574,6 +574,15 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
> >>   	 * @see struct rte_flow_item_conntrack.
> >>   	 */
> >>   	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_CONNTRACK,
> >> +
> >> +	/**
> >> +	 * [META]
> >> +	 *
> >> +	 * Matches traffic at e-switch going from (sent by) the given ethdev.
> >> +	 *
> >> +	 * @see struct rte_flow_item_ethdev
> >> +	 */
> >> +	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETHDEV,
> >>   };
> >>
> >>   /**
> >> @@ -1799,6 +1808,24 @@ static const struct rte_flow_item_conntrack
> >> rte_flow_item_conntrack_mask = {  };  #endif
> >>
> >> +/**
> >> + * @warning
> >> + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
> >> + *
> >> + * Provides an ethdev ID for use with items which are as follows:
> >> + * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETHDEV.
> >> + */
> >> +struct rte_flow_item_ethdev {
> >> +	uint16_t id; /**< Ethdev ID */
> >
> > True for all above uses,
> > should this be renamed to port?
> 
> I'd not rename it to "port". The very idea of this series is to disambiguate
> things. This structure is shared between primitives ETHDEV and
> ESWITCH_PORT. If we go for "port", then in conjunction with ESWITCH_PORT
> the structure name may trick readers into thinking that the ID in question is
> the own ID of the e-switch port itself. But in fact this ID is an ethdev ID which
> is associated with the e-switch port.
> 
> Should you wish to elaborate on your concerns with regard to naming, please
> do so. I'm all ears.
> 
Fully understand and agree that the idea is to clear the ambiguaty.
My concern is that we don't use ethdev id, from application ethdev has only
ports, so what is the id? (if we keep this, we should document that the id is the
port) 
What about ETHDEV_PORT and ESWITCH_PORT?

Best,
Ori
> >
> >> +};
> >> +
> >> +/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETHDEV */ #ifndef
> >> __cplusplus
> >> +static const struct rte_flow_item_ethdev rte_flow_item_ethdev_mask
> = {
> >> +	.id = 0xffff,
> >> +};
> >> +#endif
> >> +
> >>   /**
> >>    * Matching pattern item definition.
> >>    *
> >> --
> >> 2.30.2
> 
> --
> Ivan M

  reply	other threads:[~2021-10-03 21:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 155+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-09-07 12:51 [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH] ethdev: clarify flow attribute and action port ID semantics Ivan Malov
2021-10-01 13:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 01/12] ethdev: add ethdev item to " Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-03 11:52     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-03 17:40       ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-03 21:09         ` Ori Kam [this message]
2021-10-04  0:00           ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 10:47             ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-04 11:08               ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 02/12] ethdev: add eswitch port " Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-03 12:40     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-03 18:10       ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-04  5:45         ` Ori Kam
2021-10-04 11:05           ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 11:37             ` Ori Kam
2021-10-04 11:58               ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-05  6:20                 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05  9:19                   ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-05 12:12                     ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 03/12] ethdev: add ethdev action " Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 04/12] ethdev: add eswitch port " Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 05/12] ethdev: deprecate hard-to-use or ambiguous items and actions Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 07/12] net/bnxt: support ethdev and E-Switch port flow items Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 08/12] net/bnxt: support ethdev and E-Switch port flow actions Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 09/12] net/enic: " Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 10/12] net/mlx5: support E-Switch port flow action Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 11/12] net/octeontx2: support ethdev " Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-04 11:13     ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Kiran Kumar Kokkilagadda
2021-10-04 12:45       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 12/12] net/sfc: support ethdev flow item Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-10  0:04   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/12] ethdev: add port representor item to " Ivan Malov
2021-10-10 11:15       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-10 13:30         ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-10 14:04           ` Ori Kam
2021-10-10 15:02             ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/12] ethdev: add port representor action " Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/12] ethdev: deprecate hard-to-use or ambiguous items and actions Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow items to match on traffic source Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:04     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow actions to overrule destinations Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:05     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/12] net/enic: " Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:05     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/12] net/mlx5: support represented port flow action Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:05     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 11/12] net/octeontx2: support port representor " Ivan Malov
2021-10-10  0:05     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 12/12] net/sfc: support port representor flow item Ivan Malov
2021-10-10 14:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Ivan Malov
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/12] ethdev: add port representor item to " Ivan Malov
2021-10-11 11:49       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-12 12:39         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-12 20:55       ` Slava Ovsiienko
2021-10-12 23:14         ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 18:26           ` Slava Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 11:52       ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-11 11:51       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-12 12:39         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/12] ethdev: add port representor action " Ivan Malov
2021-10-11 18:18       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-12 12:39         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-11 18:20       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-12 12:40         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/12] ethdev: deprecate hard-to-use or ambiguous items and actions Ivan Malov
2021-10-11 18:23       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-12 12:40         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-13 11:53       ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows Ivan Malov
2021-10-11 18:33       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-12 12:40         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow items to match on traffic source Ivan Malov
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow actions to overrule destinations Ivan Malov
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/12] net/enic: " Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 17:03       ` Hyong Youb Kim (hyonkim)
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/12] net/mlx5: support represented port flow action Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 21:23       ` Slava Ovsiienko
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/12] net/octeontx2: support port representor " Ivan Malov
2021-10-10 14:39     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 12/12] net/sfc: support port representor flow item Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 14:45     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-13 11:51     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-13 16:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 01/12] ethdev: add port representor item to " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 02/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 03/12] ethdev: add port representor action " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 05/12] ethdev: deprecate hard-to-use or ambiguous items and actions Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow items to match on traffic source Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 08/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow actions to overrule destinations Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/12] net/enic: " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 10/12] net/mlx5: support represented port flow action Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 11/12] net/octeontx2: support port representor " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:42     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 12/12] net/sfc: support port representor flow item Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 01/12] ethdev: add port representor item to " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 02/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/12] ethdev: add port representor action " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 04/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 05/12] ethdev: deprecate hard-to-use or ambiguous items and actions Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 07/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow items to match on traffic source Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 08/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow actions to overrule destinations Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 09/12] net/enic: " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 10/12] net/mlx5: support represented port flow action Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 11/12] net/octeontx2: support port representor " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 16:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 12/12] net/sfc: support port representor flow item Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 01/12] ethdev: add port representor item to " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:15       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 02/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 03/12] ethdev: add port representor action " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 04/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 05/12] ethdev: deprecate hard-to-use or ambiguous items and actions Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 07/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow items to match on traffic source Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 08/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow actions to overrule destinations Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 09/12] net/enic: " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 10/12] net/mlx5: support represented port flow action Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 18:02       ` Slava Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 11/12] net/octeontx2: support port representor " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:02     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 12/12] net/sfc: support port representor flow item Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 01/12] ethdev: add port representor item to " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 02/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 03/12] ethdev: add port representor action " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 04/12] ethdev: add represented port " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 05/12] ethdev: deprecate hard-to-use or ambiguous items and actions Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 18:48       ` Slava Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 07/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow items to match on traffic source Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 08/12] net/bnxt: support meta flow actions to overrule destinations Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 09/12] net/enic: " Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 10/12] net/mlx5: support represented port flow action Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 11/12] net/octeontx2: support port representor " Ivan Malov
2021-10-20  2:33       ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Kiran Kumar Kokkilagadda
2021-10-13 17:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 12/12] net/sfc: support port representor flow item Ivan Malov
2021-10-13 21:08     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 00/12] ethdev: rework transfer flow API Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-05  0:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: let apps find transfer admin port for a given ethdev Ivan Malov
2021-10-05  9:22   ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05 12:41     ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 16:04       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05 17:56   ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-05 18:22     ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 19:04       ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-05 21:10   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] ethdev: add API to query proxy port to manage transfer flows Ivan Malov
2021-10-06  7:47     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-06 12:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] " Ivan Malov
2021-10-14  3:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] " Ivan Malov
2021-10-14 11:45     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-26 14:46     ` David Marchand
2021-10-26 15:47       ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-26 15:58         ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-26 16:15           ` Ferruh Yigit

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