From: "Liu, Jijiang" <jijiang.liu@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/9] librte_ether:add VxLAN packet identification API in librte_ether
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:46:58 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1ED644BD7E0A5F4091CF203DAFB8E4CC01D827A2@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <282785858.Uoneh1Nj8l@xps13>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:19 AM
> To: Liu, Jijiang
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/9] librte_ether:add VxLAN packet
> identification API in librte_ether
>
> 2014-10-21 13:48, Liu, Jijiang:
> > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com]
> > > 2014-10-21 16:46, Jijiang Liu:
> > > > int
> > > > +rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_add(uint8_t port_id,
> > > > + struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *udp_tunnel,
> > > > + uint8_t count)
> > > > +{
> > > > + uint8_t i;
> > > > + struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
> > > > + struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *tunnel;
> > > > +
> > > > + if (port_id >= nb_ports) {
> > > > + PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid port_id=%d\n", port_id);
> > > > + return -ENODEV;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + if (udp_tunnel == NULL) {
> > > > + PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid udp_tunnel parameter\n");
> > > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > > + }
> > > > + tunnel = udp_tunnel;
> > > > +
> > > > + for (i = 0; i < count; i++, tunnel++) {
> > > > + if (tunnel->prot_type >= RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_MAX) {
> > > > + PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid tunnel type\n");
> > > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > > + }
> > > > + }
> > >
> > > I'm not sure it's a good idea to provide a count parameter to
> > > iterate in a loop.
> > > It's probably something that the application should do by itself.
> >
> > It is necessary to check if this prot_type(tunnel type) is valid here
> > in case applications don't do that.
>
> Yes, you have to check prot_type but looping for several tunnels is not
> needed at this level.
>
> > > But I doubt we should configure a tunnel type for a whole port.
> >
> > Yes, your understanding is correct. It is for a whole port/PF, that's
> > why we should add tunnel_type in rte_eth_conf structure.
>
> Please explain me why a tunnel type should be associated to a port.
> This design looks really broken.
I don't think this design looks really broken.
Currently, A PF associated to a port, right? What tunnel type should be supported in a PF, which is required we configure it.
Tunneling packet is encapsulation packet, in terms of VxLAN, packet format is outer L2 header+ outer L3 header +outer L4 header + tunneling header+ inner L2 header + inner L3 header + inner L4 header +PAY4.
For a VM/VF, the real useful packet data is "inner L2 header + inner L3 header + inner L4 header +PAY4".
In NIC, A port/PF receive this kind of tunneling packet(outer L2+...PAY4), software should be responsible for decapsulating the packet and deliver real data(innerL2 + PAY4) to VM/VF。
DPDK just provide API/mechanism to guarantee a PF/port to receive the tunneling packet data, the encapsulation/ decapsulation work should be done by user application.
Normally, the tunneling packet processing like below:
Tunneling packet ------>PF processing/receive ---------> application SW do decapsulation -------> VF/VM processing
> Thanks
> --
> Thomas
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-10-22 1:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-21 8:45 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/9] Support VxLAN on Fortville Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/9] librte_mbuf:the rte_mbuf structure changes Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 10:26 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-21 14:14 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-22 8:45 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-22 8:53 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-23 2:23 ` Zhang, Helin
2014-11-12 13:26 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-11-12 14:31 ` Zhang, Helin
2014-11-12 15:23 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-11-13 3:17 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-11-13 8:53 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-11-13 11:24 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-11-13 11:35 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/9] librte_ether:add VxLAN packet identification API in librte_ether Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 10:51 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-21 13:48 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-21 21:19 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-22 1:46 ` Liu, Jijiang [this message]
2014-10-22 9:52 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-22 12:47 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-22 13:25 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-22 5:21 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/9] i40e:support VxLAN packet identification in librte_pmd_i40e Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/9] app/test-pmd:test VxLAN packet identification Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/9] librte_ether:add data structures of VxLAN filter Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 15:13 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-22 2:25 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-22 9:31 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-22 11:03 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-23 9:06 ` Chilikin, Andrey
2014-10-22 6:45 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-22 9:25 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-10-22 13:54 ` Liu, Jijiang
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/9] i40e:implement API of VxLAN packet filter in librte_pmd_i40e Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 7/9] app/testpmd:test VxLAN packet filter Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 8/9] i40e:support VxLAN Tx checksum offload Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 8:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 9/9] app/testpmd:test " Jijiang Liu
2014-10-21 14:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/9] Support VxLAN on Fortville Liu, Yong
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