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From: "Liu, Jijiang" <jijiang.liu@intel.com>
To: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>,
	"Zhang, Helin" <helin.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC 04/16] i40e: remove the use of PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT flag
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:06:21 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1ED644BD7E0A5F4091CF203DAFB8E4CC01DB631A@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1421883395-27235-5-git-send-email-olivier.matz@6wind.com>

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olivier Matz [mailto:olivier.matz@6wind.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 7:36 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: olivier.matz@6wind.com; Ananyev, Konstantin; Liu, Jijiang
> Subject: [RFC 04/16] i40e: remove the use of PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT flag
> 
> The definition of the flag in rte_mbuf.h was:
>   TX packet is an UDP tunneled packet. It must be specified when using
>   outer checksum offload (PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM)
> 
> This flag was used to tell the NIC that the offload type is UDP
> (I40E_TXD_CTX_UDP_TUNNELING flag). In the datasheet, it says it's required
> to specify the tunnel type in the register. However, some tests (see [1])
> showed that it also works without this flag.
> 
> Moreover, it is not explained how the hardware use this information. From a
> network perspective, this information is useless for calculating the outer IP
> checksum as it does not depend on the payload.
> 
> Having this flag in the API would force the application to specify the tunnel
> type for something that looks only useful for this PMD. It will limit the
> number of possible tunnel types (we would need a flag for each tunnel type)
> and therefore prevent to support outer IP checksum for proprietary tunnels.
> 
> Finally, if a hardware advertises "I support outer IP checksum", it must be
> supported for any payload types.
> 
> [1] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2015-January/011380.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> ---
>  lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e_rxtx.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
> index 9acdeee..0786255 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
> @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ i40e_txd_enable_checksum(uint64_t ol_flags,
>  	}
> 
>  	/* UDP tunneling packet TX checksum offload */
> -	if (unlikely(ol_flags & PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT)) {
> +	if (unlikely(ol_flags & PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM)) {

This way will disable  FVL TX checksum offload capability of inner IP and inner L4 using B.1 method.

Again, the B.1 in http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2014-December/009213.html should be supported and allowed.

Helin, you are i40e maintainer, what's your point?


>  		*td_offset |= (outer_l2_len >> 1)
>  				<< I40E_TX_DESC_LENGTH_MACLEN_SHIFT;
> @@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ i40e_txd_enable_checksum(uint64_t ol_flags,
>  		/* Now set the ctx descriptor fields */
>  		*cd_tunneling |= (outer_l3_len >> 2) <<
>  				I40E_TXD_CTX_QW0_EXT_IPLEN_SHIFT |
> -				I40E_TXD_CTX_UDP_TUNNELING |
>  				(l2_len >> 1) <<
>  				I40E_TXD_CTX_QW0_NATLEN_SHIFT;
> 



> @@ -1165,8 +1164,7 @@ i40e_calc_context_desc(uint64_t flags)  {
>  	uint64_t mask = 0ULL;
> 
> -	if (flags | PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT)
> -		mask |= PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT;
> +	mask |= PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM;
> 
>  #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588
>  	mask |= PKT_TX_IEEE1588_TMST;
> --
> 2.1.3

  reply	other threads:[~2015-01-23  8:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 109+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-01-21 23:36 [dpdk-dev] [RFC 00/16] enhance checksum offload API Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 01/16] mbuf: remove PKT_TX_IPV4_CSUM Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 02/16] mbuf: enhance the API documentation of offload flags Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 03/16] i40e: call i40e_txd_enable_checksum only for offloaded packets Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 04/16] i40e: remove the use of PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT flag Olivier Matz
2015-01-23  8:06   ` Liu, Jijiang [this message]
2015-01-23  8:47     ` Zhang, Helin
2015-01-23  9:06       ` Olivier MATZ
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 05/16] mbuf: remove " Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 06/16] ethdev: add outer IP offload capability flag Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 07/16] i40e: advertise outer IPv4 checksum capability Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 08/16] testpmd: replace tx_checksum command by csum Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 09/16] testpmd: move csum_show in a function Olivier Matz
2015-01-23 11:03   ` Liu, Jijiang
2015-01-23 17:53     ` Olivier MATZ
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 10/16] testpmd: add csum parse_tunnel command Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 11/16] testpmd: rename vxlan in outer_ip in csum commands Olivier Matz
2015-01-23 11:21   ` Liu, Jijiang
2015-01-23 17:49     ` Olivier MATZ
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 12/16] testpmd: introduce parse_ipv* in csum fwd engine Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 13/16] testpmd: use a structure to store offload info " Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 14/16] testpmd: introduce parse_vxlan " Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 15/16] testpmd: support gre tunnels " Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 16/16] testpmd: support ipip tunnel in csum forward engine Olivier Matz
2015-01-21 23:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 00/16] enhance checksum offload API Olivier MATZ
2015-01-22 10:00   ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-01-22  1:01 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-01-23  9:52   ` Olivier MATZ
2015-01-23  7:54 ` Liu, Jijiang
2015-01-30 13:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/20] enhance tx " Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:15   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/20] mbuf: remove PKT_TX_IPV4_CSUM Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:15   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 02/20] mbuf: enhance the API documentation of offload flags Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:15   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 03/20] i40e: call i40e_txd_enable_checksum only for offloaded packets Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:15   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 04/20] i40e: remove the use of PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT flag Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 05/20] mbuf: remove " Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 06/20] testpmd: replace tx_checksum command by csum Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 07/20] testpmd: move csum_show in a function Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 08/20] testpmd: add csum parse_tunnel command Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 09/20] testpmd: rename vxlan in outer_ip in csum commands Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 10/20] testpmd: introduce parse_ipv* in csum fwd engine Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 11/20] testpmd: use a structure to store offload info " Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 12/20] testpmd: introduce parse_vxlan " Olivier Matz
2015-02-02  1:49     ` Liu, Jijiang
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 13/20] testpmd: support gre tunnels " Olivier Matz
2015-02-02  3:04     ` Liu, Jijiang
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 14/20] testpmd: support ipip tunnel in csum forward engine Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 15/20] ethdev: add outer IP offload capability flag Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 16/20] i40e: advertise outer IPv4 checksum capability Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 17/20] testpmd: add a warning if outer ip cksum requested but not supported Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 18/20] testpmd: fix TSO when using outer checksum offloads Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 19/20] i40e: fix offloading of outer checksum for ip in ip tunnels Olivier Matz
2015-01-30 13:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20/20] i40e: add debug logs for tx context descriptors Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/20] enhance tx checksum offload API Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/20] mbuf: remove PKT_TX_IPV4_CSUM Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/20] mbuf: enhance the API documentation of offload flags Olivier Matz
2015-02-10  5:38       ` Zhang, Helin
2015-02-10 16:54         ` Olivier MATZ
2015-02-11  7:15         ` Liu, Jijiang
2015-02-11 15:15           ` Olivier MATZ
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/20] i40e: call i40e_txd_enable_checksum only for offloaded packets Olivier Matz
2015-02-10  6:03       ` Zhang, Helin
2015-02-10 17:06         ` Olivier MATZ
2015-02-11  5:32           ` Zhang, Helin
2015-02-11 17:13             ` Olivier MATZ
2015-02-13  2:25               ` Zhang, Helin
2015-02-13  8:41                 ` Olivier MATZ
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/20] i40e: remove the use of PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT flag Olivier Matz
2015-02-10  6:40       ` Zhang, Helin
2015-02-10 17:08         ` Olivier MATZ
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/20] mbuf: remove " Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/20] testpmd: replace tx_checksum command by csum Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/20] testpmd: move csum_show in a function Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/20] testpmd: add csum parse_tunnel command Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/20] testpmd: rename vxlan in outer_ip in csum commands Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/20] testpmd: introduce parse_ipv* in csum fwd engine Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 11/20] testpmd: use a structure to store offload info " Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 12/20] testpmd: introduce parse_vxlan " Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 13/20] testpmd: support gre tunnels " Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 14/20] testpmd: support ipip tunnel in csum forward engine Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 15/20] ethdev: add outer IP offload capability flag Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 16/20] i40e: advertise outer IPv4 checksum capability Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 17/20] testpmd: add a warning if outer ip cksum requested but not supported Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 18/20] testpmd: fix TSO when using outer checksum offloads Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 19/20] i40e: fix offloading of outer checksum for ip in ip tunnels Olivier Matz
2015-02-04  9:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20/20] i40e: add debug logs for tx context descriptors Olivier Matz
2015-02-09  1:10     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/20] enhance tx checksum offload API Liu, Jijiang
2015-02-13  9:22     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/20] mbuf: remove PKT_TX_IPV4_CSUM Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/20] mbuf: enhance the API documentation of offload flags Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/20] i40e: call i40e_txd_enable_checksum only for offloaded packets Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/20] i40e: remove the use of PKT_TX_UDP_TUNNEL_PKT flag Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/20] mbuf: remove " Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/20] testpmd: replace tx_checksum command by csum Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/20] testpmd: move csum_show in a function Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/20] testpmd: add csum parse_tunnel command Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/20] testpmd: rename vxlan in outer_ip in csum commands Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/20] testpmd: introduce parse_ipv* in csum fwd engine Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/20] testpmd: use a structure to store offload info " Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 12/20] testpmd: introduce parse_vxlan " Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 13/20] testpmd: support gre tunnels " Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 14/20] testpmd: support ipip tunnel in csum forward engine Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 15/20] ethdev: add outer IP offload capability flag Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 16/20] i40e: advertise outer IPv4 checksum capability Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 17/20] testpmd: add a warning if outer ip cksum requested but not supported Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 18/20] testpmd: fix TSO when using outer checksum offloads Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 19/20] i40e: fix offloading of outer checksum for ip in ip tunnels Olivier Matz
2015-02-13  9:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20/20] i40e: add debug logs for tx context descriptors Olivier Matz
2015-02-15  6:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/20] enhance tx checksum offload API Liu, Jijiang
2015-02-16 18:23         ` Thomas Monjalon

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