From: Rongwei Liu <rongweil@nvidia.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
Cc: Matan Azrad <matan@nvidia.com>,
Slava Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>,
Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>,
"NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL)" <thomas@monjalon.net>,
Aman Singh <aman.deep.singh@intel.com>,
Yuying Zhang <yuying.zhang@intel.com>,
Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>,
Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>,
"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@nvidia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 1/8] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:24:35 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BN9PR12MB52737DF2959484EB5D97570BABD09@BN9PR12MB5273.namprd12.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230130190218.0f6b1b5c@hermes.local>
Hi Stephen
BR
Rongwei
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 11:02
> To: Rongwei Liu <rongweil@nvidia.com>
> Cc: Matan Azrad <matan@nvidia.com>; Slava Ovsiienko
> <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>; Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>; NBU-Contact-
> Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL) <thomas@monjalon.net>; Aman Singh
> <aman.deep.singh@intel.com>; Yuying Zhang <yuying.zhang@intel.com>;
> Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>; Andrew Rybchenko
> <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>; Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>;
> dev@dpdk.org; Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@nvidia.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header
> definition
>
> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
>
>
> On Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:59:33 +0200
> Rongwei Liu <rongweil@nvidia.com> wrote:
>
> > +/**
> > + * @warning
> > + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
> > + *
> > + * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6_ROUTING_EXT.
> > + *
> > + * Matches an IPv6 routing extension header.
> > + */
> > +struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_routing_ext {
> > + struct rte_ipv6_routing_ext hdr; };
>
> The problem with nesting a variable length structure inside another structure
> is not allowed.
>
> The issue is that the applicaiton would have to pass a variable length structure
> in for the flow definition. The flow item is variable length for this type? all the
> others are fixed length.
>
Yeah, segments_left is uint8 per definition. RFC doesn't set an upper limitation.
It stands for intermediate routing nodes between src and dst nodes.
> One option would be to get rid of the wrapper structure.
Yeah, it works. @Andrew Rybchenko Can you share your preference here?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-31 3:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-12-21 8:42 [RFC 0/9] support ipv6 routing header matching Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:42 ` [RFC 1/9] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition Rongwei Liu
2023-01-16 16:15 ` Ori Kam
2023-01-17 2:50 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] add IPv6 routing extension support Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 1/8] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition Rongwei Liu
2023-01-20 9:20 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2023-01-30 3:46 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 0/8] add IPv6 routing extension support Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 1/8] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 16:47 ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-31 2:03 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-01-31 2:27 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-01-31 2:55 ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-31 3:20 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 16:50 ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-31 2:05 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-01-31 3:02 ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-31 3:24 ` Rongwei Liu [this message]
2023-01-31 9:18 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-01-31 9:42 ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-01-31 11:42 ` Ori Kam
2023-01-31 9:36 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] add IPv6 routing extension support Rongwei Liu
2023-01-31 9:36 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition Rongwei Liu
2023-02-01 9:21 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2023-02-01 9:27 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-02-01 9:31 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2023-02-01 11:35 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] add IPv6 routing extension support Rongwei Liu
2023-02-01 11:35 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition Rongwei Liu
2023-02-01 11:39 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2023-02-01 13:44 ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-02-02 10:00 ` [PATCH v6 0/3] add IPv6 routing extension support Rongwei Liu
2023-02-02 10:00 ` [PATCH v6 1/3] ethdev: add IPv6 routing extension header definition Rongwei Liu
2023-02-02 10:00 ` [PATCH v6 2/3] ethdev: add modify IPv6 protocol field Rongwei Liu
2023-02-02 10:00 ` [PATCH v6 3/3] app/testpmd: add IPv6 routing extension header in raw encap Rongwei Liu
2023-02-03 18:36 ` [PATCH v6 0/3] add IPv6 routing extension support Ferruh Yigit
2023-02-01 11:35 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] ethdev: add modify IPv6 protocol field Rongwei Liu
2023-02-01 11:39 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2023-02-01 16:55 ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-02-02 2:12 ` Rongwei Liu
2023-02-01 11:35 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] app/testpmd: add IPv6 routing extension header in raw encap Rongwei Liu
2023-01-31 9:36 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] ethdev: add modify IPv6 protocol field Rongwei Liu
2023-02-01 9:14 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2023-01-31 9:36 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] app/testpmd: add IPv6 routing extension header in raw encap Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 2/8] net/mlx5: adopt IPv6 routing extension prm definition Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 3/8] net/mlx5/hws: Definer, add mlx5dr context to definer_conv_data Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 4/8] net/mlx5/hws: add IPv6 routing extension matching support Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 5/8] app/testpmd: add IPv6 routing extension header in raw encap Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 6/8] ethdev: add modify IPv6 protocol field Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 7/8] net/mlx5: add modify IPv6 protocol implementation Rongwei Liu
2023-01-30 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 8/8] doc/mlx5: add IPv6 routing extension matching docs Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 2/8] net/mlx5: adopt IPv6 routing extension prm definition Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 3/8] net/mlx5/hws: Definer, add mlx5dr context to definer_conv_data Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 4/8] net/mlx5/hws: add IPv6 routing extension matching support Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 5/8] app/testpmd: add IPv6 routing extension header in raw encap Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 6/8] ethdev: add modify IPv6 protocol field Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 7/8] net/mlx5: add modify IPv6 protocol implementation Rongwei Liu
2023-01-19 3:11 ` [PATCH v2 8/8] doc/mlx5: add IPv6 routing extension matching docs Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:42 ` [RFC 2/9] app/testpmd: add IPv6 routing extension header support Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:42 ` [RFC 3/9] net/mlx5: adopt new flex item definition Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:42 ` [RFC 4/9] net/mlx5/hws: Definer, add mlx5dr context to definer_conv_data Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:43 ` [RFC 5/9] net/mlx5/hws: add IPv6 routing extension matching support Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:43 ` [RFC 6/9] app/testpmd: add IPv6 routing extension header in raw encap Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:43 ` [RFC 7/9] ethdev: add modify IPv6 protocol field Rongwei Liu
2023-01-16 16:20 ` Ori Kam
2022-12-21 8:43 ` [RFC 8/9] app/testpmd: add modify IPv6 protocol command line Rongwei Liu
2022-12-21 8:43 ` [RFC 9/9] net/mlx5/hws: add modify IPv6 protocol implementation Rongwei Liu
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