From: Harman Kalra <hkalra@marvell.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Cc: Nithin Kumar Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram@marvell.com>,
Kiran Kumar Kokkilagadda <kirankumark@marvell.com>,
Sunil Kumar Kori <skori@marvell.com>,
Satha Koteswara Rao Kottidi <skoteshwar@marvell.com>,
"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jerinj@marvell.com>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2 24/24] doc: port representors in cnxk
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 06:48:43 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BN9PR18MB4204D4E1A40B6BCF74ED82B9C5682@BN9PR18MB4204.namprd18.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3506212.yKrmzQ4Hd0@thomas>
Hi Thomas
Thanks for the review
Please see inline
Thanks
Harman
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2023 12:04 AM
> To: Harman Kalra <hkalra@marvell.com>
> Cc: Nithin Kumar Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram@marvell.com>; Kiran Kumar
> Kokkilagadda <kirankumark@marvell.com>; Sunil Kumar Kori
> <skori@marvell.com>; Satha Koteswara Rao Kottidi
> <skoteshwar@marvell.com>; dev@dpdk.org; Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran
> <jerinj@marvell.com>
> Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2 24/24] doc: port representors in cnxk
>
<snip>
> >
> > In the following format we are defining representors for which PFs and VFs
> should be created:
> > Eg.
> > -a <base PCI BDF >,representor=pf0vf[1,2],representor=pf1vf[2-5]
> > Here
> > VF representor will be created only for PF0VF1, PF2VF2,
> > PF1VF2.....PF1VF5 Although there may be n no of PF VF combinations but
> user wants representors for this devices only.
> >
> > Please let us know your opinion if "-a <base PCI BDF
> >,representor=pf0vf[1,2],representor=pf1vf[2-5]"
> > format handling can also be handled in common code. We can push a
> separate patch for it.
>
> I think yes it could be moved to common code in ethdev.
I have pushed a series for the change:
https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=30781
>
>
> > > > +In case of exception path (i.e. until the flow definition is
> > > > +offloaded to the hardware), packets transmitted by the VFs shall
> > > > +be received by these representor port, while packets transmitted
> > > > +by representor ports shall be received by respective VFs.
> > >
> > > Not clear. How is it related to any offload?
> >
> > Point what I wanted to highlight here is, until the flow rule for a
> > fastpath is identified and installed (offloaded) to the HW, packet
> > flow will take the slow path (exception path) i.e. for every packet
> > sent out via VF should be received by its representor port and vice versa.
>
> That's the case for any flow rule, right?
> I don't think it is specific to VF and representors.
Yes, will remove generic point
>
> > Once the application installs the rule packets can take fast path i.e.
> > directly from VF to destination (wire or other VF), representors will
> > not come in the datapath for fast processing.
>
> You probably need to rephrase to explain what happens in VF scenario
> without being something which looks like an exception.
Sure, will reword in next series.
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-01-11 6:48 UTC|newest]
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2023-08-11 16:34 [PATCH 0/9] net/cnxk: support for port representors Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 1/9] common/cnxk: debug log type for representors Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 2/9] net/cnxk: probing representor ports Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 3/9] common/cnxk: maintaining representor state Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 4/9] net/cnxk: callbacks for " Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 5/9] net/cnxk: add representor control plane Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 6/9] net/cnxk: representor ethdev ops Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 7/9] net/cnxk: representor flow ops Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 8/9] common/cnxk: support represented port for cnxk Harman Kalra
2023-08-11 16:34 ` [PATCH 9/9] net/cnxk: add " Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 00/24] net/cnxk: support for port representors Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 01/24] common/cnxk: add support for representors Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 02/24] net/cnxk: implementing eswitch device Harman Kalra
2024-01-04 12:30 ` Jerin Jacob
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 03/24] net/cnxk: eswitch HW resource configuration Harman Kalra
2024-01-04 12:34 ` Jerin Jacob
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 04/24] net/cnxk: eswitch devargs parsing Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 05/24] net/cnxk: probing representor ports Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 06/24] common/cnxk: common NPC changes for eswitch Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 07/24] common/cnxk: interface to update VLAN TPID Harman Kalra
2024-01-04 12:47 ` Jerin Jacob
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 08/24] net/cnxk: eswitch flow configurations Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 09/24] net/cnxk: eswitch fastpath routines Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 10/24] net/cnxk: add representor control plane Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 11/24] common/cnxk: representee notification callback Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 12/24] net/cnxk: handling representee notification Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 13/24] net/cnxk: representor ethdev ops Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 14/24] common/cnxk: get representees ethernet stats Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 15/24] net/cnxk: ethernet statistic for representor Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 16/24] common/cnxk: base support for eswitch VF Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 17/24] net/cnxk: eswitch VF as ethernet device Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 18/24] common/cnxk: support port representor and represented port Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 19/24] net/cnxk: add represented port pattern and action Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:39 ` [PATCH v2 20/24] net/cnxk: add port representor " Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:40 ` [PATCH v2 21/24] net/cnxk: generalize flow operation APIs Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:40 ` [PATCH v2 22/24] net/cnxk: flow create on representor ports Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:40 ` [PATCH v2 23/24] net/cnxk: other flow operations Harman Kalra
2023-12-19 17:40 ` [PATCH v2 24/24] doc: port representors in cnxk Harman Kalra
2023-12-20 9:37 ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-12-21 13:28 ` [EXT] " Harman Kalra
2023-12-21 18:33 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-01-11 6:48 ` Harman Kalra [this message]
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 00/23] net/cnxk: support for port representors Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 01/23] common/cnxk: add support for representors Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 02/23] net/cnxk: implementing eswitch device Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 03/23] net/cnxk: eswitch HW resource configuration Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 04/23] net/cnxk: eswitch devargs parsing Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 05/23] net/cnxk: probing representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 06/23] common/cnxk: common NPC changes for eswitch Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 07/23] common/cnxk: interface to update VLAN TPID Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 08/23] net/cnxk: eswitch flow configurations Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 09/23] net/cnxk: eswitch fastpath routines Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 10/23] net/cnxk: add representor control plane Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 11/23] common/cnxk: representee notification callback Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 12/23] net/cnxk: handling representee notification Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 13/23] net/cnxk: representor ethdev ops Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 14/23] common/cnxk: get representees ethernet stats Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 15/23] net/cnxk: ethernet statistic for representor Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 16/23] common/cnxk: base support for eswitch VF Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 17/23] net/cnxk: eswitch VF as ethernet device Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 18/23] common/cnxk: support port representor and represented port Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 19/23] net/cnxk: add represented port pattern and action Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 20/23] net/cnxk: add representor " Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 21/23] net/cnxk: generalise flow operation APIs Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 22/23] net/cnxk: flow create on representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-02-01 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 23/23] net/cnxk: other flow operations Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 00/23] net/cnxk: support for port representors Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 01/23] common/cnxk: add support for representors Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 02/23] net/cnxk: implementing eswitch device Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 9:31 ` Jerin Jacob
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 03/23] net/cnxk: eswitch HW resource configuration Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 04/23] net/cnxk: eswitch devargs parsing Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 05/23] net/cnxk: probing representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 06/23] common/cnxk: common NPC changes for eswitch Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 07/23] common/cnxk: interface to update VLAN TPID Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 08/23] net/cnxk: eswitch flow configurations Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 09/23] net/cnxk: eswitch fastpath routines Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 10/23] net/cnxk: add representor control plane Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 11/23] common/cnxk: representee notification callback Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 12/23] net/cnxk: handling representee notification Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 13/23] net/cnxk: representor ethdev ops Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 14/23] common/cnxk: get representees ethernet stats Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 15/23] net/cnxk: ethernet statistics for representor Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 16/23] common/cnxk: base support for eswitch VF Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 17/23] net/cnxk: eswitch VF as ethernet device Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 18/23] common/cnxk: support port representor and represented port Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 19/23] net/cnxk: add represented port pattern and action Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 20/23] net/cnxk: add representor " Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 21/23] net/cnxk: generalise flow operation APIs Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 22/23] net/cnxk: flow create on representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-02-27 19:15 ` [PATCH v4 23/23] net/cnxk: other flow operations Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 9:35 ` Jerin Jacob
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 00/23] net/cnxk: support for port representors Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 01/23] common/cnxk: add support for representors Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 02/23] net/cnxk: implementing eswitch device Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 03/23] net/cnxk: eswitch HW resource configuration Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 04/23] net/cnxk: eswitch devargs parsing Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 05/23] net/cnxk: probing representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 06/23] common/cnxk: common NPC changes for eswitch Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 07/23] common/cnxk: interface to update VLAN TPID Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 08/23] net/cnxk: eswitch flow configurations Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 09/23] net/cnxk: eswitch fastpath routines Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 10/23] net/cnxk: add representor control plane Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 11/23] common/cnxk: representee notification callback Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 12/23] net/cnxk: handling representee notification Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 13/23] net/cnxk: representor ethdev ops Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 14/23] common/cnxk: get representees ethernet stats Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 15/23] net/cnxk: ethernet statistics for representor Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 16/23] common/cnxk: base support for eswitch VF Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 17/23] net/cnxk: eswitch VF as ethernet device Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 18/23] common/cnxk: support port representor and represented port Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 19/23] net/cnxk: add represented port pattern and action Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 20/23] net/cnxk: add representor " Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 21/23] net/cnxk: generalise flow operation APIs Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 14:50 ` Jerin Jacob
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 22/23] net/cnxk: flow create on representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-03-01 19:14 ` [PATCH v5 23/23] net/cnxk: other flow operations Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 00/23] net/cnxk: support for port representors Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 01/23] common/cnxk: add support for representors Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 02/23] net/cnxk: implementing eswitch device Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 03/23] net/cnxk: eswitch HW resource configuration Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 04/23] net/cnxk: eswitch devargs parsing Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 05/23] net/cnxk: probing representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 06/23] common/cnxk: common NPC changes for eswitch Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 07/23] common/cnxk: interface to update VLAN TPID Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 08/23] net/cnxk: eswitch flow configurations Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 09/23] net/cnxk: eswitch fastpath routines Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 10/23] net/cnxk: add representor control plane Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 11/23] common/cnxk: representee notification callback Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 12/23] net/cnxk: handling representee notification Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 13/23] net/cnxk: representor ethdev ops Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 14/23] common/cnxk: get representees ethernet stats Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 15/23] net/cnxk: ethernet statistics for representor Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 16/23] common/cnxk: base support for eswitch VF Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 17/23] net/cnxk: eswitch VF as ethernet device Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 18/23] common/cnxk: support port representor and represented port Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 19/23] net/cnxk: add represented port pattern and action Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 20/23] net/cnxk: add representor " Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 21/23] net/cnxk: generalise flow operation APIs Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 22/23] net/cnxk: flow create on representor ports Harman Kalra
2024-03-03 17:38 ` [PATCH v6 23/23] net/cnxk: other flow operations Harman Kalra
2024-03-04 7:57 ` Jerin Jacob
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