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From: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@broadcom.com>
To: Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>
Cc: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dkozlyuk@nvidia.com>,
	"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
	 NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>,
	Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>,
	 Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 12:25:27 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAOBf=mtO2pryUbd=CR9EVZ+QK10_5NY-zF9mUWcXTquRMv-rGA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <PH0PR12MB5401EF58029AAA84C9E689EFD6B09@PH0PR12MB5401.namprd12.prod.outlook.com>

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On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 11:45 AM Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Dmitry,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dkozlyuk@nvidia.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 3:52 AM
> > Subject: [PATCH 1/5] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart
> >
> > From: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dkozlyuk@nvidia.com>
> >
> > Currently, it is not specified what happens to the flow rules when the device is
> > stopped, possibly reconfigured, then started.
> > If flow rules were kept, it could be convenient for application developers,
> > because they wouldn't need to save and restore them.
> > However, due to the number of flows and possible creation rate it is
> > impractical to save all flow rules in DPDK layer. This means that flow rules
> > persistence really depends on whether PMD and HW can implement it
> > efficiently. It is proposed for PMDs to advertise this capability if supported
> > using a new flag.
> >
> > If the device is being reconfigured in a way that is incompatible with existing
> > flow rules, PMD is required to report an error.
> > This is mandatory, because flow API does not supply users with capabilities, so
> > this is the only way for a user to learn that configuration is invalid. For
> > example, if queue count changes and the action of a flow rule specifies queues
> > that are going away, the user must update or remove the flow rule before
> > removing the queues.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dkozlyuk@nvidia.com>
> > ---
>
> Acked-by: Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>
> Thanks,
> Ori
Acked-by: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@broadcom.com>

  reply	other threads:[~2021-10-06  6:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 96+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-10-05  0:52 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] Flow entites behavior on port restart dkozlyuk
2021-10-05  0:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart dkozlyuk
2021-10-06  6:15   ` Ori Kam
2021-10-06  6:55     ` Somnath Kotur [this message]
2021-10-06 17:15   ` Ajit Khaparde
2021-10-05  0:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/5] ethdev: add capability to keep shared objects " dkozlyuk
2021-10-06  6:16   ` Ori Kam
2021-10-13  8:32   ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-14 13:46     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-14 21:45       ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-14 21:48         ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-15 11:46         ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-15 12:35           ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-15 16:26             ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-16 20:32               ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-18  8:42                 ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-18 11:13                   ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-18 11:59                     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-14 14:14     ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-15  8:26       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-15  9:04         ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-15  9:36           ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-05  0:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/5] net/mlx5: discover max flow priority using DevX dkozlyuk
2021-10-05  0:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/5] net/mlx5: create drop queue " dkozlyuk
2021-10-05  0:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/5] net/mlx5: preserve indirect actions on restart dkozlyuk
2021-10-15 16:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] Flow entites behavior on port restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-15 16:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-18  8:56     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-19 12:38       ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-18 13:06     ` Zhang, Qi Z
2021-10-18 22:51       ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19  1:00         ` Zhang, Qi Z
2021-10-15 16:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] ethdev: add capability to keep shared objects " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-17  8:10     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-17  9:14       ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-17  9:45         ` Ori Kam
2021-10-15 16:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] net/mlx5: discover max flow priority using DevX Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-15 16:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] net/mlx5: create drop queue " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-15 16:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] net/mlx5: preserve indirect actions on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19 12:37   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/6] Flow entites behavior on port restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19 12:37     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19 15:22       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-19 16:38       ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-19 17:13         ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-20 10:39       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-20 11:40         ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-20 13:40           ` Ori Kam
2021-10-19 12:37     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/6] ethdev: add capability to keep shared objects " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19 15:22       ` Ori Kam
2021-10-19 12:37     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/6] net: advertise no support for keeping flow rules Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-20 10:08       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-20 22:20         ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19 12:37     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/6] net/mlx5: discover max flow priority using DevX Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19 12:37     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/6] net/mlx5: create drop queue " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-19 12:37     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/6] net/mlx5: preserve indirect actions on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-20 10:12     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/6] Flow entites behavior on port restart Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-20 13:21       ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21  6:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21  6:34       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21  7:36         ` Ori Kam
2021-10-28 18:33         ` Ajit Khaparde
2021-11-01 15:02         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-11-01 15:56           ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21  6:34       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/6] ethdev: add capability to keep shared objects " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21  7:37         ` Ori Kam
2021-10-21 18:28         ` Ajit Khaparde
2021-11-01 15:04         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-21  6:35       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] net: advertise no support for keeping flow rules Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21 18:26         ` Ajit Khaparde
2021-10-22  1:38           ` Somnath Kotur
2021-10-27  7:11         ` Hyong Youb Kim (hyonkim)
2021-11-01 15:06         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-11-01 16:59           ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-21  6:35       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/6] net/mlx5: discover max flow priority using DevX Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21  6:35       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/6] net/mlx5: create drop queue " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-21  6:35       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/6] net/mlx5: preserve indirect actions on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-10-26 11:46       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/6] Flow entites behavior on port restart Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-01 13:43         ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-02 13:49       ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-02 13:54       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 13:54         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/6] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 13:54         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/6] ethdev: add capability to keep shared objects " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 13:54         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] net: advertise no support for keeping flow rules Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 13:54         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/6] net/mlx5: discover max flow priority using DevX Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 13:54         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/6] net/mlx5: create drop queue " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 13:54         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] net/mlx5: preserve indirect actions on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 14:23         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/6] Flow entites behavior on port restart Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-02 17:02           ` Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 17:01         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 17:01           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/6] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 17:01           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/6] ethdev: add capability to keep shared objects " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 17:01           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/6] net: advertise no support for keeping flow rules Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 17:01           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/6] net/mlx5: discover max flow priority using DevX Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 17:01           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/6] net/mlx5: create drop queue " Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 17:01           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] net/mlx5: preserve indirect actions on restart Dmitry Kozlyuk
2021-11-02 18:02           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/6] Flow entites behavior on port restart Ferruh Yigit

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