Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5] ip_pipeline: add more functions to routing-pipeline

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>]

2015-12-02 10:22, Jasvinder Singh:
> This patch adds following features to the
> routing-pipeline to enable it for various NFV
> use-cases;
> 
> 1.Fast-path ARP table enable/disable
> 2.Double-tagged VLAN (Q-in-Q) packet enacapsulation
> for the next-hop
> 3.MPLS encapsulation for the next-hop
> 4.Add colour (Traffic-class for QoS) to the MPLS tag
> 5.Classification action to select the input queue
> of the hierarchical schedular (QoS)
> 
> The above proposed features can be enabled
> (or disabled) through the parameters specified
> in configuration file as below;
> 
> [PIPELINE0]
> type = ROUTING
> core = 1
> pktq_in = RXQ0.0 RXQ1.0 RXQ2.0 RXQ3.0
> pktq_out = TXQ0.0 TXQ1.0 TXQ2.0 TXQ3.0
> n_routes = 4096
> n_arp_entries = 1024
> ip_hdr_offset = 142
> arp_key_offset = 64
> l2 = qinq
> qinq_sched = no
> 
> The LPM table entries might include additional
> fields depending upon the packet encapsulation
> (Q-in-Q, MPLS)for the next-hop. The CLI
> commands for adding or deleting such entries
> to LPM table have been implemented. Action
> handlers for QinQ and MPLS encapsulation,
> classification action to select the input queue
> of the hierarchical schedular(QoS) and adding
> colour (Traffic-class for QoS) to the MPLS
> tag have been implemented.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jasvinder Singh <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>

Applied, thanks