From: Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com> To: Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com> Cc: Andrey Vesnovaty <andrey.vesnovaty@gmail.com>, Andrey Vesnovaty <andreyv@mellanox.com>, Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>, Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko@solarflare.com>, dpdk-dev <dev@dpdk.org> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] add flow shared action API Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 12:28:01 +0000 Message-ID: <AM6PR05MB51762BE0AD2C6D927F225B8BDB690@AM6PR05MB5176.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com> (raw) In-Reply-To: <CALBAE1MzSqSf=yWbGXr7=4ny6LKUnDgm5wieD8C4ev83pZfA0g@mail.gmail.com> Hi Jerin, > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] add flow shared action API > > On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 3:56 PM Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Jerin, > > PSB, > > > > Thanks, > > Ori > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 3:33 PM > > > dpdk-dev <dev@dpdk.org> > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] add flow shared action API > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 3:40 PM Andrey Vesnovaty > > > <andrey.vesnovaty@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Andrey Vesnovaty > > > > (+972)526775512 | Skype: andrey775512 > > > > > > > > > > [..Nip ..] > > > > > > I need to mention the locking issue once again. > > > > If there is a need to maintain "shared session" in the generic rte_flow > layer > > > all > > > > calls to flow_create() with shared action & all delete need to take > > > sharedsession > > > > management locks at least for verification. Lock partitioning is also bit > > > problematic > > > > since one flow may have more than one shared action. > > > > > > Then, I think better approach would be to introduce > > > rte_flow_action_update() public > > > API which can either take "const struct rte_flow_action []" OR shared > > > context ID, to cater to > > > both cases or something on similar lines. This would allow HW's > > > without have the shared context ID > > > to use the action update. > > > > Can you please explain your idea? > > I see two types of HW schemes supporting action updates without going > through call `rte_flow_destroy()` and call `rte_flow_create()` > - The shared HW action context feature > - The HW has "pattern" and "action" mapped to different HW objects and > action can be updated any time. > Other than above-mentioned RSS use case, another use case would be to > a) create rte_flow and set the action as DROP (Kind of reserving the HW object) > b) Update the action only when the rest of the requirements ready. > > Any API schematic that supports both notions of HW is fine with me. > I have an idea if the API will be changed to something like this, Rte_flow_shared_action_update(uint16_port port, rte_shared_ctx *ctx, rte_flow_action *action, error) This will enable the application to send a different action than the original one to be switched. Assuming the PMD supports this. Does it answer your concerns? > > > As I can see if we use the flow_action array it may result in bugs. > > For example, the application created two flows with the same RSS (not using > the context) > > Then he wants to change one flow to use different RSS, but the result will that > both flows > > will be changed. > > Sorry. I don't quite follow this. > I was trying to show that there must be some context. But I don’t think this is relevant to your current ideas. > > Also this will enforce the PMD to keep track on all flows which will have > memory penalty for > > some PMDs. Best, Ori
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-07-06 12:28 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 106+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2020-07-02 12:05 Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-03 15:02 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-03 15:21 ` Thomas Monjalon 2020-07-04 9:54 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-04 10:10 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-04 12:33 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-05 10:26 ` Ori Kam 2020-07-06 9:00 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-06 12:28 ` Ori Kam [this message] 2020-07-06 13:32 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-07 2:30 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-07 6:21 ` Ori Kam 2020-07-07 15:21 ` Ferruh Yigit 2020-07-07 17:24 ` Ori Kam 2020-07-07 17:52 ` Ferruh Yigit 2020-07-07 19:38 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-07 21:03 ` Ori Kam 2020-07-08 9:25 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-08 9:47 ` Ori Kam 2020-07-08 11:00 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-08 11:50 ` Thomas Monjalon 2020-07-08 12:18 ` Ori Kam [not found] ` <20200708204015.24429-2-andreyv@mellanox.com> 2020-07-13 8:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/6] ethdev: " Kinsella, Ray 2020-07-13 10:16 ` Andrew Rybchenko 2020-07-15 8:54 ` Andrew Rybchenko 2020-07-15 9:00 ` Andrew Rybchenko 2020-09-15 11:30 ` Andrey Vesnovaty [not found] ` <20200708204015.24429-3-andreyv@mellanox.com> 2020-07-13 8:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] common/mlx5: modify advanced Rx object via DevX Kinsella, Ray 2020-07-08 21:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/6] add flow shared action API + PMD Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-08 21:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/6] ethdev: add flow shared action API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-09-12 2:18 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-09-15 11:50 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-09-15 15:49 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-09-16 15:52 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-09-16 19:20 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-09-17 15:33 ` Andrew Rybchenko 2020-09-17 16:02 ` Ori Kam 2020-09-24 19:25 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-09-26 11:09 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] RTE flow shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/10] ethdev: add flow shared action API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-04 11:10 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-06 10:22 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-04 17:00 ` Stephen Hemminger 2020-10-04 17:01 ` Stephen Hemminger 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/10] ethdev: add conf arg to shared action icreate API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-04 11:11 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-06 10:28 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/10] common/mlx5: modify advanced Rx object via DevX Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/10] net/mlx5: modify hash Rx queue objects Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/10] net/mlx5: shared action PMD Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/10] net/mlx5: shared action PMD create conf arg Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/10] net/mlx5: driver support for shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/10] net/mlx5: shared action create conf drv support Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/10] examples/flow_filtering: utilize shared RSS action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-04 11:21 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-06 10:34 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-03 22:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/10] app/testpmd: support shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-04 11:28 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-04 12:04 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-06 10:36 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-04 11:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] RTE flow " Ori Kam 2020-10-06 10:28 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-08 21:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] common/mlx5: modify advanced Rx object via DevX Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-08 21:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/6] net/mlx5: modify hash Rx queue objects Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-08 21:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/6] net/mlx5: shared action PMD Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-08 21:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/6] net/mlx5: driver support for shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-08 21:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] examples/flow_filtering: utilize shared RSS action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-09 4:44 ` Jerin Jacob 2020-07-09 6:08 ` Ori Kam 2020-07-09 12:25 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-07-09 12:39 ` Thomas Monjalon 2020-07-09 4:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/6] add flow shared action API + PMD Jerin Jacob 2020-10-06 20:08 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/2] RTE flow shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-06 20:08 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/2] ethdev: add flow shared action API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 6:27 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-06 20:08 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/2] app/testpmd: support shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 6:30 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-07 12:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/2] RTE flow " Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 12:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/2] ethdev: add flow shared action API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 13:01 ` Ori Kam 2020-10-07 21:23 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-10-08 7:28 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 12:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/2] app/testpmd: support shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 18:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/2] RTE flow " Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 18:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/2] ethdev: add flow shared action API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 18:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/2] app/testpmd: support shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-07 20:01 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-10-08 10:58 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-08 11:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/2] RTE flow " Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-08 11:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/2] ethdev: add flow shared action API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-08 22:30 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-10-14 11:47 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-12 14:19 ` Andrew Rybchenko 2020-10-13 20:06 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-14 6:49 ` Andrew Rybchenko 2020-10-14 7:22 ` Thomas Monjalon 2020-10-14 11:43 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-14 11:42 ` Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-08 11:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/2] app/testpmd: support shared action Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-08 23:54 ` Ajit Khaparde 2020-10-14 11:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/2] RTE flow " Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-14 11:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/2] ethdev: add shared actions to flow API Andrey Vesnovaty 2020-10-14 11:44 ` Andrew Rybchenko 2020-10-14 16:17 ` Ferruh Yigit 2020-10-14 11:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/2] app/testpmd: support shared action Andrey Vesnovaty
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