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* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add port representor update in release notes
@ 2018-05-28 16:12 Mohammad Abdul Awal
  2018-05-28 16:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel " Mohammad Abdul Awal
  2018-05-28 16:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add port representor " Mcnamara, John
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mohammad Abdul Awal @ 2018-05-28 16:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dev; +Cc: Mohammad Abdul Awal

Signed-off-by: Mohammad Abdul Awal <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index e8d74f507..511d51908 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ New Features
   on eth devices (right now only via SW RX/TX callbacks).
   It also adds dependency on libelf.
 
+* **Added support for port representors.**
+
+  The DPDK port representors (also known as "VF representors" in the specific
+  context of VFs), which are to DPDK what the Ethernet switch device driver
+  model (**switchdev**) is to Linux, and which can be thought as a software
+  "patch panel" front-end for applications. DPDK port representors are
+  implemented as additional virtual Ethernet device (**ethdev**) instances,
+  spawned on an as needed basis through configuration parameters passed to the
+  driver of the underlying device using devargs.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------
-- 
2.17.0

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* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel update in release notes
  2018-05-28 16:12 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add port representor update in release notes Mohammad Abdul Awal
@ 2018-05-28 16:12 ` Mohammad Abdul Awal
  2018-05-28 16:52   ` Mcnamara, John
  2018-05-28 16:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add port representor " Mcnamara, John
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mohammad Abdul Awal @ 2018-05-28 16:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dev; +Cc: Mohammad Abdul Awal

Signed-off-by: Mohammad Abdul Awal <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index 511d51908..37d102572 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -323,6 +323,15 @@ New Features
   spawned on an as needed basis through configuration parameters passed to the
   driver of the underlying device using devargs.
 
+* **Added support for VXLAN and NVGRE tunnel endpoint.**
+
+  New actions types have been added to support encapsulation and decapsulation
+  operations for a tunnel endpoint. The new action types are
+  RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_ENCAP, RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_DECAP,
+  RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_JUMP. New item type RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK has been
+  added to match a flow against a previously marked flow. It also introduced shared
+  counter to flow API to counte for a group of flows.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------
@@ -457,6 +466,14 @@ API Changes
     redirect matching traffic to a specific physical port.
   * PORT_ID pattern item and actions were added to match and target DPDK
     port IDs at a higher level than PHY_PORT.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_ENCAP action items were added to support
+    tunnel encapsulation operation for VXLAN and NVGRE type tunnel endpoint.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_DECAP action items were added to support
+    tunnel decapsulation operation for VXLAN and NVGRE type tunnel endpoint.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_JUMP action item was added to support a matched flow
+    to be redirected to the specific group.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK item type has been added to match a flow against
+    a previously marked flow.
 
 * ethdev: change flow APIs regarding count action:
   * ``rte_flow_create()`` API count action now requires the ``struct rte_flow_action_count``.
-- 
2.17.0

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* Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add port representor update in release notes
  2018-05-28 16:12 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add port representor update in release notes Mohammad Abdul Awal
  2018-05-28 16:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel " Mohammad Abdul Awal
@ 2018-05-28 16:52 ` Mcnamara, John
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mcnamara, John @ 2018-05-28 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Awal, Mohammad Abdul, dev; +Cc: Awal, Mohammad Abdul



> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Mohammad Abdul Awal
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2018 5:12 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Awal, Mohammad Abdul <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add port representor update in
> release notes
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mohammad Abdul Awal <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

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* Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel update in release notes
  2018-05-28 16:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel " Mohammad Abdul Awal
@ 2018-05-28 16:52   ` Mcnamara, John
  2018-05-29 10:31     ` Thomas Monjalon
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mcnamara, John @ 2018-05-28 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Awal, Mohammad Abdul, dev; +Cc: Awal, Mohammad Abdul



> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Mohammad Abdul Awal
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2018 5:12 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Awal, Mohammad Abdul <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel update in
> release notes
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mohammad Abdul Awal <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel update in release notes
  2018-05-28 16:52   ` Mcnamara, John
@ 2018-05-29 10:31     ` Thomas Monjalon
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Monjalon @ 2018-05-29 10:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Awal, Mohammad Abdul; +Cc: dev, Mcnamara, John

> > Signed-off-by: Mohammad Abdul Awal <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>
> 
> Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

Series applied, thanks

Note: moved upper to group ethdev features

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* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add vxlan and nvgre tunnel update in release notes
  2018-05-28 16:08 Mohammad Abdul Awal
@ 2018-05-28 16:08 ` Mohammad Abdul Awal
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mohammad Abdul Awal @ 2018-05-28 16:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dev; +Cc: Mohammad Abdul Awal

Change-Id: Ibcb8d2343db7f3ac8346dd2ac73ff93e026e0431
Signed-off-by: Mohammad Abdul Awal <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index 511d51908..37d102572 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -323,6 +323,15 @@ New Features
   spawned on an as needed basis through configuration parameters passed to the
   driver of the underlying device using devargs.
 
+* **Added support for VXLAN and NVGRE tunnel endpoint.**
+
+  New actions types have been added to support encapsulation and decapsulation
+  operations for a tunnel endpoint. The new action types are
+  RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_ENCAP, RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_DECAP,
+  RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_JUMP. New item type RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK has been
+  added to match a flow against a previously marked flow. It also introduced shared
+  counter to flow API to counte for a group of flows.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------
@@ -457,6 +466,14 @@ API Changes
     redirect matching traffic to a specific physical port.
   * PORT_ID pattern item and actions were added to match and target DPDK
     port IDs at a higher level than PHY_PORT.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_ENCAP action items were added to support
+    tunnel encapsulation operation for VXLAN and NVGRE type tunnel endpoint.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_[VXLAN/NVGRE]_DECAP action items were added to support
+    tunnel decapsulation operation for VXLAN and NVGRE type tunnel endpoint.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_JUMP action item was added to support a matched flow
+    to be redirected to the specific group.
+  * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK item type has been added to match a flow against
+    a previously marked flow.
 
 * ethdev: change flow APIs regarding count action:
   * ``rte_flow_create()`` API count action now requires the ``struct rte_flow_action_count``.
-- 
2.17.0

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