From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
To: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov@oktetlabs.ru>, <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] ethdev: negotiate the NIC's ability to deliver Rx metadata to the PMD
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:25:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a1052938-a6a1-dcc8-6892-86c964bd427a@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20211012194620.26366-1-ivan.malov@oktetlabs.ru>
On 10/12/2021 8:46 PM, Ivan Malov wrote:
> In 2019, commit [1] announced changes in DEV_RX_OFFLOAD namespace
> intending to add new flags, RSS_HASH and FLOW_MARK. Since then,
> only the former has been added. The issue has not been solved.
> Applications still assume that metadata features always work
> and do not need to be configured in advance.
>
> The team behind net/sfc driver has given this problem more thought.
> Conclusions that have been reached are as follows.
>
> 1. Not all kinds of metadata can be represented by device offload flags.
> For instance, having flag RSS_HASH is legitimate because the NIC is
> supposed to actually compute something when this feature is active.
> However, if similar flag existed for Rx mark, requesting it would
> not make the NIC actually compute anything. The HW needs external
> stimuli (flow rules) in order to set the mark in the first place.
>
> 2. As a consequence of (1), it is apparent that the user's ability to
> use Rx metadata features is complex and consists of multiple parts:
> a) the NIC's ability to conduct the flow actions (set metadata);
> b) the NIC's ability to deliver metadata (if set) to the PMD;
> c) the PMD's ability to provide metadata received from the
> NIC to the user by virtue of filling out mbuf fields.
>
> 3. Aspects (2-a) and (2-c) are already addressed by flow validate API
> and the procedure of dynamic mbuf field registration respectively,
> hence, the only problem which really needs a solution is (2-b).
>
> Patch [1/5] of this series adds a generic API to let the application
> negotiate the NIC's ability to deliver specific kinds of metadata to
> the PMD. This API is supposed to be invoked during initialisation
> period in order to let the PMD configure HW resources which might
> be hard to (re-)configure in the adapter's started state without
> causing traffic disruption and other unwanted consequences.
>
> [1] c5b2e78d1172 ("doc: announce ethdev API changes in offload flags")
>
> Changes in v2:
> * [1/5] has review notes from Jerin Jacob applied and the ack from Ray Kinsella added
> * [2/5] has minor adjustments incorporated to follow changes in [1/5]
>
> Changes in v3:
> * [1/5] through [5/5] have review notes from Andy Moreton applied (mostly rewording)
> * [1/5] has the ack from Jerin Jacob added
>
> Changes in v4:
> * [1/5] has the API contract clarified to address concerns raised by Ori Kam
> * [1/5] has the API name fixed to use term "metadata" instead of "meta"
> * [1/5] has testpmd loglevel changed as per the note by Ajit Khaparde
> * [1/5] has testpmd code revisited to take multi-process into account
> * [2/5] through [5/5] have the corresponding adjustments incorporated
>
> Changes in v5:
> * [1/5] has the API comment improved as per the note by Ori Kam
>
> Changes in v6:
> * Rebase as per request by Ferruh Yigit
>
> Changes in v7:
> * [5/5] has rebase defect fixed
>
> Ivan Malov (5):
> ethdev: negotiate delivery of packet metadata from HW to PMD
> net/sfc: support API to negotiate delivery of Rx metadata
> net/sfc: support flow mark delivery on EF100 native datapath
> common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag
> net/sfc: report user flag on EF100 native datapath
>
Series applied to dpdk-next-net/main, thanks.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-10-12 23:26 UTC|newest]
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2021-09-02 14:23 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] A means to negotiate support for Rx meta information Ivan Malov
2021-09-02 14:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] ethdev: add API " Ivan Malov
2021-09-02 14:47 ` Jerin Jacob
2021-09-02 16:14 ` Kinsella, Ray
2021-09-03 9:34 ` Jerin Jacob
2021-09-02 14:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/5] net/sfc: provide API to negotiate supported Rx meta features Ivan Malov
2021-09-02 14:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/5] net/sfc: allow to use EF100 native datapath Rx mark in flows Ivan Malov
2021-09-02 14:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/5] common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag Ivan Malov
2021-09-02 14:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/5] net/sfc: allow to discern user flag on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-09-03 0:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] A means to negotiate support for Rx meta information Ivan Malov
2021-09-03 0:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] ethdev: add API " Ivan Malov
2021-09-03 0:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] net/sfc: provide API to negotiate supported Rx meta features Ivan Malov
2021-09-03 0:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] net/sfc: allow to use EF100 native datapath Rx mark in flows Ivan Malov
2021-09-03 0:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag Ivan Malov
2021-09-03 0:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] net/sfc: allow to discern user flag on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-09-23 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] A means to negotiate delivery of Rx meta data Ivan Malov
2021-09-23 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/5] ethdev: add API " Ivan Malov
2021-09-30 14:59 ` Ori Kam
2021-09-30 15:07 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-09-30 19:07 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-01 6:50 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-03 7:42 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-03 9:30 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-03 11:01 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-03 17:30 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-03 21:04 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-03 23:50 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 6:56 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-04 11:39 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 13:53 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-05 6:30 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05 7:27 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-05 8:17 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05 8:38 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-05 9:41 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05 10:01 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-05 10:10 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05 11:11 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-06 8:30 ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-06 8:38 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-06 9:14 ` Ori Kam
2021-09-30 21:48 ` Ajit Khaparde
2021-09-30 22:00 ` Ivan Malov
2021-09-30 22:12 ` Ajit Khaparde
2021-09-30 22:22 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-03 7:05 ` Ori Kam
2021-09-23 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] net/sfc: support " Ivan Malov
2021-09-23 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/5] net/sfc: support flow mark delivery on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-09-23 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag Ivan Malov
2021-09-23 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/5] net/sfc: report user flag on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-09-30 16:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] A means to negotiate delivery of Rx meta data Thomas Monjalon
2021-09-30 19:30 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-01 6:47 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 8:11 ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-01 8:54 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 9:32 ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-01 9:41 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 8:55 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-01 9:48 ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-01 10:15 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-01 12:10 ` Thomas Monjalon
2021-10-04 9:17 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-04 23:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] Negotiate the NIC's ability to deliver Rx metadata to the PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 23:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/5] ethdev: negotiate delivery of packet metadata from HW to PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 12:03 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-05 12:50 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 13:17 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-04 23:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/5] net/sfc: support API to negotiate delivery of Rx metadata Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 23:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/5] net/sfc: support flow mark delivery on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 23:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/5] common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag Ivan Malov
2021-10-04 23:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] net/sfc: report user flag on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 15:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] ethdev: negotiate the NIC's ability to deliver Rx metadata to the PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 15:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/5] ethdev: negotiate delivery of packet metadata from HW to PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 21:40 ` Ajit Khaparde
2021-10-06 6:04 ` Somnath Kotur
2021-10-06 6:10 ` Ori Kam
2021-10-06 7:22 ` Wisam Monther
2021-10-05 15:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/5] net/sfc: support API to negotiate delivery of Rx metadata Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 15:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/5] net/sfc: support flow mark delivery on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 15:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/5] common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag Ivan Malov
2021-10-05 15:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/5] net/sfc: report user flag on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 18:08 ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-12 19:39 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:48 ` Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] ethdev: negotiate the NIC's ability to deliver Rx metadata to the PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] ethdev: negotiate delivery of packet metadata from HW to PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] net/sfc: support API to negotiate delivery of Rx metadata Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] net/sfc: support flow mark delivery on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] net/sfc: report user flag on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] ethdev: negotiate the NIC's ability to deliver Rx metadata to the PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] ethdev: negotiate delivery of packet metadata from HW to PMD Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/5] net/sfc: support API to negotiate delivery of Rx metadata Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/5] net/sfc: support flow mark delivery on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/5] common/sfc_efx/base: add RxQ flag to use Rx prefix user flag Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/5] net/sfc: report user flag on EF100 native datapath Ivan Malov
2021-10-12 23:25 ` Ferruh Yigit [this message]
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