[dpdk-users] rte_flow not working with XL710

[dpdk-users] rte_flow not working with XL710

[Olivier Deme]

Hi,

I have a DPDK using 2lcores for packet switching.
I have configured 2 RX queues on a single port.

Each thread calls rte_eth_rx_burst to receive packets on its own RX queue.
So thread 0 calls rte_eth_rx_burst on RX queue 0, and thread 1 calls
rte_eth_rx_burst on RX queue 1.

I then try to force packets with a particular destination IPv4 to be
directed to queue 1.

However, no matter what I try, these packets (along with any other) are
always received on queue 0, resulting on the first lcore being busy, and
the second lcore being idle.

I am using the XL710 NIC.

Here is the code that tries to setup the rte_flow to force the above IP
traffic to queue 1:

<BEGIN SNIPPET>
   /* In this code, thread_nbr = 1 and filters->dst_ipv4 is set to a
specific IP address */

    struct rte_flow* flow;
    struct rte_flow_attr attr;
    struct rte_flow_item pattern[4];

    struct rte_flow_action action[4];

    struct rte_flow_action_queue queue = { .index = thread_nbr };
    // struct rte_flow_item_eth eth_spec;
    // struct rte_flow_item_eth eth_mask;
    struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 ip_spec;
    struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 ip_mask;
    // struct rte_flow_item_vlan vlan_spec;
    // struct rte_flow_item_vlan vlan_mask;
    int pattern_count = 0;
    struct rte_flow_error error;


    memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));

    memset(pattern, 0, sizeof(pattern));

    memset(action, 0, sizeof(action));


    attr.ingress = 1;

    /*
     * create the action sequence.
     * one action only,  move packet to queue

     */

    action[0].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE;

    action[0].conf = &queue;
    action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;


    /*
     * set the first level of the pattern (eth).

     * since in this example we just want to get the

     * ipv4 we set this level to allow all.
     */
    memset(&eth_spec, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth));

    memset(&eth_mask, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth));

    eth_spec.type = 0;

    pattern[pattern_count].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH;
                                    pattern[pattern_count].spec =
&eth_spec;

    pattern[pattern_count].mask = &eth_mask;

    ++pattern_count;

    /*
     * setting the second level of the pattern (vlan).

     * since in this example we just want to get the

     * ipv4 we also set this level to allow all.

     */
    memset(&vlan_spec, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan));

    memset(&vlan_mask, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan));
   pattern[pattern_count].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN;



    pattern[pattern_count].spec = &vlan_spec;
    pattern[pattern_count].mask = &vlan_mask;
    ++pattern_count;

    /*
     * setting the third level of the pattern (ip).
     * in this example this is the level we care about
     * so we set it according to the parameters.
     */
    memset(&ip_spec, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4));
    memset(&ip_mask, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4));

    if (filters->dst_ipv4)
    {
        ip_spec.hdr.dst_addr = htonl(filters->dst_ipv4);
        ip_mask.hdr.dst_addr = 0xFFFFFFFF;
        pattern[pattern_count].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4;
        pattern[pattern_count].spec = &ip_spec;
        pattern[pattern_count].mask = &ip_mask;
        ++pattern_count;
    }

    /* the final level must be always type end */
    pattern[pattern_count].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END;

    if (rte_flow_validate(port->port_id,
                          &attr,
                          pattern,
                          action,
                          &error) != 0)
    {
        return NULL;
    }

    if ((flow = rte_flow_create(port->port_id,
                                &attr,
                                pattern,
                                action,
                                &error)) == NULL)
    {
        return NULL;
    }

    return flow;

<END SNIPPET>

The above code runs successfully, however I keep receiving the targeted
packets on queue 0, instead of queue 1.

Is there a problem with this code?

Many thanks for your help!