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    "id": 91679,
    "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/patches/91679/?format=api",
    "web_url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/1618595649-157464-4-git-send-email-bingz@nvidia.com/",
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    "msgid": "<1618595649-157464-4-git-send-email-bingz@nvidia.com>",
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    "date": "2021-04-16T17:54:09",
    "name": "[v3,3/3] doc: update for conntrack",
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    "submitter": {
        "id": 1976,
        "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/people/1976/?format=api",
        "name": "Bing Zhao",
        "email": "bingz@nvidia.com"
    },
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        "id": 319,
        "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/users/319/?format=api",
        "username": "fyigit",
        "first_name": "Ferruh",
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            "id": 16453,
            "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/series/16453/?format=api",
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            "date": "2021-04-16T17:54:06",
            "name": "ethdev: introduce conntrack flow action and item",
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    "headers": {
        "Return-Path": "<dev-bounces@dpdk.org>",
        "X-Original-To": "patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org",
        "Delivered-To": "patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org",
        "Received": [
            "from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124])\n\tby inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C80EA0548;\n\tFri, 16 Apr 2021 19:54:39 +0200 (CEST)",
            "from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1])\n\tby mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECF801611BE;\n\tFri, 16 Apr 2021 19:54:25 +0200 (CEST)",
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        ],
        "From": "Bing Zhao <bingz@nvidia.com>",
        "To": "orika@nvidia.com, thomas@monjalon.net, ferruh.yigit@intel.com,\n andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru",
        "Cc": "dev@dpdk.org, ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com, xiaoyun.li@intel.com",
        "Date": "Sat, 17 Apr 2021 01:54:09 +0800",
        "Message-Id": "<1618595649-157464-4-git-send-email-bingz@nvidia.com>",
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        "In-Reply-To": "<1618595649-157464-1-git-send-email-bingz@nvidia.com>",
        "References": "<1618062393-205611-1-git-send-email-bingz@nvidia.com>\n <1618595649-157464-1-git-send-email-bingz@nvidia.com>",
        "Subject": "[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/3] doc: update for conntrack",
        "X-BeenThere": "dev@dpdk.org",
        "X-Mailman-Version": "2.1.29",
        "Precedence": "list",
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    "content": "The updated documentations include:\n  1. Release notes\n  2. rte_flow.rst\n  3. testpmd user guide\n\nSigned-off-by: Bing Zhao <bingz@nvidia.com>\n---\n doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst          | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++\n doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst      |   4 +\n doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst |  35 ++++++\n 3 files changed, 152 insertions(+)",
    "diff": "diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst\nindex 2ecc48cfff..a1333819fc 100644\n--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst\n+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst\n@@ -1398,6 +1398,14 @@ Matches a eCPRI header.\n - ``hdr``: eCPRI header definition (``rte_ecpri.h``).\n - Default ``mask`` matches nothing, for all eCPRI messages.\n \n+Item: ``CONNTRACK``\n+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n+\n+Matches a conntrack state after conntrack action.\n+\n+- ``flags``: conntrack packet state flags.\n+- Default ``mask`` matches all state bits.\n+\n Actions\n ~~~~~~~\n \n@@ -2842,6 +2850,111 @@ for ``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_VALUE`` and ``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_POINTER`` respectively.\n    | ``value``     | immediate value or a pointer to this value               |\n    +---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+\n \n+Action: ``CONNTRACK``\n+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n+\n+Create a conntrack (connection tracking) context with the provided information.\n+\n+In stateful session like TCP, the conntrack action provides the ability to\n+examine every packet of this connection and associate the state to every\n+packet. It will help to realize the stateful offloading with little software\n+participation. For example, only the control packets like SYN / FIN or packets\n+with invalid state should be handled by the software.\n+\n+A conntrack context should be created via ``rte_flow_action_handle_create()``\n+before using. Then the handle with ``INDIRECT`` type is used for a flow rule\n+creation. If a flow rule with an opposite direction needs to be created, the\n+``rte_flow_action_handle_update()`` should be used to modify the direction.\n+\n+Not all the fields of the ``struct rte_flow_action_conntrack`` will be used\n+for a conntrack context creating, depending on the HW.\n+The ``struct rte_flow_modify_conntrack`` should be used for an updating.\n+\n+The current conntrack context information could be queried via the\n+``rte_flow_action_handle_query()`` interface.\n+\n+.. _table_rte_flow_action_conntrack:\n+\n+.. table:: CONNTRACK\n+\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | Field                    | Value                                                       |\n+   +==========================+=============================================================+\n+   | ``peer_port``            | peer port number                                            |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``is_original_dir``      | direction of this connection for flow rule creating         |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``enable``               | enable the conntrack context                                |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``live_connection``      | one ack was seen for this connection                        |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``selective_ack``        | SACK enabled                                                |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``challenge_ack_passed`` | a challenge ack has passed                                  |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``last_direction``       | direction of the last passed packet                         |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``liberal_mode``         | only report state change                                    |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``state``                | current state                                               |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``max_ack_window``       | maximal window scaling factor                               |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``retransmission_limit`` | maximal retransmission times                                |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``original_dir``         | TCP parameters of the original direction                    |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``reply_dir``            | TCP parameters of the reply direction                       |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``last_window``          | window value of the last passed packet                      |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``last_seq``             | sequence value of the last passed packet                    |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``last_ack``             | acknowledgement value the last passed packet                |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``last_end``             | sum acknowledgement and length value the last passed packet |\n+   +--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+\n+\n+.. _table_rte_flow_tcp_dir_param:\n+\n+.. table:: configuration parameters for each direction\n+\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | Field               | Value                                                   |\n+   +=====================+=========================================================+\n+   | ``scale``           | TCP window scaling factor                               |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``close_initiated`` | FIN sent from this direction                            |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``last_ack_seen``   | an ACK packet received                                  |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``data_unacked``    | unacknowledged data for packets from this direction     |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``sent_end``        | max{seq + len} seen in sent packets                     |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``reply_end``       | max{sack + max{win, 1}} seen in reply packets           |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``max_win``         | max{max{win, 1}} + {sack - ack} seen in sent packets    |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+   | ``max_ack``         | max{ack} + seen in sent packets                         |\n+   +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+\n+\n+.. _table_rte_flow_modify_conntrack:\n+\n+.. table:: update a conntrack context\n+\n+   +----------------+---------------------------------------+\n+   | Field          | Value                                 |\n+   +================+=======================================+\n+   | ``new_ct``     | new conntrack information             |\n+   +----------------+---------------------------------------+\n+   | ``direction``  | direction will be updated             |\n+   +----------------+---------------------------------------+\n+   | ``state``      | other fields except will be updated   |\n+   +----------------+---------------------------------------+\n+   | ``reserved``   | reserved bits                         |\n+   +----------------+---------------------------------------+\n+\n Negative types\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n \ndiff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst\nindex e6f99350af..824eb72981 100644\n--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst\n+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst\n@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ New Features\n     the events across multiple stages.\n   * This also reduced the scheduling overhead on a event device.\n \n+* **Added conntrack support for rte_flow.**\n+\n+  * Added conntrack action and item for stateful offloading.\n+\n * **Updated testpmd.**\n \n   * Added a command line option to configure forced speed for Ethernet port.\ndiff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst\nindex 1fa6e2000e..4c029776aa 100644\n--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst\n+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst\n@@ -3791,6 +3791,8 @@ This section lists supported pattern items and their attributes, if any.\n   - ``s_field {unsigned}``: S field.\n   - ``seid {unsigned}``: session endpoint identifier.\n \n+- ``conntrack``: match conntrack state.\n+\n Actions list\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^\n \n@@ -4925,6 +4927,39 @@ NVGRE encapsulation header and sent to port id 0.\n  testpmd> flow create 0 ingress transfer pattern eth / end actions\n         sample ratio 1 index 0  / port_id id 2 / end\n \n+Sample conntrack rules\n+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n+\n+Conntrack rules can be set by the following commands\n+\n+Need to construct the connection context with provided information.\n+In the first table, create a flow rule by using conntrack action and jump to\n+the next table. In the next table, create a rule to check the state.\n+\n+::\n+\n+ testpmd> set conntrack com peer 1 is_orig 1 enable 1 live 1 sack 1 cack 0\n+        last_dir 0 liberal 0 state 1 max_ack_win 7 r_lim 5 last_win 510\n+        last_seq 2632987379 last_ack 2532480967 last_end 2632987379\n+        last_index 0x8\n+ testpmd> set conntrack orig scale 7 fin 0 acked 1 unack_data 0\n+        sent_end 2632987379 reply_end 2633016339 max_win 28960\n+        max_ack 2632987379\n+ testpmd> set conntrack rply scale 7 fin 0 acked 1 unack_data 0\n+        sent_end 2532480967 reply_end 2532546247 max_win 65280\n+        max_ack 2532480967\n+ testpmd> flow indirect_action 0 create ingress action conntrack / end\n+ testpmd> flow create 0 group 3 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / tcp / end actions indirect 0 / jump group 5 / end\n+ testpmd> flow create 0 group 5 ingress pattern eth / ipv4 / tcp / conntrack is 1 / end actions queue index 5 / end\n+\n+Construct the conntrack again with only \"is_orig\" set to 0 (other fields are\n+ignored), then use \"update\" interface to update the direction. Create flow\n+rules like above for the peer port.\n+\n+::\n+\n+ testpmd> flow indirect_action 0 update 0 action conntrack_update dir / end\n+\n BPF Functions\n --------------\n \n",
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