[v7,2/7] net/mlx5: add VXLAN encap action to Direct Verbs

Message ID 1540969847-48919-3-git-send-email-dekelp@mellanox.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Shahaf Shuler
Headers
Series add encap and decap actions to Direct Verbs flow in MLX5 PMD |

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Commit Message

Dekel Peled Oct. 31, 2018, 7:10 a.m. UTC
  This patch implements the VXLAN encap action in DV flow for MLX5 PMD.

Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <dekelp@mellanox.com>
---
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h    |   3 +
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c | 347 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 345 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Shahaf Shuler Oct. 31, 2018, 3:09 p.m. UTC | #1
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:11 AM, Dekel Peled:
> Subject: [PATCH v7 2/7] net/mlx5: add VXLAN encap action to Direct Verbs
> 
> This patch implements the VXLAN encap action in DV flow for MLX5 PMD.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <dekelp@mellanox.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h    |   3 +
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c | 347
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 345 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> index 61299d6..286d7bb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
>  #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEC_TTL (1u << 19)  #define
> MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_SRC (1u << 20)  #define
> MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_DST (1u << 21)
> +#define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP (1u << 22)
> 
>  #define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS \
>  	(MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE |
> MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS) @@ -181,6 +182,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv {
> #ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
>  	struct mlx5dv_flow_action_attr
> actions[MLX5_DV_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ACTIONS];
>  	/**< Action list. */
> +	struct ibv_flow_action *encap_decap_verbs_action;
> +	/**< Verbs encap/decap object. */
>  #endif
>  	int actions_n; /**< number of actions. */  }; diff --git
> a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> index 8f729f4..1f9a842 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
> 
>  #ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
> 
> +#define MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN 132
> +
>  /**
>   * Validate META item.
>   *
> @@ -96,6 +98,303 @@
>  }
> 
>  /**
> + * Validate the L2 encap action.
> + *
> + * @param[in] action_flags
> + *   Holds the actions detected until now.
> + * @param[in] action
> + *   Pointer to the encap action.
> + * @param[in] attr
> + *   Pointer to flow attributes
> + * @param[out] error
> + *   Pointer to error structure.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> + */
> +static int
> +flow_dv_validate_action_l2_encap(uint64_t action_flags,
> +				 const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> +				 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
> +				 struct rte_flow_error *error)
> +{
> +	if (!(action->conf))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> action,
> +					  "configuration cannot be null");
> +	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP)
> +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> NULL,
> +					  "can't drop and encap in same
> flow");
> +	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP)
> +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> NULL,
> +					  "can only have a single encap"
> +					  " action in a flow");
> +	if (attr->ingress)
> +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
> +
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
> +					  NULL,
> +					  "encap action not supported for "
> +					  "ingress");
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * Get the size of specific rte_flow_item_type
> + *
> + * @param[in] item_type
> + *   Tested rte_flow_item_type.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   sizeof struct item_type, 0 if void or irrelevant.
> + */
> +static size_t
> +flow_dv_get_item_len(const enum rte_flow_item_type item_type) {
> +	size_t retval;
> +
> +	switch (item_type) {
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_udp);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gre);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_nvgre);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_MPLS:
> +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_mpls);
> +		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID: /* Fall through. */
> +	default:
> +		retval = 0;
> +		break;
> +	}
> +	return retval;
> +};
> +
> +#define MLX5_IPV4_VERSION	0x40
> +#define MLX5_IPV4_IHL_MIN	0x05
> +#define MLX5_IPV4_TTL_DEF	0x40
> +#define MLX5_IPV6_VTC_FLOW	0x60000000
> +#define MLX5_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT	0xff
> +#define MLX5_VXLAN_FLAGS	0x08000000
> +#define MLX5_VXLAN_GPE_FLAGS	0x0c000003

Better to prefix them all w/ MLX5_ENCAP_*

> +
> +/**
> + * Convert the encap action data from list of rte_flow_item to raw
> +buffer
> + *
> + * @param[in] items
> + *   Pointer to rte_flow_item objects list.
> + * @param[out] buf
> + *   Pointer to the output buffer.
> + * @param[out] size
> + *   Pointer to the output buffer size.
> + * @param[out] error
> + *   Pointer to the error structure.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> + */
> +static int
> +flow_dv_convert_encap_data(const struct rte_flow_item *item, uint8_t

Here it is also items

> *buf,
> +			   size_t *size, struct rte_flow_error *error) {
> +	struct ether_hdr *eth = NULL;
> +	struct vlan_hdr *vlan = NULL;
> +	struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4 = NULL;
> +	struct ipv6_hdr *ipv6 = NULL;
> +	struct udp_hdr *udp = NULL;
> +	struct vxlan_hdr *vxlan = NULL;
> +	size_t len;
> +	size_t temp_size = 0;
> +
> +	if (!item)
> +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +					  NULL, "invalid empty data");
> +	for (; item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; item++) {
> +		len = flow_dv_get_item_len(item->type);
> +		if (len + temp_size > MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN)
> +			return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						  (void *)item->type,
> +						  "items total size is too big"
> +						  " for encap action");
> +		rte_memcpy((void *)&buf[temp_size], item->spec, len);
> +		switch (item->type) {
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
> +			eth = (struct ether_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
> +			vlan = (struct vlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> +			if (!eth)
> +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						(void *)item->type,
> +						"eth header not found");
> +			if (!eth->ether_type)
> +				eth->ether_type =
> RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_VLAN);
> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
> +			ipv4 = (struct ipv4_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> +			if (!vlan && !eth)
> +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						(void *)item->type,
> +						"neither eth nor vlan"
> +						" header found");
> +			if (vlan && !vlan->eth_proto)
> +				vlan->eth_proto =
> RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
> +			else if (eth && !eth->ether_type)
> +				eth->ether_type =
> RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
> +			if (!ipv4->version_ihl)
> +				ipv4->version_ihl = MLX5_IPV4_VERSION |
> +						    MLX5_IPV4_IHL_MIN;
> +			if (!ipv4->time_to_live)
> +				ipv4->time_to_live = MLX5_IPV4_TTL_DEF;
> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
> +			ipv6 = (struct ipv6_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> +			if (!vlan && !eth)
> +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						(void *)item->type,
> +						"neither eth nor vlan"
> +						" header found");
> +			if (vlan && !vlan->eth_proto)
> +				vlan->eth_proto =
> RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
> +			else if (eth && !eth->ether_type)
> +				eth->ether_type =
> RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
> +			if (!ipv6->vtc_flow)
> +				ipv6->vtc_flow =
> RTE_BE32(MLX5_IPV6_VTC_FLOW);
> +			if (!ipv6->hop_limits)
> +				ipv6->hop_limits = MLX5_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT;
> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
> +			udp = (struct udp_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> +			if (!ipv4 && !ipv6)
> +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						(void *)item->type,
> +						"ip header not found");
> +			if (ipv4 && !ipv4->next_proto_id)
> +				ipv4->next_proto_id = IPPROTO_UDP;
> +			else if (ipv6 && !ipv6->proto)
> +				ipv6->proto = IPPROTO_UDP;

This is not what I meant. I meant to check the vxlan GPE next protocol. This one must be set by the App

> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
> +			vxlan = (struct vxlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> +			if (!udp)
> +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						(void *)item->type,
> +						"udp header not found");
> +			if (!udp->dst_port)
> +				udp->dst_port =
> RTE_BE16(MLX5_UDP_PORT_VXLAN);
> +			if (!vxlan->vx_flags)
> +				vxlan->vx_flags =
> RTE_BE32(MLX5_VXLAN_FLAGS);
> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
> +			vxlan = (struct vxlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> +			if (!udp)
> +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						(void *)item->type,
> +						"udp header not found");
> +			if ((ipv4 && !ipv4->next_proto_id) ||
> +			    (ipv6 && !ipv6->proto))
> +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						(void *)item->type,
> +						"next protocol not found");
> +			if (!udp->dst_port)
> +				udp->dst_port =
> +
> 	RTE_BE16(MLX5_UDP_PORT_VXLAN_GPE);
> +			if (!vxlan->vx_flags)
> +				vxlan->vx_flags =
> +
> 	RTE_BE32(MLX5_VXLAN_GPE_FLAGS);
> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID:
> +			break;
> +		default:
> +			return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						  (void *)item->type,
> +						  "unsupported item type");
> +			break;
> +		}
> +		temp_size += len;
> +	}
> +	*size = temp_size;
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * Convert L2 encap action to DV specification.
> + *
> + * @param[in] dev
> + *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
> + * @param[in] action
> + *   Pointer to action structure.
> + * @param[out] error
> + *   Pointer to the error structure.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   Pointer to action on success, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> + */
> +static struct ibv_flow_action *
> +flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> +			       const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> +			       struct rte_flow_error *error) {
> +	struct ibv_flow_action *verbs_action = NULL;
> +	const struct rte_flow_item *encap_data;
> +	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> +	uint8_t buf[MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN];
> +	size_t size = 0;
> +	int convert_result = 0;
> +
> +	encap_data = ((const struct rte_flow_action_vxlan_encap *)
> +						action->conf)->definition;
> +	convert_result = flow_dv_convert_encap_data(encap_data, buf,
> +						    &size, error);
> +	if (convert_result)
> +		return NULL;
> +	verbs_action = mlx5_glue-
> >dv_create_flow_action_packet_reformat
> +		(priv->ctx, size, buf,
> +
> MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_PACKET_REFORMAT_TYPE_L2_TO_L2_TUNNEL,
> +		 MLX5DV_FLOW_TABLE_TYPE_NIC_TX);
> +	if (!verbs_action)
> +		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +				   NULL, "cannot create L2 encap action");
> +	return verbs_action;
> +}
> +
> +/**
>   * Verify the @p attributes will be correctly understood by the NIC and store
>   * them in the @p flow if everything is correct.
>   *
> @@ -339,6 +638,16 @@
>  			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
>  			++actions_n;
>  			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
> +			ret =
> flow_dv_validate_action_l2_encap(action_flags,
> +							       actions, attr,
> +							       error);
> +			if (ret < 0)
> +				return ret;
> +			action_flags |=
> MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP;
> +			++actions_n;
> +			break;
> +
>  		default:
>  			return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
> 
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> @@ -1045,14 +1354,23 @@
>  /**
>   * Store the requested actions in an array.
>   *
> + * @param[in] dev
> + *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
>   * @param[in] action
>   *   Flow action to translate.
>   * @param[in, out] dev_flow
>   *   Pointer to the mlx5_flow.
> + * @param[out] error
> + *   Pointer to the error structure.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
>   */
> -static void
> -flow_dv_create_action(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> -		      struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
> +static int
> +flow_dv_create_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> +		      const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> +		      struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
> +		      struct rte_flow_error *error)
>  {
>  	const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue;
>  	const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss; @@ -1100,10 +1418,24 @@
>  		/* Added to array only in apply since we need the QP */
>  		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
>  		break;
> +	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
> +		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].type =
> +			MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_IBV_FLOW_ACTION;
> +		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action =
> +				flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap(dev,
> action,
> +							       error);
> +		if (!(dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action))
> +			return -rte_errno;
> +		dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action =
> +			dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action;
> +		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP;
> +		actions_n++;
> +		break;
>  	default:
>  		break;
>  	}
>  	dev_flow->dv.actions_n = actions_n;
> +	return 0;
>  }
> 
>  static uint32_t matcher_zero[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(fte_match_param)] = { 0 };
> @@ -1217,7 +1549,6 @@
>  	return 0;
>  }
> 
> -
>  /**
>   * Fill the flow with DV spec.
>   *
> @@ -1272,7 +1603,8 @@
>  	if (flow_dv_matcher_register(dev, &matcher, dev_flow, error))
>  		return -rte_errno;
>  	for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++)
> -		flow_dv_create_action(actions, dev_flow);
> +		if (flow_dv_create_action(dev, actions, dev_flow, error))
> +			return -rte_errno;
>  	return 0;
>  }
> 
> @@ -1457,6 +1789,11 @@
>  		LIST_REMOVE(dev_flow, next);
>  		if (dev_flow->dv.matcher)
>  			flow_dv_matcher_release(dev, dev_flow);
> +		if (dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action) {
> +			claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
> +				(dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action));
> +			dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action = NULL;
> +		}
>  		rte_free(dev_flow);
>  	}
>  }
> --
> 1.8.3.1
  
Dekel Peled Nov. 1, 2018, 8:22 a.m. UTC | #2
Thanks, PSB.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shahaf Shuler
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 5:10 PM
> To: Dekel Peled <dekelp@mellanox.com>; Yongseok Koh
> <yskoh@mellanox.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com>
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v7 2/7] net/mlx5: add VXLAN encap action to Direct
> Verbs
> 
> Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:11 AM, Dekel Peled:
> > Subject: [PATCH v7 2/7] net/mlx5: add VXLAN encap action to Direct
> > Verbs
> >
> > This patch implements the VXLAN encap action in DV flow for MLX5 PMD.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <dekelp@mellanox.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h    |   3 +
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c | 347
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  2 files changed, 345 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> > b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h index 61299d6..286d7bb 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> > @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
> >  #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEC_TTL (1u << 19)  #define
> > MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_SRC (1u << 20)  #define
> > MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_DST (1u << 21)
> > +#define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP (1u << 22)
> >
> >  #define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS \
> >  	(MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE |
> > MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS) @@ -181,6 +182,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv {
> #ifdef
> > HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
> >  	struct mlx5dv_flow_action_attr
> > actions[MLX5_DV_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ACTIONS];
> >  	/**< Action list. */
> > +	struct ibv_flow_action *encap_decap_verbs_action;
> > +	/**< Verbs encap/decap object. */
> >  #endif
> >  	int actions_n; /**< number of actions. */  }; diff --git
> > a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> > index 8f729f4..1f9a842 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> > @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
> >
> >  #ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
> >
> > +#define MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN 132
> > +
> >  /**
> >   * Validate META item.
> >   *
> > @@ -96,6 +98,303 @@
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> > + * Validate the L2 encap action.
> > + *
> > + * @param[in] action_flags
> > + *   Holds the actions detected until now.
> > + * @param[in] action
> > + *   Pointer to the encap action.
> > + * @param[in] attr
> > + *   Pointer to flow attributes
> > + * @param[out] error
> > + *   Pointer to error structure.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> > + */
> > +static int
> > +flow_dv_validate_action_l2_encap(uint64_t action_flags,
> > +				 const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> > +				 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
> > +				 struct rte_flow_error *error)
> > +{
> > +	if (!(action->conf))
> > +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > action,
> > +					  "configuration cannot be null");
> > +	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP)
> > +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > NULL,
> > +					  "can't drop and encap in same
> > flow");
> > +	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP)
> > +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > NULL,
> > +					  "can only have a single encap"
> > +					  " action in a flow");
> > +	if (attr->ingress)
> > +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
> > +
> > RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
> > +					  NULL,
> > +					  "encap action not supported for "
> > +					  "ingress");
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * Get the size of specific rte_flow_item_type
> > + *
> > + * @param[in] item_type
> > + *   Tested rte_flow_item_type.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + *   sizeof struct item_type, 0 if void or irrelevant.
> > + */
> > +static size_t
> > +flow_dv_get_item_len(const enum rte_flow_item_type item_type) {
> > +	size_t retval;
> > +
> > +	switch (item_type) {
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_udp);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gre);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_nvgre);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_MPLS:
> > +		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_mpls);
> > +		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID: /* Fall through. */
> > +	default:
> > +		retval = 0;
> > +		break;
> > +	}
> > +	return retval;
> > +};
> > +
> > +#define MLX5_IPV4_VERSION	0x40
> > +#define MLX5_IPV4_IHL_MIN	0x05
> > +#define MLX5_IPV4_TTL_DEF	0x40
> > +#define MLX5_IPV6_VTC_FLOW	0x60000000
> > +#define MLX5_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT	0xff
> > +#define MLX5_VXLAN_FLAGS	0x08000000
> > +#define MLX5_VXLAN_GPE_FLAGS	0x0c000003
> 
> Better to prefix them all w/ MLX5_ENCAP_*

Will change.

> 
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * Convert the encap action data from list of rte_flow_item to raw
> > +buffer
> > + *
> > + * @param[in] items
> > + *   Pointer to rte_flow_item objects list.
> > + * @param[out] buf
> > + *   Pointer to the output buffer.
> > + * @param[out] size
> > + *   Pointer to the output buffer size.
> > + * @param[out] error
> > + *   Pointer to the error structure.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> > + */
> > +static int
> > +flow_dv_convert_encap_data(const struct rte_flow_item *item, uint8_t
> 
> Here it is also items

Will change.

> 
> > *buf,
> > +			   size_t *size, struct rte_flow_error *error) {
> > +	struct ether_hdr *eth = NULL;
> > +	struct vlan_hdr *vlan = NULL;
> > +	struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4 = NULL;
> > +	struct ipv6_hdr *ipv6 = NULL;
> > +	struct udp_hdr *udp = NULL;
> > +	struct vxlan_hdr *vxlan = NULL;
> > +	size_t len;
> > +	size_t temp_size = 0;
> > +
> > +	if (!item)
> > +		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +					  NULL, "invalid empty data");
> > +	for (; item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; item++) {
> > +		len = flow_dv_get_item_len(item->type);
> > +		if (len + temp_size > MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN)
> > +			return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						  (void *)item->type,
> > +						  "items total size is too big"
> > +						  " for encap action");
> > +		rte_memcpy((void *)&buf[temp_size], item->spec, len);
> > +		switch (item->type) {
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
> > +			eth = (struct ether_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> > +			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
> > +			vlan = (struct vlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> > +			if (!eth)
> > +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						(void *)item->type,
> > +						"eth header not found");
> > +			if (!eth->ether_type)
> > +				eth->ether_type =
> > RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_VLAN);
> > +			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
> > +			ipv4 = (struct ipv4_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> > +			if (!vlan && !eth)
> > +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						(void *)item->type,
> > +						"neither eth nor vlan"
> > +						" header found");
> > +			if (vlan && !vlan->eth_proto)
> > +				vlan->eth_proto =
> > RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
> > +			else if (eth && !eth->ether_type)
> > +				eth->ether_type =
> > RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
> > +			if (!ipv4->version_ihl)
> > +				ipv4->version_ihl = MLX5_IPV4_VERSION |
> > +						    MLX5_IPV4_IHL_MIN;
> > +			if (!ipv4->time_to_live)
> > +				ipv4->time_to_live = MLX5_IPV4_TTL_DEF;
> > +			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
> > +			ipv6 = (struct ipv6_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> > +			if (!vlan && !eth)
> > +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						(void *)item->type,
> > +						"neither eth nor vlan"
> > +						" header found");
> > +			if (vlan && !vlan->eth_proto)
> > +				vlan->eth_proto =
> > RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
> > +			else if (eth && !eth->ether_type)
> > +				eth->ether_type =
> > RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
> > +			if (!ipv6->vtc_flow)
> > +				ipv6->vtc_flow =
> > RTE_BE32(MLX5_IPV6_VTC_FLOW);
> > +			if (!ipv6->hop_limits)
> > +				ipv6->hop_limits = MLX5_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT;
> > +			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
> > +			udp = (struct udp_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> > +			if (!ipv4 && !ipv6)
> > +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						(void *)item->type,
> > +						"ip header not found");
> > +			if (ipv4 && !ipv4->next_proto_id)
> > +				ipv4->next_proto_id = IPPROTO_UDP;
> > +			else if (ipv6 && !ipv6->proto)
> > +				ipv6->proto = IPPROTO_UDP;
> 
> This is not what I meant. I meant to check the vxlan GPE next protocol. This
> one must be set by the App

Will change.

> 
> > +			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
> > +			vxlan = (struct vxlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> > +			if (!udp)
> > +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						(void *)item->type,
> > +						"udp header not found");
> > +			if (!udp->dst_port)
> > +				udp->dst_port =
> > RTE_BE16(MLX5_UDP_PORT_VXLAN);
> > +			if (!vxlan->vx_flags)
> > +				vxlan->vx_flags =
> > RTE_BE32(MLX5_VXLAN_FLAGS);
> > +			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
> > +			vxlan = (struct vxlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
> > +			if (!udp)
> > +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						(void *)item->type,
> > +						"udp header not found");
> > +			if ((ipv4 && !ipv4->next_proto_id) ||
> > +			    (ipv6 && !ipv6->proto))
> > +				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > 	RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						(void *)item->type,
> > +						"next protocol not found");
> > +			if (!udp->dst_port)
> > +				udp->dst_port =
> > +
> > 	RTE_BE16(MLX5_UDP_PORT_VXLAN_GPE);
> > +			if (!vxlan->vx_flags)
> > +				vxlan->vx_flags =
> > +
> > 	RTE_BE32(MLX5_VXLAN_GPE_FLAGS);
> > +			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID:
> > +			break;
> > +		default:
> > +			return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > +
> > RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +						  (void *)item->type,
> > +						  "unsupported item type");
> > +			break;
> > +		}
> > +		temp_size += len;
> > +	}
> > +	*size = temp_size;
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * Convert L2 encap action to DV specification.
> > + *
> > + * @param[in] dev
> > + *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
> > + * @param[in] action
> > + *   Pointer to action structure.
> > + * @param[out] error
> > + *   Pointer to the error structure.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + *   Pointer to action on success, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> > + */
> > +static struct ibv_flow_action *
> > +flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> > +			       const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> > +			       struct rte_flow_error *error) {
> > +	struct ibv_flow_action *verbs_action = NULL;
> > +	const struct rte_flow_item *encap_data;
> > +	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> > +	uint8_t buf[MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN];
> > +	size_t size = 0;
> > +	int convert_result = 0;
> > +
> > +	encap_data = ((const struct rte_flow_action_vxlan_encap *)
> > +						action->conf)->definition;
> > +	convert_result = flow_dv_convert_encap_data(encap_data, buf,
> > +						    &size, error);
> > +	if (convert_result)
> > +		return NULL;
> > +	verbs_action = mlx5_glue-
> > >dv_create_flow_action_packet_reformat
> > +		(priv->ctx, size, buf,
> > +
> > MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_PACKET_REFORMAT_TYPE_L2_TO_L2_TUNNEL,
> > +		 MLX5DV_FLOW_TABLE_TYPE_NIC_TX);
> > +	if (!verbs_action)
> > +		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> > RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > +				   NULL, "cannot create L2 encap action");
> > +	return verbs_action;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/**
> >   * Verify the @p attributes will be correctly understood by the NIC and
> store
> >   * them in the @p flow if everything is correct.
> >   *
> > @@ -339,6 +638,16 @@
> >  			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
> >  			++actions_n;
> >  			break;
> > +		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
> > +			ret =
> > flow_dv_validate_action_l2_encap(action_flags,
> > +							       actions, attr,
> > +							       error);
> > +			if (ret < 0)
> > +				return ret;
> > +			action_flags |=
> > MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP;
> > +			++actions_n;
> > +			break;
> > +
> >  		default:
> >  			return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
> >
> > RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> > @@ -1045,14 +1354,23 @@
> >  /**
> >   * Store the requested actions in an array.
> >   *
> > + * @param[in] dev
> > + *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
> >   * @param[in] action
> >   *   Flow action to translate.
> >   * @param[in, out] dev_flow
> >   *   Pointer to the mlx5_flow.
> > + * @param[out] error
> > + *   Pointer to the error structure.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> >   */
> > -static void
> > -flow_dv_create_action(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> > -		      struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
> > +static int
> > +flow_dv_create_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> > +		      const struct rte_flow_action *action,
> > +		      struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
> > +		      struct rte_flow_error *error)
> >  {
> >  	const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue;
> >  	const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss; @@ -1100,10 +1418,24 @@
> >  		/* Added to array only in apply since we need the QP */
> >  		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
> >  		break;
> > +	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
> > +		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].type =
> > +			MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_IBV_FLOW_ACTION;
> > +		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action =
> > +				flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap(dev,
> > action,
> > +							       error);
> > +		if (!(dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action))
> > +			return -rte_errno;
> > +		dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action =
> > +			dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action;
> > +		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP;
> > +		actions_n++;
> > +		break;
> >  	default:
> >  		break;
> >  	}
> >  	dev_flow->dv.actions_n = actions_n;
> > +	return 0;
> >  }
> >
> >  static uint32_t matcher_zero[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(fte_match_param)] = { 0 };
> > @@ -1217,7 +1549,6 @@
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -
> >  /**
> >   * Fill the flow with DV spec.
> >   *
> > @@ -1272,7 +1603,8 @@
> >  	if (flow_dv_matcher_register(dev, &matcher, dev_flow, error))
> >  		return -rte_errno;
> >  	for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++)
> > -		flow_dv_create_action(actions, dev_flow);
> > +		if (flow_dv_create_action(dev, actions, dev_flow, error))
> > +			return -rte_errno;
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > @@ -1457,6 +1789,11 @@
> >  		LIST_REMOVE(dev_flow, next);
> >  		if (dev_flow->dv.matcher)
> >  			flow_dv_matcher_release(dev, dev_flow);
> > +		if (dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action) {
> > +			claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
> > +				(dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action));
> > +			dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action = NULL;
> > +		}
> >  		rte_free(dev_flow);
> >  	}
> >  }
> > --
> > 1.8.3.1
  

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index 61299d6..286d7bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ 
 #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEC_TTL (1u << 19)
 #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_SRC (1u << 20)
 #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_DST (1u << 21)
+#define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP (1u << 22)
 
 #define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS \
 	(MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS)
@@ -181,6 +182,8 @@  struct mlx5_flow_dv {
 #ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
 	struct mlx5dv_flow_action_attr actions[MLX5_DV_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ACTIONS];
 	/**< Action list. */
+	struct ibv_flow_action *encap_decap_verbs_action;
+	/**< Verbs encap/decap object. */
 #endif
 	int actions_n; /**< number of actions. */
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 8f729f4..1f9a842 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
 
+#define MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN 132
+
 /**
  * Validate META item.
  *
@@ -96,6 +98,303 @@ 
 }
 
 /**
+ * Validate the L2 encap action.
+ *
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] action
+ *   Pointer to the encap action.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to flow attributes
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+flow_dv_validate_action_l2_encap(uint64_t action_flags,
+				 const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+				 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+				 struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	if (!(action->conf))
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, action,
+					  "configuration cannot be null");
+	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+					  "can't drop and encap in same flow");
+	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+					  "can only have a single encap"
+					  " action in a flow");
+	if (attr->ingress)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
+					  NULL,
+					  "encap action not supported for "
+					  "ingress");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the size of specific rte_flow_item_type
+ *
+ * @param[in] item_type
+ *   Tested rte_flow_item_type.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   sizeof struct item_type, 0 if void or irrelevant.
+ */
+static size_t
+flow_dv_get_item_len(const enum rte_flow_item_type item_type)
+{
+	size_t retval;
+
+	switch (item_type) {
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_udp);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gre);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_nvgre);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_MPLS:
+		retval = sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_mpls);
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID: /* Fall through. */
+	default:
+		retval = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	return retval;
+};
+
+#define MLX5_IPV4_VERSION	0x40
+#define MLX5_IPV4_IHL_MIN	0x05
+#define MLX5_IPV4_TTL_DEF	0x40
+#define MLX5_IPV6_VTC_FLOW	0x60000000
+#define MLX5_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT	0xff
+#define MLX5_VXLAN_FLAGS	0x08000000
+#define MLX5_VXLAN_GPE_FLAGS	0x0c000003
+
+/**
+ * Convert the encap action data from list of rte_flow_item to raw buffer
+ *
+ * @param[in] items
+ *   Pointer to rte_flow_item objects list.
+ * @param[out] buf
+ *   Pointer to the output buffer.
+ * @param[out] size
+ *   Pointer to the output buffer size.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+flow_dv_convert_encap_data(const struct rte_flow_item *item, uint8_t *buf,
+			   size_t *size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct ether_hdr *eth = NULL;
+	struct vlan_hdr *vlan = NULL;
+	struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4 = NULL;
+	struct ipv6_hdr *ipv6 = NULL;
+	struct udp_hdr *udp = NULL;
+	struct vxlan_hdr *vxlan = NULL;
+	size_t len;
+	size_t temp_size = 0;
+
+	if (!item)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+					  NULL, "invalid empty data");
+	for (; item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; item++) {
+		len = flow_dv_get_item_len(item->type);
+		if (len + temp_size > MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN)
+			return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						  (void *)item->type,
+						  "items total size is too big"
+						  " for encap action");
+		rte_memcpy((void *)&buf[temp_size], item->spec, len);
+		switch (item->type) {
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
+			eth = (struct ether_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
+			vlan = (struct vlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
+			if (!eth)
+				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						(void *)item->type,
+						"eth header not found");
+			if (!eth->ether_type)
+				eth->ether_type = RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_VLAN);
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
+			ipv4 = (struct ipv4_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
+			if (!vlan && !eth)
+				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						(void *)item->type,
+						"neither eth nor vlan"
+						" header found");
+			if (vlan && !vlan->eth_proto)
+				vlan->eth_proto = RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
+			else if (eth && !eth->ether_type)
+				eth->ether_type = RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
+			if (!ipv4->version_ihl)
+				ipv4->version_ihl = MLX5_IPV4_VERSION |
+						    MLX5_IPV4_IHL_MIN;
+			if (!ipv4->time_to_live)
+				ipv4->time_to_live = MLX5_IPV4_TTL_DEF;
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
+			ipv6 = (struct ipv6_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
+			if (!vlan && !eth)
+				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						(void *)item->type,
+						"neither eth nor vlan"
+						" header found");
+			if (vlan && !vlan->eth_proto)
+				vlan->eth_proto = RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
+			else if (eth && !eth->ether_type)
+				eth->ether_type = RTE_BE16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
+			if (!ipv6->vtc_flow)
+				ipv6->vtc_flow = RTE_BE32(MLX5_IPV6_VTC_FLOW);
+			if (!ipv6->hop_limits)
+				ipv6->hop_limits = MLX5_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT;
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
+			udp = (struct udp_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
+			if (!ipv4 && !ipv6)
+				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						(void *)item->type,
+						"ip header not found");
+			if (ipv4 && !ipv4->next_proto_id)
+				ipv4->next_proto_id = IPPROTO_UDP;
+			else if (ipv6 && !ipv6->proto)
+				ipv6->proto = IPPROTO_UDP;
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
+			vxlan = (struct vxlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
+			if (!udp)
+				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						(void *)item->type,
+						"udp header not found");
+			if (!udp->dst_port)
+				udp->dst_port = RTE_BE16(MLX5_UDP_PORT_VXLAN);
+			if (!vxlan->vx_flags)
+				vxlan->vx_flags = RTE_BE32(MLX5_VXLAN_FLAGS);
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
+			vxlan = (struct vxlan_hdr *)&buf[temp_size];
+			if (!udp)
+				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						(void *)item->type,
+						"udp header not found");
+			if ((ipv4 && !ipv4->next_proto_id) ||
+			    (ipv6 && !ipv6->proto))
+				return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						(void *)item->type,
+						"next protocol not found");
+			if (!udp->dst_port)
+				udp->dst_port =
+					RTE_BE16(MLX5_UDP_PORT_VXLAN_GPE);
+			if (!vxlan->vx_flags)
+				vxlan->vx_flags =
+						RTE_BE32(MLX5_VXLAN_GPE_FLAGS);
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID:
+			break;
+		default:
+			return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						  (void *)item->type,
+						  "unsupported item type");
+			break;
+		}
+		temp_size += len;
+	}
+	*size = temp_size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert L2 encap action to DV specification.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
+ * @param[in] action
+ *   Pointer to action structure.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to action on success, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static struct ibv_flow_action *
+flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			       const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+			       struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct ibv_flow_action *verbs_action = NULL;
+	const struct rte_flow_item *encap_data;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	uint8_t buf[MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN];
+	size_t size = 0;
+	int convert_result = 0;
+
+	encap_data = ((const struct rte_flow_action_vxlan_encap *)
+						action->conf)->definition;
+	convert_result = flow_dv_convert_encap_data(encap_data, buf,
+						    &size, error);
+	if (convert_result)
+		return NULL;
+	verbs_action = mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow_action_packet_reformat
+		(priv->ctx, size, buf,
+		 MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_PACKET_REFORMAT_TYPE_L2_TO_L2_TUNNEL,
+		 MLX5DV_FLOW_TABLE_TYPE_NIC_TX);
+	if (!verbs_action)
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+				   NULL, "cannot create L2 encap action");
+	return verbs_action;
+}
+
+/**
  * Verify the @p attributes will be correctly understood by the NIC and store
  * them in the @p flow if everything is correct.
  *
@@ -339,6 +638,16 @@ 
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
 			++actions_n;
 			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
+			ret = flow_dv_validate_action_l2_encap(action_flags,
+							       actions, attr,
+							       error);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP;
+			++actions_n;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
 						  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
@@ -1045,14 +1354,23 @@ 
 /**
  * Store the requested actions in an array.
  *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
  * @param[in] action
  *   Flow action to translate.
  * @param[in, out] dev_flow
  *   Pointer to the mlx5_flow.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static void
-flow_dv_create_action(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
-		      struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
+static int
+flow_dv_create_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		      const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+		      struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
+		      struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue;
 	const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss;
@@ -1100,10 +1418,24 @@ 
 		/* Added to array only in apply since we need the QP */
 		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
 		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
+		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].type =
+			MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_IBV_FLOW_ACTION;
+		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action =
+				flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap(dev, action,
+							       error);
+		if (!(dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action))
+			return -rte_errno;
+		dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action =
+			dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].action;
+		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_VXLAN_ENCAP;
+		actions_n++;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 	dev_flow->dv.actions_n = actions_n;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static uint32_t matcher_zero[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(fte_match_param)] = { 0 };
@@ -1217,7 +1549,6 @@ 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Fill the flow with DV spec.
  *
@@ -1272,7 +1603,8 @@ 
 	if (flow_dv_matcher_register(dev, &matcher, dev_flow, error))
 		return -rte_errno;
 	for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++)
-		flow_dv_create_action(actions, dev_flow);
+		if (flow_dv_create_action(dev, actions, dev_flow, error))
+			return -rte_errno;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1457,6 +1789,11 @@ 
 		LIST_REMOVE(dev_flow, next);
 		if (dev_flow->dv.matcher)
 			flow_dv_matcher_release(dev, dev_flow);
+		if (dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action) {
+			claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
+				(dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action));
+			dev_flow->dv.encap_decap_verbs_action = NULL;
+		}
 		rte_free(dev_flow);
 	}
 }