[dpdk-dev,3/3] doc: update documentation for flow classify lib
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Updates the documentation for flow classification
library and sample application.
Signed-off-by: Jasvinder Singh <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/prog_guide/flow_classify_lib.rst | 79 +++++++++++++++++------------
doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst | 8 +--
2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
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Hi Jasvinder
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Singh, Jasvinder
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 11:32 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 3/3] doc: update documentation for flow classify lib
>
> Updates the documentation for flow classification library and sample
> application.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jasvinder Singh <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/prog_guide/flow_classify_lib.rst | 79 +++++++++++++++++-----------
> - doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst | 8 +--
> 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/flow_classify_lib.rst
> b/doc/guides/prog_guide/flow_classify_lib.rst
> index 820dc72..519117c 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/flow_classify_lib.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/flow_classify_lib.rst
> @@ -101,30 +101,26 @@ The library has the following API's
> * Handle to flow classifier instance
> * @param params
> * Parameters for flow_classify table creation
> - * @param table_id
> - * Table ID. Valid only within the scope of table IDs of the current
> - * classifier. Only returned after a successful invocation.
> * @return
> * 0 on success, error code otherwise
> */
> int
> rte_flow_classify_table_create(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
> - struct rte_flow_classify_table_params *params,
> - uint32_t *table_id);
> + struct rte_flow_classify_table_params *params);
>
> /**
> * Add a flow classify rule to the flow_classifier table.
> *
> * @param[in] cls
> * Flow classifier handle
> - * @param[in] table_id
> - * id of table
> * @param[in] attr
> * Flow rule attributes
> * @param[in] pattern
> * Pattern specification (list terminated by the END pattern item).
> * @param[in] actions
> * Associated actions (list terminated by the END pattern item).
> + * @param[out] key_found
> + * returns 1 if rule present already, 0 otherwise.
> * @param[out] error
> * Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL. Structure
> * initialised in case of error only.
> @@ -133,10 +129,10 @@ The library has the following API's
> */
> struct rte_flow_classify_rule *
> rte_flow_classify_table_entry_add(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
> - uint32_t table_id,
> const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
> const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
> const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
> + int *key_found;
> struct rte_flow_error *error);
>
> /**
> @@ -144,8 +140,6 @@ The library has the following API's
> *
> * @param[in] cls
> * Flow classifier handle
> - * @param[in] table_id
> - * id of table
> * @param[in] rule
> * Flow classify rule
> * @return
> @@ -153,16 +147,37 @@ The library has the following API's
> */
> int
> rte_flow_classify_table_entry_delete(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
> - uint32_t table_id,
> struct rte_flow_classify_rule *rule);
>
> /**
> + * Flow classifier run.
> + *
> + * As a result of lookup operation, flow classifer idenfies the
> + * table entries that are hit and executes the actions on the packets.
> + *
> + * @param[in] cls
> + * Flow classifier handle
> + * @param[in] pkts
> + * Pointer to packets to process
> + * @param[in] nb_pkts
> + * Number of packets to process
> + * @param[in] pkt_offset
> + * Offset to store action metadata in the mbuf headroom
> + *
> + * @return
> + * 0 on success, error code otherwise.
> + */
> + int
> + rte_flow_classifier_run(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
> + struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
> + const uint16_t nb_pkts,
> + uint32_t pkt_offset);
> +
> + /**
> * Query flow classifier for given rule.
> *
> * @param[in] cls
> * Flow classifier handle
> - * @param[in] table_id
> - * id of table
> * @param[in] pkts
> * Pointer to packets to process
> * @param[in] nb_pkts
> @@ -177,7 +192,6 @@ The library has the following API's
> */
> int
> rte_flow_classifier_query(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
> - uint32_t table_id,
> struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
> const uint16_t nb_pkts,
> struct rte_flow_classify_rule *rule, @@ -200,16 +214,13 @@ application
> before calling the API.
> /** CPU socket ID where memory for the flow classifier and its */
> /** elements (tables) should be allocated */
> int socket_id;
> -
> - /** Table type */
> - enum rte_flow_classify_table_type type;
> };
>
> The ``Classifier`` has the following internal structures:
>
> .. code-block:: c
>
> - struct rte_table {
> + struct rte_cls_table {
> /* Input parameters */
> struct rte_table_ops ops;
> uint32_t entry_size;
> @@ -225,11 +236,16 @@ The ``Classifier`` has the following internal structures:
> /* Input parameters */
> char name[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFIER_MAX_NAME_SZ];
> int socket_id;
> - enum rte_flow_classify_table_type type;
>
> - /* Internal tables */
> - struct rte_table tables[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_MAX];
> + /* Internal */
> + /* ntuple_fliter */
> + struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter ntuple_filter;
> +
> + /* clasifier tables */
> + struct rte_cls_table tables[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_MAX];
> + uint32_t table_mask;
> uint32_t num_tables;
> +
> uint16_t nb_pkts;
> struct rte_flow_classify_table_entry
> *entries[RTE_PORT_IN_BURST_SIZE_MAX];
> @@ -252,9 +268,8 @@ application before calling the API.
> /** Opaque param to be passed to the table create operation */
> void *arg_create;
>
> - /** Memory size to be reserved per classifier object entry for */
> - /** storing meta data */
> - uint32_t table_metadata_size;
> + /** Classifier table type */
> + enum rte_flow_classify_table_type type;
> };
>
> To create an ACL table the ``rte_table_acl_params`` structure must be @@ -
> 321,7 +336,7 @@ IPv4 5-tuple pattern, attributes and actions and returns the 5-
> tuple data in the .. code-block:: c
>
> static int
> - flow_classify_parse_flow(
> + flow_classify_parse_flow(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
This should be rte_flow_classify_validate now.
> const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
> const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
> const struct rte_flow_action actions[], @@ -355,24 +370,24 @@
> parses the Flow rule.
>
> struct rte_flow_classify {
> uint32_t id; /* unique ID of classify object */
> - struct rte_flow_action action; /* action when match found */
> - struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
> + enum rte_flow_classify_table_type tbl_type; /* rule table */
> + struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
> union {
> struct acl_keys key;
> } u;
> int key_found; /* rule key found in table */
> - void *entry; /* pointer to buffer to hold rule meta data */
> - void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta data */
> + struct rte_flow_classify_table_entry entry; /* rule meta data */
> + void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta data
> + */
> };
>
> -It then calls the ``table[table_id].ops.f_add`` API to add the rule to the ACL
> +It then calls the ``table.ops.f_add`` API to add the rule to the ACL
> table.
>
> Deleting Flow Rules
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> The ``rte_flow_classify_table_entry_delete`` API calls the -
> ``table[table_id].ops.f_delete`` API to delete a rule from the ACL table.
> +``table.ops.f_delete`` API to delete a rule from the ACL table.
>
> Packet Matching
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> @@ -380,7 +395,7 @@ Packet Matching
> The ``rte_flow_classifier_query`` API is used to find packets which match a
> given flow Flow rule in the table.
> This API calls the flow_classify_run internal function which calls the -
> ``table[table_id].ops.f_lookup`` API to see if any packets in a burst match any
> +``table.ops.f_lookup`` API to see if any packets in a burst match any
> of the Flow rules in the table.
> The meta data for the highest priority rule matched for each packet is returned
> in the entries array in the ``rte_flow_classify`` object.
> diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst
> b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst
> index bc12b87..427fded 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst
> @@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ table`` to the flow classifier.
>
> struct flow_classifier {
> struct rte_flow_classifier *cls;
> - uint32_t table_id[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_MAX];
> };
>
> struct flow_classifier_acl {
> @@ -243,7 +242,6 @@ table`` to the flow classifier.
>
> cls_params.name = "flow_classifier";
> cls_params.socket_id = socket_id;
> - cls_params.type = RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_TYPE_ACL;
>
> cls_app->cls = rte_flow_classifier_create(&cls_params);
> if (cls_app->cls == NULL) {
> @@ -260,10 +258,9 @@ table`` to the flow classifier.
> /* initialise table create params */
> cls_table_params.ops = &rte_table_acl_ops,
> cls_table_params.arg_create = &table_acl_params,
> - cls_table_params.table_metadata_size = 0;
> + cls_table_params.type = RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_ACL_IP4_5TUPLE;
>
> - ret = rte_flow_classify_table_create(cls_app->cls, &cls_table_params,
> - &cls->table_id[0]);
> + ret = rte_flow_classify_table_create(cls_app->cls,
> + &cls_table_params);
> if (ret) {
> rte_flow_classifier_free(cls_app->cls);
> rte_free(cls);
> @@ -495,7 +492,6 @@ following:
> if (rules[i]) {
> ret = rte_flow_classifier_query(
> cls_app->cls,
> - cls_app->table_id[0],
> bufs, nb_rx, rules[i],
> &classify_stats);
> if (ret)
> --
> 2.9.3
Regards,
Bernard.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Jasvinder Singh
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 11:32 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] doc: update documentation for flow
> classify lib
>
> Updates the documentation for flow classification library and sample
> application.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jasvinder Singh <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
>
> +370,24 @@ parses the Flow rule.
>
> struct rte_flow_classify {
> uint32_t id; /* unique ID of classify object */
> - struct rte_flow_action action; /* action when match found */
> - struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
> + enum rte_flow_classify_table_type tbl_type; /* rule table */
> + struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
> union {
> struct acl_keys key;
> } u;
> int key_found; /* rule key found in table */
> - void *entry; /* pointer to buffer to hold rule meta data */
> - void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta data
> */
> + struct rte_flow_classify_table_entry entry; /* rule meta data */
> + void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta data
The last line here is indented less than the others. Also there is a stray tab
a few lines above it (in the existing text). Can you replace that as well.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mcnamara, John
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 2:55 PM
> To: Singh, Jasvinder <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] doc: update documentation for flow
> classify lib
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Jasvinder Singh
> > Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 11:32 AM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Cc: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] doc: update documentation for flow
> > classify lib
> >
> > Updates the documentation for flow classification library and sample
> > application.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jasvinder Singh <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
>
>
> >
> > +370,24 @@ parses the Flow rule.
> >
> > struct rte_flow_classify {
> > uint32_t id; /* unique ID of classify object */
> > - struct rte_flow_action action; /* action when match found */
> > - struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
> > + enum rte_flow_classify_table_type tbl_type; /* rule table */
> > + struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
> > union {
> > struct acl_keys key;
> > } u;
> > int key_found; /* rule key found in table */
> > - void *entry; /* pointer to buffer to hold rule meta data */
> > - void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta data
> > */
> > + struct rte_flow_classify_table_entry entry; /* rule meta data */
> > + void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta
> > + data
>
>
> The last line here is indented less than the others. Also there is a stray tab a
> few lines above it (in the existing text). Can you replace that as well.
>
Will fix this in the next version. Thank you.
Jasvinder
@@ -101,30 +101,26 @@ The library has the following API's
* Handle to flow classifier instance
* @param params
* Parameters for flow_classify table creation
- * @param table_id
- * Table ID. Valid only within the scope of table IDs of the current
- * classifier. Only returned after a successful invocation.
* @return
* 0 on success, error code otherwise
*/
int
rte_flow_classify_table_create(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
- struct rte_flow_classify_table_params *params,
- uint32_t *table_id);
+ struct rte_flow_classify_table_params *params);
/**
* Add a flow classify rule to the flow_classifier table.
*
* @param[in] cls
* Flow classifier handle
- * @param[in] table_id
- * id of table
* @param[in] attr
* Flow rule attributes
* @param[in] pattern
* Pattern specification (list terminated by the END pattern item).
* @param[in] actions
* Associated actions (list terminated by the END pattern item).
+ * @param[out] key_found
+ * returns 1 if rule present already, 0 otherwise.
* @param[out] error
* Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL. Structure
* initialised in case of error only.
@@ -133,10 +129,10 @@ The library has the following API's
*/
struct rte_flow_classify_rule *
rte_flow_classify_table_entry_add(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
- uint32_t table_id,
const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+ int *key_found;
struct rte_flow_error *error);
/**
@@ -144,8 +140,6 @@ The library has the following API's
*
* @param[in] cls
* Flow classifier handle
- * @param[in] table_id
- * id of table
* @param[in] rule
* Flow classify rule
* @return
@@ -153,16 +147,37 @@ The library has the following API's
*/
int
rte_flow_classify_table_entry_delete(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
- uint32_t table_id,
struct rte_flow_classify_rule *rule);
/**
+ * Flow classifier run.
+ *
+ * As a result of lookup operation, flow classifer idenfies the
+ * table entries that are hit and executes the actions on the packets.
+ *
+ * @param[in] cls
+ * Flow classifier handle
+ * @param[in] pkts
+ * Pointer to packets to process
+ * @param[in] nb_pkts
+ * Number of packets to process
+ * @param[in] pkt_offset
+ * Offset to store action metadata in the mbuf headroom
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, error code otherwise.
+ */
+ int
+ rte_flow_classifier_run(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
+ struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
+ const uint16_t nb_pkts,
+ uint32_t pkt_offset);
+
+ /**
* Query flow classifier for given rule.
*
* @param[in] cls
* Flow classifier handle
- * @param[in] table_id
- * id of table
* @param[in] pkts
* Pointer to packets to process
* @param[in] nb_pkts
@@ -177,7 +192,6 @@ The library has the following API's
*/
int
rte_flow_classifier_query(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
- uint32_t table_id,
struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
const uint16_t nb_pkts,
struct rte_flow_classify_rule *rule,
@@ -200,16 +214,13 @@ application before calling the API.
/** CPU socket ID where memory for the flow classifier and its */
/** elements (tables) should be allocated */
int socket_id;
-
- /** Table type */
- enum rte_flow_classify_table_type type;
};
The ``Classifier`` has the following internal structures:
.. code-block:: c
- struct rte_table {
+ struct rte_cls_table {
/* Input parameters */
struct rte_table_ops ops;
uint32_t entry_size;
@@ -225,11 +236,16 @@ The ``Classifier`` has the following internal structures:
/* Input parameters */
char name[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFIER_MAX_NAME_SZ];
int socket_id;
- enum rte_flow_classify_table_type type;
- /* Internal tables */
- struct rte_table tables[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_MAX];
+ /* Internal */
+ /* ntuple_fliter */
+ struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter ntuple_filter;
+
+ /* clasifier tables */
+ struct rte_cls_table tables[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_MAX];
+ uint32_t table_mask;
uint32_t num_tables;
+
uint16_t nb_pkts;
struct rte_flow_classify_table_entry
*entries[RTE_PORT_IN_BURST_SIZE_MAX];
@@ -252,9 +268,8 @@ application before calling the API.
/** Opaque param to be passed to the table create operation */
void *arg_create;
- /** Memory size to be reserved per classifier object entry for */
- /** storing meta data */
- uint32_t table_metadata_size;
+ /** Classifier table type */
+ enum rte_flow_classify_table_type type;
};
To create an ACL table the ``rte_table_acl_params`` structure must be
@@ -321,7 +336,7 @@ IPv4 5-tuple pattern, attributes and actions and returns the 5-tuple data in the
.. code-block:: c
static int
- flow_classify_parse_flow(
+ flow_classify_parse_flow(struct rte_flow_classifier *cls,
const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
@@ -355,24 +370,24 @@ parses the Flow rule.
struct rte_flow_classify {
uint32_t id; /* unique ID of classify object */
- struct rte_flow_action action; /* action when match found */
- struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
+ enum rte_flow_classify_table_type tbl_type; /* rule table */
+ struct classify_rules rules; /* union of rules */
union {
struct acl_keys key;
} u;
int key_found; /* rule key found in table */
- void *entry; /* pointer to buffer to hold rule meta data */
- void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta data */
+ struct rte_flow_classify_table_entry entry; /* rule meta data */
+ void *entry_ptr; /* handle to the table entry for rule meta data */
};
-It then calls the ``table[table_id].ops.f_add`` API to add the rule to the ACL
+It then calls the ``table.ops.f_add`` API to add the rule to the ACL
table.
Deleting Flow Rules
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The ``rte_flow_classify_table_entry_delete`` API calls the
-``table[table_id].ops.f_delete`` API to delete a rule from the ACL table.
+``table.ops.f_delete`` API to delete a rule from the ACL table.
Packet Matching
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -380,7 +395,7 @@ Packet Matching
The ``rte_flow_classifier_query`` API is used to find packets which match a
given flow Flow rule in the table.
This API calls the flow_classify_run internal function which calls the
-``table[table_id].ops.f_lookup`` API to see if any packets in a burst match any
+``table.ops.f_lookup`` API to see if any packets in a burst match any
of the Flow rules in the table.
The meta data for the highest priority rule matched for each packet is returned
in the entries array in the ``rte_flow_classify`` object.
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ table`` to the flow classifier.
struct flow_classifier {
struct rte_flow_classifier *cls;
- uint32_t table_id[RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_MAX];
};
struct flow_classifier_acl {
@@ -243,7 +242,6 @@ table`` to the flow classifier.
cls_params.name = "flow_classifier";
cls_params.socket_id = socket_id;
- cls_params.type = RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_TYPE_ACL;
cls_app->cls = rte_flow_classifier_create(&cls_params);
if (cls_app->cls == NULL) {
@@ -260,10 +258,9 @@ table`` to the flow classifier.
/* initialise table create params */
cls_table_params.ops = &rte_table_acl_ops,
cls_table_params.arg_create = &table_acl_params,
- cls_table_params.table_metadata_size = 0;
+ cls_table_params.type = RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_TABLE_ACL_IP4_5TUPLE;
- ret = rte_flow_classify_table_create(cls_app->cls, &cls_table_params,
- &cls->table_id[0]);
+ ret = rte_flow_classify_table_create(cls_app->cls, &cls_table_params);
if (ret) {
rte_flow_classifier_free(cls_app->cls);
rte_free(cls);
@@ -495,7 +492,6 @@ following:
if (rules[i]) {
ret = rte_flow_classifier_query(
cls_app->cls,
- cls_app->table_id[0],
bufs, nb_rx, rules[i],
&classify_stats);
if (ret)