[v2] ethdev: add generic MAC address rewrite actions
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There is a need to offload rewrite outermost MAC address for both
destination and source from the matched flow
The proposed actions could make above easily achieved
Signed-off-by: Xiaoyu Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>
---
v2:
- Updated description about the MAC address is the outermost one
lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
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Sorry, A wrong title. Please ignore this one.
-Jack
On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 02:54:12PM +0800, Xiaoyu Min wrote:
> There is a need to offload rewrite outermost MAC address for both
> destination and source from the matched flow
>
> The proposed actions could make above easily achieved
>
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoyu Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - Updated description about the MAC address is the outermost one
>
> lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
> index f8ba71cdb..c9cce1049 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
> @@ -1505,6 +1505,26 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
> * error.
> */
> RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_NVGRE_DECAP,
> +
> + /**
> + * Set outermost source MAC address from matched flow.
> + *
> + * If flow pattern does not define a valid RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH,
> + * the PMD should return a RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION error.
> + *
> + * See struct rte_flow_action_set_mac.
> + */
> + RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC_SRC,
> +
> + /**
> + * Set outermost destination MAC address from matched flow.
> + *
> + * If flow pattern does not define a valid RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH,
> + * the PMD should return a RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION error.
> + *
> + * See struct rte_flow_action_set_mac.
> + */
> + RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC_DST,
> };
>
> /**
> @@ -1868,6 +1888,18 @@ struct rte_flow_action_nvgre_encap {
> struct rte_flow_item *definition;
> };
>
> +/**
> + * @warning
> + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
> + *
> + * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC
> + *
> + * Set outermost MAC address from the matched flow
> + */
> +struct rte_flow_action_set_mac {
> + uint8_t mac_addr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
> +};
> +
> /*
> * Definition of a single action.
> *
> --
> 2.17.1
>
@@ -1505,6 +1505,26 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
* error.
*/
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_NVGRE_DECAP,
+
+ /**
+ * Set outermost source MAC address from matched flow.
+ *
+ * If flow pattern does not define a valid RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH,
+ * the PMD should return a RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION error.
+ *
+ * See struct rte_flow_action_set_mac.
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC_SRC,
+
+ /**
+ * Set outermost destination MAC address from matched flow.
+ *
+ * If flow pattern does not define a valid RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH,
+ * the PMD should return a RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION error.
+ *
+ * See struct rte_flow_action_set_mac.
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC_DST,
};
/**
@@ -1868,6 +1888,18 @@ struct rte_flow_action_nvgre_encap {
struct rte_flow_item *definition;
};
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC
+ *
+ * Set outermost MAC address from the matched flow
+ */
+struct rte_flow_action_set_mac {
+ uint8_t mac_addr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
+};
+
/*
* Definition of a single action.
*