[v4,1/7] ethdev: add meter color flow matching item
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Provide an ability to use a Color Marker set by a Meter
as a matching item in Flow API. The Color Marker reflects
the metering result by setting the metadata for a
packet to a particular codepoint: green, yellow or red.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Kozyrev <akozyrev@nvidia.com>
---
doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 7 +++++++
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst | 3 +++
lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c | 1 +
lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 35 insertions(+)
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Hi Alexander,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Kozyrev <akozyrev@nvidia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 21 September 2022 5:11
> Subject: [PATCH v4 1/7] ethdev: add meter color flow matching item
>
> Provide an ability to use a Color Marker set by a Meter
> as a matching item in Flow API. The Color Marker reflects
> the metering result by setting the metadata for a
> packet to a particular codepoint: green, yellow or red.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Kozyrev <akozyrev@nvidia.com>
> ---
Series-acked-by: Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>
Thanks,
Ori
@@ -1651,6 +1651,13 @@ Matches a PPP header.
- ``proto_id``: PPP protocol identifier.
- Default ``mask`` matches addr, ctrl, proto_id.
+Item: ``METER_COLOR``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Matches Color Marker set by a Meter.
+
+- ``color``: Metering color marker.
+
Actions
~~~~~~~
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ New Features
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=======================================================
+* **Extended Metering and Marking support in the Flow API.**
+
+ * Added METER_COLOR item to match Color Marker set by a Meter.
Removed Items
-------------
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static const struct rte_flow_desc_data rte_flow_desc_item[] = {
rte_flow_item_flex_conv),
MK_FLOW_ITEM(L2TPV2, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv2)),
MK_FLOW_ITEM(PPP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ppp)),
+ MK_FLOW_ITEM(METER_COLOR, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_meter_color)),
};
/** Generate flow_action[] entry. */
@@ -668,6 +668,14 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
* See struct rte_flow_item_gre_opt.
*/
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE_OPTION,
+
+ /**
+ * Matches Meter Color Marker.
+ *
+ * See struct rte_flow_item_meter_color.
+ */
+
+ RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_METER_COLOR,
};
/**
@@ -2198,6 +2206,22 @@ struct rte_flow_item_flex_conf {
uint32_t nb_outputs;
};
+/**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_METER_COLOR.
+ *
+ * Matches Color Marker set by a Meter.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_item_meter_color {
+ enum rte_color color; /**< Meter color marker. */
+};
+
+/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_METER_COLOR. */
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+static const struct rte_flow_item_meter_color rte_flow_item_meter_color_mask = {
+ .color = RTE_COLORS,
+};
+#endif
+
/**
* Action types.
*