queues, to virtual/physical device functions or ports, performing tunnel
offloads, adding marks and so on.
-It is slightly higher-level than the legacy filtering framework which it
-encompasses and supersedes (including all functions and filter types) in
-order to expose a single interface with an unambiguous behavior that is
-common to all poll-mode drivers (PMDs).
-
Flow rule
---------
order as on the wire.
If the ``type`` field contains a TPID value, then only tagged packets with the
specified TPID will match the pattern.
-Otherwise, only untagged packets will match the pattern.
-If the ``ETH`` item is the only item in the pattern, and the ``type`` field is
-not specified, then both tagged and untagged packets will match the pattern.
+The field ``has_vlan`` can be used to match any type of tagged packets,
+instead of using the ``type`` field.
+If the ``type`` and ``has_vlan`` fields are not specified, then both tagged
+and untagged packets will match the pattern.
- ``dst``: destination MAC.
- ``src``: source MAC.
- ``type``: EtherType or TPID.
+- ``has_vlan``: packet header contains at least one VLAN.
- Default ``mask`` matches destination and source addresses only.
Item: ``VLAN``
preceding pattern item.
If a ``VLAN`` item is present in the pattern, then only tagged packets will
match the pattern.
+The field ``has_more_vlan`` can be used to match any type of tagged packets,
+instead of using the ``inner_type field``.
+If the ``inner_type`` and ``has_more_vlan`` fields are not specified,
+then any tagged packets will match the pattern.
- ``tci``: tag control information.
- ``inner_type``: inner EtherType or TPID.
+- ``has_more_vlan``: packet header contains at least one more VLAN, after this VLAN.
- Default ``mask`` matches the VID part of TCI only (lower 12 bits).
Item: ``IPV4``
Matches an IPv6 header.
-Note: IPv6 options are handled by dedicated pattern items, see `Item:
-IPV6_EXT`_.
+Dedicated flags indicate if header contains specific extension headers.
+To match on packets containing a specific extension header, an application
+should match on the dedicated flag set to 1.
+To match on packets not containing a specific extension header, an application
+should match on the dedicated flag clear to 0.
+In case application doesn't care about the existence of a specific extension
+header, it should not specify the dedicated flag for matching.
- ``hdr``: IPv6 header definition (``rte_ip.h``).
-- Default ``mask`` matches source and destination addresses only.
+- ``has_hop_ext``: header contains Hop-by-Hop Options extension header.
+- ``has_route_ext``: header contains Routing extension header.
+- ``has_frag_ext``: header contains Fragment extension header.
+- ``has_auth_ext``: header contains Authentication extension header.
+- ``has_esp_ext``: header contains Encapsulation Security Payload extension header.
+- ``has_dest_ext``: header contains Destination Options extension header.
+- ``has_mobil_ext``: header contains Mobility extension header.
+- ``has_hip_ext``: header contains Host Identity Protocol extension header.
+- ``has_shim6_ext``: header contains Shim6 Protocol extension header.
+- Default ``mask`` matches ``hdr`` source and destination addresses only.
Item: ``ICMP``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- `Item: IPV6`_
- `Item: IPV6_EXT`_
+Item: ``IPV6_FRAG_EXT``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Matches the presence of IPv6 fragment extension header.
+
+- ``hdr``: IPv6 fragment extension header definition (``rte_ip.h``).
+
+Normally preceded by any of:
+
+- `Item: IPV6`_
+- `Item: IPV6_EXT`_
+
Item: ``ICMP6``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- ``hdr``: eCPRI header definition (``rte_ecpri.h``).
- Default ``mask`` matches nothing, for all eCPRI messages.
+Item: ``PACKET_INTEGRITY_CHECKS``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Matches packet integrity.
+For some devices application needs to enable integration checks in HW
+before using this item.
+
+- ``level``: the encapsulation level that should be checked:
+ - ``level == 0`` means the default PMD mode (can be inner most / outermost).
+ - ``level == 1`` means outermost header.
+ - ``level > 1`` means inner header. See also RSS level.
+- ``packet_ok``: All HW packet integrity checks have passed based on the
+ topmost network layer. For example, for ICMP packet the topmost network
+ layer is L3 and for TCP or UDP packet the topmost network layer is L4.
+- ``l2_ok``: all layer 2 HW integrity checks passed.
+- ``l3_ok``: all layer 3 HW integrity checks passed.
+- ``l4_ok``: all layer 4 HW integrity checks passed.
+- ``l2_crc_ok``: layer 2 CRC check passed.
+- ``ipv4_csum_ok``: IPv4 checksum check passed.
+- ``l4_csum_ok``: layer 4 checksum check passed.
+- ``l3_len_ok``: the layer 3 length is smaller than the frame length.
+
Actions
~~~~~~~
For ports within the same switch domain then the counter id namespace extends
to all ports within that switch domain.
+The shared flag is DEPRECATED and ``INDIRECT`` ``COUNT`` action should be used
+to make shared counters.
+
.. _table_rte_flow_action_count:
.. table:: COUNT
- +------------+---------------------+
- | Field | Value |
- +============+=====================+
- | ``shared`` | shared counter flag |
- +------------+---------------------+
- | ``id`` | counter id |
- +------------+---------------------+
+ +------------+---------------------------------+
+ | Field | Value |
+ +============+=================================+
+ | ``shared`` | DEPRECATED, shared counter flag |
+ +------------+---------------------------------+
+ | ``id`` | counter id |
+ +------------+---------------------------------+
Query structure to retrieve and reset flow rule counters:
(e.g. pattern has UDP item, but RSS types contain TCP).
If requested RSS hash types are not supported by the Ethernet device at all
-(not reported in ``dev_info.flow_tpe_rss_offloads``),
+(not reported in ``dev_info.flow_type_rss_offloads``),
the flow creation will fail.
Note: RSS hash result is stored in the ``hash.rss`` mbuf field which
loopback/hairpin packet, metadata set on Rx/Tx may or may not be propagated to
the other path depending on HW capability.
+In hairpin case with Tx explicit flow mode, metadata could (not mandatory) be
+used to connect the Rx and Tx flows if it can be propagated from Rx to Tx path.
+
.. _table_rte_flow_action_set_meta:
.. table:: SET_META
| ``context`` | user input flow context |
+--------------+---------------------------------+
+Query structure to retrieve ageing status information of a
+shared AGE action, or a flow rule using the AGE action:
+
+.. _table_rte_flow_query_age:
+
+.. table:: AGE query
+
+ +------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------------+
+ | Field | I/O | Value |
+ +==============================+=====+========================================+
+ | ``aged`` | out | Aging timeout expired |
+ +------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------------+
+ | ``sec_since_last_hit_valid`` | out | ``sec_since_last_hit`` value is valid |
+ +------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------------+
+ | ``sec_since_last_hit`` | out | Seconds since last traffic hit |
+ +------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------------+
+
Action: ``SAMPLE``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| ``actions`` | sub-action list for sampling |
+--------------+---------------------------------+
+Action: ``INDIRECT``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Flow utilize indirect action by handle as returned from
+``rte_flow_action_handle_create()``.
+
+The behaviour of the indirect action defined by ``action`` argument of type
+``struct rte_flow_action`` passed to ``rte_flow_action_handle_create()``.
+
+The indirect action can be used by a single flow or shared among multiple flows.
+The indirect action can be in-place updated by ``rte_flow_action_handle_update()``
+without destroying flow and creating flow again. The fields that could be
+updated depend on the type of the ``action`` and different for every type.
+
+The indirect action specified data (e.g. counter) can be queried by
+``rte_flow_action_handle_query()``.
+
+.. _table_rte_flow_action_handle:
+
+.. table:: INDIRECT
+
+ +---------------+
+ | Field |
+ +===============+
+ | no properties |
+ +---------------+
+
+Action: ``MODIFY_FIELD``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Modify ``dst`` field according to ``op`` selected (set, addition,
+subtraction) with ``width`` bits of data from ``src`` field.
+
+Any arbitrary header field (as well as mark, metadata or tag values)
+can be used as both source and destination fields as set by ``field``.
+The immediate value ``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_VALUE`` (or a pointer to it
+``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_POINTER``) is allowed as a source only.
+``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_START`` is used to point to the beginning of a packet.
+See ``enum rte_flow_field_id`` for the list of supported fields.
+
+``op`` selects the operation to perform on a destination field.
+- ``set`` copies the data from ``src`` field to ``dst`` field.
+- ``add`` adds together ``dst`` and ``src`` and stores the result into ``dst``.
+- ``sub`` subtracts ``src`` from ``dst`` and stores the result into ``dst``
+
+``width`` defines a number of bits to use from ``src`` field.
+
+``level`` is used to access any packet field on any encapsulation level
+as well as any tag element in the tag array.
+- ``0`` means the default behaviour. Depending on the packet type, it can
+mean outermost, innermost or anything in between.
+- ``1`` requests access to the outermost packet encapsulation level.
+- ``2`` and subsequent values requests access to the specified packet
+encapsulation level, from outermost to innermost (lower to higher values).
+For the tag array (in case of multiple tags are supported and present)
+``level`` translates directly into the array index.
+
+``offset`` specifies the number of bits to skip from a field's start.
+That allows performing a partial copy of the needed part or to divide a big
+packet field into multiple smaller fields. Alternatively, ``offset`` allows
+going past the specified packet field boundary to copy a field to an
+arbitrary place in a packet, essentially providing a way to copy any part of
+a packet to any other part of it.
+
+``value`` sets an immediate value to be used as a source or points to a
+location of the value in memory. It is used instead of ``level`` and ``offset``
+for ``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_VALUE`` and ``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_POINTER`` respectively.
+
+.. _table_rte_flow_action_modify_field:
+
+.. table:: MODIFY_FIELD
+
+ +---------------+-------------------------+
+ | Field | Value |
+ +===============+=========================+
+ | ``op`` | operation to perform |
+ +---------------+-------------------------+
+ | ``dst`` | destination field |
+ +---------------+-------------------------+
+ | ``src`` | source field |
+ +---------------+-------------------------+
+ | ``width`` | number of bits to use |
+ +---------------+-------------------------+
+
+.. _table_rte_flow_action_modify_data:
+
+.. table:: destination/source field definition
+
+ +---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Field | Value |
+ +===============+==========================================================+
+ | ``field`` | ID: packet field, mark, meta, tag, immediate, pointer |
+ +---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
+ | ``level`` | encapsulation level of a packet field or tag array index |
+ +---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
+ | ``offset`` | number of bits to skip at the beginning |
+ +---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
+ | ``value`` | immediate value or a pointer to this value |
+ +---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
+
Negative types
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A method to generate them remains to be defined.
+Application may use PMD dynamic items or actions in flow rules. In that case
+size of configuration object in dynamic element must be a pointer size.
+
Planned types
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Configuring MAC addresses.
- Configuring multicast addresses.
- Configuring VLAN filters.
-- Configuring Rx filters through the legacy API (e.g. FDIR).
- Configuring global RSS settings.
.. code-block:: c
- Duplication of a complete flow rule description.
- Pattern item or action name retrieval.
+Tunneled traffic offload
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+rte_flow API provides the building blocks for vendor-agnostic flow
+classification offloads. The rte_flow "patterns" and "actions"
+primitives are fine-grained, thus enabling DPDK applications the
+flexibility to offload network stacks and complex pipelines.
+Applications wishing to offload tunneled traffic are required to use
+the rte_flow primitives, such as group, meta, mark, tag, and others to
+model their high-level objects. The hardware model design for
+high-level software objects is not trivial. Furthermore, an optimal
+design is often vendor-specific.
+
+When hardware offloads tunneled traffic in multi-group logic,
+partially offloaded packets may arrive to the application after they
+were modified in hardware. In this case, the application may need to
+restore the original packet headers. Consider the following sequence:
+The application decaps a packet in one group and jumps to a second
+group where it tries to match on a 5-tuple, that will miss and send
+the packet to the application. In this case, the application does not
+receive the original packet but a modified one. Also, in this case,
+the application cannot match on the outer header fields, such as VXLAN
+vni and 5-tuple.
+
+There are several possible ways to use rte_flow "patterns" and
+"actions" to resolve the issues above. For example:
+
+1 Mapping headers to a hardware registers using the
+rte_flow_action_mark/rte_flow_action_tag/rte_flow_set_meta objects.
+
+2 Apply the decap only at the last offload stage after all the
+"patterns" were matched and the packet will be fully offloaded.
+
+Every approach has its pros and cons and is highly dependent on the
+hardware vendor. For example, some hardware may have a limited number
+of registers while other hardware could not support inner actions and
+must decap before accessing inner headers.
+
+The tunnel offload model resolves these issues. The model goals are:
+
+1 Provide a unified application API to offload tunneled traffic that
+is capable to match on outer headers after decap.
+
+2 Allow the application to restore the outer header of partially
+offloaded packets.
+
+The tunnel offload model does not introduce new elements to the
+existing RTE flow model and is implemented as a set of helper
+functions.
+
+For the application to work with the tunnel offload API it
+has to adjust flow rules in multi-table tunnel offload in the
+following way:
+
+1 Remove explicit call to decap action and replace it with PMD actions
+obtained from rte_flow_tunnel_decap_and_set() helper.
+
+2 Add PMD items obtained from rte_flow_tunnel_match() helper to all
+other rules in the tunnel offload sequence.
+
+The model requirements:
+
+Software application must initialize
+rte_tunnel object with tunnel parameters before calling
+rte_flow_tunnel_decap_set() & rte_flow_tunnel_match().
+
+PMD actions array obtained in rte_flow_tunnel_decap_set() must be
+released by application with rte_flow_action_release() call.
+
+PMD items array obtained with rte_flow_tunnel_match() must be released
+by application with rte_flow_item_release() call. Application can
+release PMD items and actions after rule was created. However, if the
+application needs to create additional rule for the same tunnel it
+will need to obtain PMD items again.
+
+Application cannot destroy rte_tunnel object before it releases all
+PMD actions & PMD items referencing that tunnel.
+
Caveats
-------
temporarily replacing the burst function pointers), an appropriate error
code must be returned (``EBUSY``).
-- PMDs, not applications, are responsible for maintaining flow rules
- configuration when stopping and restarting a port or performing other
- actions which may affect them. They can only be destroyed explicitly by
- applications.
+- Applications, not PMDs, are responsible for maintaining flow rules
+ configuration when closing, stopping or restarting a port or performing other
+ actions which may affect them.
+ Applications must assume that after port close, stop or restart all flows
+ related to that port are not valid, hardware rules are destroyed and relevant
+ PMD resources are released.
For devices exposing multiple ports sharing global settings affected by flow
rules:
API/ABI versioning constraints as it is not exposed to applications and may
evolve independently.
-It is currently implemented on top of the legacy filtering framework through
-filter type *RTE_ETH_FILTER_GENERIC* that accepts the single operation
-*RTE_ETH_FILTER_GET* to return PMD-specific *rte_flow* callbacks wrapped
-inside ``struct rte_flow_ops``.
-
-This overhead is temporarily necessary in order to keep compatibility with
-the legacy filtering framework, which should eventually disappear.
+The PMD interface is based on callbacks pointed by the ``struct rte_flow_ops``.
- PMD callbacks implement exactly the interface described in `Rules
management`_, except for the port ID argument which has already been
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