* Enables counters for this flow rule.
*
* These counters can be retrieved and reset through rte_flow_query() or
- * rte_flow_shared_action_query() if the action provided via handle,
+ * rte_flow_action_handle_query() if the action provided via handle,
* see struct rte_flow_query_count.
*
* See struct rte_flow_action_count.
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SAMPLE,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INDIRECT
+ *
* Describe action shared across multiple flow rules.
*
* Allow multiple rules reference the same action by handle (see
* See struct rte_flow_action_modify_field.
*/
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MODIFY_FIELD,
+
+ /**
+ * An action handle is referenced in a rule through an indirect action.
+ *
+ * The same action handle may be used in multiple rules for the same
+ * or different ethdev ports.
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INDIRECT,
};
/**
* ``struct rte_flow_query_count``.
*
* @deprecated Shared attribute is deprecated, use generic
- * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SHARED action.
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INDIRECT action.
*
* The shared flag indicates whether the counter is unique to the flow rule the
* action is specified with, or whether it is a shared counter.
};
/**
- * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SHARED
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INDIRECT
*
- * Opaque type returned after successfully creating a shared action.
+ * Opaque type returned after successfully creating an indirect action object.
+ * The definition of the object handle is different per driver or
+ * per direct action type.
*
- * This handle can be used to manage and query the related action:
- * - share it across multiple flow rules
- * - update action configuration
- * - query action data
- * - destroy action
+ * This handle can be used to manage and query the related direct action:
+ * - referenced in single flow rule or across multiple flow rules
+ * over multiple ports
+ * - update action object configuration
+ * - query action object data
+ * - destroy action object
*/
-struct rte_flow_shared_action;
+struct rte_flow_action_handle;
/**
* Field IDs for MODIFY_FIELD action.
uint32_t nb_contexts, struct rte_flow_error *error);
/**
- * Specify shared action configuration
+ * Specify indirect action object configuration
*/
-struct rte_flow_shared_action_conf {
+struct rte_flow_indir_action_conf {
/**
- * Flow direction for shared action configuration.
+ * Flow direction for the indirect action configuration.
*
- * Shared action should be valid at least for one flow direction,
+ * Action should be valid at least for one flow direction,
* otherwise it is invalid for both ingress and egress rules.
*/
uint32_t ingress:1;
/**< Action valid for rules applied to ingress traffic. */
uint32_t egress:1;
/**< Action valid for rules applied to egress traffic. */
-
/**
* When set to 1, indicates that the action is valid for
* transfer traffic; otherwise, for non-transfer traffic.
- *
- * See struct rte_flow_attr.
*/
uint32_t transfer:1;
};
* @warning
* @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
*
- * Create shared action for reuse in multiple flow rules.
- * The created shared action has single state and configuration
- * across all flow rules using it.
+ * Create an indirect action object that can be used in flow rules
+ * via its handle.
+ * The created object handle has single state and configuration
+ * across all the flow rules using it.
*
* @param[in] port_id
* The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
* @param[in] conf
- * Shared action configuration.
+ * Action configuration for the indirect action object creation.
* @param[in] action
- * Action configuration for shared action creation.
+ * Specific configuration of the indirect action object.
* @param[out] error
* Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL. PMDs initialize this
* structure in case of error only.
* - (ENOTSUP) if *action* valid but unsupported.
*/
__rte_experimental
-struct rte_flow_shared_action *
-rte_flow_shared_action_create(uint16_t port_id,
- const struct rte_flow_shared_action_conf *conf,
+struct rte_flow_action_handle *
+rte_flow_action_handle_create(uint16_t port_id,
+ const struct rte_flow_indir_action_conf *conf,
const struct rte_flow_action *action,
struct rte_flow_error *error);
* @warning
* @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
*
- * Destroy the shared action by handle.
+ * Destroy indirect action by handle.
*
* @param[in] port_id
* The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] action
- * Handle for the shared action to be destroyed.
+ * @param[in] handle
+ * Handle for the indirect action object to be destroyed.
* @param[out] error
* Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL. PMDs initialize this
* structure in case of error only.
*/
__rte_experimental
int
-rte_flow_shared_action_destroy(uint16_t port_id,
- struct rte_flow_shared_action *action,
+rte_flow_action_handle_destroy(uint16_t port_id,
+ struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
struct rte_flow_error *error);
/**
* @warning
* @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
*
- * Update in-place the shared action configuration pointed by *action* handle
- * with the configuration provided as *update* argument.
- * The update of the shared action configuration effects all flow rules reusing
- * the action via handle.
+ * Update in-place the action configuration and / or state pointed
+ * by action *handle* with the configuration provided as *update* argument.
+ * The update of the action configuration effects all flow rules reusing
+ * the action via *handle*.
+ * The update general pointer provides the ability of partial updating.
*
* @param[in] port_id
* The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] action
- * Handle for the shared action to be updated.
+ * @param[in] handle
+ * Handle for the indirect action object to be updated.
* @param[in] update
- * Action specification used to modify the action pointed by handle.
- * *update* should be of same type with the action pointed by the *action*
- * handle argument, otherwise considered as invalid.
+ * Update profile specification used to modify the action pointed by handle.
+ * *update* could be with the same type of the immediate action corresponding
+ * to the *handle* argument when creating, or a wrapper structure includes
+ * action configuration to be updated and bit fields to indicate the member
+ * of fields inside the action to update.
* @param[out] error
* Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL. PMDs initialize this
* structure in case of error only.
* - (-EIO) if underlying device is removed.
* - (-EINVAL) if *update* invalid.
* - (-ENOTSUP) if *update* valid but unsupported.
- * - (-ENOENT) if action pointed by *ctx* was not found.
+ * - (-ENOENT) if indirect action object pointed by *handle* was not found.
* rte_errno is also set.
*/
__rte_experimental
int
-rte_flow_shared_action_update(uint16_t port_id,
- struct rte_flow_shared_action *action,
- const struct rte_flow_action *update,
+rte_flow_action_handle_update(uint16_t port_id,
+ struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
+ const void *update,
struct rte_flow_error *error);
/**
* @warning
* @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
*
- * Query the shared action by handle.
+ * Query the direct action by corresponding indirect action object handle.
*
* Retrieve action-specific data such as counters.
* Data is gathered by special action which may be present/referenced in
* more than one flow rule definition.
*
- * \see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT
*
* @param port_id
* Port identifier of Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] action
- * Handle for the shared action to query.
+ * @param[in] handle
+ * Handle for the action object to query.
* @param[in, out] data
* Pointer to storage for the associated query data type.
* @param[out] error
*/
__rte_experimental
int
-rte_flow_shared_action_query(uint16_t port_id,
- const struct rte_flow_shared_action *action,
- void *data,
- struct rte_flow_error *error);
+rte_flow_action_handle_query(uint16_t port_id,
+ const struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
+ void *data, struct rte_flow_error *error);
/* Tunnel has a type and the key information. */
struct rte_flow_tunnel {