* buffers. The message buffers are stored in a mempool, using the
* RTE mempool library.
*
+ * The preferred way to create a mbuf pool is to use
+ * rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(). However, in some situations, an
+ * application may want to have more control (ex: populate the pool with
+ * specific memory), in this case it is possible to use functions from
+ * rte_mempool. See how rte_pktmbuf_pool_create() is implemented for
+ * details.
+ *
* This library provides an API to allocate/free packet mbufs, which are
* used to carry network packets.
*
PKT_TX_L4_MASK | \
PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM | \
PKT_TX_TCP_SEG | \
+ PKT_TX_IEEE1588_TMST | \
PKT_TX_QINQ_PKT | \
PKT_TX_VLAN_PKT | \
- PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK)
+ PKT_TX_TUNNEL_MASK | \
+ PKT_TX_MACSEC)
#define __RESERVED (1ULL << 61) /**< reserved for future mbuf use */
void *buf_addr; /**< Virtual address of segment buffer. */
phys_addr_t buf_physaddr; /**< Physical address of segment buffer. */
- uint16_t buf_len; /**< Length of segment buffer. */
-
- /* next 6 bytes are initialised on RX descriptor rearm */
- MARKER8 rearm_data;
+ /* next 8 bytes are initialised on RX descriptor rearm */
+ MARKER64 rearm_data;
uint16_t data_off;
/**
- * 16-bit Reference counter.
+ * Reference counter. Its size should at least equal to the size
+ * of port field (16 bits), to support zero-copy broadcast.
* It should only be accessed using the following functions:
* rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(), rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(), and
* rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(). The functionality of these functions (atomic,
rte_atomic16_t refcnt_atomic; /**< Atomically accessed refcnt */
uint16_t refcnt; /**< Non-atomically accessed refcnt */
};
- uint8_t nb_segs; /**< Number of segments. */
- uint8_t port; /**< Input port. */
+ uint16_t nb_segs; /**< Number of segments. */
+
+ /** Input port (16 bits to support more than 256 virtual ports). */
+ uint16_t port;
uint64_t ol_flags; /**< Offload features. */
/** Outer VLAN TCI (CPU order), valid if PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED is set. */
uint16_t vlan_tci_outer;
+ uint16_t buf_len; /**< Length of segment buffer. */
/* second cache line - fields only used in slow path or on TX */
MARKER cacheline1 __rte_cache_min_aligned;
* initializing all the required fields. See rte_pktmbuf_reset().
* For standard needs, prefer rte_pktmbuf_alloc().
*
+ * The caller can expect that the following fields of the mbuf structure
+ * are initialized: buf_addr, buf_physaddr, buf_len, refcnt=1, nb_segs=1,
+ * next=NULL, pool, priv_size. The other fields must be initialized
+ * by the caller.
+ *
* @param mp
* The mempool from which mbuf is allocated.
* @return
if (rte_mempool_get(mp, &mb) < 0)
return NULL;
m = (struct rte_mbuf *)mb;
- RTE_ASSERT(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 0);
- rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(m, 1);
+ RTE_ASSERT(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 1);
+ RTE_ASSERT(m->next == NULL);
+ RTE_ASSERT(m->nb_segs == 1);
__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
return m;
}
/**
- * @internal Put mbuf back into its original mempool.
- * The use of that function is reserved for RTE internal needs.
- * Please use rte_pktmbuf_free().
+ * Put mbuf back into its original mempool.
+ *
+ * The caller must ensure that the mbuf is direct and properly
+ * reinitialized (refcnt=1, next=NULL, nb_segs=1), as done by
+ * rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg().
+ *
+ * This function should be used with care, when optimization is
+ * required. For standard needs, prefer rte_pktmbuf_free() or
+ * rte_pktmbuf_free_seg().
*
* @param m
* The mbuf to be freed.
*/
static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
-__rte_mbuf_raw_free(struct rte_mbuf *m)
+rte_mbuf_raw_free(struct rte_mbuf *m)
{
- RTE_ASSERT(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 0);
+ RTE_ASSERT(RTE_MBUF_DIRECT(m));
+ RTE_ASSERT(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 1);
+ RTE_ASSERT(m->next == NULL);
+ RTE_ASSERT(m->nb_segs == 1);
+ __rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
rte_mempool_put(m->pool, m);
}
+/* compat with older versions */
+__rte_deprecated
+static inline void
+__rte_mbuf_raw_free(struct rte_mbuf *m)
+{
+ rte_mbuf_raw_free(m);
+}
+
/* Operations on ctrl mbuf */
/**
* This function initializes some fields in an mbuf structure that are
* not modified by the user once created (mbuf type, origin pool, buffer
* start address, and so on). This function is given as a callback function
- * to rte_mempool_create() at pool creation time.
+ * to rte_mempool_obj_iter() or rte_mempool_create() at pool creation time.
*
* @param mp
* The mempool from which the mbuf is allocated.
* @param opaque_arg
* A pointer that can be used by the user to retrieve useful information
- * for mbuf initialization. This pointer comes from the ``init_arg``
- * parameter of rte_mempool_create().
+ * for mbuf initialization. This pointer is the opaque argument passed to
+ * rte_mempool_obj_iter() or rte_mempool_create().
* @param m
* The mbuf to initialize.
* @param i
* This function initializes some fields in the mbuf structure that are
* not modified by the user once created (origin pool, buffer start
* address, and so on). This function is given as a callback function to
- * rte_mempool_create() at pool creation time.
+ * rte_mempool_obj_iter() or rte_mempool_create() at pool creation time.
*
* @param mp
* The mempool from which mbufs originate.
* @param opaque_arg
* A pointer that can be used by the user to retrieve useful information
- * for mbuf initialization. This pointer comes from the ``init_arg``
- * parameter of rte_mempool_create().
+ * for mbuf initialization. This pointer is the opaque argument passed to
+ * rte_mempool_obj_iter() or rte_mempool_create().
* @param m
* The mbuf to initialize.
* @param i
*
* This function initializes the mempool private data in the case of a
* pktmbuf pool. This private data is needed by the driver. The
- * function is given as a callback function to rte_mempool_create() at
+ * function must be called on the mempool before it is used, or it
+ * can be given as a callback function to rte_mempool_create() at
* pool creation. It can be extended by the user, for example, to
* provide another packet size.
*
* The mempool from which mbufs originate.
* @param opaque_arg
* A pointer that can be used by the user to retrieve useful information
- * for mbuf initialization. This pointer comes from the ``init_arg``
- * parameter of rte_mempool_create().
+ * for mbuf initialization. This pointer is the opaque argument passed to
+ * rte_mempool_create().
*/
void rte_pktmbuf_pool_init(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *opaque_arg);
* Create a mbuf pool.
*
* This function creates and initializes a packet mbuf pool. It is
- * a wrapper to rte_mempool_create() with the proper packet constructor
- * and mempool constructor.
+ * a wrapper to rte_mempool functions.
*
* @param name
* The name of the mbuf pool.
mi->buf_addr = m->buf_addr;
mi->buf_len = m->buf_len;
- mi->next = m->next;
mi->data_off = m->data_off;
mi->data_len = m->data_len;
mi->port = m->port;
m->data_len = 0;
m->ol_flags = 0;
- if (rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(md, -1) == 0)
- __rte_mbuf_raw_free(md);
+ if (rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(md, -1) == 0) {
+ md->next = NULL;
+ md->nb_segs = 1;
+ rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(md, 1);
+ rte_mbuf_raw_free(md);
+ }
}
-static inline struct rte_mbuf* __attribute__((always_inline))
-__rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
+/**
+ * Decrease reference counter and unlink a mbuf segment
+ *
+ * This function does the same than a free, except that it does not
+ * return the segment to its pool.
+ * It decreases the reference counter, and if it reaches 0, it is
+ * detached from its parent for an indirect mbuf.
+ *
+ * @param m
+ * The mbuf to be unlinked
+ * @return
+ * - (m) if it is the last reference. It can be recycled or freed.
+ * - (NULL) if the mbuf still has remaining references on it.
+ */
+__attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline struct rte_mbuf *
+rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
{
__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
- if (likely(rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(m, -1) == 0)) {
- /* if this is an indirect mbuf, it is detached. */
+ if (likely(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 1)) {
+
+ if (RTE_MBUF_INDIRECT(m))
+ rte_pktmbuf_detach(m);
+
+ if (m->next != NULL) {
+ m->next = NULL;
+ m->nb_segs = 1;
+ }
+
+ return m;
+
+ } else if (rte_atomic16_add_return(&m->refcnt_atomic, -1) == 0) {
+
+
if (RTE_MBUF_INDIRECT(m))
rte_pktmbuf_detach(m);
+
+ if (m->next != NULL) {
+ m->next = NULL;
+ m->nb_segs = 1;
+ }
+ rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(m, 1);
+
return m;
}
return NULL;
}
+/* deprecated, replaced by rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg() */
+__rte_deprecated
+static inline struct rte_mbuf *
+__rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
+{
+ return rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(m);
+}
+
/**
* Free a segment of a packet mbuf into its original mempool.
*
static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
{
- if (likely(NULL != (m = __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(m)))) {
- m->next = NULL;
- __rte_mbuf_raw_free(m);
- }
+ m = rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(m);
+ if (likely(m != NULL))
+ rte_mbuf_raw_free(m);
}
/**