examples/ipsec_secgw: support jumbo frames
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ..  BSD LICENSE
 ..  BSD LICENSE
-    Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright(c) 2016-2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Constraints
 
 *  No IPv6 options headers.
 *  No AH mode.
 
 *  No IPv6 options headers.
 *  No AH mode.
-*  Currently only EAS-CBC, HMAC-SHA1 and NULL.
+*  Supported algorithms: AES-CBC, AES-CTR, AES-GCM, HMAC-SHA1 and NULL.
 *  Each SA must be handle by a unique lcore (*1 RX queue per port*).
 *  No chained mbufs.
 
 *  Each SA must be handle by a unique lcore (*1 RX queue per port*).
 *  No chained mbufs.
 
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ The application has a number of command line options::
 
 
    ./build/ipsec-secgw [EAL options] --
 
 
    ./build/ipsec-secgw [EAL options] --
-                        -p PORTMASK -P -u PORTMASK
+                        -p PORTMASK -P -u PORTMASK -j FRAMESIZE
                         --config (port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore]
                         --single-sa SAIDX
                         --config (port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore]
                         --single-sa SAIDX
-                       --ep0|--ep1
+                        -f CONFIG_FILE_PATH
 
 Where:
 
 
 Where:
 
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ Where:
 
 *   ``-u PORTMASK``: hexadecimal bitmask of unprotected ports
 
 
 *   ``-u PORTMASK``: hexadecimal bitmask of unprotected ports
 
+*   ``-j FRAMESIZE``: *optional*. Enables jumbo frames with the maximum size
+    specified as FRAMESIZE. If an invalid value is provided as FRAMESIZE
+    then the default value 9000 is used.
+
 *   ``--config (port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)]``: determines which queues
     from which ports are mapped to which cores.
 
 *   ``--config (port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)]``: determines which queues
     from which ports are mapped to which cores.
 
@@ -142,22 +146,20 @@ Where:
     on both Inbound and Outbound. This option is meant for debugging/performance
     purposes.
 
     on both Inbound and Outbound. This option is meant for debugging/performance
     purposes.
 
-*   ``--ep0``: configure the app as Endpoint 0.
-
-*   ``--ep1``: configure the app as Endpoint 1.
+*   ``-f CONFIG_FILE_PATH``: the full path of text-based file containing all
+    configuration items for running the application (See Configuration file
+    syntax section below). ``-f CONFIG_FILE_PATH`` **must** be specified.
+    **ONLY** the UNIX format configuration file is accepted.
 
 
-Either one of ``--ep0`` or ``--ep1`` **must** be specified.
-The main purpose of these options is to easily configure two systems
-back-to-back that would forward traffic through an IPsec tunnel (see
-:ref:`figure_ipsec_endpoints`).
 
 The mapping of lcores to port/queues is similar to other l3fwd applications.
 
 For example, given the following command line::
 
     ./build/ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048       \
 
 The mapping of lcores to port/queues is similar to other l3fwd applications.
 
 For example, given the following command line::
 
     ./build/ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048       \
-           --vdev "cryptodev_null_pmd" -- -p 0xf -P -u 0x3      \
-           --config="(0,0,20),(1,0,20),(2,0,21),(3,0,21)" --ep0 \
+           --vdev "crypto_null" -- -p 0xf -P -u 0x3      \
+           --config="(0,0,20),(1,0,20),(2,0,21),(3,0,21)"       \
+           -f /path/to/config_file                              \
 
 where each options means:
 
 
 where each options means:
 
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ where each options means:
 
 *   The ``--socket-mem`` to use 2GB on socket 1.
 
 
 *   The ``--socket-mem`` to use 2GB on socket 1.
 
-*   The ``--vdev "cryptodev_null_pmd"`` option creates virtual NULL cryptodev PMD.
+*   The ``--vdev "crypto_null"`` option creates virtual NULL cryptodev PMD.
 
 *   The ``-p`` option enables ports (detected) 0, 1, 2 and 3.
 
 
 *   The ``-p`` option enables ports (detected) 0, 1, 2 and 3.
 
@@ -194,8 +196,12 @@ where each options means:
     |          |           |           |                                       |
     +----------+-----------+-----------+---------------------------------------+
 
     |          |           |           |                                       |
     +----------+-----------+-----------+---------------------------------------+
 
-*   The ``--ep0`` options configures the app with a given set of SP, SA and Routing
-    entries as explained below in more detail.
+*   The ``-f /path/to/config_file`` option enables the application read and
+    parse the configuration file specified, and configures the application
+    with a given set of SP, SA and Routing entries accordingly. The syntax of
+    the configuration file will be explained below in more detail. Please
+    **note** the parser only accepts UNIX format text file. Other formats
+    such as DOS/MAC format will cause a parse error.
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running
 applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running
 applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
@@ -216,499 +222,390 @@ For example, something like the following command line:
 
     ./build/ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048 \
             -w 81:00.0 -w 81:00.1 -w 81:00.2 -w 81:00.3 \
 
     ./build/ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048 \
             -w 81:00.0 -w 81:00.1 -w 81:00.2 -w 81:00.3 \
-            --vdev "cryptodev_aesni_mb_pmd" --vdev "cryptodev_null_pmd" \
+            --vdev "crypto_aesni_mb" --vdev "crypto_null" \
            -- \
             -p 0xf -P -u 0x3 --config="(0,0,20),(1,0,20),(2,0,21),(3,0,21)" \
            -- \
             -p 0xf -P -u 0x3 --config="(0,0,20),(1,0,20),(2,0,21),(3,0,21)" \
-            --ep0
+            -f sample.cfg
 
 
 Configurations
 --------------
 
 
 
 Configurations
 --------------
 
-The following sections provide some details on the default values used to
-initialize the SP, SA and Routing tables.
-Currently all configuration information is hard coded into the application.
+The following sections provide the syntax of configurations to initialize
+your SP, SA and Routing tables.
+Configurations shall be specified in the configuration file to be passed to
+the application. The file is then parsed by the application. The successful
+parsing will result in the appropriate rules being applied to the tables
+accordingly.
 
 
-The following image illustrate a few of the concepts regarding IPSec, such
-as protected/unprotected and inbound/outbound traffic, from the point of
-view of two back-to-back endpoints:
 
 
-.. _figure_ipsec_endpoints:
+Configuration File Syntax
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
-.. figure:: img/ipsec_endpoints.*
+As mention in the overview, the Security Policies are ACL rules.
+The application parsers the rules specified in the configuration file and
+passes them to the ACL table, and replicates them per socket in use.
 
 
-   IPSec Inbound/Outbound traffic
+Following are the configuration file syntax.
 
 
-Note that the above image only displays unidirectional traffic per port
-for illustration purposes.
-The application supports bidirectional traffic on all ports,
+General rule syntax
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 
+The parse treats one line in the configuration file as one configuration
+item (unless the line concatenation symbol exists). Every configuration
+item shall follow the syntax of either SP, SA, or Routing rules specified
+below.
 
 
-Security Policy Initialization
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+The configuration parser supports the following special symbols:
 
 
-As mention in the overview, the Security Policies are ACL rules.
-The application defines two ACLs, one each of Inbound and Outbound, and
-it replicates them per socket in use.
-
-Following are the default rules which show only the relevant information,
-assuming ANY value is valid for the fields not mentioned (src ip, proto,
-src/dst ports).
-
-.. _table_ipsec_endpoint_outbound_sp:
-
-.. table:: Endpoint 0 Outbound Security Policies
-
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | **Dst**                           | **SA idx** |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.105.0/24                  | 5          |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.106.0/24                  | 6          |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.175.0/24                  | 10         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.176.0/24                  | 11         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.200.0/24                  | 15         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.201.0/24                  | 16         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.55.0/24                   | 25         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.56.0/24                   | 26         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.240.0/24                  | BYPASS     |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.241.0/24                  | BYPASS     |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 0:0:0:0:5555:5555:0:0/96          | 5          |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 0:0:0:0:6666:6666:0:0/96          | 6          |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 0:0:1111:1111:0:0:0:0/96          | 10         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 0:0:1111:1111:1111:1111:0:0/96    | 11         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 0:0:0:0:aaaa:aaaa:0:0/96          | 25         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 0:0:0:0:bbbb:bbbb:0:0/96          | 26         |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-
-.. _table_ipsec_endpoint_inbound_sp:
-
-.. table:: Endpoint 0 Inbound Security Policies
-
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | **Dst**                           | **SA idx** |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.115.0/24                  | 105        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.116.0/24                  | 106        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.185.0/24                  | 110        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.186.0/24                  | 111        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.210.0/24                  | 115        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.211.0/24                  | 116        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.65.0/24                   | 125        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.66.0/24                   | 126        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.245.0/24                  | BYPASS     |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | 192.168.246.0/24                  | BYPASS     |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | ffff:0:0:0:5555:5555:0:0/96       | 105        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | ffff:0:0:0:6666:6666:0:0/96       | 106        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | ffff:0:1111:1111:0:0:0:0/96       | 110        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | ffff:0:1111:1111:1111:1111:0:0/96 | 111        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | ffff:0:0:0:aaaa:aaaa:0:0/96       | 125        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-   | ffff:0:0:0:bbbb:bbbb:0:0/96       | 126        |
-   |                                   |            |
-   +-----------------------------------+------------+
-
-For Endpoint 1, we use the same policies in reverse, meaning the Inbound SP
-entries are set as Outbound and vice versa.
-
-
-Security Association Initialization
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-The SAs are kept in a array table.
-
-For Inbound, the SPI is used as index modulo the table size.
-This means that on a table for 100 SA, SPI 5 and 105 would use the same index
-and that is not currently supported.
-
-Notice that it is not an issue for Outbound traffic as we store the index and
-not the SPI in the Security Policy.
-
-All SAs configured with AES-CBC and HMAC-SHA1 share the same values for cipher
-block size and key, and authentication digest size and key.
-
-The following are the default values:
-
-.. _table_ipsec_endpoint_outbound_sa:
-
-.. table:: Endpoint 0 Outbound Security Associations
-
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | **SPI** | **Mode** | **Cipher** | **Auth**  | **Tunnel src** | **Tunnel dst** |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 5       | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 172.16.1.5     | 172.16.2.5     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 6       | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 172.16.1.6     | 172.16.2.6     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 10      | Trans    | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | N/A            | N/A            |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 11      | Trans    | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | N/A            | N/A            |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 15      | Tunnel   | NULL       | NULL      | 172.16.1.5     | 172.16.2.5     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 16      | Tunnel   | NULL       | NULL      | 172.16.1.6     | 172.16.2.6     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 25      | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 1111:1111:     | 2222:2222:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 1111:1111:     | 2222:2222:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 1111:1111:     | 2222:2222:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 1111:5555      | 2222:5555      |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 26      | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 1111:1111:     | 2222:2222:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 1111:1111:     | 2222:2222:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 1111:1111:     | 2222:2222:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 1111:6666      | 2222:6666      |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-
-.. _table_ipsec_endpoint_inbound_sa:
-
-.. table:: Endpoint 0 Inbound Security Associations
-
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | **SPI** | **Mode** | **Cipher** | **Auth**  | **Tunnel src** | **Tunnel dst** |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 105     | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 172.16.2.5     | 172.16.1.5     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 106     | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 172.16.2.6     | 172.16.1.6     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 110     | Trans    | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | N/A            | N/A            |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 111     | Trans    | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | N/A            | N/A            |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 115     | Tunnel   | NULL       | NULL      | 172.16.2.5     | 172.16.1.5     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 116     | Tunnel   | NULL       | NULL      | 172.16.2.6     | 172.16.1.6     |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 125     | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 2222:2222:     | 1111:1111:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 2222:2222:     | 1111:1111:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 2222:2222:     | 1111:1111:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 2222:5555      | 1111:5555      |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-   | 126     | Tunnel   | AES-CBC    | HMAC-SHA1 | 2222:2222:     | 1111:1111:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 2222:2222:     | 1111:1111:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 2222:2222:     | 1111:1111:     |
-   |         |          |            |           | 2222:6666      | 1111:6666      |
-   |         |          |            |           |                |                |
-   +---------+----------+------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
-
-For Endpoint 1, we use the same policies in reverse, meaning the Inbound SP
-entries are set as Outbound and vice versa.
-
-
-Routing Initialization
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-The Routing is implemented using an LPM table.
-
-Following default values:
-
-.. _table_ipsec_endpoint_outbound_routing:
-
-.. table:: Endpoint 0 Routing Table
-
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | **Dst addr**     | **Port** |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 172.16.2.5/32    | 0        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 172.16.2.6/32    | 1        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.175.0/24 | 0        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.176.0/24 | 1        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.240.0/24 | 0        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.241.0/24 | 1        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.115.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.116.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.65.0/24  | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.66.0/24  | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.185.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.186.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.210.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.211.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.245.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.246.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 2222:2222:       | 0        |
-   | 2222:2222:       |          |
-   | 2222:2222:       |          |
-   | 2222:5555/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 2222:2222:       | 1        |
-   | 2222:2222:       |          |
-   | 2222:2222:       |          |
-   | 2222:6666/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 0        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 1        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 2        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | aaaa:aaaa:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 3        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | bbbb:bbbb:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 2        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 5555:5555:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 3        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 6666:6666:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 2        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 3        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-
-.. _table_ipsec_endpoint_inbound_routing:
-
-.. table:: Endpoint 1 Routing Table
-
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | **Dst addr**     | **Port** |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 172.16.1.5/32    | 0        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 172.16.1.6/32    | 1        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.185.0/24 | 0        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.186.0/24 | 1        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.245.0/24 | 0        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.246.0/24 | 1        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.105.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.106.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.55.0/24  | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.56.0/24  | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.175.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.176.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.200.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.201.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.240.0/24 | 2        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 192.168.241.0/24 | 3        |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 1111:1111:       | 0        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:5555/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 1111:1111:       | 1        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:6666/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 0        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | ffff:0000:       | 1        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 2        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | aaaa:aaaa:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 3        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | bbbb:bbbb:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 2        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 5555:5555:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 3        |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 6666:6666:       |          |
-   | 0000:0/116       |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 2        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
-   | 0000:0000:       | 3        |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 1111:1111:       |          |
-   | 0000:0000/116    |          |
-   |                  |          |
-   +------------------+----------+
+ * Comment symbol **#**. Any character from this symbol to the end of
+   line is treated as comment and will not be parsed.
+
+ * Line concatenation symbol **\\**. This symbol shall be placed in the end
+   of the line to be concatenated to the line below. Multiple lines'
+   concatenation is supported.
+
+
+SP rule syntax
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The SP rule syntax is shown as follows:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    sp <ip_ver> <dir> esp <action> <priority> <src_ip> <dst_ip>
+    <proto> <sport> <dport>
+
+
+where each options means:
+
+``<ip_ver>``
+
+ * IP protocol version
+
+ * Optional: No
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *ipv4*: IP protocol version 4
+   * *ipv6*: IP protocol version 6
+
+``<dir>``
+
+ * The traffic direction
+
+ * Optional: No
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *in*: inbound traffic
+   * *out*: outbound traffic
+
+``<action>``
+
+ * IPsec action
+
+ * Optional: No
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *protect <SA_idx>*: the specified traffic is protected by SA rule
+     with id SA_idx
+   * *bypass*: the specified traffic traffic is bypassed
+   * *discard*: the specified traffic is discarded
+
+``<priority>``
+
+ * Rule priority
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default priority 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax: *pri <id>*
+
+``<src_ip>``
+
+ * The source IP address and mask
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default address 0.0.0.0 and mask of 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+   * *src X.X.X.X/Y* for IPv4
+   * *src XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y* for IPv6
+
+``<dst_ip>``
+
+ * The destination IP address and mask
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default address 0.0.0.0 and mask of 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+   * *dst X.X.X.X/Y* for IPv4
+   * *dst XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y* for IPv6
+
+``<proto>``
+
+ * The protocol start and end range
+
+ * Optional: yes, default range of 0 to 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax: *proto X:Y*
+
+``<sport>``
+
+ * The source port start and end range
+
+ * Optional: yes, default range of 0 to 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax: *sport X:Y*
+
+``<dport>``
+
+ * The destination port start and end range
+
+ * Optional: yes, default range of 0 to 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax: *dport X:Y*
+
+Example SP rules:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    sp ipv4 out esp protect 105 pri 1 dst 192.168.115.0/24 sport 0:65535 \
+    dport 0:65535
+
+    sp ipv6 in esp bypass pri 1 dst 0000:0000:0000:0000:5555:5555:\
+    0000:0000/96 sport 0:65535 dport 0:65535
+
+
+SA rule syntax
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The successfully parsed SA rules will be stored in an array table.
+
+The SA rule syntax is shown as follows:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    sa <dir> <spi> <cipher_algo> <cipher_key> <auth_algo> <auth_key>
+    <mode> <src_ip> <dst_ip>
+
+where each options means:
+
+``<dir>``
+
+ * The traffic direction
+
+ * Optional: No
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *in*: inbound traffic
+   * *out*: outbound traffic
+
+``<spi>``
+
+ * The SPI number
+
+ * Optional: No
+
+ * Syntax: unsigned integer number
+
+``<cipher_algo>``
+
+ * Cipher algorithm
+
+ * Optional: Yes, unless <aead_algo> is not used
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *null*: NULL algorithm
+   * *aes-128-cbc*: AES-CBC 128-bit algorithm
+   * *aes-128-ctr*: AES-CTR 128-bit algorithm
+
+ * Syntax: *cipher_algo <your algorithm>*
+
+``<cipher_key>``
+
+ * Cipher key, NOT available when 'null' algorithm is used
+
+ * Optional: Yes, unless <aead_algo> is not used.
+   Must be followed by <cipher_algo> option
+
+ * Syntax: Hexadecimal bytes (0x0-0xFF) concatenate by colon symbol ':'.
+   The number of bytes should be as same as the specified cipher algorithm
+   key size.
+
+   For example: *cipher_key A1:B2:C3:D4:A1:B2:C3:D4:A1:B2:C3:D4:
+   A1:B2:C3:D4*
+
+``<auth_algo>``
+
+ * Authentication algorithm
+
+ * Optional: Yes, unless <aead_algo> is not used
+
+ * Available options:
+
+    * *null*: NULL algorithm
+    * *sha1-hmac*: HMAC SHA1 algorithm
+
+``<auth_key>``
+
+ * Authentication key, NOT available when 'null' or 'aes-128-gcm' algorithm
+   is used.
+
+ * Optional: Yes, unless <aead_algo> is not used.
+   Must be followed by <auth_algo> option
+
+ * Syntax: Hexadecimal bytes (0x0-0xFF) concatenate by colon symbol ':'.
+   The number of bytes should be as same as the specified authentication
+   algorithm key size.
+
+   For example: *auth_key A1:B2:C3:D4:A1:B2:C3:D4:A1:B2:C3:D4:A1:B2:C3:D4:
+   A1:B2:C3:D4*
+
+``<aead_algo>``
+
+ * AEAD algorithm
+
+ * Optional: Yes, unless <cipher_algo> and <auth_algo> are not used
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *aes-128-gcm*: AES-GCM 128-bit algorithm
+
+ * Syntax: *cipher_algo <your algorithm>*
+
+``<aead_key>``
+
+ * Cipher key, NOT available when 'null' algorithm is used
+
+ * Optional: Yes, unless <cipher_algo> and <auth_algo> are not used.
+   Must be followed by <aead_algo> option
+
+ * Syntax: Hexadecimal bytes (0x0-0xFF) concatenate by colon symbol ':'.
+   The number of bytes should be as same as the specified AEAD algorithm
+   key size.
+
+   For example: *aead_key A1:B2:C3:D4:A1:B2:C3:D4:A1:B2:C3:D4:
+   A1:B2:C3:D4*
+
+``<mode>``
+
+ * The operation mode
+
+ * Optional: No
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *ipv4-tunnel*: Tunnel mode for IPv4 packets
+   * *ipv6-tunnel*: Tunnel mode for IPv6 packets
+   * *transport*: transport mode
+
+ * Syntax: mode XXX
+
+``<src_ip>``
+
+ * The source IP address. This option is not available when
+   transport mode is used
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default address 0.0.0.0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+   * *src X.X.X.X* for IPv4
+   * *src XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX* for IPv6
+
+``<dst_ip>``
+
+ * The destination IP address. This option is not available when
+   transport mode is used
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default address 0.0.0.0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+   * *dst X.X.X.X* for IPv4
+   * *dst XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX* for IPv6
+
+Example SA rules:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    sa out 5 cipher_algo null auth_algo null mode ipv4-tunnel \
+    src 172.16.1.5 dst 172.16.2.5
+
+    sa out 25 cipher_algo aes-128-cbc \
+    cipher_key c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3 \
+    auth_algo sha1-hmac \
+    auth_key c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3:c3 \
+    mode ipv6-tunnel \
+    src 1111:1111:1111:1111:1111:1111:1111:5555 \
+    dst 2222:2222:2222:2222:2222:2222:2222:5555
+
+    sa in 105 aead_algo aes-128-gcm \
+    aead_key de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef \
+    mode ipv4-tunnel src 172.16.2.5 dst 172.16.1.5
+
+Routing rule syntax
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The Routing rule syntax is shown as follows:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    rt <ip_ver> <src_ip> <dst_ip> <port>
+
+
+where each options means:
+
+``<ip_ver>``
+
+ * IP protocol version
+
+ * Optional: No
+
+ * Available options:
+
+   * *ipv4*: IP protocol version 4
+   * *ipv6*: IP protocol version 6
+
+``<src_ip>``
+
+ * The source IP address and mask
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default address 0.0.0.0 and mask of 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+   * *src X.X.X.X/Y* for IPv4
+   * *src XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y* for IPv6
+
+``<dst_ip>``
+
+ * The destination IP address and mask
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default address 0.0.0.0 and mask of 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+   * *dst X.X.X.X/Y* for IPv4
+   * *dst XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y* for IPv6
+
+``<port>``
+
+ * The traffic output port id
+
+ * Optional: yes, default output port 0 will be used
+
+ * Syntax: *port X*
+
+Example SP rules:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    rt ipv4 dst 172.16.1.5/32 port 0
+
+    rt ipv6 dst 1111:1111:1111:1111:1111:1111:1111:5555/116 port 0