* @return
* A flow if the rule could be created else return NULL.
*/
+
+/* Function responsible for creating the flow rule. 8< */
struct rte_flow *
generate_ipv4_flow(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_q,
uint32_t src_ip, uint32_t src_mask,
uint32_t dest_ip, uint32_t dest_mask,
struct rte_flow_error *error)
{
+ /* Declaring structs being used. 8< */
struct rte_flow_attr attr;
struct rte_flow_item pattern[MAX_PATTERN_NUM];
struct rte_flow_action action[MAX_ACTION_NUM];
struct rte_flow_action_queue queue = { .index = rx_q };
struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 ip_spec;
struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 ip_mask;
+ /* >8 End of declaring structs being used. */
int res;
memset(pattern, 0, sizeof(pattern));
memset(action, 0, sizeof(action));
- /*
- * set the rule attribute.
- * in this case only ingress packets will be checked.
- */
+ /* Set the rule attribute, only ingress packets will be checked. 8< */
memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_attr));
attr.ingress = 1;
+ /* >8 End of setting the rule attribute. */
/*
* create the action sequence.
* since in this example we just want to get the
* ipv4 we set this level to allow all.
*/
+
+ /* Set this level to allow all. 8< */
pattern[0].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH;
+ /* >8 End of setting the first level of the pattern. */
/*
* setting the second level of the pattern (IP).
* in this example this is the level we care about
* so we set it according to the parameters.
*/
+
+ /* Setting the second level of the pattern. 8< */
memset(&ip_spec, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4));
memset(&ip_mask, 0, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4));
ip_spec.hdr.dst_addr = htonl(dest_ip);
pattern[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4;
pattern[1].spec = &ip_spec;
pattern[1].mask = &ip_mask;
+ /* >8 End of setting the second level of the pattern. */
- /* the final level must be always type end */
+ /* The final level must be always type end. 8< */
pattern[2].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END;
+ /* >8 End of final level must be always type end. */
+ /* Validate the rule and create it. 8< */
res = rte_flow_validate(port_id, &attr, pattern, action, error);
if (!res)
flow = rte_flow_create(port_id, &attr, pattern, action, error);
+ /* >8 End of validation the rule and create it. */
return flow;
}
+/* >8 End of function responsible for creating the flow rule. */