uint32_t priority; /**< Priority level within group. */
uint32_t ingress:1; /**< Rule applies to ingress traffic. */
uint32_t egress:1; /**< Rule applies to egress traffic. */
- uint32_t reserved:30; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
+ /**
+ * Instead of simply matching the properties of traffic as it would
+ * appear on a given DPDK port ID, enabling this attribute transfers
+ * a flow rule to the lowest possible level of any device endpoints
+ * found in the pattern.
+ *
+ * When supported, this effectively enables an application to
+ * re-route traffic not necessarily intended for it (e.g. coming
+ * from or addressed to different physical ports, VFs or
+ * applications) at the device level.
+ *
+ * It complements the behavior of some pattern items such as
+ * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PHY_PORT and is meaningless without them.
+ *
+ * When transferring flow rules, ingress and egress attributes keep
+ * their original meaning, as if processing traffic emitted or
+ * received by the application.
+ */
+ uint32_t transfer:1;
+ uint32_t reserved:29; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
};
/**
/**
* [META]
*
- * Matches packets addressed to the physical function of the device.
- *
- * If the underlying device function differs from the one that would
- * normally receive the matched traffic, specifying this item
- * prevents it from reaching that device unless the flow rule
- * contains a PF action. Packets are not duplicated between device
- * instances by default.
+ * Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress)
+ * the physical function of the current device.
*
* No associated specification structure.
*/
/**
* [META]
*
- * Matches packets addressed to a virtual function ID of the device.
- *
- * If the underlying device function differs from the one that would
- * normally receive the matched traffic, specifying this item
- * prevents it from reaching that device unless the flow rule
- * contains a VF action. Packets are not duplicated between device
- * instances by default.
+ * Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
+ * given virtual function of the current device.
*
* See struct rte_flow_item_vf.
*/
/**
* [META]
*
- * Matches packets coming from the specified physical port of the
- * underlying device.
+ * Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
+ * physical port of the underlying device.
*
- * The first PORT item overrides the physical port normally
- * associated with the specified DPDK input port (port_id). This
- * item can be provided several times to match additional physical
- * ports.
+ * See struct rte_flow_item_phy_port.
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PHY_PORT,
+
+ /**
+ * [META]
+ *
+ * Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
+ * given DPDK port ID.
*
- * See struct rte_flow_item_port.
+ * See struct rte_flow_item_port_id.
*/
- RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT,
+ RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_ID,
/**
* Matches a byte string of a given length at a given offset.
/**
* RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VF
*
- * Matches packets addressed to a virtual function ID of the device.
+ * Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a given
+ * virtual function of the current device.
+ *
+ * If supported, should work even if the virtual function is not managed by
+ * the application and thus not associated with a DPDK port ID.
*
- * If the underlying device function differs from the one that would
- * normally receive the matched traffic, specifying this item prevents it
- * from reaching that device unless the flow rule contains a VF
- * action. Packets are not duplicated between device instances by default.
+ * Note this pattern item does not match VF representors traffic which, as
+ * separate entities, should be addressed through their own DPDK port IDs.
*
- * - Likely to return an error or never match any traffic if this causes a
- * VF device to match traffic addressed to a different VF.
* - Can be specified multiple times to match traffic addressed to several
* VF IDs.
* - Can be combined with a PF item to match both PF and VF traffic.
* A zeroed mask can be used to match any VF ID.
*/
struct rte_flow_item_vf {
- uint32_t id; /**< Destination VF ID. */
+ uint32_t id; /**< VF ID. */
};
/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VF. */
#endif
/**
- * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT
+ * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PHY_PORT
*
- * Matches packets coming from the specified physical port of the underlying
- * device.
+ * Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
+ * physical port of the underlying device.
*
- * The first PORT item overrides the physical port normally associated with
- * the specified DPDK input port (port_id). This item can be provided
+ * The first PHY_PORT item overrides the physical port normally associated
+ * with the specified DPDK input port (port_id). This item can be provided
* several times to match additional physical ports.
*
* Note that physical ports are not necessarily tied to DPDK input ports
*
* A zeroed mask can be used to match any port index.
*/
-struct rte_flow_item_port {
+struct rte_flow_item_phy_port {
uint32_t index; /**< Physical port index. */
};
-/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT. */
+/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PHY_PORT. */
#ifndef __cplusplus
-static const struct rte_flow_item_port rte_flow_item_port_mask = {
+static const struct rte_flow_item_phy_port rte_flow_item_phy_port_mask = {
.index = 0x00000000,
};
#endif
+/**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_ID
+ *
+ * Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a given
+ * DPDK port ID.
+ *
+ * Normally only supported if the port ID in question is known by the
+ * underlying PMD and related to the device the flow rule is created
+ * against.
+ *
+ * This must not be confused with @p PHY_PORT which refers to the physical
+ * port of a device, whereas @p PORT_ID refers to a struct rte_eth_dev
+ * object on the application side (also known as "port representor"
+ * depending on the kind of underlying device).
+ */
+struct rte_flow_item_port_id {
+ uint32_t id; /**< DPDK port ID. */
+};
+
+/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_ID. */
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+static const struct rte_flow_item_port_id rte_flow_item_port_id_mask = {
+ .id = 0xffffffff,
+};
+#endif
+
/**
* RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_RAW
*
/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN. */
#ifndef __cplusplus
static const struct rte_flow_item_vlan rte_flow_item_vlan_mask = {
- .tci = RTE_BE16(0xffff),
+ .tci = RTE_BE16(0x0fff),
.inner_type = RTE_BE16(0x0000),
};
#endif
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS,
/**
- * Redirects packets to the physical function (PF) of the current
- * device.
+ * Directs matching traffic to the physical function (PF) of the
+ * current device.
*
* No associated configuration structure.
*/
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PF,
/**
- * Redirects packets to the virtual function (VF) of the current
- * device with the specified ID.
+ * Directs matching traffic to a given virtual function of the
+ * current device.
*
* See struct rte_flow_action_vf.
*/
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VF,
+ /**
+ * Directs packets to a given physical port index of the underlying
+ * device.
+ *
+ * See struct rte_flow_action_phy_port.
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PHY_PORT,
+
+ /**
+ * Directs matching traffic to a given DPDK port ID.
+ *
+ * See struct rte_flow_action_port_id.
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_ID,
+
/**
* Traffic metering and policing (MTR).
*
/**
* RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VF
*
- * Redirects packets to a virtual function (VF) of the current device.
+ * Directs matching traffic to a given virtual function of the current
+ * device.
*
* Packets matched by a VF pattern item can be redirected to their original
* VF ID instead of the specified one. This parameter may not be available
struct rte_flow_action_vf {
uint32_t original:1; /**< Use original VF ID if possible. */
uint32_t reserved:31; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
- uint32_t id; /**< VF ID to redirect packets to. */
+ uint32_t id; /**< VF ID. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PHY_PORT
+ *
+ * Directs packets to a given physical port index of the underlying
+ * device.
+ *
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PHY_PORT
+ */
+struct rte_flow_action_phy_port {
+ uint32_t original:1; /**< Use original port index if possible. */
+ uint32_t reserved:31; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
+ uint32_t index; /**< Physical port index. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_ID
+ *
+ * Directs matching traffic to a given DPDK port ID.
+ *
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_ID
+ */
+struct rte_flow_action_port_id {
+ uint32_t original:1; /**< Use original DPDK port ID if possible. */
+ uint32_t reserved:31; /**< Reserved, must be zero. */
+ uint32_t id; /**< DPDK port ID. */
};
/**
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY, /**< Priority field. */
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS, /**< Ingress field. */
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, /**< Egress field. */
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_TRANSFER, /**< Transfer field. */
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR, /**< Attributes structure. */
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_NUM, /**< Pattern length. */
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_SPEC, /**< Item specification. */
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