app/testpmd: fix flow transfer proxy port handling
[dpdk.git] / lib / pipeline / rte_swx_pipeline.c
index ccd26d0..2145ca0 100644 (file)
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 
 #include "rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h"
 
@@ -1436,6 +1437,24 @@ instruction_is_jmp(struct instruction *instr)
        }
 }
 
+static int
+instruction_does_thread_yield(struct instruction *instr)
+{
+       switch (instr->type) {
+       case INSTR_RX:
+       case INSTR_TABLE:
+       case INSTR_TABLE_AF:
+       case INSTR_SELECTOR:
+       case INSTR_LEARNER:
+       case INSTR_LEARNER_AF:
+       case INSTR_EXTERN_OBJ:
+       case INSTR_EXTERN_FUNC:
+               return 1;
+       default:
+               return 0;
+       }
+}
+
 static struct field *
 action_field_parse(struct action *action, const char *name);
 
@@ -2340,6 +2359,9 @@ action_find(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p, const char *name);
 static int
 action_has_nbo_args(struct action *a);
 
+static int
+learner_action_args_check(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p, struct action *a, const char *mf_name);
+
 static int
 instr_learn_translate(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                      struct action *action,
@@ -2349,16 +2371,31 @@ instr_learn_translate(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                      struct instruction_data *data __rte_unused)
 {
        struct action *a;
+       const char *mf_name;
+       uint32_t mf_offset = 0;
 
        CHECK(action, EINVAL);
-       CHECK(n_tokens == 2, EINVAL);
+       CHECK((n_tokens == 2) || (n_tokens == 3), EINVAL);
 
        a = action_find(p, tokens[1]);
        CHECK(a, EINVAL);
        CHECK(!action_has_nbo_args(a), EINVAL);
 
+       mf_name = (n_tokens > 2) ? tokens[2] : NULL;
+       CHECK(!learner_action_args_check(p, a, mf_name), EINVAL);
+
+       if (mf_name) {
+               struct field *mf;
+
+               mf = metadata_field_parse(p, mf_name);
+               CHECK(mf, EINVAL);
+
+               mf_offset = mf->offset / 8;
+       }
+
        instr->type = INSTR_LEARNER_LEARN;
        instr->learn.action_id = a->id;
+       instr->learn.mf_offset = mf_offset;
 
        return 0;
 }
@@ -4502,8 +4539,6 @@ instr_meter_translate(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                instr->meter.color_out.struct_id = (uint8_t)color_out_struct_id;
                instr->meter.color_out.n_bits = fcout->n_bits;
                instr->meter.color_out.offset = fcout->offset / 8;
-
-               return 0;
        }
 
        /* index = HMEFT, length = HMEFT, color_in = I, color_out = MEF. */
@@ -4538,8 +4573,6 @@ instr_meter_translate(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                instr->meter.color_out.struct_id = (uint8_t)color_out_struct_id;
                instr->meter.color_out.n_bits = fcout->n_bits;
                instr->meter.color_out.offset = fcout->offset / 8;
-
-               return 0;
        }
 
        /* index = I, length = HMEFT, color_in = MEFT, color_out = MEF. */
@@ -4570,8 +4603,6 @@ instr_meter_translate(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                instr->meter.color_out.struct_id = (uint8_t)color_out_struct_id;
                instr->meter.color_out.n_bits = fcout->n_bits;
                instr->meter.color_out.offset = fcout->offset / 8;
-
-               return 0;
        }
 
        /* index = I, length = HMEFT, color_in = I, color_out = MEF. */
@@ -4601,11 +4632,9 @@ instr_meter_translate(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                instr->meter.color_out.struct_id = (uint8_t)color_out_struct_id;
                instr->meter.color_out.n_bits = fcout->n_bits;
                instr->meter.color_out.offset = fcout->offset / 8;
-
-               return 0;
        }
 
-       CHECK(0, EINVAL);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -5900,7 +5929,7 @@ instr_translate(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                                              instr,
                                              data);
 
-       CHECK(0, EINVAL);
+       return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static struct instruction_data *
@@ -5946,7 +5975,7 @@ instr_label_check(struct instruction_data *instruction_data,
                        continue;
 
                for (j = i + 1; j < n_instructions; j++)
-                       CHECK(strcmp(label, data[j].label), EINVAL);
+                       CHECK(strcmp(label, instruction_data[j].label), EINVAL);
        }
 
        /* Get users for each instruction label. */
@@ -7272,7 +7301,7 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                              uint32_t size)
 {
        struct table_type *type;
-       struct table *t;
+       struct table *t = NULL;
        struct action *default_action;
        struct header *header = NULL;
        uint32_t action_data_size_max = 0, i;
@@ -7299,6 +7328,7 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                const char *action_name = params->action_names[i];
                struct action *a;
                uint32_t action_data_size;
+               int action_is_for_table_entries = 1, action_is_for_default_entry = 1;
 
                CHECK_NAME(action_name, EINVAL);
 
@@ -7309,6 +7339,12 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                action_data_size = a->st ? a->st->n_bits / 8 : 0;
                if (action_data_size > action_data_size_max)
                        action_data_size_max = action_data_size;
+
+               if (params->action_is_for_table_entries)
+                       action_is_for_table_entries = params->action_is_for_table_entries[i];
+               if (params->action_is_for_default_entry)
+                       action_is_for_default_entry = params->action_is_for_default_entry[i];
+               CHECK(action_is_for_table_entries || action_is_for_default_entry, EINVAL);
        }
 
        CHECK_NAME(params->default_action_name, EINVAL);
@@ -7317,6 +7353,9 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                            params->default_action_name))
                        break;
        CHECK(i < params->n_actions, EINVAL);
+       CHECK(!params->action_is_for_default_entry || params->action_is_for_default_entry[i],
+             EINVAL);
+
        default_action = action_find(p, params->default_action_name);
        CHECK((default_action->st && params->default_action_data) ||
              !params->default_action_data, EINVAL);
@@ -7340,31 +7379,31 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 
        /* Memory allocation. */
        t = calloc(1, sizeof(struct table));
-       CHECK(t, ENOMEM);
+       if (!t)
+               goto nomem;
 
        t->fields = calloc(params->n_fields, sizeof(struct match_field));
-       if (!t->fields) {
-               free(t);
-               CHECK(0, ENOMEM);
-       }
+       if (!t->fields)
+               goto nomem;
 
        t->actions = calloc(params->n_actions, sizeof(struct action *));
-       if (!t->actions) {
-               free(t->fields);
-               free(t);
-               CHECK(0, ENOMEM);
-       }
+       if (!t->actions)
+               goto nomem;
 
        if (action_data_size_max) {
                t->default_action_data = calloc(1, action_data_size_max);
-               if (!t->default_action_data) {
-                       free(t->actions);
-                       free(t->fields);
-                       free(t);
-                       CHECK(0, ENOMEM);
-               }
+               if (!t->default_action_data)
+                       goto nomem;
        }
 
+       t->action_is_for_table_entries = calloc(params->n_actions, sizeof(int));
+       if (!t->action_is_for_table_entries)
+               goto nomem;
+
+       t->action_is_for_default_entry = calloc(params->n_actions, sizeof(int));
+       if (!t->action_is_for_default_entry)
+               goto nomem;
+
        /* Node initialization. */
        strcpy(t->name, name);
        if (args && args[0])
@@ -7383,8 +7422,18 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
        t->n_fields = params->n_fields;
        t->header = header;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < params->n_actions; i++)
+       for (i = 0; i < params->n_actions; i++) {
+               int action_is_for_table_entries = 1, action_is_for_default_entry = 1;
+
+               if (params->action_is_for_table_entries)
+                       action_is_for_table_entries = params->action_is_for_table_entries[i];
+               if (params->action_is_for_default_entry)
+                       action_is_for_default_entry = params->action_is_for_default_entry[i];
+
                t->actions[i] = action_find(p, params->action_names[i]);
+               t->action_is_for_table_entries[i] = action_is_for_table_entries;
+               t->action_is_for_default_entry[i] = action_is_for_default_entry;
+       }
        t->default_action = default_action;
        if (default_action->st)
                memcpy(t->default_action_data,
@@ -7402,6 +7451,19 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
        p->n_tables++;
 
        return 0;
+
+nomem:
+       if (!t)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       free(t->action_is_for_default_entry);
+       free(t->action_is_for_table_entries);
+       free(t->default_action_data);
+       free(t->actions);
+       free(t->fields);
+       free(t);
+
+       return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static struct rte_swx_table_params *
@@ -8142,23 +8204,18 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_learner_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 
        /* Action checks. */
        CHECK(params->n_actions, EINVAL);
-
        CHECK(params->action_names, EINVAL);
        for (i = 0; i < params->n_actions; i++) {
                const char *action_name = params->action_names[i];
-               const char *action_field_name = params->action_field_names[i];
                struct action *a;
                uint32_t action_data_size;
+               int action_is_for_table_entries = 1, action_is_for_default_entry = 1;
 
                CHECK_NAME(action_name, EINVAL);
 
                a = action_find(p, action_name);
                CHECK(a, EINVAL);
 
-               status = learner_action_args_check(p, a, action_field_name);
-               if (status)
-                       return status;
-
                status = learner_action_learning_check(p,
                                                       a,
                                                       params->action_names,
@@ -8169,6 +8226,12 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_learner_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                action_data_size = a->st ? a->st->n_bits / 8 : 0;
                if (action_data_size > action_data_size_max)
                        action_data_size_max = action_data_size;
+
+               if (params->action_is_for_table_entries)
+                       action_is_for_table_entries = params->action_is_for_table_entries[i];
+               if (params->action_is_for_default_entry)
+                       action_is_for_default_entry = params->action_is_for_default_entry[i];
+               CHECK(action_is_for_table_entries || action_is_for_default_entry, EINVAL);
        }
 
        CHECK_NAME(params->default_action_name, EINVAL);
@@ -8177,6 +8240,8 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_learner_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
                            params->default_action_name))
                        break;
        CHECK(i < params->n_actions, EINVAL);
+       CHECK(!params->action_is_for_default_entry || params->action_is_for_default_entry[i],
+             EINVAL);
 
        default_action = action_find(p, params->default_action_name);
        CHECK((default_action->st && params->default_action_data) ||
@@ -8199,16 +8264,20 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_learner_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
        if (!l->actions)
                goto nomem;
 
-       l->action_arg = calloc(params->n_actions, sizeof(struct field *));
-       if (!l->action_arg)
-               goto nomem;
-
        if (action_data_size_max) {
                l->default_action_data = calloc(1, action_data_size_max);
                if (!l->default_action_data)
                        goto nomem;
        }
 
+       l->action_is_for_table_entries = calloc(params->n_actions, sizeof(int));
+       if (!l->action_is_for_table_entries)
+               goto nomem;
+
+       l->action_is_for_default_entry = calloc(params->n_actions, sizeof(int));
+       if (!l->action_is_for_default_entry)
+               goto nomem;
+
        /* Node initialization. */
        strcpy(l->name, name);
 
@@ -8225,11 +8294,16 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_learner_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
        l->header = header;
 
        for (i = 0; i < params->n_actions; i++) {
-               const char *mf_name = params->action_field_names[i];
+               int action_is_for_table_entries = 1, action_is_for_default_entry = 1;
 
-               l->actions[i] = action_find(p, params->action_names[i]);
+               if (params->action_is_for_table_entries)
+                       action_is_for_table_entries = params->action_is_for_table_entries[i];
+               if (params->action_is_for_default_entry)
+                       action_is_for_default_entry = params->action_is_for_default_entry[i];
 
-               l->action_arg[i] = mf_name ? metadata_field_parse(p, mf_name) : NULL;
+               l->actions[i] = action_find(p, params->action_names[i]);
+               l->action_is_for_table_entries[i] = action_is_for_table_entries;
+               l->action_is_for_default_entry[i] = action_is_for_default_entry;
        }
 
        l->default_action = default_action;
@@ -8261,7 +8335,9 @@ nomem:
        if (!l)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       free(l->action_arg);
+       free(l->action_is_for_default_entry);
+       free(l->action_is_for_table_entries);
+       free(l->default_action_data);
        free(l->actions);
        free(l->fields);
        free(l);
@@ -8356,7 +8432,6 @@ learner_build_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
                        struct learner_runtime *r = &t->learners[j];
 
                        free(r->mailbox);
-                       free(r->action_data);
                }
 
                free(t->learners);
@@ -8400,7 +8475,6 @@ learner_build(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
                TAILQ_FOREACH(l, &p->learners, node) {
                        struct learner_runtime *r = &t->learners[l->id];
                        uint64_t size;
-                       uint32_t j;
 
                        /* r->mailbox. */
                        size = rte_swx_table_learner_mailbox_size_get();
@@ -8416,21 +8490,6 @@ learner_build(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
                        r->key = l->header ?
                                &t->structs[l->header->struct_id] :
                                &t->structs[p->metadata_struct_id];
-
-                       /* r->action_data. */
-                       r->action_data = calloc(p->n_actions, sizeof(uint8_t *));
-                       if (!r->action_data) {
-                               status = -ENOMEM;
-                               goto error;
-                       }
-
-                       for (j = 0; j < l->n_actions; j++) {
-                               struct action *a = l->actions[j];
-                               struct field *mf = l->action_arg[j];
-                               uint8_t *m = t->structs[p->metadata_struct_id];
-
-                               r->action_data[a->id] = mf ? &m[mf->offset / 8] : NULL;
-                       }
                }
        }
 
@@ -8457,7 +8516,6 @@ learner_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
                TAILQ_REMOVE(&p->learners, l, node);
                free(l->fields);
                free(l->actions);
-               free(l->action_arg);
                free(l->default_action_data);
                free(l);
        }
@@ -8950,9 +9008,13 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, int numa_node)
 void
 rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 {
+       void *lib;
+
        if (!p)
                return;
 
+       lib = p->lib;
+
        free(p->instruction_data);
        free(p->instructions);
 
@@ -8973,6 +9035,9 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
        struct_free(p);
 
        free(p);
+
+       if (lib)
+               dlclose(lib);
 }
 
 int
@@ -9266,6 +9331,9 @@ rte_swx_ctl_table_action_info_get(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 
        table_action->action_id = t->actions[table_action_id]->id;
 
+       table_action->action_is_for_table_entries = t->action_is_for_table_entries[table_action_id];
+       table_action->action_is_for_default_entry = t->action_is_for_default_entry[table_action_id];
+
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -9453,6 +9521,12 @@ rte_swx_ctl_learner_action_info_get(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 
        learner_action->action_id = l->actions[learner_action_id]->id;
 
+       learner_action->action_is_for_table_entries =
+               l->action_is_for_table_entries[learner_action_id];
+
+       learner_action->action_is_for_default_entry =
+               l->action_is_for_default_entry[learner_action_id];
+
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -11540,15 +11614,643 @@ action_instr_codegen(struct action *a, FILE *f)
        fprintf(f, "}\n\n");
 }
 
+struct instruction_group {
+       TAILQ_ENTRY(instruction_group) node;
+
+       uint32_t group_id;
+
+       uint32_t first_instr_id;
+
+       uint32_t last_instr_id;
+
+       instr_exec_t func;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(instruction_group_list, instruction_group);
+
+static struct instruction_group *
+instruction_group_list_group_find(struct instruction_group_list *igl, uint32_t instruction_id)
+{
+       struct instruction_group *g;
+
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(g, igl, node)
+               if ((g->first_instr_id <= instruction_id) && (instruction_id <= g->last_instr_id))
+                       return g;
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+instruction_group_list_free(struct instruction_group_list *igl)
+{
+       if (!igl)
+               return;
+
+       for ( ; ; ) {
+               struct instruction_group *g;
+
+               g = TAILQ_FIRST(igl);
+               if (!g)
+                       break;
+
+               TAILQ_REMOVE(igl, g, node);
+               free(g);
+       }
+
+       free(igl);
+}
+
+static struct instruction_group_list *
+instruction_group_list_create(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+       struct instruction_group_list *igl = NULL;
+       struct instruction_group *g = NULL;
+       uint32_t n_groups = 0, i;
+
+       if (!p || !p->instructions || !p->instruction_data || !p->n_instructions)
+               goto error;
+
+       /* List init. */
+       igl = calloc(1, sizeof(struct instruction_group_list));
+       if (!igl)
+               goto error;
+
+       TAILQ_INIT(igl);
+
+       /* Allocate the first group. */
+       g = calloc(1, sizeof(struct instruction_group));
+       if (!g)
+               goto error;
+
+       /* Iteration 1: Separate the instructions into groups based on the thread yield
+        * instructions. Do not worry about the jump instructions at this point.
+        */
+       for (i = 0; i < p->n_instructions; i++) {
+               struct instruction *instr = &p->instructions[i];
+
+               /* Check for thread yield instructions. */
+               if (!instruction_does_thread_yield(instr))
+                       continue;
+
+               /* If the current group contains at least one instruction, then finalize it (with
+                * the previous instruction), add it to the list and allocate a new group (that
+                * starts with the current instruction).
+                */
+               if (i - g->first_instr_id) {
+                       /* Finalize the group. */
+                       g->last_instr_id = i - 1;
+
+                       /* Add the group to the list. Advance the number of groups. */
+                       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(igl, g, node);
+                       n_groups++;
+
+                       /* Allocate a new group. */
+                       g = calloc(1, sizeof(struct instruction_group));
+                       if (!g)
+                               goto error;
+
+                       /* Initialize the new group. */
+                       g->group_id = n_groups;
+                       g->first_instr_id = i;
+               }
+
+               /* Finalize the current group (with the current instruction, therefore this group
+                * contains just the current thread yield instruction), add it to the list and
+                * allocate a new group (that starts with the next instruction).
+                */
+
+               /* Finalize the group. */
+               g->last_instr_id = i;
+
+               /* Add the group to the list. Advance the number of groups. */
+               TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(igl, g, node);
+               n_groups++;
+
+               /* Allocate a new group. */
+               g = calloc(1, sizeof(struct instruction_group));
+               if (!g)
+                       goto error;
+
+               /* Initialize the new group. */
+               g->group_id = n_groups;
+               g->first_instr_id = i + 1;
+       }
+
+       /* Handle the last group. */
+       if (i - g->first_instr_id) {
+               /* Finalize the group. */
+               g->last_instr_id = i - 1;
+
+               /* Add the group to the list. Advance the number of groups. */
+               TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(igl, g, node);
+               n_groups++;
+       } else
+               free(g);
+
+       g = NULL;
+
+       /* Iteration 2: Handle jumps. If the current group contains an instruction which represents
+        * the destination of a jump instruction located in a different group ("far jump"), then the
+        * current group has to be split, so that the instruction representing the far jump
+        * destination is at the start of its group.
+        */
+       for ( ; ; ) {
+               int is_modified = 0;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < p->n_instructions; i++) {
+                       struct instruction_data *data = &p->instruction_data[i];
+                       struct instruction_group *g;
+                       uint32_t j;
+
+                       /* Continue when the current instruction is not a jump destination. */
+                       if (!data->n_users)
+                               continue;
+
+                       g = instruction_group_list_group_find(igl, i);
+                       if (!g)
+                               goto error;
+
+                       /* Find out all the jump instructions with this destination. */
+                       for (j = 0; j < p->n_instructions; j++) {
+                               struct instruction *jmp_instr = &p->instructions[j];
+                               struct instruction_data *jmp_data = &p->instruction_data[j];
+                               struct instruction_group *jmp_g, *new_g;
+
+                               /* Continue when not a jump instruction. Even when jump instruction,
+                                * continue when the jump destination is not this instruction.
+                                */
+                               if (!instruction_is_jmp(jmp_instr) ||
+                                   strcmp(jmp_data->jmp_label, data->label))
+                                       continue;
+
+                               jmp_g = instruction_group_list_group_find(igl, j);
+                               if (!jmp_g)
+                                       goto error;
+
+                               /* Continue when both the jump instruction and the jump destination
+                                * instruction are in the same group. Even when in different groups,
+                                * still continue if the jump destination instruction is already the
+                                * first instruction of its group.
+                                */
+                               if ((jmp_g->group_id == g->group_id) || (g->first_instr_id == i))
+                                       continue;
+
+                               /* Split the group of the current jump destination instruction to
+                                * make this instruction the first instruction of a new group.
+                                */
+                               new_g = calloc(1, sizeof(struct instruction_group));
+                               if (!new_g)
+                                       goto error;
+
+                               new_g->group_id = n_groups;
+                               new_g->first_instr_id = i;
+                               new_g->last_instr_id = g->last_instr_id;
+
+                               g->last_instr_id = i - 1;
+
+                               TAILQ_INSERT_AFTER(igl, g, new_g, node);
+                               n_groups++;
+                               is_modified = 1;
+
+                               /* The decision to split this group (to make the current instruction
+                                * the first instruction of a new group) is already taken and fully
+                                * implemented, so no need to search for more reasons to do it.
+                                */
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               /* Re-evaluate everything, as at least one group got split, so some jumps that were
+                * previously considered local (i.e. the jump destination is in the same group as
+                * the jump instruction) can now be "far jumps" (i.e. the jump destination is in a
+                * different group than the jump instruction). Wost case scenario: each instruction
+                * that is a jump destination ends up as the first instruction of its group.
+                */
+               if (!is_modified)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       /* Re-assign the group IDs to be in incremental order. */
+       i = 0;
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(g, igl, node) {
+               g->group_id = i;
+
+               i++;
+       }
+
+       return igl;
+
+error:
+       instruction_group_list_free(igl);
+
+       free(g);
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+pipeline_instr_does_tx_codegen(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p __rte_unused,
+                              uint32_t instr_pos,
+                              struct instruction *instr,
+                              FILE *f)
+{
+       fprintf(f,
+               "%s(p, t, &pipeline_instructions[%u]);\n"
+               "\tthread_ip_reset(p, t);\n"
+               "\tinstr_rx_exec(p);\n"
+               "\treturn;\n",
+               instr_type_to_func(instr),
+               instr_pos);
+}
+
 static int
-pipeline_codegen(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+pipeline_instr_jmp_codegen(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
+                          struct instruction_group_list *igl,
+                          uint32_t jmp_instr_id,
+                          struct instruction *jmp_instr,
+                          struct instruction_data *jmp_data,
+                          FILE *f)
+{
+       struct instruction_group *jmp_g, *g;
+       struct instruction_data *data;
+       uint32_t instr_id;
+
+       switch (jmp_instr->type) {
+       case INSTR_JMP:
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_VALID:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (HEADER_VALID(t, pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.header_id))",
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_INVALID:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (!HEADER_VALID(t, pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.header_id))",
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_HIT:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (t->hit)\n");
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_MISS:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (!t->hit)\n");
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_ACTION_HIT:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (t->action_id == pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.action_id)",
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_ACTION_MISS:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (t->action_id != pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.action_id)",
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_EQ:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) == "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_EQ_MH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) == "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_EQ_HM:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) == "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_EQ_HH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) == "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_EQ_I:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) == "
+                       "pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b_val)",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_NEQ:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) != "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_NEQ_MH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) != "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_NEQ_HM:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) != "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_NEQ_HH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) != "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_NEQ_I:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) != "
+                       "pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b_val)",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_LT:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) < "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_LT_MH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) < "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_LT_HM:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) < "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_LT_HH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) < "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_LT_MI:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) < "
+                       "pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b_val)",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_LT_HI:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) < "
+                       "pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b_val)",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_GT:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) > "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_GT_MH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) > "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_GT_HM:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) > "
+                       "instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_GT_HH:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) > "
+                       "instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b))",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_GT_MI:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_hbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) > "
+                       "pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b_val)",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       case INSTR_JMP_GT_HI:
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "if (instr_operand_nbo(t, &pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.a) > "
+                       "pipeline_instructions[%u].jmp.b_val)",
+                       jmp_instr_id,
+                       jmp_instr_id);
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+
+       /* Find the instruction group of the jump instruction. */
+       jmp_g = instruction_group_list_group_find(igl, jmp_instr_id);
+       if (!jmp_g)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       /* Find the instruction group of the jump destination instruction. */
+       data = label_find(p->instruction_data, p->n_instructions, jmp_data->jmp_label);
+       if (!data)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       instr_id = data - p->instruction_data;
+
+       g = instruction_group_list_group_find(igl, instr_id);
+       if (!g)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       /* Code generation for "near" jump (same instruction group) or "far" jump (different
+        * instruction group).
+        */
+       if (g->group_id == jmp_g->group_id)
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "\n\t\tgoto %s;\n",
+                       jmp_data->jmp_label);
+       else
+               fprintf(f,
+                       " {\n"
+                       "\t\tthread_ip_set(t, &p->instructions[%u]);\n"
+                       "\t\treturn;\n"
+                       "\t}\n\n",
+                       g->group_id);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+instruction_group_list_codegen(struct instruction_group_list *igl,
+                              struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
+                              FILE *f)
+{
+       struct instruction_group *g;
+       uint32_t i;
+       int is_required = 0;
+
+       /* Check if code generation is required. */
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(g, igl, node)
+               if (g->first_instr_id < g->last_instr_id)
+                       is_required = 1;
+
+       if (!is_required)
+               return;
+
+       /* Generate the code for the pipeline instruction array. */
+       fprintf(f,
+               "static const struct instruction pipeline_instructions[] = {\n");
+
+       for (i = 0; i < p->n_instructions; i++) {
+               struct instruction *instr = &p->instructions[i];
+               instruction_export_t func = export_table[instr->type];
+
+               func(instr, f);
+       }
+
+       fprintf(f, "};\n\n");
+
+       /* Generate the code for the pipeline functions: one function for each instruction group
+        * that contains more than one instruction.
+        */
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(g, igl, node) {
+               struct instruction *last_instr;
+               uint32_t j;
+
+               /* Skip if group contains a single instruction. */
+               if (g->last_instr_id == g->first_instr_id)
+                       continue;
+
+               /* Generate new pipeline function. */
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "void\n"
+                       "pipeline_func_%u(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "\tstruct thread *t = &p->threads[p->thread_id];\n"
+                       "\n",
+                       g->group_id);
+
+               /* Generate the code for each pipeline instruction. */
+               for (j = g->first_instr_id; j <= g->last_instr_id; j++) {
+                       struct instruction *instr = &p->instructions[j];
+                       struct instruction_data *data = &p->instruction_data[j];
+
+                       /* Label, if present. */
+                       if (data->label[0])
+                               fprintf(f, "\n%s : ", data->label);
+                       else
+                               fprintf(f, "\n\t");
+
+                       /* TX instruction type. */
+                       if (instruction_does_tx(instr)) {
+                               pipeline_instr_does_tx_codegen(p, j, instr, f);
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       /* Jump instruction type. */
+                       if (instruction_is_jmp(instr)) {
+                               pipeline_instr_jmp_codegen(p, igl, j, instr, data, f);
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       /* Any other instruction type. */
+                       fprintf(f,
+                               "%s(p, t, &pipeline_instructions[%u]);\n",
+                               instr_type_to_func(instr),
+                               j);
+               }
+
+               /* Finalize the generated pipeline function. For some instructions such as TX,
+                * emit-many-and-TX and unconditional jump, the next instruction has been already
+                * decided unconditionally and the instruction pointer of the current thread set
+                * accordingly; for all the other instructions, the instruction pointer must be
+                * incremented now.
+                */
+               last_instr = &p->instructions[g->last_instr_id];
+
+               if (!instruction_does_tx(last_instr) && (last_instr->type != INSTR_JMP))
+                       fprintf(f,
+                               "thread_ip_inc(p);\n");
+
+               fprintf(f,
+                       "}\n"
+                       "\n");
+       }
+}
+
+static uint32_t
+instruction_group_list_custom_instructions_count(struct instruction_group_list *igl)
+{
+       struct instruction_group *g;
+       uint32_t n_custom_instr = 0;
+
+       /* Groups with a single instruction: no function is generated for this group, the group
+        * keeps its current instruction. Groups with more than two instructions: one function and
+        * the associated custom instruction get generated for each such group.
+        */
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(g, igl, node) {
+               if (g->first_instr_id == g->last_instr_id)
+                       continue;
+
+               n_custom_instr++;
+       }
+
+       return n_custom_instr;
+}
+
+static int
+pipeline_codegen(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p, struct instruction_group_list *igl)
 {
        struct action *a;
        FILE *f = NULL;
 
-       if (!p)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
        /* Create the .c file. */
        f = fopen("/tmp/pipeline.c", "w");
        if (!f)
@@ -11570,21 +12272,231 @@ pipeline_codegen(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
                fprintf(f, "\n");
        }
 
+       /* Add the pipeline code. */
+       instruction_group_list_codegen(igl, p, f);
+
        /* Close the .c file. */
        fclose(f);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+#ifndef RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_CMD_MAX_SIZE
+#define RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_CMD_MAX_SIZE 4096
+#endif
+
+static int
+pipeline_libload(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p, struct instruction_group_list *igl)
+{
+       struct action *a;
+       struct instruction_group *g;
+       char *dir_in, *buffer = NULL;
+       const char *dir_out;
+       int status = 0;
+
+       /* Get the environment variables. */
+       dir_in = getenv("RTE_INSTALL_DIR");
+       if (!dir_in) {
+               status = -EINVAL;
+               goto free;
+       }
+
+       dir_out = "/tmp";
+
+       /* Memory allocation for the command buffer. */
+       buffer = malloc(RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_CMD_MAX_SIZE);
+       if (!buffer) {
+               status = -ENOMEM;
+               goto free;
+       }
+
+       snprintf(buffer,
+                RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_CMD_MAX_SIZE,
+                "gcc -c -O3 -fpic -Wno-deprecated-declarations -o %s/pipeline.o %s/pipeline.c "
+                "-I %s/lib/pipeline "
+                "-I %s/lib/eal/include "
+                "-I %s/lib/eal/x86/include "
+                "-I %s/lib/eal/include/generic "
+                "-I %s/lib/meter "
+                "-I %s/lib/port "
+                "-I %s/lib/table "
+                "-I %s/lib/pipeline "
+                "-I %s/config "
+                "-I %s/build "
+                "-I %s/lib/eal/linux/include "
+                ">%s/pipeline.log 2>&1 "
+                "&& "
+                "gcc -shared %s/pipeline.o -o %s/libpipeline.so "
+                ">>%s/pipeline.log 2>&1",
+                dir_out,
+                dir_out,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_in,
+                dir_out,
+                dir_out,
+                dir_out,
+                dir_out);
+
+       /* Build the shared object library. */
+       status = system(buffer);
+       if (status)
+               goto free;
+
+       /* Open library. */
+       snprintf(buffer,
+                RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_CMD_MAX_SIZE,
+                "%s/libpipeline.so",
+                dir_out);
+
+       p->lib = dlopen(buffer, RTLD_LAZY);
+       if (!p->lib) {
+               status = -EIO;
+               goto free;
+       }
+
+       /* Get the action function symbols. */
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(a, &p->actions, node) {
+               snprintf(buffer, RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_CMD_MAX_SIZE, "action_%s_run", a->name);
+
+               p->action_funcs[a->id] = dlsym(p->lib, buffer);
+               if (!p->action_funcs[a->id]) {
+                       status = -EINVAL;
+                       goto free;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* Get the pipeline function symbols. */
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(g, igl, node) {
+               if (g->first_instr_id == g->last_instr_id)
+                       continue;
+
+               snprintf(buffer, RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_CMD_MAX_SIZE, "pipeline_func_%u", g->group_id);
+
+               g->func = dlsym(p->lib, buffer);
+               if (!g->func) {
+                       status = -EINVAL;
+                       goto free;
+               }
+       }
+
+free:
+       if (status && p->lib) {
+               dlclose(p->lib);
+               p->lib = NULL;
+       }
+
+       free(buffer);
+
+       return status;
+}
+
+static int
+pipeline_adjust_check(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p __rte_unused,
+                     struct instruction_group_list *igl)
+{
+       uint32_t n_custom_instr = instruction_group_list_custom_instructions_count(igl);
+
+       /* Check that enough space is available within the pipeline instruction table to store all
+        * the custom instructions.
+        */
+       if (INSTR_CUSTOM_0 + n_custom_instr > RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_INSTRUCTION_TABLE_SIZE_MAX)
+               return -ENOSPC;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+pipeline_adjust(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p, struct instruction_group_list *igl)
+{
+       struct instruction_group *g;
+       uint32_t i;
+
+       /* Pipeline table instructions. */
+       for (i = 0; i < p->n_instructions; i++) {
+               struct instruction *instr = &p->instructions[i];
+
+               if (instr->type == INSTR_TABLE)
+                       instr->type = INSTR_TABLE_AF;
+
+               if (instr->type == INSTR_LEARNER)
+                       instr->type = INSTR_LEARNER_AF;
+       }
+
+       /* Pipeline custom instructions. */
+       i = 0;
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(g, igl, node) {
+               struct instruction *instr = &p->instructions[g->first_instr_id];
+               uint32_t j;
+
+               if (g->first_instr_id == g->last_instr_id)
+                       continue;
+
+               /* Install a new custom instruction. */
+               p->instruction_table[INSTR_CUSTOM_0 + i] = g->func;
+
+               /* First instruction of the group: change its type to the new custom instruction. */
+               instr->type = INSTR_CUSTOM_0 + i;
+
+               /* All the subsequent instructions of the group: invalidate. */
+               for (j = g->first_instr_id + 1; j <= g->last_instr_id; j++) {
+                       struct instruction_data *data = &p->instruction_data[j];
+
+                       data->invalid = 1;
+               }
+
+               i++;
+       }
+
+       /* Remove the invalidated instructions. */
+       p->n_instructions = instr_compact(p->instructions, p->instruction_data, p->n_instructions);
+
+       /* Resolve the jump destination for any "standalone" jump instructions (i.e. those jump
+        * instructions that are the only instruction within their group, so they were left
+        * unmodified).
+        */
+       instr_jmp_resolve(p->instructions, p->instruction_data, p->n_instructions);
+}
+
 static int
 pipeline_compile(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 {
+       struct instruction_group_list *igl = NULL;
        int status = 0;
 
+       igl = instruction_group_list_create(p);
+       if (!igl) {
+               status = -ENOMEM;
+               goto free;
+       }
+
        /* Code generation. */
-       status = pipeline_codegen(p);
+       status = pipeline_codegen(p, igl);
        if (status)
-               return status;
+               goto free;
+
+       /* Build and load the shared object library. */
+       status = pipeline_libload(p, igl);
+       if (status)
+               goto free;
+
+       /* Adjust instructions. */
+       status = pipeline_adjust_check(p, igl);
+       if (status)
+               goto free;
+
+       pipeline_adjust(p, igl);
+
+free:
+       instruction_group_list_free(igl);
 
        return status;
 }