X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2Flibrte_distributor%2Frte_distributor.h;h=327c0c4ab206772427a0389758014f8602cfa6dc;hb=f26c2b39b271cdcd857ba518c5e48c78cb1c30af;hp=e41d522e4c6e4daddd30e231607f12414349026d;hpb=73f08e03c964fac87d89df63c208e548ea699f82;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h index e41d522e4c..327c0c4ab2 100644 --- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h +++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h @@ -1,39 +1,241 @@ -/*- - * BSD LICENSE - * - * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. 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Latest uses 15- + * bit flow ID and works on up to 8 packets at a time to workers. + * @return + * The newly created distributor instance + */ +struct rte_distributor * +rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned int socket_id, + unsigned int num_workers, + unsigned int alg_type); + +/* *** APIS to be called on the distributor lcore *** */ +/* + * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on a + * single lcore which acts as the distributor lcore for a given distributor + * instance. These functions cannot be called on multiple cores simultaneously + * without using locking to protect access to the internals of the distributor. + * + * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore + * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result. + */ + +/** + * Process a set of packets by distributing them among workers that request + * packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the + * same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be processed on different cores at + * the same time. + * + * The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function. + * If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on + * driver implementation and configuration. + * + * This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore. + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + * @param mbufs + * The mbufs to be distributed + * @param num_mbufs + * The number of mbufs in the mbufs array + * @return + * The number of mbufs processed. + */ +int +rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d, + struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int num_mbufs); + +/** + * Get a set of mbufs that have been returned to the distributor by workers + * + * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process() + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + * @param mbufs + * The mbufs pointer array to be filled in + * @param max_mbufs + * The size of the mbufs array + * @return + * The number of mbufs returned in the mbufs array. + */ +int +rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d, + struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int max_mbufs); + +/** + * Flush the distributor component, so that there are no in-flight or + * backlogged packets awaiting processing + * + * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process() + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + * @return + * The number of queued/in-flight packets that were completed by this call. + */ +int +rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d); + +/** + * Clears the array of returned packets used as the source for the + * rte_distributor_returned_pkts() API call. + * + * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process() + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + */ +void +rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d); + +/* *** APIS to be called on the worker lcores *** */ +/* + * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on + * multiple lcores which act as workers for a distributor. Each lcore should use + * a unique worker id when requesting packets. + * + * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore + * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result. + */ + +/** + * API called by a worker to get new packets to process. Any previous packets + * given to the worker is assumed to have completed processing, and may be + * optionally returned to the distributor via the oldpkt parameter. + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + * @param worker_id + * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed + * at distributor creation time. + * @param pkts + * The mbufs pointer array to be filled in (up to 8 packets) + * @param oldpkt + * The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker + * @param retcount + * The number of packets being returned + * + * @return + * The number of packets in the pkts array + */ +int +rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d, + unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, + struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, unsigned int retcount); + +/** + * API called by a worker to return a completed packet without requesting a + * new packet, for example, because a worker thread is shutting down + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + * @param worker_id + * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed + * at distributor creation time. + * @param oldpkt + * The previous packets being processed by the worker + * @param num + * The number of packets in the oldpkt array + */ +int +rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d, + unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, int num); + +/** + * API called by a worker to request a new packet to process. + * Any previous packet given to the worker is assumed to have completed + * processing, and may be optionally returned to the distributor via + * the oldpkt parameter. + * Unlike rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(), this function does not wait for a + * new packet to be provided by the distributor. + * + * NOTE: after calling this function, rte_distributor_poll_pkt_burst() should + * be used to poll for the packet requested. The rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst() + * API should *not* be used to try and retrieve the new packet. + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + * @param worker_id + * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed + * at distributor creation time. + * @param oldpkt + * The returning packets, if any, processed by the worker + * @param count + * The number of returning packets + */ +void +rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d, + unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, + unsigned int count); + +/** + * API called by a worker to check for a new packet that was previously + * requested by a call to rte_distributor_request_pkt(). It does not wait + * for the new packet to be available, but returns NULL if the request has + * not yet been fulfilled by the distributor. + * + * @param d + * The distributor instance to be used + * @param worker_id + * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed + * at distributor creation time. + * @param mbufs + * The array of mbufs being given to the worker + * + * @return + * The number of packets being given to the worker thread, zero if no + * packet is yet available. + */ +int +rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d, + unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **mbufs); + +#ifdef __cplusplus +} +#endif #endif