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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_IPSEC_H_
+#define _RTE_IPSEC_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file rte_ipsec.h
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * RTE IPsec support.
+ * librte_ipsec provides a framework for data-path IPsec protocol
+ * processing (ESP/AH).
+ */
+
+#include <rte_ipsec_sa.h>
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct rte_ipsec_session;
+
+/**
+ * IPsec session specific functions that will be used to:
+ * - prepare - for input mbufs and given IPsec session prepare crypto ops
+ * that can be enqueued into the cryptodev associated with given session
+ * (see *rte_ipsec_pkt_crypto_prepare* below for more details).
+ * - process - finalize processing of packets after crypto-dev finished
+ * with them or process packets that are subjects to inline IPsec offload
+ * (see rte_ipsec_pkt_process for more details).
+ */
+struct rte_ipsec_sa_pkt_func {
+ uint16_t (*prepare)(const struct rte_ipsec_session *ss,
+ struct rte_mbuf *mb[],
+ struct rte_crypto_op *cop[],
+ uint16_t num);
+ uint16_t (*process)(const struct rte_ipsec_session *ss,
+ struct rte_mbuf *mb[],
+ uint16_t num);
+};
+
+/**
+ * rte_ipsec_session is an aggregate structure that defines particular
+ * IPsec Security Association IPsec (SA) on given security/crypto device:
+ * - pointer to the SA object
+ * - security session action type
+ * - pointer to security/crypto session, plus other related data
+ * - session/device specific functions to prepare/process IPsec packets.
+ */
+struct rte_ipsec_session {
+ /**
+ * SA that session belongs to.
+ * Note that multiple sessions can belong to the same SA.
+ */
+ struct rte_ipsec_sa *sa;
+ /** session action type */
+ enum rte_security_session_action_type type;
+ /** session and related data */
+ union {
+ struct {
+ struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *ses;
+ } crypto;
+ struct {
+ struct rte_security_session *ses;
+ struct rte_security_ctx *ctx;
+ uint32_t ol_flags;
+ } security;
+ };
+ /** functions to prepare/process IPsec packets */
+ struct rte_ipsec_sa_pkt_func pkt_func;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+/**
+ * Checks that inside given rte_ipsec_session crypto/security fields
+ * are filled correctly and setups function pointers based on these values.
+ * Expects that all fields except IPsec processing function pointers
+ * (*pkt_func*) will be filled correctly by caller.
+ * @param ss
+ * Pointer to the *rte_ipsec_session* object
+ * @return
+ * - Zero if operation completed successfully.
+ * - -EINVAL if the parameters are invalid.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_ipsec_session_prepare(struct rte_ipsec_session *ss);
+
+/**
+ * For input mbufs and given IPsec session prepare crypto ops that can be
+ * enqueued into the cryptodev associated with given session.
+ * expects that for each input packet:
+ * - l2_len, l3_len are setup correctly
+ * Note that erroneous mbufs are not freed by the function,
+ * but are placed beyond last valid mbuf in the *mb* array.
+ * It is a user responsibility to handle them further.
+ * @param ss
+ * Pointer to the *rte_ipsec_session* object the packets belong to.
+ * @param mb
+ * The address of an array of *num* pointers to *rte_mbuf* structures
+ * which contain the input packets.
+ * @param cop
+ * The address of an array of *num* pointers to the output *rte_crypto_op*
+ * structures.
+ * @param num
+ * The maximum number of packets to process.
+ * @return
+ * Number of successfully processed packets, with error code set in rte_errno.
+ */
+static inline uint16_t __rte_experimental
+rte_ipsec_pkt_crypto_prepare(const struct rte_ipsec_session *ss,
+ struct rte_mbuf *mb[], struct rte_crypto_op *cop[], uint16_t num)
+{
+ return ss->pkt_func.prepare(ss, mb, cop, num);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Finalise processing of packets after crypto-dev finished with them or
+ * process packets that are subjects to inline IPsec offload.
+ * Expects that for each input packet:
+ * - l2_len, l3_len are setup correctly
+ * Output mbufs will be:
+ * inbound - decrypted & authenticated, ESP(AH) related headers removed,
+ * *l2_len* and *l3_len* fields are updated.
+ * outbound - appropriate mbuf fields (ol_flags, tx_offloads, etc.)
+ * properly setup, if necessary - IP headers updated, ESP(AH) fields added,
+ * Note that erroneous mbufs are not freed by the function,
+ * but are placed beyond last valid mbuf in the *mb* array.
+ * It is a user responsibility to handle them further.
+ * @param ss
+ * Pointer to the *rte_ipsec_session* object the packets belong to.
+ * @param mb
+ * The address of an array of *num* pointers to *rte_mbuf* structures
+ * which contain the input packets.
+ * @param num
+ * The maximum number of packets to process.
+ * @return
+ * Number of successfully processed packets, with error code set in rte_errno.
+ */
+static inline uint16_t __rte_experimental
+rte_ipsec_pkt_process(const struct rte_ipsec_session *ss, struct rte_mbuf *mb[],
+ uint16_t num)
+{
+ return ss->pkt_func.process(ss, mb, num);
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_IPSEC_H_ */