Hi Olivier/ Konstantin,
> > On Thu, Apr 08, 2021 at 01:47:18PM +0530, Tejasree Kondoj wrote:
> > > Adding new mbuf packet type for UDP encapsulated
> > > ESP packets.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Tejasree Kondoj <ktejas...@marvell.com>
> > > ---
> > > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst | 5 +++++
> > > lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> > > 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > > index 5565c7637c..c9e9e2ec22 100644
> > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > > @@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ New Features
> > > Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> > > =======================================================
> > >
> > > +* **Added new packet type for UDP-ESP packets in mbuf.**
> > > +
> > > + Added new packet type ``RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP_IN_UDP`` which can
> > be
> > > + used to identify UDP encapsulated ESP packets.
> > > +
> > > * **Enhanced ethdev representor syntax.**
> > >
> > > * Introduced representor type of VF, SF and PF.
> > > diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
> > b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
> > > index 17a2dd3576..bf92ce0c1a 100644
> > > --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
> > > +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_ptype.h
> > > @@ -491,6 +491,27 @@ extern "C" {
> > > * | 'destination port'=6635>
> > > */
> > > #define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MPLS_IN_UDP 0x0000d000
> > > +/**
> > > + * ESP-in-UDP tunneling packet type (RFC 3948).
> > > + *
> > > + * Packet format:
> > > + * <'ether type'=0x0800
> > > + * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17
> > > + * | 'destination port'=4500>
> > > + * or,
> > > + * <'ether type'=0x86DD
> > > + * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17
> > > + * | 'destination port'=4500>
> > > + * or,
> > > + * <'ether type'=0x0800
> > > + * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17
> > > + * | 'source port'=4500>
> > > + * or,
> > > + * <'ether type'=0x86DD
> > > + * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17
> > > + * | 'source port'=4500>
> > > + */
> > > +#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP_IN_UDP 0x0000e000
> > > /**
> > > * Mask of tunneling packet types.
> > > */
> >
> > We arrive at the end of the values in packet type tunnel types,
> > and there is another pending patch that needs another tunnel type.
> >
> > As there is already a RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP, what would you think about
> > trying to reuse it, and differentiate IP/ESP from IP/UDP/ESP by using
> > the L4 layer type (unknown vs udp)? Or maybe add RTE_PTYPE_L4_NONE.
> >
> > It is sensible, because it can be considered as an API change for
> > current users of RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP. I don't really know how this
> > type is used by applications.
>
> It is OK to use combination of these two but with an assumption
> that a normal - IP-UDP packet when encrypted will be an IP-ESP packet
> And L4 types are reset from the mbuf->packet_type by the driver.
> @Konstantin Ananyev: Are you OK with this assumption?
>
> And, if we choose this path, then also we may need a macro in this file,
> So that application doesn't have to combine that explicitly for a standard use
> case.
> #define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP_IN_UDP RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP |
> RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP
>
> Will this be fine?
>
Can we proceed with this approach?
Regards,
Akhil
> >
> > I think it is time to start thinking about how the packet_type
> > mbuf API can evolve to solve this issue.
> >
> > By the way, the update of *rte_get_ptype_tunnel_name() is missing.
