It looks very ambitious :)
Thank you Intel for pushing forward!
2015-11-30 20:50, O'Driscoll, Tim:
> As we're nearing the completion of the 2.2 release, I'd like to start a
> discussion on plans for 2.3. To kick this off, below are the features that
> we're hoping to submit for this release.
>
> If others are prepared to contribute their plans, then we could build a
> complete view of the release which Thomas can maintain on the dpdk.org
> roadmap page, and make sure we're not duplicating work.
>
>
> IPsec Sample Application: A sample application will be created which will
> show how DPDK and the new cryptodev API can be used to implement IPsec. Use
> of the cryptodev API will allow either hardware or software encryption to be
> used. IKE will not be implemented so the SA/SP DBs will be statically
> configured.
>
> Cryptodev Support for SNOW 3G: The cryptodev API, and the hardware and
> software crypto PMDs that it supports, will be enhanced to support the SNOW
> 3G cipher.
>
> External Mempool Manager: SoCs and some software applications that use DPDK
> have their own memory allocation capabilities. This feature will allow DPDK
> to work with an external mempool manager.
>
> Packet Framework (Edge Router Use Case):
> - Further performance tuning for the vPE use case.
> - Support for load balancing within a pipeline.
> - Support for CPU utilization measurements within a pipeline.
> - Improvements for the functional pipelines, tables and ports.
>
> Ethdev Enhancements: Merge parts of the Packet Framework ports library into
> ethdev so they can be used without the Packet Framework. The initial focus is
> to add support for buffered TX to ethdev.
>
> Live Migration: The main infrastructure to support live migration of VMs was
> implemented over the last few DPDK releases via the Link Bonding and PCI Hot
> Plug features. This feature will involve further investigation, prototyping
> and enhancements to improve live migration support in DPDK.
>
> Tcpdump Support: Support for tcpdump will be added to DPDK. This will improve
> usability and debugging of DPDK applications.
>
> Increase Next Hops for LPM (IPv4): The number of next hops for IPv4 LPM is
> currently limited to 256. This will be extended to allow a greater number of
> next hops.
>
> Fm10k Enhancements: FTAG based forwarding, and performance tuning
>
> Support Intel Resource Director Technology: A library will be added to DPDK
> to support the following Intel CPU technologies:
> - CAT - Cache Allocation Technology (LLC aka L3)
> - CDP - Code Data Prioritization (extension of CAT)
> - CMT - Cache Monitoring Technology (LLC)
> - MBM - Memory Bandwidth Monitoring, to local and remote RAM
> These technologies are currently available via cgroups and perf, but this
> feature will provide closer integration with DPDK and a sample application
> showing how they can be used.
>
> I40e Enhancements:
> - Flow Director input set Alignment
> - Ethertype configuration for QinQ support
> - Flow Director Support for Tunnels (QinQ, GRE/NVGRE, VXLAN)
> - Flow Director Support for IP Proto and IP TOS
> - VEB switching
> - Floating VEB
> - IPGRE Support
> - Set VF MAC address
> - Rework PCIe extended tag enabling by using DPDK interfaces
>
> Virtio/Vhost Enhancements:
> - Virtio 1.0 support
> - Vhost software TSO
> - Vhost/virtio performance tuning
>
> Container Enhancements:
> - Virtio for containers
> - Hugetlbfs mount point size
> - Cgroup resource awareness
> - Enable short-lived DPDK applications
>
> Generic Tunneling API:
> - Implement virtual flow device framework
> - Implement generic virtual device management APIs, including the following
> callback functions:
> - flow_ethdev_start/stop/configure/close/info_get
> - ethdev_rx/tx_queue_setup/release
> - flow_ethdev_tunnel_configure/setup/destroy
> - flow_ethdev_tunnel_pkt_decap/encap
> - Implement flow device PMD drive APIs
> - rte_eth_flow_dev_create/remove/ others
> - Integrate VXLAN protocol (including VXLAN decap/encap optimization) into
> this framework only on i40e.
>
>
> Tim
