Add new action RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_FIELD_SET, it is used to
modify fields of specific protocol layer of the packet, the
action only apply on packets that contain the requireds protocol
layer.
Signed-off-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zh...@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index 99468bf60..68deb9812 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -1574,6 +1574,36 @@ fields in the pattern items.
| 1 | END |
+-------+----------+
+Action: ``FILED_SET``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Modify the value of fields in a protocol layer, only applies to packets that
+contain respective protocol layer.
+
+.. _table_rte_flow_action_field_set:
+
+.. table:: FIELD_SET
+
+
+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Field | Value
|
+
+===============+===================================================================+
+ | ``type`` | Specify the type of a protocol layer. (see
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_*) |
+
+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | ``dir_level`` | Specify the level of matched protocol layer.
|
+ | | direction (1b)
|
+ | | 0: match start from outermost.
|
+ | | 1: match start from innermost.
|
+ | | level: (31b)
|
+ | | 0: outermost or innermost protocol layer that matched
@type |
+ | | 1: next to outmost or innermost protocol layer that
matched @type |
+ | | 2: and so on ...
|
+
+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | ``new_val`` | Pointer to specific data structure according to protocol
type, |
+ | | the content is the new value to updtae.
|
+
+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | ``mask`` | Bit-mask applied to new_val
|
+
+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
Negative types
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
index f84bbfda5..2dc95b6b8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
@@ -1245,7 +1245,15 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
*
* See struct rte_flow_action_security.
*/
- RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SECURITY
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SECURITY,
+
+ /**
+ * Modify the value of fields in a protocol layer, only applies to
+ * packets that contain respective protocol layer.
+ *
+ * See struct rte_flow_action_field_set.
+ */
+ RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_FIELD_SET,
};
/**
@@ -1384,6 +1392,38 @@ struct rte_flow_action_security {
};
/**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_FIELD_SET
+ *
+ * Modify the value of fields in a protocol layer, only applies to
+ * packets that contain respective protocol layer.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_action_field_set {
+ /**
+ * Specify the type of a protocol layer.
+ */
+ enum rte_flow_item_type type;
+ /**
+ * Specify the level of matched protocol layer.
+ *
+ * direction (1b)
+ * 0: match start from outermost.
+ * 1: match start from innermost.
+ *
+ * level (31b)
+ * 0: outermost|innermost protocol layer that matched @type.
+ * 1: next to outermost|innermost protocol layer that matched @type.
+ * 2: and so on ...
+ */
+ uint32_t dir_level;
+ /**
+ * Pointer to specific data structure according to protocol type,
+ * the content is the new value to update.
+ */
+ const void *new_val;
+ const void *mask; /**< Bit-mask applied to new_val. */
+};
+
+/**
* Definition of a single action.
*
* A list of actions is terminated by a END action.
--
2.13.6
