Shally Verma(1234sv) replied on github web page:

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+/* Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:    BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * ODP Compression
+ */
+
+#ifndef ODP_API_COMP_H_
+#define ODP_API_COMP_H_
+
+#include <odp/visibility_begin.h>
+#include <odp/api/support.h>
+#include <odp/api/packet.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/** @defgroup odp_compression ODP COMP
+ *  ODP Compression is an API set to do compression+hash or decompression+hash
+ *  operations on data. Hash is calculated on plaintext.
+ *
+ *  if opcode = ODP_COMP_COMPRESS, then it will apply hash and then compress,
+ *  if opcode = ODP_COMP_DECOMPRESS, then it will decompress and then apply
+ *  hash.
+ *  Independent hash-only operations are not supported. Implementation should
+ *  perform hash along with valid compression algo.
+ *  Macros, enums, types and operations to utilize compression interface.
+ *  @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @def ODP_COMP_SESSION_INVALID
+ * Invalid session handle
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef odp_comp_session_t
+ * Compression/Decompression session handle
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Compression API operation mode
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /** Synchronous, return results immediately */
+       ODP_COMP_SYNC,
+       /** Asynchronous, return results via event queue */
+       ODP_COMP_ASYNC
+} odp_comp_op_mode_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API operation type.
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /** Compress */
+       ODP_COMP_OP_COMPRESS,
+       /** Decompress */
+       ODP_COMP_OP_DECOMPRESS
+} odp_comp_op_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API hash algorithm
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /** ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_NONE - No hash algorithm selected. */
+       ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_NONE,
+       /** ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_SHA1 - SHA-1 hash algorithm. */
+       ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_SHA1,
+       /** ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_SHA256 - SHA-2 hash algorithm
+        * 256-bit digest length.
+        */
+       ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_SHA256
+} odp_comp_hash_alg_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API compression algorithm
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /** No algorithm specified.
+        * Means no compression, output == input.
+        * if provided, no operation (compression/decompression or hash)
+        * applied on input. Added for testing purpose.
+        */
+       ODP_COMP_ALG_NULL,
+       /** DEFLATE - RFC1951 */
+       ODP_COMP_ALG_DEFLATE,
+       /** ZLIB - RFC1950 */
+       ODP_COMP_ALG_ZLIB,
+       /** LZS */
+       ODP_COMP_ALG_LZS
+} odp_comp_alg_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API session creation return code
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /** Session created */
+       ODP_COMP_SES_CREATE_ERR_NONE,
+       /** Creation failed, no resources */
+       ODP_COMP_SES_CREATE_ERR_ENOMEM,
+       /** Creation failed, bad compression params */
+       ODP_COMP_SES_CREATE_ERR_INV_COMP,
+       /** Creation failed, bad hash params */
+       ODP_COMP_SES_CREATE_ERR_INV_HASH,
+       /** Creation failed,requested configuration not supported*/
+       ODP_COMP_SES_CREATE_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED
+} odp_comp_ses_create_err_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API operation return codes
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /** Operation completed successfully*/
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_NONE,
+       /** Operation paused due to insufficient output buffer.
+        *
+        * This is not an error condition. On seeing this situation,
+        * Implementation should maintain context of in-progress operation and
+        * application should call packet processing API again with valid
+        * output buffer but no other alteration to operation params
+        * (odp_comp_op_param_t).
+        *
+        * if using async mode, application should either make sure to
+        * provide sufficient output buffer size OR maintain relevant
+        * context (or ordering) information with respect to each input packet
+        * en-queued for processing.
+        *
+        */
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_OUT_OF_SPACE,
+       /** Invalid user data pointers */
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_DATA_PTR,
+       /** Invalid input data size */
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_DATA_SIZE,
+       /**  Compression Algo failure */
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_ALGO_FAIL,
+       /** Error if operation has been requested in an invalid state */
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_INV_STATE,
+       /** Error if API does not support any of the operational parameter. */
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+       /** Error if session is invalid. */
+       ODP_COMP_ERR_INV_SESS
+} odp_comp_err_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API enumeration for preferred compression level/speed. Applicable
+ * only for compression operation not decompression.
+ * Value provided defines a trade-off between speed and compression ratio.
+ *
+ * If compression level == ODP_COMP_LEVEL_MIN, output will be produced at
+ * fastest possible rate,
+ *
+ * If compression level == ODP_COMP_LEVEL_MAX, output will be highest possible
+ * compression,
+ *
+ * compression level == ODP_COMP_LEVEL_DEFAULT means implementation will use
+ * its default choice of compression level.
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /* Use implementation default */
+       ODP_COMP_LEVEL_DEFAULT = 0,
+       /** Minimum compression (fastest in speed) */
+       ODP_COMP_LEVEL_MIN,
+       /** Maximum compression (slowest in speed) */
+       ODP_COMP_LEVEL_MAX,
+} odp_comp_level_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API enumeration for huffman encoding. Valid for compression operation.
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum {
+       /** use implementation default to choose between compression codes  */
+       ODP_COMP_HUFFMAN_CODE_DEFAULT = 0,
+       /** use fixed huffman codes */
+       ODP_COMP_HUFFMAN_CODE_FIXED,
+       /** use dynamic huffman coding */
+       ODP_COMP_HUFFMAN_CODE_DYNAMIC,
+} odp_comp_huffman_code_t;
+
+/**
+ * Hash algorithms in a bit field structure
+ *
+ */
+typedef union odp_comp_hash_algos_t {
+       /** hash algorithms */
+       struct {
+               /** ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_SHA1 */
+               uint32_t sha1  : 1;
+
+               /** ODP_COMP_HASH_ALG_SHA256 */
+               uint32_t sha256 : 1;
+
+       } bit;
+
+       /** All bits of the bit field structure
+        *
+        * This field can be used to set/clear all flags, or bitwise
+        * operations over the entire structure.
+        */
+       uint32_t all_bits;
+} odp_comp_hash_algos_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp algorithms in a bit field structure
+ *
+ */
+typedef union odp_comp_algos_t {
+       /** Compression algorithms */
+       struct {
+               /** ODP_COMP_ALG_NULL */
+               uint32_t null       : 1;
+
+               /** ODP_COMP_ALG_DEFLATE */
+               uint32_t deflate    : 1;
+
+               /** ODP_COMP_ALG_ZLIB */
+               uint32_t zlib       : 1;
+
+               /** ODP_COMP_ALG_LZS */
+               uint32_t lzs        :1;
+       } bit;
+
+       /** All bits of the bit field structure
+        * This field can be used to set/clear all flags, or bitwise
+        * operations over the entire structure.
+        */
+       uint32_t all_bits;
+} odp_comp_algos_t;
+
+/**
+ * Compression Interface Capabilities
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_capability_t {
+       /** Maximum number of  sessions */
+       uint32_t max_sessions;
+
+       /** Supported compression algorithms */
+       odp_comp_algos_t comp_algos;
+
+       /** Supported hash algorithms. */
+       odp_comp_hash_algos_t hash_algos;
+
+       /** Support type for synchronous operation mode (ODP_COMP_SYNC).
+        *  User should set odp_comp_session_param_t:mode based on
+        *  support level as indicated by this param.
+        */
+       odp_support_t sync;
+
+       /** Support type for asynchronous operation mode (ODP_COMP_ASYNC).
+        *  User should set odp_comp_session_param_t:mode param based on
+        *  support level as indicated by this param.
+        */
+       odp_support_t async;
+} odp_comp_capability_t;
+
+/**
+ * Hash algorithm capabilities
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_hash_alg_capability_t {
+       /** Digest length in bytes */
+       uint32_t digest_len;
+} odp_comp_hash_alg_capability_t;
+
+/**
+ * Compression algorithm capabilities structure for each algorithm.
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_alg_capability_t {
+       /** Enumeration indicating algorithm support for dictionary load */
+       odp_support_t support_dict;
+
+       /** Optional Maximum length of dictionary supported
+        *  by implementation of an algorithm.
+        *
+        *  Invalid if support_dict == ODP_SUPPORT_NO.
+        *
+        *  Implementation use dictionary of length less than or equal to value
+        *  indicated by dict_len. if set to 0 and if support_dict ==
+        *  ODP_SUPPORT_YES, then implementation will use dictionary length
+        *  less than or equal to user input length in odp_comp_set_dict()
+        *  and update used dictionary length at output of the call.
+        *
+        */
+       uint32_t dict_len;
+
+       /** Maximum compression level supported by implementation of this algo.
+        * Indicates number of compression levels supported by implementation,
+        *
+        * where,
+        *
+        * 1 means fastest compression i.e. output produced at
+        * best possible speed at the expense of compression quality, and
+        *
+        * max_level means best compression i.e.output produced is best possible
+        * compressed content at the expense of speed.
+        *
+        * Example, if max_level = 4 , it means algorithm supports four levels
+        * of compression from value 1 up to 4. User can set this value from
+        * 1 (fastest compression) to 4 (best compression).
+        * See RFC1950 for an example explanation to level.
+        *
+        * Value 0 mean implementation use its default value.
+        *
+        */
+       uint32_t max_level;
+
+       /* Supported hash algorithms */
+       odp_comp_hash_algos_t hash_algo;
+} odp_comp_alg_capability_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API dictionary type
+ * Consists of pointer to byte buffer. length of dictionary
+ * indicated by length parameter.
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_dict_t {
+       /** pointer to byte array */
+       uint8_t *buf;
+       /** length of the dictionary. */
+       uint32_t len;
+} odp_comp_dict_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API algorithm specific parameters
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_algo_param_t {
+       /** struct for defining deflate algorithm parameters.
+       * Also initialized by other deflate based algorithms , ex. ZLIB
+       */
+       struct comp_alg_def_param {
+               /** compression level where
+                * ODP_COMP_LEVEL_MIN <= level <= ODP_COMP_LEVEL_MAX
+                */
+               odp_comp_level_t level;
+               /** huffman code to use */
+               odp_comp_huffman_code_t comp_code;
+       } deflate;
+
+       /** struct for defining zlib algorithm parameters.
+        */
+       struct comp_alg_zlib_param {
+                       /** deflate algo params */
+                       struct comp_alg_def_param def;
+       } zlib;
+} odp_comp_alg_param_t;
+
+ /**
+ * Comp API session creation parameters
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_session_param_t {
+       /** Compress vs. Decompress operation */
+       odp_comp_op_t op;
+
+       /** Sync vs Async mode
+        *
+        * When mode = ODP_COMP_SYNC, odp_comp_xxx()
+        * should be called.
+        *
+        * When mode = ODP_COMP_ASYNC, odp_comp_xxx_enq()
+        * should be called.
+        *
+        * Use odp_comp_capability() for supported mode.
+        *
+        */
+       odp_comp_op_mode_t mode;
+
+       /** Compression algorithm
+        *
+        *  Use odp_comp_capability() for supported algorithms.
+        */
+       odp_comp_alg_t comp_algo;
+
+       /** Hash algorithm
+        *
+        *  Use odp_comp_alg_capability() for supported hash algo for
+        *  compression algo given as comp_alg. Implementation should not
+        *  support hash only operation on data. output should always contain
+        *  data + hash.
+        *
+        */
+       odp_comp_hash_alg_t hash_algo;
+
+       /** parameters specific to compression */
+       odp_comp_alg_param_t algo_param;
+
+       /** Async mode completion event queue
+        *
+        * When mode = ODP_COMP_ASYNC, user should wait on ODP_EVENT_PACKET
+        * with subtype ODP_EVENT_PACKET_COMP on this queue.
+        *
+        * By default, implementation enques completion events in-order-of


Comment:
accepted.

> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
> 1.comp_algo is always set. It should be e.g. ALG_NULL by default. 
> >> I am bit confused. Are you suggesting adding a description to "comp 
> >> ALG_NULL+hash"? We agreed in past that " user must use crypto for 
> >> standalone hashing and compression algo NULL is only for testing purpose" 
> >> and current description on usage of hash and ALG_NULL abide that.  So, we 
> >> can leave current description as is.
> 2. What this means: "output should always contain data + hash" ? If we enable 
> hashing, hash is always calculated. It's not optional for implementation to 
> calculate it - right.
> >> I will rephrase it to "output *will* always contain data + hash". 
>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>> " This should be specified at operation documentation" means which place? 
>> user guide Or ?
>> 
>> Do you mean I should remove this description from here? Or 
>> "+ *  if opcode = ODP_COMP_COMPRESS, then it will apply hash and then 
>> compress,
>>  + *  if opcode = ODP_COMP_DECOMPRESS, then it will decompress and then apply
>>  + *  hash."
>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>> First, async call can reuse sync call spec by saying: "... processes 
>>> packets otherwise identically to odp_comp_op(), but outputs resulting 
>>> packets as ODP_EVENT_PACKET events ...". Then the remaining text can 
>>> concentrate on what is unique on async vs sync operation.
>>> 
>>> I think OUT_OF_SPACE spec might need re-thinking:
>>> 1) user sees a partial packet (error on a received packet)
>>> 2) implementation waits that user calls op_enq() again
>>> 3) what input packet should be given on the new call? I think the previous 
>>> operation already consumed the input packet which contains the input data 
>>> for operation. Did implementation store it?
>>> 4) how long implementation waits for new output packet to arrive from user, 
>>> what if user don't send new output packets.
>>> 
>>> Async spec (and also sync) spec would be more robust if implementation 
>>> would allocate output packets. 
>>>  
>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>> Application does not allocate buffers but packets.
>>>> 
>>>> Does the partially processed packet contain valid data or not == does 
>>>> application keep or discard the packet?
>>>> 
>>>> Is there any way for application to prepare large enough packet in 
>>>> advance? E.g. a per algo capability of worst case decompression ratio? 
>>>> Should "pkt_out = INVALID" be supported? ==> implementation allocates 
>>>> large enough packet.
>>>> 
>>>> Single packet handle should **not** be defined as const.
>>>> 
>>>> There is out_data_range defined in both op_param_t and op_result_t. Which 
>>>> one is updated on output? May be operation output comments should be 
>>>> removed from op_param_t documentation.
>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>> Simply say that:
>>>>> This operation does de/-compression in synchronous mode (ODP_COMP_SYNC).
>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>> "implementation should update length of dictionary used at output."
>>>>>> This is too vague: either length is updated or it's not. In which cases 
>>>>>> the update would be done and what that would mean? Also, I assume that 
>>>>>> implementation copies the data, so that application is free to overwrite 
>>>>>> the memory after the call. That (copies data) should be mentioned also.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Is there a benefit on output param here, especially if it updates only 
>>>>>> the length and not the pointer. Maybe API would be cleaner, if also 
>>>>>> *dict is input only param (and thus const*). Function may return e.g. 
>>>>>> number of bytes copied/used.
>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>> This can be simply
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> odp_comp_session_t odp_comp_session_create(const 
>>>>>>> odp_comp_session_param_t *param)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Extra error codes may be returned through odp_errno(). Usually, we have 
>>>>>>> not defined error codes, since it's implementation defines what all 
>>>>>>> things can possibly go wrong, and typically application logic is just 
>>>>>>> interested on success vs fail - not so much why we failed.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> This function prototype is copy-paste from crypto API, but all other 
>>>>>>> APIs are the type I suggested above.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Note: const pointer for "param"
>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>> It would be good to define default values for odp_comp_session_param_t 
>>>>>>>> (at the type documentation). Otherwise, application needs to always 
>>>>>>>> set every param.
>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Can this return more than one hash_alg_capa (== digest_len) per 
>>>>>>>>> hash_alg? Currently, application cannot select digest length. So, 
>>>>>>>>> what application should do if this returns more than one capa.
>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Is array of capabilities needed with comp algorithms? It would be 
>>>>>>>>>> needed if user would need to select between multiple discrete 
>>>>>>>>>> options - e.g. if only some dict_len values would make sense (1kB, 
>>>>>>>>>> 4kB, 16kB), but nothing in between.
>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> "where length specifies,
>>>>>>>>>>> length of available packet buffer at input, and
>>>>>>>>>>> length of data written at output"
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> This specification should be clarified. "Input" refers refers to 
>>>>>>>>>>> out_data_range.length as operation input param and  "output" refers 
>>>>>>>>>>> to the same as operation output parameter.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> In addition to length, offset may be updated at operation output 
>>>>>>>>>>> (at least when new packet was allocated). That should be mentioned 
>>>>>>>>>>> also.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> This last chuck: 
>>>>>>>>>>>> "In case of
>>>>>>>>>>>> ODP_COMP_ERR_OUT_OF_SPACE, application should keep on calling
>>>>>>>>>>>> odp_comp_xxx() API with more output buffer unless call returns
>>>>>>>>>>>> with ODP_COMP_ERR_NONE or other failure code except
>>>>>>>>>>>> ODP_COMP_ERR_OUT_OF_SPACE. "
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Documents operation return / error codes rather than "last" field 
>>>>>>>>>>>> usage. So, I'd remove it from here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> If only option for a stateless algorithm is true, then we should 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> document that the value is ignored.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Typo: "enques" -> enqueues"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remove this block text since it's speculation of what could be 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specified.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Typo: "... given as comp_alg" -> "... given as comp_algo"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are two SHOULDs, but I think those are not needed:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) comp_algo is always set. It should be e.g. ALG_NULL by 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> default. We have defined that NULL does not have hash 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> capability. It would be also possible to leave NULL + hash to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be implementation defined capability. When we say that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ALG_NULL is only for test, it should be enough to discourage 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people from misusing this API for hashing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) What this means: "output should always contain data + hash" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ? If we enable hashing, hash is always calculated. It's not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> optional for implementation to calculate it - right.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Field name should match the type == "hash_algos" (many 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> algorithms in a bit field). Underneath "hash_algo" is used 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with enum odp_comp_hash_alg_t (one algo).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did comment the same a month back:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is the data input only? If it is, then this should be "const 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> uint8_t *buf"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What is expected about the format of the data? Null 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> terminated strings? If it's strings, then e.g. "const char 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *str" would be better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also the type documentation should be updated:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * This is not dictionary type, but pointer into dictionary 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data - right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * "Consists of pointer to byte buffer. length of dictionary 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> indicated by length parameter. ", this needs clarification.  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What is expected about the data behind the pointer?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @psavol Hmm. I thought that the user should use this value. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And `odp_comp_level_t` should be dropped from the spec.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How this relates to odp_comp_level_t enumeration ? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shouldn't user use those levels and not a number from 0 to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this one ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is description of how de/-compression operation 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work. This should be specified at operation 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> documentation, and optimally only there. Otherwise, we 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are in danger of this spec getting deprecated (== in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conflict with operation documentation) without noticing. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> True, all types need to be odp_ prefixed. Also this type 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be better to typedef and pull out (from inside of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> algo_param_t) since it's used in two places already.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As a side note: it might be logical, we might want to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> add `odp_support_t` field to notify user if 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation supports stateful compression. I can 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> easily assume that there might be implementations 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementing only stateless compression. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> odp_comp_alg_deflate_param, please.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please check the see list. It mentions non-existing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> functions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no result here
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> s/Else/Otherwise/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ... an error....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ... with valid  pkt_out and pkt_in being 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ODP_PACKET_INVALID...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is an error to call this api when session was 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> created in ODP_COMP_ASYNC mode.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As said, single and multi versions are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible, but not as proposed in this patch. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Both versions should have the same param 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> structure and specification. Only difference 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be pkt_in[] vs pkt_in, pkt_out[] vs 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pkt_out, param[] vs. param ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then I propose to add a new API like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> odp_comp_compress_multi(const odp_packet_t 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pkt_in[], odp_packet_t pkt_out[], const 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> odp_comp_compress_param_t param[], int 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> num_pkt);
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which takes of handling multiple packets and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> retain current version for single packet 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handling.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @bala-manoharan 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Results for both sync and async through 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> result function:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> int odp_comp_result(odp_comp_packet_result_t 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *result, odp_packet_t packet);
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OR have the results as output parameter. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Results function is needed any way for the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> async operation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> int odp_comp_compress(const odp_packet_t 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pkt_in[], odp_packet_t pkt_out[], const 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> odp_comp_compress_param_t param[], int 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> num_pkt);
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Single packet version may be also added, but 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is not necessary since couple of additional 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if-clauses does not significant overhead 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when compare CPU cycles of the entire comp 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> operation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> int odp_comp_compress_single(odp_packet_t 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pkt_in, odp_packet_t pkt_out, const 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> odp_comp_compress_param_t param);
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The two prototypes would be the same except 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [] and num_pkt.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
https://github.com/Linaro/odp/pull/156#discussion_r137722189
updated_at 2017-09-08 07:07:33

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