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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
+ * request submission and thus queue is considered ordered.
+ *
+ * Please note, behavior could be changed or enhanced
+ * to queue event in-order-of their completion to enable
+ * performance-oriented application to leverage hw offered parallelism.
+ * However, this will be subject to application requirement and more
+ * explicit defined use-case.
+ *
+ */
+ odp_queue_t compl_queue;
+} odp_comp_session_param_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp API per packet operation result
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_packet_op_result_t {
+ /** Operation Return Code */
+ odp_comp_err_t err;
+
+ /** Output packet data range. Where,
+ *
+ * offset = base offset within packet, current data is written at.
+ *
+ * length = length of data written.
+ *
+ */
+ odp_packet_data_range_t out_data_range;
+} odp_comp_packet_op_result_t;
+
+/**
+ * Comp packet API per packet operation parameters
+ */
+typedef struct odp_comp_packet_op_param_t {
+ /** Session handle from creation */
+ odp_comp_session_t session;
+
+ /** Boolean indicating if current input is last chunk of data, where
+ *
+ * true : last chunk
+ *
+ * false: more to follow
+ *
+ * If set to true, indicates this is the last chunk of
+ * data. After processing of last chunk of data is complete i.e.
+ * call returned with any error code except ODP_COMP_ERR_OUT_OF_SPACE,
+ * implementation should move algorithm to stateless mode
+ * for next of batch of operation i.e. reset history,
+ * insert 'End of Block' marker into compressed data stream(if
+ * supported by algo).See deflate/zlib for interpretation of
+ * stateless/stateful.
+ *
+ * For stateless compressions (ex ipcomp), last should be set to 'true'
+ * for every input packet processing call.
Comment:
"then we should document that the value is ignored."
>> Sorry, I didn't get that. You referring to which value to be ignored?
> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
> Did you refer to note starting here " * Please note, behavior could be
> changed or enhanced........"? if yes, okay I will remove that text. Please
> confirm.
>> Shally Verma(1234sv) wrote:
>> 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_r137722674
updated_at 2017-09-08 07:11:14
