> > > > >On 4/26/17, 11:45 AM, "[email protected] on behalf of >Patil, Harish" <[email protected] on behalf of >[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >Hello, > > > > > >We are planning to utilize the rte_flow (generic flow interface) > > >introduced in DPDK 16.11. It provides, among other things, a flow >action > > >type called RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK that attaches an arbitrary >32-bit > > >integer value for packets matching the flow director rules and sets > > >PKT_RX_FDIR_ID flag (flow director ID reported if FDIR match). Would >like > > >to understand the following: > > >1) Are the OVS changes in place to be able to make use of this driver > > >returned ³hint² (or flow-id) in the data path for lookups? > >No > > If so, can you > > >please provide code pointer? > > >2) Is that 32-bit tag/flow_id meant to be used for megaflow cache >only? > >TBD, if future support were to exist. > >In > > the existing implementation, it seems NIC computed RSS hash is used >for > > >EMC only. > >right > > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Harish > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >discuss mailing list > > >[email protected] > > >>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail.openvswitch.org >>_mailman_listinfo_ovs-2Ddiscuss&d=DwIGaQ&c=uilaK90D4TOVoH58JNXRgQ&r=BVhFA >>09CGX7JQ5Ih-uZnsw&m=NovoJUYtW_IELGmBQfcq_LmZIGaZjtiobvV3LQZNsTM&s=0JxsIyI >>P8DxTHzgbXFk5ziJmbIfB3j1xcUl-4ri8KV8&e= > > > > > > > Reposting this question, haven’t received any response. > > First of all, is this the right forum for this question? > > Could someone at least suggest who would the right folks to answer >this? > > > > Thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > [email protected] > >https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail.openvswitch.org_ >mailman_listinfo_ovs-2Ddiscuss&d=DwIGaQ&c=uilaK90D4TOVoH58JNXRgQ&r=BVhFA09 >CGX7JQ5Ih-uZnsw&m=NovoJUYtW_IELGmBQfcq_LmZIGaZjtiobvV3LQZNsTM&s=0JxsIyIP8D >xTHzgbXFk5ziJmbIfB3j1xcUl-4ri8KV8&e= > > >
I missed this email due to my filter settings. Thanks Darrell for your response. Do you know when OVS changes might be available to take advantage of HW provided flow_id info for the matching flows? Thanks. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-discuss
