On Wed, May 03, 2017 at 04:56:43AM +0000, Patil, Harish wrote: > > > > > > > > > >On 4/26/17, 11:45 AM, "ovs-discuss-boun...@openvswitch.org on behalf of > >Patil, Harish" <ovs-discuss-boun...@openvswitch.org on behalf of > >harish.pa...@cavium.com> 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 > > > > >disc...@openvswitch.org > > > > > >>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 > > disc...@openvswitch.org > > > >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?
Has anyone proposed such changes? I am not aware of it. I'd suggest that, if it's something that is likely to help with your project, then you should consider implementing these changes yourself. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list disc...@openvswitch.org https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-discuss
