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Signed-off-by: C.J. Collier <cjcollier@linuxfoundation.org>

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+/*-
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+ *
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+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_DISTRIBUTE_H_
+#define _RTE_DISTRIBUTE_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * RTE distributor
+ *
+ * The distributor is a component which is designed to pass packets
+ * one-at-a-time to workers, with dynamic load balancing.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#define RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_NAMESIZE 32 /**< Length of name for instance */
+
+struct rte_distributor;
+struct rte_mbuf;
+
+/**
+ * Function to create a new distributor instance
+ *
+ * Reserves the memory needed for the distributor operation and
+ * initializes the distributor to work with the configured number of workers.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   The name to be given to the distributor instance.
+ * @param socket_id
+ *   The NUMA node on which the memory is to be allocated
+ * @param num_workers
+ *   The maximum number of workers that will request packets from this
+ *   distributor
+ * @return
+ *   The newly created distributor instance
+ */
+struct rte_distributor *
+rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned socket_id,
+		unsigned num_workers);
+
+/*  *** APIS to be called on the distributor lcore ***  */
+/*
+ * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on a
+ * single lcore which acts as the distributor lcore for a given distributor
+ * instance. These functions cannot be called on multiple cores simultaneously
+ * without using locking to protect access to the internals of the distributor.
+ *
+ * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
+ * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Process a set of packets by distributing them among workers that request
+ * packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the
+ * same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be procesed at the same time.
+ *
+ * The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function.
+ * If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on
+ * driver implementation and configuration.
+ *
+ * This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param mbufs
+ *   The mbufs to be distributed
+ * @param num_mbufs
+ *   The number of mbufs in the mbufs array
+ * @return
+ *   The number of mbufs processed.
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned num_mbufs);
+
+/**
+ * Get a set of mbufs that have been returned to the distributor by workers
+ *
+ * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param mbufs
+ *   The mbufs pointer array to be filled in
+ * @param max_mbufs
+ *   The size of the mbufs array
+ * @return
+ *   The number of mbufs returned in the mbufs array.
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned max_mbufs);
+
+/**
+ * Flush the distributor component, so that there are no in-flight or
+ * backlogged packets awaiting processing
+ *
+ * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @return
+ *   The number of queued/in-flight packets that were completed by this call.
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d);
+
+/**
+ * Clears the array of returned packets used as the source for the
+ * rte_distributor_returned_pkts() API call.
+ *
+ * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ */
+void
+rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d);
+
+/*  *** APIS to be called on the worker lcores ***  */
+/*
+ * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on
+ * multiple lcores which act as workers for a distributor. Each lcore should use
+ * a unique worker id when requesting packets.
+ *
+ * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
+ * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to get a new packet to process. Any previous packet
+ * given to the worker is assumed to have completed processing, and may be
+ * optionally returned to the distributor via the oldpkt parameter.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ * @param oldpkt
+ *   The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   A new packet to be processed by the worker thread.
+ */
+struct rte_mbuf *
+rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		unsigned worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt);
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to return a completed packet without requesting a
+ * new packet, for example, because a worker thread is shutting down
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ * @param mbuf
+ *   The previous packet being processed by the worker
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned worker_id,
+		struct rte_mbuf *mbuf);
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to request a new packet to process.
+ * Any previous packet given to the worker is assumed to have completed
+ * processing, and may be optionally returned to the distributor via
+ * the oldpkt parameter.
+ * Unlike rte_distributor_get_pkt(), this function does not wait for a new
+ * packet to be provided by the distributor.
+ *
+ * NOTE: after calling this function, rte_distributor_poll_pkt() should
+ * be used to poll for the packet requested. The rte_distributor_get_pkt()
+ * API should *not* be used to try and retrieve the new packet.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ * @param oldpkt
+ *   The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker
+ */
+void
+rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		unsigned worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt);
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to check for a new packet that was previously
+ * requested by a call to rte_distributor_request_pkt(). It does not wait
+ * for the new packet to be available, but returns NULL if the request has
+ * not yet been fulfilled by the distributor.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   A new packet to be processed by the worker thread, or NULL if no
+ *   packet is yet available.
+ */
+struct rte_mbuf *
+rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		unsigned worker_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif