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author | C.J. Collier <cjcollier@linuxfoundation.org> | 2016-06-14 07:50:17 -0700 |
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committer | C.J. Collier <cjcollier@linuxfoundation.org> | 2016-06-14 12:17:54 -0700 |
commit | 97f17497d162afdb82c8704bf097f0fee3724b2e (patch) | |
tree | 1c6269614c0c15ffef8451c58ae8f8b30a1bc804 /lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h | |
parent | e04be89c2409570e0055b2cda60bd11395bb93b0 (diff) |
Imported Upstream version 16.04
Change-Id: I77eadcd8538a9122e4773cbe55b24033dc451757
Signed-off-by: C.J. Collier <cjcollier@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d36bc8a --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h @@ -0,0 +1,247 @@ +/*- + * BSD LICENSE + * + * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. + * All rights reserved. + * + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions + * are met: + * + * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in + * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the + * distribution. + * * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its + * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived + * from this software without specific prior written permission. + * + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS + * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT + * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR + * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT + * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, + * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT + * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, + * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY + * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT + * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE + * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. + */ + +#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 |