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@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ Lock-free Tx queue
If a PMD advertises DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE capable, multiple threads can
invoke rte_eth_tx_burst() concurrently on the same Tx queue without SW lock.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_tx_burst()``.
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ Jumbo frame
Supports Rx jumbo frames.
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.jumbo_frame``,
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME``.
``dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len``.
* **[related] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``max_rx_pktlen``.
* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_mtu()``.
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ Scattered Rx
Supports receiving segmented mbufs.
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.enable_scatter``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER``.
* **[implements] datapath**: ``Scattered Rx function``.
* **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``scattered_rx``.
* **[provides] eth_dev_ops**: ``rxq_info_get:scattered_rx``.
@@ -206,11 +207,11 @@ LRO
Supports Large Receive Offload.
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.enable_lro``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
* **[implements] datapath**: ``LRO functionality``.
* **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``lro``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_LRO``, ``mbuf.tso_segsz``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
.. _nic_features_tso:
@@ -220,11 +221,12 @@ TSO
Supports TCP Segmentation Offloading.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO``.
* **[uses] rte_eth_desc_lim**: ``nb_seg_max``, ``nb_mtu_seg_max``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_TCP_SEG``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.tso_segsz``, ``mbuf.l2_len``, ``mbuf.l3_len``, ``mbuf.l4_len``.
* **[implements] datapath**: ``TSO functionality``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_TSO``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_TSO``.
.. _nic_features_promiscuous_mode:
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ VLAN filter
Supports filtering of a VLAN Tag identifier.
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER``.
* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_filter_set``.
* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter()``.
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ CRC offload
Supports CRC stripping by hardware.
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_strip_crc``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP``.
.. _nic_features_vlan_offload:
@@ -509,12 +511,12 @@ VLAN offload
Supports VLAN offload to hardware.
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_strip``,
- ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter``, ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_extend``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_offload_set``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP``,
- ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload()``,
``rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload()``.
@@ -526,11 +528,13 @@ QinQ offload
Supports QinQ (queue in queue) offload.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_QINQ_PKT``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci``,
``mbuf.vlan_tci_outer``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``,
- ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
.. _nic_features_l3_checksum_offload:
@@ -540,14 +544,15 @@ L3 checksum offload
Supports L3 checksum offload.
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_ip_checksum``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_NONE``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``,
- ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
.. _nic_features_l4_checksum_offload:
@@ -557,15 +562,29 @@ L4 checksum offload
Supports L4 checksum offload.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
+* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_ip_checksum``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_L4_NO_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM`` |
``PKT_TX_SCTP_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_NONE``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``,
- ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
+
+.. _nic_features_hw_timestamp:
+
+Timestamp offload
+-----------------
+Supports Timestamp.
+
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP``.
+* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP``.
+* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.timestamp``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa: DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP``.
.. _nic_features_macsec_offload:
@@ -574,9 +593,11 @@ MACsec offload
Supports MACsec.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_MACSEC``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``,
- ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
.. _nic_features_inner_l3_checksum:
@@ -586,14 +607,16 @@ Inner L3 checksum
Supports inner packet L3 checksum.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM``,
``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6``.
* **[uses] mbuf**: ``mbuf.outer_l2_len``, ``mbuf.outer_l3_len``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_EIP_CKSUM_BAD``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``,
- ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
.. _nic_features_inner_l4_checksum:
@@ -617,6 +640,15 @@ Supports packet type parsing and returns a list of supported types.
.. _nic_features_timesync:
+Mbuf fast free
+--------------
+
+Supports optimization for fast release of mbufs following successful Tx.
+Requires that per queue, all mbufs come from the same mempool and has refcnt = 1.
+
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
+
Timesync
--------