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diff --git a/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.h b/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.h
index d57e0c5f..8d781b5f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.h
+++ b/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.h
@@ -1,33 +1,5 @@
-/*-
- * BSD LICENSE
- *
- * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. 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.
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
*/
#ifndef _RTE_GRO_H_
@@ -51,16 +23,19 @@ extern "C" {
*/
#define RTE_GRO_TYPE_MAX_NUM 64
/**< the max number of supported GRO types */
-#define RTE_GRO_TYPE_SUPPORT_NUM 1
+#define RTE_GRO_TYPE_SUPPORT_NUM 2
/**< the number of currently supported GRO types */
#define RTE_GRO_TCP_IPV4_INDEX 0
#define RTE_GRO_TCP_IPV4 (1ULL << RTE_GRO_TCP_IPV4_INDEX)
/**< TCP/IPv4 GRO flag */
+#define RTE_GRO_IPV4_VXLAN_TCP_IPV4_INDEX 1
+#define RTE_GRO_IPV4_VXLAN_TCP_IPV4 (1ULL << RTE_GRO_IPV4_VXLAN_TCP_IPV4_INDEX)
+/**< VxLAN GRO flag. */
/**
- * A structure which is used to create GRO context objects or tell
- * rte_gro_reassemble_burst() what reassembly rules are demanded.
+ * Structure used to create GRO context objects or used to pass
+ * application-determined parameters to rte_gro_reassemble_burst().
*/
struct rte_gro_param {
uint64_t gro_types;
@@ -106,26 +81,23 @@ void rte_gro_ctx_destroy(void *ctx);
/**
* This is one of the main reassembly APIs, which merges numbers of
- * packets at a time. It assumes that all inputted packets are with
- * correct checksums. That is, applications should guarantee all
- * inputted packets are correct. Besides, it doesn't re-calculate
- * checksums for merged packets. If inputted packets are IP fragmented,
- * this function assumes them are complete (i.e. with L4 header). After
- * finishing processing, it returns all GROed packets to applications
- * immediately.
+ * packets at a time. It doesn't check if input packets have correct
+ * checksums and doesn't re-calculate checksums for merged packets.
+ * It assumes the packets are complete (i.e., MF==0 && frag_off==0),
+ * when IP fragmentation is possible (i.e., DF==0). The GROed packets
+ * are returned as soon as the function finishes.
*
* @param pkts
- * a pointer array which points to the packets to reassemble. Besides,
- * it keeps mbuf addresses for the GROed packets.
+ * Pointer array pointing to the packets to reassemble. Besides, it
+ * keeps MBUF addresses for the GROed packets.
* @param nb_pkts
- * the number of packets to reassemble.
+ * The number of packets to reassemble
* @param param
- * applications use it to tell rte_gro_reassemble_burst() what rules
- * are demanded.
+ * Application-determined parameters for reassembling packets.
*
* @return
- * the number of packets after been GROed. If no packets are merged,
- * the returned value is nb_pkts.
+ * The number of packets after been GROed. If no packets are merged,
+ * the return value is equals to nb_pkts.
*/
uint16_t rte_gro_reassemble_burst(struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
uint16_t nb_pkts,
@@ -135,32 +107,28 @@ uint16_t rte_gro_reassemble_burst(struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
* @warning
* @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
*
- * Reassembly function, which tries to merge inputted packets with
- * the packets in the reassembly tables of a given GRO context. This
- * function assumes all inputted packets are with correct checksums.
- * And it won't update checksums if two packets are merged. Besides,
- * if inputted packets are IP fragmented, this function assumes they
- * are complete packets (i.e. with L4 header).
+ * Reassembly function, which tries to merge input packets with the
+ * existed packets in the reassembly tables of a given GRO context.
+ * It doesn't check if input packets have correct checksums and doesn't
+ * re-calculate checksums for merged packets. Additionally, it assumes
+ * the packets are complete (i.e., MF==0 && frag_off==0), when IP
+ * fragmentation is possible (i.e., DF==0).
*
- * If the inputted packets don't have data or are with unsupported GRO
- * types etc., they won't be processed and are returned to applications.
- * Otherwise, the inputted packets are either merged or inserted into
- * the table. If applications want get packets in the table, they need
- * to call flush API.
+ * If the input packets have invalid parameters (e.g. no data payload,
+ * unsupported GRO types), they are returned to applications. Otherwise,
+ * they are either merged or inserted into the table. Applications need
+ * to flush packets from the tables by flush API, if they want to get the
+ * GROed packets.
*
* @param pkts
- * packet to reassemble. Besides, after this function finishes, it
- * keeps the unprocessed packets (e.g. without data or unsupported
- * GRO types).
+ * Packets to reassemble. It's also used to store the unprocessed packets.
* @param nb_pkts
- * the number of packets to reassemble.
+ * The number of packets to reassemble
* @param ctx
- * a pointer points to a GRO context object.
+ * GRO context object pointer
*
* @return
- * return the number of unprocessed packets (e.g. without data or
- * unsupported GRO types). If all packets are processed (merged or
- * inserted into the table), return 0.
+ * The number of unprocessed packets.
*/
uint16_t rte_gro_reassemble(struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
uint16_t nb_pkts,
@@ -170,29 +138,28 @@ uint16_t rte_gro_reassemble(struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
* @warning
* @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
*
- * This function flushes the timeout packets from reassembly tables of
- * desired GRO types. The max number of flushed timeout packets is the
- * element number of the array which is used to keep the flushed packets.
+ * This function flushes the timeout packets from the reassembly tables
+ * of desired GRO types. The max number of flushed packets is the
+ * element number of 'out'.
*
- * Besides, this function won't re-calculate checksums for merged
- * packets in the tables. That is, the returned packets may be with
- * wrong checksums.
+ * Additionally, the flushed packets may have incorrect checksums, since
+ * this function doesn't re-calculate checksums for merged packets.
*
* @param ctx
- * a pointer points to a GRO context object.
+ * GRO context object pointer.
* @param timeout_cycles
- * max TTL for packets in reassembly tables, measured in nanosecond.
+ * The max TTL for packets in reassembly tables, measured in nanosecond.
* @param gro_types
- * this function only flushes packets which belong to the GRO types
- * specified by gro_types.
+ * This function flushes packets whose GRO types are specified by
+ * gro_types.
* @param out
- * a pointer array that is used to keep flushed timeout packets.
+ * Pointer array used to keep flushed packets.
* @param max_nb_out
- * the element number of out. It's also the max number of timeout
+ * The element number of 'out'. It's also the max number of timeout
* packets that can be flushed finally.
*
* @return
- * the number of flushed packets. If no packets are flushed, return 0.
+ * The number of flushed packets.
*/
uint16_t rte_gro_timeout_flush(void *ctx,
uint64_t timeout_cycles,
@@ -208,10 +175,10 @@ uint16_t rte_gro_timeout_flush(void *ctx,
* of a given GRO context.
*
* @param ctx
- * pointer points to a GRO context object.
+ * GRO context object pointer.
*
* @return
- * the number of packets in all reassembly tables.
+ * The number of packets in the tables.
*/
uint64_t rte_gro_get_pkt_count(void *ctx);