Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] lib/security: add support for get metadata

[Anoob <anoob.joseph@caviumnetworks.com>]

Hi Akhil, Radu,

Is there any update on how we should approach this?

Thanks,

Anoob


On 11/24/2017 05:52 PM, Anoob wrote:
> Hi Akhil, Radu
>
> Please see inline.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anoob
>
>
> On 11/24/2017 05:04 PM, Akhil Goyal wrote:
>> Hi Radu,
>> On 11/24/2017 4:47 PM, Radu Nicolau wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/24/2017 10:55 AM, Akhil Goyal wrote:
>>>> On 11/24/2017 3:09 PM, Radu Nicolau wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Comment inline
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/24/2017 8:50 AM, Akhil Goyal wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Anoob, Radu,
>>>>>> On 11/23/2017 4:49 PM, Anoob Joseph wrote:
>>>>>>> In case of inline protocol processed ingress traffic, the packet 
>>>>>>> may not
>>>>>>> have enough information to determine the security parameters 
>>>>>>> with which
>>>>>>> the packet was processed. In such cases, application could get 
>>>>>>> metadata
>>>>>>> from the packet which could be used to identify the security 
>>>>>>> parameters
>>>>>>> with which the packet was processed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Anoob Joseph <anoob.joseph@caviumnetworks.com>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> v3:
>>>>>>> * Replaced 64 bit metadata in conf with (void *)userdata
>>>>>>> * The API(rte_security_get_pkt_metadata) would return void * 
>>>>>>> instead of
>>>>>>>    uint64_t
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> v2:
>>>>>>> * Replaced get_session and get_cookie APIs with get_pkt_metadata 
>>>>>>> API
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   lib/librte_security/rte_security.c        | 13 +++++++++++++
>>>>>>>   lib/librte_security/rte_security.h        | 19 
>>>>>>> +++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>   lib/librte_security/rte_security_driver.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>   3 files changed, 48 insertions(+)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> diff --git a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c 
>>>>>>> b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
>>>>>>> index 1227fca..a1d78b6 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
>>>>>>> +++ b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
>>>>>>> @@ -108,6 +108,19 @@ rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct 
>>>>>>> rte_security_ctx *instance,
>>>>>>>                              sess, m, params);
>>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>>   +void *
>>>>>>> +rte_security_get_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
>>>>>>> +                  struct rte_mbuf *pkt)
>>>>>> Can we rename pkt with m. Just to make it consistent with the set 
>>>>>> API.
>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>> +    void *md = NULL;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->get_pkt_metadata, NULL);
>>>>>>> +    if (instance->ops->get_pkt_metadata(instance->device, pkt, 
>>>>>>> &md))
>>>>>>> +        return NULL;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +    return md;
>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pkt metadata should be set by user i.e. the application, and the 
>>>>>> driver need not be aware of the format and the values of the 
>>>>>> metadata.
>>>>>> So setting the metadata in the driver and getting it back from 
>>>>>> the driver does not look a good idea.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it possible, that the application define the metadata on its 
>>>>>> own and set it in the library itself without the call to the 
>>>>>> driver ops.
> My first patch was along those lines. Can you take a look at that and 
> give your comments?
>
> If we add this metadata in rte_security_session, we can achieve the 
> above behavior without driver maintaining the metadata. But from the 
> packet, application will have to first get the security session. And 
> then application can get the metadata by calling "get metadata" with 
> rte_security_session as the argument. So we will need a "get_session" 
> API(which reaches the driver) and then do "get_app_metadata".
>>>>> I'm not sure I understand here; even in our case (ixgbe) the 
>>>>> driver sets the metadata and it is aware of the format - that is 
>>>>> the whole idea. This is why we added the set_metadata API, to 
>>>>> allow the driver to inject extra information into the mbuf, 
>>>>> information that is driver specific and derived from the security 
>>>>> session, so it makes sense to also have a symmetric get_metadata.
>>>>> Private data is the one that follows those rules, i.e. application 
>>>>> specific and driver transparent.
>>>>
>>>> As per my understanding of the user metadata, it should be in 
>>>> control of the application, and the application shall know the 
>>>> format of that. Setting in driver will disallow this.
>>>> Please let me know if my understanding is incorrect.
> Your understanding is correct. That' the requirement.
>>>>
>>>> If at all, some information is needed to be set on the basis of 
>>>> driver, then application can get that information from the driver 
>>>> and then set it in the packet metadata in its own way/format.
>>>
>>> The rte_security_set_pkt_metadata() doc defines the metadata as 
>>> "device-specific defined metadata" and also takes a device specific 
>>> params pointer, so the symmetric function is to be expected to work 
>>> in the same way, i.e. return device specific metadata associated 
>>> with the security session and instance and mbuf. How is this 
>>> metadata stored is not specified in the security API, so the PMD 
>>> implementation have the flexibility.
> The requirement in this case isn't exactly parallel to 
> "set_pkt_metadata". May be we can drop making it symmetric?
>>>
>>
>> Yes it was defined that way and I did not noticed this one at the 
>> time of it's implementation.
>> Here, my point is that the application may be using mbuf udata for 
>> it's own functionality, it should not be modified in the driver.
>>
>> However, if we need to do this, then we may need to clarify in the 
>> documentation that for security, udata shall be set with the 
>> rte_security_set_pkt_metadata() and not otherwise.
>>
>> -Akhil
>