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@ 2021-09-10 14:16 Viacheslav Ovsiienko
  2021-09-10 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 2/3] app/testpmd: update modify field flow action support Viacheslav Ovsiienko
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From: Viacheslav Ovsiienko @ 2021-09-10 14:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dev; +Cc: orika

The generic modify field flow action introduced in [1] has
some issues related to the immediate source operand:

  - immediate source can be presented either as an unsigned
    64-bit integer or pointer to data pattern in memory.
    There was no explicit pointer field defined in the union

  - the byte ordering for 64-bit integer was not specified.
    Many fields have lesser lengths and byte ordering
    is crucial.

  - how the bit offset is applied to the immediate source
    field was not defined and documented

  - 64-bit integer size is not enough to provide MAC and
    IPv6 addresses

In order to cover the issues and exclude any ambiguities
the following is done:

  - introduce the explicit pointer field
    in rte_flow_action_modify_data structure

  - replace the 64-bit unsigned integer with 16-byte array

  - update the modify field flow action documentation

[1] commit 73b68f4c54a0 ("ethdev: introduce generic modify flow action")

Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst     |  8 ++++++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst |  7 +++++++
 lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h                  | 15 ++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index 2b42d5ec8c..a54760a7b4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -2835,6 +2835,14 @@ a packet to any other part of it.
 ``value`` sets an immediate value to be used as a source or points to a
 location of the value in memory. It is used instead of ``level`` and ``offset``
 for ``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_VALUE`` and ``RTE_FLOW_FIELD_POINTER`` respectively.
+The data in memory should be presented exactly in the same byte order and
+length as in the relevant flow item, i.e. data for field with type
+RTE_FLOW_FIELD_MAC_DST should follow the conventions of dst field
+in rte_flow_item_eth structure, with type RTE_FLOW_FIELD_IPV6_SRC -
+rte_flow_item_ipv6 conventions, and so on. The bitfield exatracted from the
+memory being applied as second operation parameter is defined by width and
+the destination field offset. If the field size is large than 16 bytes the
+pattern can be provided as pointer only.
 
 .. _table_rte_flow_action_modify_field:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
index d707a554ef..fdeba27e14 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =======================================================
 
+* ethdev: ``rte_flow_action_modify_data`` structure udpdated, immediate data
+  array is extended, data pointer field is explicitly added to union, the
+  action behavior is defined in more strict fashion and documentation uddated.
+
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
@@ -101,6 +105,9 @@ ABI Changes
    =======================================================
 
 
+* ethdev: ``rte_flow_action_modify_data`` structure udpdated.
+
+
 Known Issues
 ------------
 
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
index 70f455d47d..50e6f34579 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -3204,6 +3204,9 @@ enum rte_flow_field_id {
 };
 
 /**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
+ *
  * Field description for MODIFY_FIELD action.
  */
 struct rte_flow_action_modify_data {
@@ -3217,10 +3220,16 @@ struct rte_flow_action_modify_data {
 			uint32_t offset;
 		};
 		/**
-		 * Immediate value for RTE_FLOW_FIELD_VALUE or
-		 * memory address for RTE_FLOW_FIELD_POINTER.
+		 * Immediate value for RTE_FLOW_FIELD_VALUE, presented in the
+		 * same byte order and length as in relevant rte_flow_item_xxx.
 		 */
-		uint64_t value;
+		uint8_t value[16];
+		/*
+		 * Memory address for RTE_FLOW_FIELD_POINTER, memory layout
+		 * should be the same as for relevant field in the
+		 * rte_flow_item_xxx structure.
+		 */
+		void *pvalue;
 	};
 };
 
-- 
2.18.1


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2021-10-01 19:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] " Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-04  9:38     ` Ori Kam
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2021-10-10 23:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] " Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-11  7:19     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-11  9:54     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-10 23:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] app/testpmd: update modify field flow action support Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-11  9:13     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-10 23:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] app/testpmd: fix hex string parser in flow commands Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-11  9:15     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-10 23:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] net/mlx5: update modify field action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-10 23:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] doc: remove modify field action data deprecation notice Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-11  9:14     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-11  9:31     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-12  8:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] ethdev: update modify field flow action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12  8:06   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/5] " Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12  8:16     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-12  8:06   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] ethdev: fix missed experimental tag for modify field action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12  8:13     ` Ori Kam
2021-10-12  8:14     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-12  8:06   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/5] app/testpmd: update modify field flow action support Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12  8:06   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] app/testpmd: fix hex string parser in flow commands Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12  8:06   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/5] net/mlx5: update modify field action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12 20:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] ethdev: update modify field flow action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12 20:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/5] " Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12 20:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/5] ethdev: fix missed experimental tag for modify field action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12 20:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/5] app/testpmd: update modify field flow action support Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12 20:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/5] app/testpmd: fix hex string parser in flow commands Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-12 20:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/5] net/mlx5: update modify field action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 13:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] ethdev: update modify field flow action Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-13 18:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 18:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] " Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-14 12:08     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-10-14 20:07       ` Slava Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 18:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] ethdev: fix missed experimental tag for modify field action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 18:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] app/testpmd: update modify field flow action support Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 18:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] app/testpmd: fix hex string parser in flow commands Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-13 18:45   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] net/mlx5: update modify field action Viacheslav Ovsiienko
2021-10-14 12:37   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] ethdev: update modify field flow action Ferruh Yigit

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