Add support for building the SWX pipeline based on specification file
with syntax aligned to the P4 language. The specification file may be
generated by the P4C compiler in the future.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add packet reception and header extraction instructions. The Rx must
be the first pipeline instruction. Each extracted header is logically
removed from the packet, then it can be read/written by instructions,
emitted into the outgoing packet or discarded.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
The SWX pipeline instructions represent the main program that defines
the life of the packet. As packets go through tables that trigger
action subroutines, the headers and meta-data get transformed along
the way.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add tables to the SWX pipeline. The match fields are flexibly selected
from the headers and meta-data. The set of table actions is flexibly
selected for each table from the set of pipeline actions.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add SWX actions that are dynamically-defined through instructions as
opposed to pre-defined. The actions are subroutines of the pipeline
program that triggered by table lookup. The input arguments are the
action data from the table entry (format defined by struct), the
headers and meta-data are in/out.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add extern objects and functions to plug into the SWX pipeline any
functionality that cannot be efficiently implemented with existing
instructions, e.g. special checksum/ECC, crypto, meters, stats arrays,
heuristics, etc. In/out arguments are passed through mailbox with
format defined by struct.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add support for dynamically-defined packet headers and meta-data to
the SWX pipeline. The header and meta-data format are defined by the
struct type they instantiate.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add output ports to the newly introduced SWX pipeline type. Each port
instantiates a port type that defines the port operations, e.g. ethdev
port, PCAP port, etc. The TX interface is single packet, with packet
batching internally for performance.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add input ports to the newly introduced SWX pipeline type. Each port
instantiates a port type that defines the port operations, e.g. ethdev
port, PCAP port, etc. The RX interface is single packet, with packet
batching internally for performance.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Add new improved Software Switch (SWX) pipeline type that supports
dynamically-defined packet headers, meta-data, actions and pipelines.
Actions and pipelines are defined through instructions.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
