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Replace the BSD license header with the SPDX tag for files with only an Intel copyright on them. Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
242 lines
7.6 KiB
C
242 lines
7.6 KiB
C
/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
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* Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
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*/
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#ifndef _RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_H_
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#define _RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_H_
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/**
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* @file
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* RTE distributor
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*
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* The distributor is a component which is designed to pass packets
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* one-at-a-time to workers, with dynamic load balancing.
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*/
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#ifdef __cplusplus
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extern "C" {
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#endif
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/* Type of distribution (burst/single) */
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enum rte_distributor_alg_type {
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RTE_DIST_ALG_BURST = 0,
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RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE,
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RTE_DIST_NUM_ALG_TYPES
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};
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struct rte_distributor;
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struct rte_mbuf;
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/**
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* Function to create a new distributor instance
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*
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* Reserves the memory needed for the distributor operation and
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* initializes the distributor to work with the configured number of workers.
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*
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* @param name
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* The name to be given to the distributor instance.
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* @param socket_id
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* The NUMA node on which the memory is to be allocated
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* @param num_workers
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* The maximum number of workers that will request packets from this
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* distributor
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* @param alg_type
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* Call the legacy API, or use the new burst API. legacy uses 32-bit
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* flow ID, and works on a single packet at a time. Latest uses 15-
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* bit flow ID and works on up to 8 packets at a time to workers.
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* @return
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* The newly created distributor instance
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*/
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struct rte_distributor *
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rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned int socket_id,
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unsigned int num_workers,
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unsigned int alg_type);
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/* *** APIS to be called on the distributor lcore *** */
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/*
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* The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on a
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* single lcore which acts as the distributor lcore for a given distributor
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* instance. These functions cannot be called on multiple cores simultaneously
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* without using locking to protect access to the internals of the distributor.
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*
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* NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
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* for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
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*/
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/**
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* Process a set of packets by distributing them among workers that request
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* packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the
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* same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be processed on different cores at
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* the same time.
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*
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* The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function.
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* If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on
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* driver implementation and configuration.
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*
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* This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore.
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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* @param mbufs
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* The mbufs to be distributed
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* @param num_mbufs
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* The number of mbufs in the mbufs array
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* @return
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* The number of mbufs processed.
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*/
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int
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rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
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struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int num_mbufs);
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/**
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* Get a set of mbufs that have been returned to the distributor by workers
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*
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* This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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* @param mbufs
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* The mbufs pointer array to be filled in
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* @param max_mbufs
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* The size of the mbufs array
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* @return
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* The number of mbufs returned in the mbufs array.
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*/
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int
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rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
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struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int max_mbufs);
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/**
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* Flush the distributor component, so that there are no in-flight or
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* backlogged packets awaiting processing
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*
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* This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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* @return
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* The number of queued/in-flight packets that were completed by this call.
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*/
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int
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rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d);
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/**
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* Clears the array of returned packets used as the source for the
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* rte_distributor_returned_pkts() API call.
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*
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* This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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*/
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void
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rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d);
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/* *** APIS to be called on the worker lcores *** */
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/*
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* The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on
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* multiple lcores which act as workers for a distributor. Each lcore should use
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* a unique worker id when requesting packets.
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*
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* NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
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* for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
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*/
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/**
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* API called by a worker to get new packets to process. Any previous packets
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* given to the worker is assumed to have completed processing, and may be
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* optionally returned to the distributor via the oldpkt parameter.
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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* @param worker_id
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* The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
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* at distributor creation time.
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* @param pkts
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* The mbufs pointer array to be filled in (up to 8 packets)
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* @param oldpkt
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* The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker
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* @param retcount
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* The number of packets being returned
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*
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* @return
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* The number of packets in the pkts array
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*/
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int
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rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
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unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
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struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, unsigned int retcount);
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/**
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* API called by a worker to return a completed packet without requesting a
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* new packet, for example, because a worker thread is shutting down
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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* @param worker_id
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* The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
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* at distributor creation time.
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* @param oldpkt
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* The previous packets being processed by the worker
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* @param num
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* The number of packets in the oldpkt array
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*/
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int
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rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
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unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, int num);
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/**
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* API called by a worker to request a new packet to process.
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* Any previous packet given to the worker is assumed to have completed
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* processing, and may be optionally returned to the distributor via
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* the oldpkt parameter.
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* Unlike rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(), this function does not wait for a
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* new packet to be provided by the distributor.
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*
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* NOTE: after calling this function, rte_distributor_poll_pkt_burst() should
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* be used to poll for the packet requested. The rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst()
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* API should *not* be used to try and retrieve the new packet.
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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* @param worker_id
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* The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
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* at distributor creation time.
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* @param oldpkt
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* The returning packets, if any, processed by the worker
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* @param count
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* The number of returning packets
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*/
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void
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rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
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unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt,
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unsigned int count);
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/**
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* API called by a worker to check for a new packet that was previously
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* requested by a call to rte_distributor_request_pkt(). It does not wait
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* for the new packet to be available, but returns NULL if the request has
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* not yet been fulfilled by the distributor.
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*
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* @param d
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* The distributor instance to be used
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* @param worker_id
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* The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
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* at distributor creation time.
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* @param mbufs
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* The array of mbufs being given to the worker
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*
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* @return
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* The number of packets being given to the worker thread, zero if no
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* packet is yet available.
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*/
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int
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rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
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unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **mbufs);
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#ifdef __cplusplus
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}
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#endif
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#endif
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