This commit adds a flow graph parsing API. This is a helper API intended to
help ethdev drivers implement rte_flow parsers, as common usages map to
graph traversal problem very well.

Features provided by the API:
- Flow graph, edge, and node definitions
- Graph traversal logic
- Declarative validation against common flow item types
- Per-node validation and state processing callbacks

Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <[email protected]>
---
Depends-on: series-37663 ("Add common flow attr/action parsing infrastructure 
to Intel PMD's")
Depends-on: series-37585 ("Reduce reliance on global response buffer in IAVF")

 lib/ethdev/meson.build      |   1 +
 lib/ethdev/rte_flow_graph.h | 414 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 415 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 lib/ethdev/rte_flow_graph.h

diff --git a/lib/ethdev/meson.build b/lib/ethdev/meson.build
index 8ba6c708a2..686b64e3c2 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/ethdev/meson.build
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ driver_sdk_headers += files(
         'ethdev_pci.h',
         'ethdev_vdev.h',
         'rte_flow_driver.h',
+        'rte_flow_graph.h',
         'rte_mtr_driver.h',
         'rte_tm_driver.h',
 )
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow_graph.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow_graph.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07c370b45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow_graph.h
@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2025 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_FLOW_GRAPH_H_
+#define _RTE_FLOW_GRAPH_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * RTE Flow Graph Parser (Internal Driver API)
+ *
+ * This file provides a graph-based flow pattern parser for PMD drivers.
+ * It defines structures and functions to validate and process rte_flow
+ * patterns using a directed graph representation.
+ *
+ * @warning
+ * This is an internal API for PMD drivers only. Applications must not use it.
+ */
+
+#include <rte_flow.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#define RTE_FLOW_NODE_FIRST (0)
+/* Edge array termination sentinel (not a valid node index). */
+#define RTE_FLOW_NODE_EDGE_END ((size_t)~0U)
+
+/**
+ * For a lot of nodes, there are multiple common patterns of validation 
behavior. This enum allows
+ * marking nodes as implementing one of these common behaviors without need 
for expressing that in
+ * validation code. Can be ORed together to express support for multiple node 
types. These checks
+ * are not combined (any one of them being satisfied is sufficient).
+ */
+enum rte_flow_graph_node_expect
+{
+       RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_NONE = 0,             /**< No special constraints. 
*/
+       RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_EMPTY = (1 << 0),     /**< spec, mask, last must 
be NULL. */
+       RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_SPEC = (1 << 1),      /**< spec is required, mask 
and last must be NULL. */
+       RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_MASK = (1 << 2),      /**< mask is required, spec 
and last must be NULL. */
+       RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_SPEC_MASK = (1 << 3), /**< spec and mask required, 
last must be NULL. */
+       RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_RANGE = (1 << 4),     /**< spec, mask, and last 
are required. */
+       RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_NOT_RANGE = (1 << 5), /**< last must be NULL. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Node validation callback.
+ *
+ * Called when the graph traversal reaches this node. Validates the
+ * rte_flow_item (spec, mask, last) against driver-specific constraints.
+ *
+ * Drivers are suggested to perform all checks in this callback.
+ *
+ * @param ctx
+ *   Opaque driver context for accumulating parsed state.
+ * @param item
+ *   Pointer to the rte_flow_item being validated.
+ * @param error
+ *   Pointer to rte_flow_error structure for reporting failures.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_flow_node_validate_fn)(
+       const void *ctx,
+       const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+       struct rte_flow_error *error);
+
+/**
+ * Node processing callback.
+ *
+ * Called after validation succeeds. Extracts fields from the rte_flow_item
+ * and stores them in driver-specific state for later hardware programming.
+ *
+ * Drivers are suggested to implement "happy path" in this callback.
+ *
+ * @param ctx
+ *   Opaque driver context for accumulating parsed state.
+ * @param item
+ *   Pointer to the rte_flow_item to process.
+ * @param error
+ *   Pointer to rte_flow_error structure for reporting failures.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_flow_node_process_fn)(
+       void *ctx,
+       const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+       struct rte_flow_error *error);
+
+/**
+ * Graph node definition.
+ *
+ * When all members are NULL, it is assumed that the node is not used.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_graph_node {
+       const char *name;                    /**< Node name. */
+       const enum rte_flow_item_type type;  /**< Corresponding 
rte_flow_item_type. */
+       const enum rte_flow_graph_node_expect constraints; /**< Common 
validation constraints (ORed). */
+       rte_flow_node_validate_fn validate;  /**< Validation callback (NULL if 
unsupported). */
+       rte_flow_node_process_fn process;    /**< Processing callback (NULL if 
no extraction needed). */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Graph edge definition.
+ *
+ * Describes allowed transitions from one node to others. The 'next' array
+ * lists all valid successor node types and is terminated by RTE_FLOW_EDGE_END.
+ * Drivers define edges to express their supported protocol sequences.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_graph_edge {
+       const size_t *next;  /**< Array of valid successor nodes, terminated by 
RTE_FLOW_EDGE_END. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Flow graph to be implemented by drivers.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_graph {
+       struct rte_flow_graph_node *nodes;
+       struct rte_flow_graph_edge *edges;
+       const enum rte_flow_item_type *ignore_nodes; /**< Additional node types 
to ignore, terminated by RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END. */
+};
+
+static inline bool
+__flow_graph_node_check_constraint(enum rte_flow_graph_node_expect c,
+               bool has_spec, bool has_mask, bool has_last)
+{
+       bool empty = !has_spec && !has_mask && !has_last;
+
+       if ((c & RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_EMPTY) && empty)
+               return true;
+       if ((c & RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_NOT_RANGE) && !has_last)
+               return true;
+       if ((c & RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_SPEC) && has_spec && !has_mask && 
!has_last)
+               return true;
+       if ((c & RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_MASK) && has_mask && !has_spec && 
!has_last)
+               return true;
+       if ((c & RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_SPEC_MASK) && has_spec && has_mask && 
!has_last)
+               return true;
+       if ((c & RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_RANGE) && has_mask && has_spec && 
has_last)
+               return true;
+
+       return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+__flow_graph_node_is_expected(const struct rte_flow_graph_node *node,
+               const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       enum rte_flow_graph_node_expect c = node->constraints;
+
+       if (c == RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_NONE)
+               return true;
+
+       bool has_spec = (item->spec != NULL);
+       bool has_mask = (item->mask != NULL);
+       bool has_last = (item->last != NULL);
+
+       if (__flow_graph_node_check_constraint(c, has_spec, has_mask, has_last))
+               return true;
+
+       /*
+        * In the interest of everyone debugging flow parsing code, we should 
provide the user with
+        * meaningful messages about exactly what failed, as no one likes 
non-descript "node
+        * constraints not met" errors with no clear indication of where this 
is even coming from.
+        * What follows is us building said meaningful error messages. It's a 
bit ugly, but it is
+        * for the greater good.
+        */
+       const char *msg;
+
+       /* for empty items, we know exactly what went wrong */
+       if (c == RTE_FLOW_NODE_EXPECT_EMPTY) {
+               if (has_spec)
+                       msg = "Unexpected spec in flow item";
+               else if (has_mask)
+                       msg = "Unexpected mask in flow item";
+               else /* has_last */
+                       msg = "Unexpected last in flow item";
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * for non-empty constraints, we need to figure out the one 
thing user is missing
+                * (or has extra) that would've satisfied the constraints.
+                * We do that by flipping each presence bit in turn and seeing 
whether that single
+                * change would have satisfied the node constraints.
+                */
+
+               /* check spec first */
+               if (!has_spec && __flow_graph_node_check_constraint(c, true, 
has_mask, has_last)) {
+                       msg = "Missing spec in flow item";
+               } else if (has_spec && __flow_graph_node_check_constraint(c, 
false, has_mask, has_last)) {
+                       msg = "Unexpected spec in flow item";
+               }
+               /* check mask next */
+               else if (!has_mask && __flow_graph_node_check_constraint(c, 
has_spec, true, has_last)) {
+                       msg = "Missing mask in flow item";
+               } else if (has_mask && __flow_graph_node_check_constraint(c, 
has_spec, false, has_last)) {
+                       msg = "Unexpected mask in flow item";
+               }
+               /* finally, check range */
+               else if (!has_last && __flow_graph_node_check_constraint(c, 
has_spec, has_mask, true)) {
+                       msg = "Missing last in flow item";
+               } else if (has_last && __flow_graph_node_check_constraint(c, 
has_spec, has_mask, false)) {
+                       msg = "Unexpected last in flow item";
+               /* multiple things are wrong with the constraint, so just 
output a generic error */
+               } else {
+                       msg = "Flow item does not meet node constraints";
+               }
+       }
+
+       rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item, msg);
+
+       return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Check if a graph node is null/unused.
+ *
+ * Valid graph nodes must at least define a name.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+static inline bool
+__flow_graph_node_is_null(const struct rte_flow_graph_node *node)
+{
+       return node->name == NULL && node->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END &&
+                       node->process == NULL && node->validate == NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Check if a flow item type should be ignored by the graph.
+ *
+ * Checks if the item type is in the graph's ignore list.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+static inline bool
+__flow_graph_node_is_ignored(const struct rte_flow_graph *graph,
+                         enum rte_flow_item_type fi_type)
+{
+       const enum rte_flow_item_type *ignored;
+
+       /* Always skip VOID items */
+       if (fi_type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID)
+               return true;
+
+       if (graph->ignore_nodes == NULL)
+               return false;
+
+       for (ignored = graph->ignore_nodes; *ignored != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; 
ignored++) {
+               if (*ignored == fi_type)
+                       return true;
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Get the index of a node within a graph.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+static inline size_t
+__flow_graph_get_node_index(const struct rte_flow_graph *graph, const struct 
rte_flow_graph_node *node)
+{
+       return (size_t)(node - graph->nodes);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Find the next node in the graph matching the given item type.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+static inline const struct rte_flow_graph_node *
+__flow_graph_find_next_node(const struct rte_flow_graph *graph,
+                     const struct rte_flow_graph_node *cur_node,
+                     enum rte_flow_item_type next_type)
+{
+       const size_t *next_nodes;
+       size_t cur_idx, edge_idx;
+
+       cur_idx = __flow_graph_get_node_index(graph, cur_node);
+       next_nodes = graph->edges[cur_idx].next;
+       if (next_nodes == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       for (edge_idx = 0; next_nodes[edge_idx] != RTE_FLOW_NODE_EDGE_END; 
edge_idx++) {
+               const struct rte_flow_graph_node *tmp =
+                               &graph->nodes[next_nodes[edge_idx]];
+               if (__flow_graph_node_is_null(tmp))
+                       continue;
+               if (tmp->type == next_type)
+                       return tmp;
+       }
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Visit (validate and extract) a node's item.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+static inline int
+__flow_graph_visit_node(const struct rte_flow_graph_node *node, void *ctx,
+               const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       /* if we expect a certain type of node, check for it */
+       if (!__flow_graph_node_is_expected(node, item, error))
+               /* error already set */
+               return -1;
+
+       /* Does this node fit driver's criteria? */
+       if (node->validate != NULL) {
+               ret = node->validate(ctx, item, error);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+
+       /* Extract data from this item */
+       if (node->process != NULL) {
+               ret = node->process(ctx, item, error);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Parse and validate a flow pattern using the flow graph.
+ *
+ * Traverses the pattern items and validates them against the driver's graph
+ * structure. For each item, checks that the transition from the current node
+ * is allowed, then invokes validation and processing callbacks.
+ *
+ * @param graph
+ *   Pointer to the driver's flow graph definition with nodes and edges.
+ * @param pattern
+ *   Array of rte_flow_item structures to parse, terminated by 
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END.
+ * @param error
+ *   Pointer to rte_flow_error structure for reporting failures.
+ * @param ctx
+ *   Opaque driver context for accumulating parsed state.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, negative errno on failure (error is set).
+ */
+__rte_internal
+static inline int
+rte_flow_graph_parse(const struct rte_flow_graph *graph, const struct 
rte_flow_item *pattern,
+               struct rte_flow_error *error, void *ctx)
+{
+       const struct rte_flow_graph_node *cur_node;
+       const struct rte_flow_item *item;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (graph == NULL || graph->nodes == NULL || graph->edges == NULL) {
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                               RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
+                               "Flow graph is not defined");
+       }
+       if (pattern == NULL) {
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                               RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, NULL,
+                               "Flow pattern is NULL");
+       }
+
+       /* process start node */
+       cur_node = &graph->nodes[RTE_FLOW_NODE_FIRST];
+       ret = __flow_graph_visit_node(cur_node, ctx, NULL, error);
+       if (ret != 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       /* Traverse pattern items */
+       for (item = pattern; item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; item++) {
+
+               /* Skip items in the graph's ignore list */
+               if (__flow_graph_node_is_ignored(graph, item->type))
+                       continue;
+
+               /* Find the next graph node for this item type */
+               cur_node = __flow_graph_find_next_node(graph, cur_node, 
item->type);
+               if (cur_node == NULL) {
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                       RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                                       item, "Pattern item not supported");
+               }
+               /* Validate and process the current item at this node */
+               ret = __flow_graph_visit_node(cur_node, ctx, item, error);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+
+       /* Pattern items have ended but we still need to process the end */
+       cur_node = __flow_graph_find_next_node(graph, cur_node, 
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END);
+       if (cur_node == NULL) {
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                               RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                               item, "Pattern item not supported");
+       }
+       ret = __flow_graph_visit_node(cur_node, ctx, item, error);
+       if (ret != 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_FLOW_GRAPH_H_ */
-- 
2.47.3

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