[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/15] mbuf: add definitions of unified packet types

2015-02-10 Thread Bruce Richardson
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:53:52AM +, Zhang, Helin wrote: > Hi Bruce > > Fortunately I have Steve as the author of a sub-patch for vector PMD in this > patch set. That means we have already taken into account the VPMD in it. > All is workable with vPMD, and with performance result mentioned.

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/15] mbuf: add definitions of unified packet types

2015-02-10 Thread Zhang, Helin
Hi Bruce Fortunately I have Steve as the author of a sub-patch for vector PMD in this patch set. That means we have already taken into account the VPMD in it. All is workable with vPMD, and with performance result mentioned. Everything is done for this mbuf changes. Regards, Helin >

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/15] mbuf: add definitions of unified packet types

2015-02-09 Thread Helin Zhang
As there are only 6 bit flags in ol_flags for indicating packet types, which is not enough to describe all the possible packet types hardware can recognize. For example, i40e hardware can recognize more than 150 packet types. Unified packet type is composed of tunnel type, L3 type, L4 type and

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/15] mbuf: add definitions of unified packet types

2015-02-09 Thread Bruce Richardson
On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 02:40:35PM +0800, Helin Zhang wrote: > As there are only 6 bit flags in ol_flags for indicating packet types, > which is not enough to describe all the possible packet types hardware > can recognize. For example, i40e hardware can recognize more than 150 > packet types.