[dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 1/5] ether: add flow action to redirect packet in a switch domain

Add action RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SWITCH_PORT, it can be used to redirect a packet to a network interface that connect to the same switch domain, rte_ethdev's port_id is used as an identification of the destination. A typical use case is: with a smart NIC for vSwitch acceleration, flow is defined to

Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 1/5] ether: add flow action to redirect packet in a switch domain

On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:35 AM, Qi Zhang wrote: > Add action RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SWITCH_PORT, it can be used to redirect I guess the word "SWITCH" should be remove from commit message. you don't use it later in the patch. > > +Action: ``PORT`` > + > + > +Redirect packets to an

Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 1/5] ether: add flow action to redirect packet in a switch domain

Hi Alex > -Original Message- > From: Alex Rosenbaum [mailto:rosenbauma...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 8:37 PM > To: Zhang, Qi Z > Cc: adrien.mazarg...@6wind.com; DPDK ; Doherty, Declan > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 1/5] ether: add flow acti

Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 1/5] ether: add flow action to redirect packet in a switch domain

+Adrien On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Zhang, Qi Z wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:35 AM, Qi Zhang wrote: >> > Add action RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SWITCH_PORT, it can be used to >> > redirect >> A verbs would be better suited for an ACTION_TYPE. while ".._TYPE_PORT" is >> a nous. >> Probably