Re: [PATCH net-next] net: prestera: flower template support

[Volodymyr Mytnyk]

Hi Jamal,

>
> > Hi Jamal,
> > 
> >>
> >>> From: Volodymyr Mytnyk<vmytnyk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>
> >>> Add user template explicit support. At this moment, max TCAM rule size
> >>> is utilized for all rules, doesn't matter which and how much flower
> >>> matches are provided by user. It means that some of TCAM space is
> >>> wasted, which impacts the number of filters that can be offloaded.
> >>>
> >>> Introducing the template, allows to have more HW offloaded filters.
> >>>
> >>> Example:
> >>>     tc qd add dev PORT clsact
> >>>     tc chain add dev PORT ingress protocol ip \
> >>>       flower dst_ip 0.0.0.0/16
> >>
> >> "chain" or "filter"?
> > 
> > tc chain add ... flower [tempalte] is the command to add explicitly chain with a given template
> > 
> 
> I guess you are enforcing the template on chain 0. My brain
> was  expecting chain id to be called out.
> 

chain 0 is the default chain id for "tc chain" & "tc filter" command,
so, that's why I did not mention it in the command line. Please note,
this patch adds only template support. Chains are not supported yet,
and will be added later.

> 
> > tc filter ... is the command to add a filter itself in that chain
> > 
> 
> Got it.
> 
> 
> >> You are not using tc priority? Above will result in two priorities (the 0.0.0.0 entry will be more important) and in classical flower approach two  different tables.
> >> I am wondering how you map the table to the TCAM.
> >> Is the priority sorting entirely based on masks in hardware?
> > 
> > Kernel tc filter priority is used as a priority for HW rule (see flower implementation).
> 
> The TCAM however should be able to accept many masks - is the idea
> here to enforce some mask per chain and then have priority being the
> priorities handle conflict? What happens when you explicitly specify
> priority. If you dont specify it the kernel provides it and essentially
> resolution is based on the order in which the rules are entered..

The HW rule insert/delete into TCAM is done by the FW itself. It means,
that the FW will take care about prio and (re)order the rule based on the
priority provided by user/kernel. So, kernel driver just need to provide
prio to the FW when adding the rule into the HW.

> 
> cheers,
> jamal

Thanks and Regards,
  Volodymyr