linux/include
David S. Miller 99e9acd85c mlx5-updates-2018-10-17
========================================================================
 
 From Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@mellanox.com>:
 
 This series from Paul adds support to mlx5 e-switch tc offloading of multiple priorities and chains.
 
 This is made of four building blocks (along with few minor driver refactors):
 
 [1] Split FDB fast path prio to multiple namespaces
 
 Currently the FDB name-space contains two priorities, fast path (p0) and slow path (p1).
 The slow path contains the per representor SQ send-to-vport TX rule and the match-all
 RX miss rule. As a pre-step to support multi-chains and priorities, we split the FDB fast path
 to multiple namespaces  (sub namespaces), each with multiple priorities.
 
 [2] E-Switch chains and priorities
 
 A chain is a group of priorities. We use the fdb parallel sub-namespaces to implement chains,
 and a flow table for each priority in them.
 
 Because these namespaces are parallel and in series to the slow path
 fdb, the chains aren't connected to each other (but to the slow path),
 and one must use a explicit goto action to reach a different chain.
 
 Flow tables for the priorities are created on demand and destroyed
 once not used.
 
 [3] Add a no-append flow insertion mode, use it for TC offloads
 
 Enhance the driver fs core, such that if a no-append flag is set by the caller,
 we add a new FTE, instead of appending the actions of the inserted rule when
 the same match already exists.
 
 For encap rules, we defer the HW offloading till we have a valid neighbor. This can
 result in the packet hitting a lower priority rule in the HW DP. Use the no-append API
 to push these packets to the slow path FDB table, so they go to the TC kernel DP as done
 before priorities where supported.
 
 [4] Offloading tc priorities and chains for eswitch flows
 
 Using [1], [2] and [3] above we add the support for offloading both chains
 and priorities. To get to a new chain, use the tc goto action. We support
 a fixed prio range 1-16, and chains 0-3.
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Merge tag 'mlx5-updates-2018-10-17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/saeed/linux

mlx5-updates-2018-10-17

========================================================================

From Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@mellanox.com>:

This series from Paul adds support to mlx5 e-switch tc offloading of multiple priorities and chains.

This is made of four building blocks (along with few minor driver refactors):

[1] Split FDB fast path prio to multiple namespaces

Currently the FDB name-space contains two priorities, fast path (p0) and slow path (p1).
The slow path contains the per representor SQ send-to-vport TX rule and the match-all
RX miss rule. As a pre-step to support multi-chains and priorities, we split the FDB fast path
to multiple namespaces  (sub namespaces), each with multiple priorities.

[2] E-Switch chains and priorities

A chain is a group of priorities. We use the fdb parallel sub-namespaces to implement chains,
and a flow table for each priority in them.

Because these namespaces are parallel and in series to the slow path
fdb, the chains aren't connected to each other (but to the slow path),
and one must use a explicit goto action to reach a different chain.

Flow tables for the priorities are created on demand and destroyed
once not used.

[3] Add a no-append flow insertion mode, use it for TC offloads

Enhance the driver fs core, such that if a no-append flag is set by the caller,
we add a new FTE, instead of appending the actions of the inserted rule when
the same match already exists.

For encap rules, we defer the HW offloading till we have a valid neighbor. This can
result in the packet hitting a lower priority rule in the HW DP. Use the no-append API
to push these packets to the slow path FDB table, so they go to the TC kernel DP as done
before priorities where supported.

[4] Offloading tc priorities and chains for eswitch flows

Using [1], [2] and [3] above we add the support for offloading both chains
and priorities. To get to a new chain, use the tc goto action. We support
a fixed prio range 1-16, and chains 0-3.
=============================================================================

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2018-10-18 10:25:37 -07:00
..
acpi ACPICA: Update version to 20180810 2018-08-14 23:49:13 +02:00
asm-generic vmlinux.lds.h: Fix linker warnings about orphan .LPBX sections 2018-10-12 08:55:29 +11:00
clocksource
crypto crypto: scatterwalk - remove scatterwalk_samebuf() 2018-08-03 18:06:04 +08:00
drm drm/cma-helper: Fix crash in fbdev error path 2018-10-02 13:03:34 +02:00
dt-bindings dt-bindings: net: vsc8531: add two additional LED modes for VSC8584 2018-10-08 10:31:27 -07:00
keys
kvm KVM: arm/arm64: vgic-v3: Add core support for Group0 SGIs 2018-08-12 12:06:34 +01:00
linux mlx5-updates-2018-10-17 2018-10-18 10:25:37 -07:00
math-emu
media media: v4l: event: Prevent freeing event subscriptions while accessed 2018-10-03 06:32:51 -04:00
memory
misc
net bridge: switchdev: Allow clearing FDB entry offload indication 2018-10-17 17:45:08 -07:00
pcmcia pcmcia: remove long deprecated pcmcia_request_exclusive_irq() function 2018-08-18 12:30:42 -07:00
ras
rdma RDMA/netdev: Fix netlink support in IPoIB 2018-10-10 17:58:12 -07:00
scsi SCSI misc on 20180815 2018-08-15 22:06:26 -07:00
soc Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2018-10-12 21:38:46 -07:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v4.19 2018-09-17 18:59:21 +02:00
target scsi: target: add session removal function 2018-08-02 15:29:31 -04:00
trace Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2018-10-12 21:38:46 -07:00
uapi net/ncsi: Extend NC-SI Netlink interface to allow user space to send NC-SI command 2018-10-15 22:00:59 -07:00
video fbdev changes for v4.19: 2018-08-23 15:44:58 -07:00
xen xen/balloon: add runtime control for scrubbing ballooned out pages 2018-09-14 08:51:10 -04:00