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From: Simon Horman <simon.horman@netronome•com>
To: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu•com>
Cc: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli•us>,
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Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2 00/10] introduce rocker switch driver with hardware accelerated datapath api - phase 1: bridge fdb offload
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:46:14 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141110034612.GB17246@vergenet.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5460319B.2010605@mojatatu.com>

Hi Jamal, Hi Jiri,

On a somewhat related note I am also wondering what if any progress has
been made regarding discussions of (and code for) the following:

1. Exposing flow tables to user-space
   - I realise that this is Open vSwitch specific to some extent
     but I am in no way implying that it should be done instead of
     non-Open vSwitch specific work.
   - Jiri, IIRC this was part ~v2 of your earlier offload patchset

2. Describing Switch Hardware
   - I see John Fastabend moving forwards on this in his git repository
     https://github.com/jrfastab/flow-net-next

The way that I see things is that both of the above could be exposed via
netlink. And that the first at least could be backed by NDOs.  As such I
see this work as complementary and perhaps applying on top of this
patchset. If I am mistaken in this regards it would be good to know :)

I am of course also interested to know if the above are moving forwards.
To be clear I am very interested in being able to use these APIs to
perform Open vSwitch offloads and I am very happy to help.
(Jamal: I'm also interested in non-Open vSwitch offloads :)

On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 10:31:39PM -0500, Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:
> Jiri,
> 
> I am hoping you have considered what Ben Lahaise's, John Fastabend's,
> and Roopa's patches after all those discussions and
> meetings we have had (in which you promised you will merge patches
> in). I am not seeing much of that here or mention of anything of that
> sort.
> At least please get their sign on - this  is such an important piece of
> new work that you should make sure you get consensus.
> Otherwise we are back to square one and everyone is going their way with
> their patches;
> 
> Ben/Roopa/John - please issue either a signed-off as well
> if you agree with this approach otherwise i am hoping none of these
> patches are merged in.
> 
> I will look at the patches and comment.
> 
> cheers,
> jamal
> 
> On 11/09/14 05:51, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >Hi all.
> >
> >This patchset is just the first phase of switch and switch-ish device
> >support api in kernel. Note that the api will extend (our complete work
> >can be pulled from https://github.com/jpirko/net-next-rocker).
> >
> >So what this patchset includes:
> >- introduce switchdev api for implementing switch drivers (so far
> >   only linux bridge fdb offload is covered)
> >- introduce rocker switch driver which implements switchdev api
> >
> >As to the discussion if there is need to have specific class of device
> >representing the switch itself, so far we found no need to introduce that.
> >But we are generally ok with the idea and when the time comes and it will
> >be needed, it can be easily introduced without any disturbance.
> >
> >This patchset introduces switch id export through rtnetlink and sysfs,
> >which is similar to what we have for port id in SR-IOV. I will send iproute2
> >patchset for showing the switch id for port netdevs once this is applied.
> >
> >For detailed description, please see individual patches.
> >
> >v1->v2:
> >- addressed all DaveM's comments
> >
> >Jiri Pirko (5):
> >   net: rename netdev_phys_port_id to more generic name
> >   net: introduce generic switch devices support
> >   rtnl: expose physical switch id for particular device
> >   net-sysfs: expose physical switch id for particular device
> >   rocker: introduce rocker switch driver
> >
> >Scott Feldman (5):
> >   bridge: introduce fdb offloading via switchdev
> >   bridge: call netdev_sw_port_stp_update when bridge port STP status
> >     changes
> >   bridge: add API to notify bridge driver of learned FBD on offloaded
> >     device
> >   rocker: implement rocker ofdpa flow table manipulation
> >   rocker: implement L2 bridge offloading
> >
> >  Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt           |   59 +
> >  MAINTAINERS                                      |   14 +
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig                     |    1 +
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/Makefile                    |    1 +
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c |    2 +-
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c      |    2 +-
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c   |    2 +-
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c |    2 +-
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/Kconfig              |   27 +
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/Makefile             |    5 +
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c             | 4182 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.h             |  427 +++
> >  include/linux/if_bridge.h                        |   18 +
> >  include/linux/netdevice.h                        |   48 +-
> >  include/net/switchdev.h                          |   53 +
> >  include/uapi/linux/if_link.h                     |    1 +
> >  net/Kconfig                                      |    1 +
> >  net/Makefile                                     |    3 +
> >  net/bridge/br_fdb.c                              |   94 +-
> >  net/bridge/br_netlink.c                          |    2 +
> >  net/bridge/br_stp.c                              |    4 +
> >  net/bridge/br_stp_if.c                           |    3 +
> >  net/bridge/br_stp_timer.c                        |    2 +
> >  net/core/dev.c                                   |    2 +-
> >  net/core/net-sysfs.c                             |   26 +-
> >  net/core/rtnetlink.c                             |   30 +-
> >  net/switchdev/Kconfig                            |   13 +
> >  net/switchdev/Makefile                           |    5 +
> >  net/switchdev/switchdev.c                        |   93 +
> >  29 files changed, 5104 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/Kconfig
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/Makefile
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.h
> >  create mode 100644 include/net/switchdev.h
> >  create mode 100644 net/switchdev/Kconfig
> >  create mode 100644 net/switchdev/Makefile
> >  create mode 100644 net/switchdev/switchdev.c
> >
> 

  reply	other threads:[~2014-11-10  3:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 100+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-11-09 10:51 [patch net-next v2 00/10] introduce rocker switch driver with hardware accelerated datapath api - phase 1: bridge fdb offload Jiri Pirko
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 01/10] net: rename netdev_phys_port_id to more generic name Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10  3:35   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10  5:23     ` David Miller
2014-11-10 12:06       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 12:33         ` Daniel Borkmann
2014-11-10 12:56           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 16:28         ` David Miller
2014-11-10  7:43     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 12:17       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 13:16         ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 13:20           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 16:28         ` David Miller
2014-11-10 19:03           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 21:57   ` John Fastabend
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 02/10] net: introduce generic switch devices support Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 21:59   ` John Fastabend
2014-11-11 15:11     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-11  9:49   ` M. Braun
2014-11-11 10:04     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-19 13:28   ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-19 13:46     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-19 13:59       ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-20 15:55         ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-21  7:16           ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 03/10] rtnl: expose physical switch id for particular device Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10  3:43   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10  7:45     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 17:58   ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-10 20:02     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-11 13:55       ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-10 22:14     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 22:31       ` John Fastabend
2014-11-10 22:01   ` John Fastabend
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 04/10] net-sysfs: " Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 22:01   ` John Fastabend
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 05/10] rocker: introduce rocker switch driver Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 22:04   ` John Fastabend
2014-11-11 14:29     ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-11 15:19       ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-11 15:32         ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-11 15:40           ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-11 16:10             ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-27 14:09             ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-11 15:41           ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-11 15:44             ` John Fastabend
2014-11-11 15:28     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 06/10] bridge: introduce fdb offloading via switchdev Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10  3:47   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10  8:15     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10  9:30       ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-10 12:47       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 13:47         ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 19:13           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 13:51       ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-10 17:30         ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-10 19:03           ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-12 13:43             ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 07/10] bridge: call netdev_sw_port_stp_update when bridge port STP status changes Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 13:11   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 14:04     ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-10 19:20       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 15:59     ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 08/10] bridge: add API to notify bridge driver of learned FBD on offloaded device Jiri Pirko
2014-11-11 14:21   ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-11 17:38     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-11 21:43       ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 09/10] rocker: implement rocker ofdpa flow table manipulation Jiri Pirko
2014-11-09 10:51 ` [patch net-next v2 10/10] rocker: implement L2 bridge offloading Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10  3:53   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10  8:18     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10  9:10       ` Nicolas Dichtel
2014-11-10  8:46     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-10 12:27       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 16:12         ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-10 17:36           ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-10 18:35             ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-10 19:27               ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 19:47                 ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-10 21:14                   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 19:25             ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 17:22         ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-09 16:40 ` [patch net-next] bridge: rename fdb_*_hw to fdb_*_hw_addr to avoid confusion Jiri Pirko
2014-11-11  2:33   ` David Miller
2014-11-11  7:20     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10  3:31 ` [patch net-next v2 00/10] introduce rocker switch driver with hardware accelerated datapath api - phase 1: bridge fdb offload Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10  3:46   ` Simon Horman [this message]
2014-11-10  4:03     ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10  4:58       ` Simon Horman
2014-11-10 22:23         ` John Fastabend
2014-11-11  8:51           ` Simon Horman
2014-11-13  5:44           ` Simon Horman
2014-11-13  6:31             ` John Fastabend
2014-11-21  2:01               ` Simon Horman
2014-11-21  7:20                 ` John Fastabend
2014-11-10  7:23   ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 12:16     ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-10 13:12       ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-10 16:48 ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-12 13:44 ` Jiri Pirko

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