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These functions cannot be called on multiple cores simultaneously * without using locking to protect access to the internals of the distributor. * * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result. */ /** * Process a set of packets by distributing them among workers that request * packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the * same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be processed at the same time. * * The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function. * If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on * driver implementation and configuration. * * This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore. * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used * @param mbufs * The mbufs to be distributed * @param num_mbufs * The number of mbufs in the mbufs array * @return * The number of mbufs processed. */ int rte_distributor_process_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d, struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int num_mbufs); /** * Get a set of mbufs that have been returned to the distributor by workers * * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process() * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used * @param mbufs * The mbufs pointer array to be filled in * @param max_mbufs * The size of the mbufs array * @return * The number of mbufs returned in the mbufs array. */ int rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d, struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int max_mbufs); /** * Flush the distributor component, so that there are no in-flight or * backlogged packets awaiting processing * * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process() * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used * @return * The number of queued/in-flight packets that were completed by this call. */ int rte_distributor_flush_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d); /** * Clears the array of returned packets used as the source for the * rte_distributor_returned_pkts() API call. * * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process() * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used */ void rte_distributor_clear_returns_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d); /* *** APIS to be called on the worker lcores *** */ /* * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on * multiple lcores which act as workers for a distributor. Each lcore should use * a unique worker id when requesting packets. * * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result. */ /** * API called by a worker to get a new packet to process. Any previous packet * given to the worker is assumed to have completed processing, and may be * optionally returned to the distributor via the oldpkt parameter. * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used * @param worker_id * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed * at distributor creation time. * @param oldpkt * The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker * * @return * A new packet to be processed by the worker thread. */ struct rte_mbuf * rte_distributor_get_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d, unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt); /** * API called by a worker to return a completed packet without requesting a * new packet, for example, because a worker thread is shutting down * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used * @param worker_id * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed * at distributor creation time. * @param mbuf * The previous packet being processed by the worker */ int rte_distributor_return_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d, unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *mbuf); /** * API called by a worker to request a new packet to process. * Any previous packet given to the worker is assumed to have completed * processing, and may be optionally returned to the distributor via * the oldpkt parameter. * Unlike rte_distributor_get_pkt(), this function does not wait for a new * packet to be provided by the distributor. * * NOTE: after calling this function, rte_distributor_poll_pkt() should * be used to poll for the packet requested. The rte_distributor_get_pkt() * API should *not* be used to try and retrieve the new packet. * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used * @param worker_id * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed * at distributor creation time. * @param oldpkt * The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker */ void rte_distributor_request_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d, unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt); /** * API called by a worker to check for a new packet that was previously * requested by a call to rte_distributor_request_pkt(). It does not wait * for the new packet to be available, but returns NULL if the request has * not yet been fulfilled by the distributor. * * @param d * The distributor instance to be used * @param worker_id * The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed * at distributor creation time. * * @return * A new packet to be processed by the worker thread, or NULL if no * packet is yet available. */ struct rte_mbuf * rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d, unsigned int worker_id); #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif