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1/*
2 * Copyright (c) 2009 Nicira Networks.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16
17#ifndef DPIF_PROVIDER_H
18#define DPIF_PROVIDER_H 1
19
20/* Provider interface to dpifs, which provide an interface to an Open vSwitch
21 * datapath. */
22
23#include <assert.h>
24#include "dpif.h"
25
26/* Open vSwitch datapath interface.
27 *
28 * This structure should be treated as opaque by dpif implementations. */
29struct dpif {
30 const struct dpif_class *class;
31 char *name;
32 uint8_t netflow_engine_type;
33 uint8_t netflow_engine_id;
34};
35
36void dpif_init(struct dpif *, const struct dpif_class *, const char *name,
37 uint8_t netflow_engine_type, uint8_t netflow_engine_id);
38static inline void dpif_assert_class(const struct dpif *dpif,
39 const struct dpif_class *class)
40{
41 assert(dpif->class == class);
42}
43
44/* Datapath interface class structure, to be defined by each implementation of
45 * a datapath interface
46 *
47 * These functions return 0 if successful or a positive errno value on failure,
48 * except where otherwise noted.
49 *
50 * These functions are expected to execute synchronously, that is, to block as
51 * necessary to obtain a result. Thus, they may not return EAGAIN or
52 * EWOULDBLOCK or EINPROGRESS. We may relax this requirement in the future if
53 * and when we encounter performance problems. */
54struct dpif_class {
55 /* Prefix for names of dpifs in this class, e.g. "udatapath:".
56 *
57 * One dpif class may have the empty string "" as its prefix, in which case
58 * that dpif class is associated with dpif names that don't match any other
59 * class name. */
60 const char *prefix;
61
62 /* Class name, for use in error messages. */
63 const char *name;
64
65 /* Attempts to open an existing dpif, if 'create' is false, or to open an
66 * existing dpif or create a new one, if 'create' is true. 'name' is the
67 * full dpif name provided by the user, e.g. "udatapath:/var/run/mypath".
68 * This name is useful for error messages but must not be modified.
69 *
70 * 'suffix' is a copy of 'name' following the dpif's 'prefix'.
71 *
72 * If successful, stores a pointer to the new dpif in '*dpifp'. On failure
73 * there are no requirements on what is stored in '*dpifp'. */
74 int (*open)(const char *name, char *suffix, bool create,
75 struct dpif **dpifp);
76
77 /* Closes 'dpif' and frees associated memory. */
78 void (*close)(struct dpif *dpif);
79
80 /* Attempts to destroy the dpif underlying 'dpif'.
81 *
82 * If successful, 'dpif' will not be used again except as an argument for
83 * the 'close' member function. */
84 int (*delete)(struct dpif *dpif);
85
86 /* Retrieves statistics for 'dpif' into 'stats'. */
87 int (*get_stats)(const struct dpif *dpif, struct odp_stats *stats);
88
89 /* Retrieves 'dpif''s current treatment of IP fragments into '*drop_frags':
90 * true indicates that fragments are dropped, false indicates that
91 * fragments are treated in the same way as other IP packets (except that
92 * the L4 header cannot be read). */
93 int (*get_drop_frags)(const struct dpif *dpif, bool *drop_frags);
94
95 /* Changes 'dpif''s treatment of IP fragments to 'drop_frags', whose
96 * meaning is the same as for the get_drop_frags member function. */
97 int (*set_drop_frags)(struct dpif *dpif, bool drop_frags);
98
99 /* Creates a new port in 'dpif' connected to network device 'devname'.
100 * 'flags' is a set of ODP_PORT_* flags. If successful, sets '*port_no'
101 * to the new port's port number. */
102 int (*port_add)(struct dpif *dpif, const char *devname, uint16_t flags,
103 uint16_t *port_no);
104
105 /* Removes port numbered 'port_no' from 'dpif'. */
106 int (*port_del)(struct dpif *dpif, uint16_t port_no);
107
108 /* Queries 'dpif' for a port with the given 'port_no' or 'devname'. Stores
109 * information about the port into '*port' if successful. */
110 int (*port_query_by_number)(const struct dpif *dpif, uint16_t port_no,
111 struct odp_port *port);
112 int (*port_query_by_name)(const struct dpif *dpif, const char *devname,
113 struct odp_port *port);
114
115 /* Stores in 'ports' information about up to 'n' ports attached to 'dpif',
116 * in no particular order. Returns the number of ports attached to 'dpif'
117 * (not the number stored), if successful, otherwise a negative errno
118 * value. */
119 int (*port_list)(const struct dpif *dpif, struct odp_port *ports, int n);
120
121 /* Stores in 'ports' the port numbers of up to 'n' ports that belong to
122 * 'group' in 'dpif'. Returns the number of ports in 'group' (not the
123 * number stored), if successful, otherwise a negative errno value. */
124 int (*port_group_get)(const struct dpif *dpif, int group,
125 uint16_t ports[], int n);
126
127 /* Changes port group 'group' in 'dpif' to consist of the 'n' ports whose
128 * numbers are given in 'ports'.
129 *
130 * Use the get_stats member function to obtain the number of supported port
131 * groups. */
132 int (*port_group_set)(struct dpif *dpif, int group,
133 const uint16_t ports[], int n);
134
135 /* For each flow 'flow' in the 'n' flows in 'flows':
136 *
137 * - If a flow matching 'flow->key' exists in 'dpif':
138 *
139 * Stores 0 into 'flow->stats.error' and stores statistics for the flow
140 * into 'flow->stats'.
141 *
142 * If 'flow->n_actions' is zero, then 'flow->actions' is ignored. If
143 * 'flow->n_actions' is nonzero, then 'flow->actions' should point to
144 * an array of the specified number of actions. At most that many of
145 * the flow's actions will be copied into that array.
146 * 'flow->n_actions' will be updated to the number of actions actually
147 * present in the flow, which may be greater than the number stored if
148 * the flow has more actions than space available in the array.
149 *
150 * - Flow-specific errors are indicated by a positive errno value in
151 * 'flow->stats.error'. In particular, ENOENT indicates that no flow
152 * matching 'flow->key' exists in 'dpif'. When an error value is stored,
153 * the contents of 'flow->key' are preserved but other members of 'flow'
154 * should be treated as indeterminate.
155 *
156 * Returns 0 if all 'n' flows in 'flows' were updated (whether they were
157 * individually successful or not is indicated by 'flow->stats.error',
158 * however). Returns a positive errno value if an error that prevented
159 * this update occurred, in which the caller must not depend on any
160 * elements in 'flows' being updated or not updated.
161 */
162 int (*flow_get)(const struct dpif *dpif, struct odp_flow flows[], int n);
163
164 /* Adds or modifies a flow in 'dpif' as specified in 'put':
165 *
166 * - If the flow specified in 'put->flow' does not exist in 'dpif', then
167 * behavior depends on whether ODPPF_CREATE is specified in 'put->flags':
168 * if it is, the flow will be added, otherwise the operation will fail
169 * with ENOENT.
170 *
171 * - Otherwise, the flow specified in 'put->flow' does exist in 'dpif'.
172 * Behavior in this case depends on whether ODPPF_MODIFY is specified in
173 * 'put->flags': if it is, the flow's actions will be updated, otherwise
174 * the operation will fail with EEXIST. If the flow's actions are
175 * updated, then its statistics will be zeroed if ODPPF_ZERO_STATS is set
176 * in 'put->flags', left as-is otherwise.
177 */
178 int (*flow_put)(struct dpif *dpif, struct odp_flow_put *put);
179
180 /* Deletes a flow matching 'flow->key' from 'dpif' or returns ENOENT if
181 * 'dpif' does not contain such a flow.
182 *
183 * If successful, updates 'flow->stats', 'flow->n_actions', and
184 * 'flow->actions' as described in more detail under the flow_get member
185 * function below. */
186 int (*flow_del)(struct dpif *dpif, struct odp_flow *flow);
187
188 /* Deletes all flows from 'dpif' and clears all of its queues of received
189 * packets. */
190 int (*flow_flush)(struct dpif *dpif);
191
192 /* Stores up to 'n' flows in 'dpif' into 'flows', updating their statistics
193 * and actions as described under the flow_get member function. If
194 * successful, returns the number of flows actually present in 'dpif',
195 * which might be greater than the number stored (if 'dpif' has more than
196 * 'n' flows). On failure, returns a negative errno value. */
197 int (*flow_list)(const struct dpif *dpif, struct odp_flow flows[], int n);
198
199 /* Performs the 'n_actions' actions in 'actions' on the Ethernet frame
200 * specified in 'packet'.
201 *
202 * Pretends that the frame was originally received on the port numbered
203 * 'in_port'. This affects only ODPAT_OUTPUT_GROUP actions, which will not
204 * send a packet out their input port. Specify the number of an unused
205 * port (e.g. UINT16_MAX is currently always unused) to avoid this
206 * behavior. */
207 int (*execute)(struct dpif *dpif, uint16_t in_port,
208 const union odp_action actions[], int n_actions,
209 const struct ofpbuf *packet);
210
211 /* Retrieves 'dpif''s "listen mask" into '*listen_mask'. Each ODPL_* bit
212 * set in '*listen_mask' indicates the 'dpif' will receive messages of the
213 * corresponding type when it calls the recv member function. */
214 int (*recv_get_mask)(const struct dpif *dpif, int *listen_mask);
215
216 /* Sets 'dpif''s "listen mask" to 'listen_mask'. Each ODPL_* bit set in
217 * 'listen_mask' indicates the 'dpif' will receive messages of the
218 * corresponding type when it calls the recv member function. */
219 int (*recv_set_mask)(struct dpif *dpif, int listen_mask);
220
221 /* Attempts to receive a message from 'dpif'. If successful, stores the
222 * message into '*packetp'. The message, if one is received, must begin
223 * with 'struct odp_msg' as a header. Only messages of the types selected
224 * with the set_listen_mask member function should be received.
225 *
226 * This function must not block. If no message is ready to be received
227 * when it is called, it should return EAGAIN without blocking. */
228 int (*recv)(struct dpif *dpif, struct ofpbuf **packetp);
229
230 /* Arranges for the poll loop to wake up when 'dpif' has a message queued
231 * to be received with the recv member function. */
232 void (*recv_wait)(struct dpif *dpif);
233};
234
235extern const struct dpif_class dpif_linux_class;
236
237#endif /* dpif-provider.h */