This commit introduces additional command line paramter
for mfex study function. If user provides additional packet out
it is used in study to compare minimum packets which must be processed
else a default value is choosen.
Also introduces a third paramter for choosing a particular pmd core.
$ ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-set study 500 3
Signed-off-by: Kumar Amber <kumar.amber@intel.com>
Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@sysclose.org>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes@intel.com>
The study function runs all the available implementations
of miniflow_extract and makes a choice whose hitmask has
maximum hits and sets the mfex to that function.
Study can be run at runtime using the following command:
$ ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-set study
Signed-off-by: Kumar Amber <kumar.amber@intel.com>
Co-authored-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@sysclose.org>
Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes@intel.com>
This patch introduced the auto-validation function which
allows users to compare the batch of packets obtained from
different miniflow implementations against the linear
miniflow extract and return a hitmask.
The autovaidator function can be triggered at runtime using the
following command:
$ ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-set autovalidator
Signed-off-by: Kumar Amber <kumar.amber@intel.com>
Co-authored-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@sysclose.org>
Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes@intel.com>
This patch introduces the MFEX function pointers which allows
the user to switch between different miniflow extract implementations
which are provided by the OVS based on optimized ISA CPU.
The user can query for the available minflow extract variants available
for that CPU by following commands:
$ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-get
Similarly an user can set the miniflow implementation by the following
command :
$ ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-set name
This allows for more performance and flexibility to the user to choose
the miniflow implementation according to the needs.
Signed-off-by: Kumar Amber <kumar.amber@intel.com>
Co-authored-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@sysclose.org>
Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes@intel.com>
