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/*
 * buffer.h: VLIB buffers
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Eliot Dresselhaus
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#ifndef included_vlib_buffer_h
#define included_vlib_buffer_h

#include <vppinfra/types.h>
#include <vppinfra/cache.h>
#include <vppinfra/serialize.h>
#include <vppinfra/vector.h>
#include <vlib/error.h>         /* for vlib_error_t */

#if DPDK > 0
#include <rte_config.h>
#define VLIB_BUFFER_DATA_SIZE           (2048)
#define VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE       RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM
#else
#include <vlib/config.h>        /* for __PRE_DATA_SIZE */
#define VLIB_BUFFER_DATA_SIZE           (512)
#define VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE       __PRE_DATA_SIZE
#endif

#ifdef CLIB_HAVE_VEC128
typedef u8x16 vlib_copy_unit_t;
#else
typedef u64 vlib_copy_unit_t;
#endif

/** \file
    vlib buffer structure definition and a few select
    access methods. This structure and the buffer allocation
    mechanism should perhaps live in vnet, but it would take a lot 
    of typing to make it so.
*/
    
/* VLIB buffer representation. */
typedef struct {
  CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK(cacheline0);
  /* Offset within data[] that we are currently processing.
     If negative current header points into predata area. */ 
  i16 current_data;  /**< signed offset in data[], pre_data[]  
                        that we are currently processing.
                        If negative current header points into predata area.
                     */
  u16 current_length;  /**< Nbytes between current data and 
                          the end of this buffer.
                       */
  u32 flags; /**< buffer flags: 
                <br> VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED: trace this buffer.
                <br> VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT: this is a multi-chunk buffer.
                <br> VLIB_BUFFER_TOTAL_LENGTH_VALID: as it says
                <br> VLIB_BUFFER_REPL_FAIL: packet replication failure
                <br> VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n): user-defined bit N
             */
#define VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED (1 << 0)
#define VLIB_BUFFER_LOG2_NEXT_PRESENT (1)
#define VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT (1 << VLIB_BUFFER_LOG2_NEXT_PRESENT) 
#define VLIB_BUFFER_IS_RECYCLED (1 << 2) 
#define VLIB_BUFFER_TOTAL_LENGTH_VALID (1 << 3)
#define VLIB_BUFFER_REPL_FAIL (1 << 4) 

  /* User defined buffer flags. */
#define LOG2_VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n) (32 - (n))
#define VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n) (1 << LOG2_VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n))

  u32 free_list_index; /**< Buffer free list that this buffer was 
                          allocated from and will be freed to. 
                       */

  u32 total_length_not_including_first_buffer; 
  /**< Only valid for first buffer in chain. Current length plus
     total length given here give total number of bytes in buffer chain.
  */


  u32 next_buffer;   /**< Next buffer for this linked-list of buffers.
                        Only valid if VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT flag is set. 
                     */

  u32 trace_index; /**< Specifies index into trace buffer 
                      if VLIB_PACKET_IS_TRACED flag is set. 
                   */


  u32 clone_count; /**< Specifies whether this buffer should be 
                      reinitialized when freed. It will be reinitialized 
                      if the value is 0. This field can be used
                      as a counter or for other state during packet 
                      replication. The buffer free function does not 
                      modify this value. 
                   */

  vlib_error_t error;   /**< Error code for buffers to be enqueued 
                           to error handler. 
                        */

  u32 opaque[8]; /**< Opaque data used by sub-graphs for their own purposes. 
                    See .../vnet/vnet/buffer.h
                 */
  CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK(cacheline1);

  u32 opaque2[16];  /**< More opaque data, in its own cache line */

  /***** end of second cache line */
  CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK(cacheline2);
  u8 pre_data [VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE]; /**< Space for inserting data
                                               before buffer start.
                                               Packet rewrite string will be
                                               rewritten backwards and may extend
                                               back before buffer->data[0].
                                               Must come directly before packet data.
                                            */

  u8 data[0]; /**< Packet data. Hardware DMA here */
} vlib_buffer_t;  /* Must be a multiple of 64B. */

#define VLIB_BUFFER_HDR_SIZE  (sizeof(vlib_buffer_t) - VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE)

/** \brief Prefetch buffer metadata.
    The first 64 bytes of buffer contains most header information

    @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
    @param type - LOAD, STORE. In most cases, STORE is the right answer
*/

#define vlib_prefetch_buffer_header(b,type) CLIB_PREFETCH (b, 64, type)

always_inline vlib_buffer_t *
vlib_buffer_next_contiguous (vlib_buffer_t * b, u32 buffer_bytes)
{ return (void *) (b + 1) + buffer_bytes; }

always_inline void
vlib_buffer_struct_is_sane (vlib_buffer_t * b)
{
  ASSERT (sizeof (b[0]) % 64 == 0);

  /* Rewrite data must be before and contiguous with packet data. */
  ASSERT (b->pre_data + VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE == b->data);
}

/** \brief Get pointer to current data to process

    @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
    @return - (void *) (b->data + b->current_data)
*/    

always_inline void *
vlib_buffer_get_current (vlib_buffer_t * b)
{
  /* Check bounds. */
  ASSERT ((signed) b->current_data >= (signed) -VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE);
  return b->data + b->current_data;
}

/** \brief Advance current data pointer by the supplied (signed!) amount

    @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
    @param l - (word) signed increment
*/    
always_inline void
vlib_buffer_advance (vlib_buffer_t * b, word l)
{
  ASSERT (b->current_length >= l);
  b->current_data += l;
  b->current_length -= l;
}

/** \brief Reset current header & length to state they were in when
    packet was received.

    @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
*/

always_inline void
vlib_buffer_reset (vlib_buffer_t * b)
{
  b->current_length += clib_max (b->current_data, 0);
  b->current_data = 0;
}

/** \brief Get pointer to buffer's opaque data array

    @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
    @return - (void *) b->opaque
*/
always_inline void *
vlib_get_buffer_opaque (vlib_buffer_t * b)
{ return (void *) b->opaque; }

/** \brief Get pointer to buffer's opaque2 data array

    @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
    @return - (void *) b->opaque2
*/
always_inline void *
vlib_get_buffer_opaque2 (vlib_buffer_t * b)
{ return (void *) b->opaque2; }

/* Forward declaration. */
struct vlib_main_t;

typedef struct vlib_buffer_free_list_t {
  /* Template buffer used to initialize first 16 bytes of buffers
     allocated on this free list. */
  vlib_buffer_t buffer_init_template;

  /* Our index into vlib_main_t's buffer_free_list_pool. */
  u32 index;

  /* Number of data bytes for buffers in this free list. */
  u32 n_data_bytes;

  /* Number of buffers to allocate when we need to allocate new buffers
     from physmem heap. */
  u32 min_n_buffers_each_physmem_alloc;

  /* Total number of buffers allocated from this free list. */
  u32 n_alloc;

  /* Vector of free buffers.  Each element is a byte offset into I/O heap.
     Aligned vectors always has naturally aligned vlib_copy_unit_t sized chunks
     of buffer indices.  Unaligned vector has any left over.  This is meant to
     speed up copy routines. */
  u32 * aligned_buffers, * unaligned_buffers;

  /* Memory chunks allocated for this free list
     recorded here so they can be freed when free list
     is deleted. */
  void ** buffer_memory_allocated;

  /* Free list name. */
  u8 * name;

  /* Callback functions to initialize newly allocated buffers.
     If null buffers are zeroed. */
  void (* buffer_init_function) (struct vlib_main_t * vm,
                                 struct vlib_buffer_free_list_t * fl,
                                 u32 * buffers, u32 n_buffers);

  /* Callback function to announce that buffers have been
     added to the freelist */
  void (* buffers_added_to_freelist_function) 
  (struct vlib_main_t * vm,
   struct vlib_buffer_free_list_t * fl);

  uword buffer_init_function_opaque;
} __attribute__ ((aligned (16))) vlib_buffer_free_list_t;

typedef struct {
  /* Buffer free callback, for subversive activities */
  u32 (*buffer_free_callback) (struct vlib_main_t *vm, 
                               u32 * buffers,
                               u32 n_buffers,
                               u32 follow_buffer_next);
  /* Pool of buffer free lists.
     Multiple free lists exist for packet generator which uses
     separate free lists for each packet stream --- so as to avoid
     initializing static data for each packet generated. */
  vlib_buffer_free_list_t * buffer_free_list_pool;
#define VLIB_BUFFER_DEFAULT_FREE_LIST_INDEX (0)
#define VLIB_BUFFER_DEFAULT_FREE_LIST_BYTES VLIB_BUFFER_DATA_SIZE

  /* Hash table mapping buffer size (rounded to next unit of
     sizeof (vlib_buffer_t)) to free list index. */
  uword * free_list_by_size;

  /* Hash table mapping buffer index into number
     0 => allocated but free, 1 => allocated and not-free.
     If buffer index is not in hash table then this buffer
     has never been allocated. */
  uword * buffer_known_hash;

  /* List of free-lists needing Blue Light Special announcements */
  vlib_buffer_free_list_t **announce_list;

  /*  Vector of rte_mempools per socket */
#if DPDK == 1
  struct rte_mempool ** pktmbuf_pools;
#endif
} vlib_buffer_main_t;

typedef struct {
  struct vlib_main_t * vlib_main;

  u32 first_buffer, last_buffer;

  union {
    struct {
      /* Total accumulated bytes in chain starting with first_buffer. */
      u32 n_total_data_bytes;

      /* Max number of bytes to accumulate in chain starting with first_buffer.
         As this limit is reached buffers are enqueued to next node. */
      u32 max_n_data_bytes_per_chain;

      /* Next node to enqueue buffers to relative to current process node. */
      u32 next_index;

      /* Free list to use to allocate new buffers. */
      u32 free_list_index;
    } tx;

    struct {
      /* CLIB fifo of buffer indices waiting to be unserialized. */
      u32 * buffer_fifo;

      /* Event type used to signal that RX buffers have been added to fifo. */
      uword ready_one_time_event;
    } rx;
  };
} vlib_serialize_buffer_main_t;

void serialize_open_vlib_buffer (serialize_main_t * m, struct vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_serialize_buffer_main_t * sm);
void unserialize_open_vlib_buffer (serialize_main_t * m, struct vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_serialize_buffer_main_t * sm);

u32 serialize_close_vlib_buffer (serialize_main_t * m);
void unserialize_close_vlib_buffer (serialize_main_t * m);
void *vlib_set_buffer_free_callback (struct vlib_main_t *vm, void *fp);

always_inline u32
serialize_vlib_buffer_n_bytes (serialize_main_t * m)
{
  serialize_stream_t * s = &m->stream;
  vlib_serialize_buffer_main_t * sm
    = uword_to_pointer (m->stream.data_function_opaque, vlib_serialize_buffer_main_t *);
  return sm->tx.n_total_data_bytes + s->current_buffer_index + vec_len (s->overflow_buffer);
}

#if DPDK > 0
#define rte_mbuf_from_vlib_buffer(x) (((struct rte_mbuf *)x) - 1)
#define vlib_buffer_from_rte_mbuf(x) ((vlib_buffer_t *)(x+1))
#endif

/*
 */

/** \brief Compile time buffer trajectory tracing option
    Turn this on if you run into "bad monkey" contexts, 
    and you want to know exactly which nodes they've visited... 
    See vlib/main.c...
*/
#define VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY 0

#if VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY > 0
#define VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT(b) (b)->pre_data[0]=0
#else 
#define VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT(b)
#endif /* VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY */

#endif /* included_vlib_buffer_h */