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39 
40 #ifndef included_vlib_buffer_h
41 #define included_vlib_buffer_h
42 
43 #include <vppinfra/types.h>
44 #include <vppinfra/cache.h>
45 #include <vppinfra/serialize.h>
46 #include <vppinfra/vector.h>
47 #include <vlib/error.h> /* for vlib_error_t */
48 
49 #if DPDK > 0
50 #include <rte_config.h>
51 #define VLIB_BUFFER_DATA_SIZE (2048)
52 #define VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM
53 #else
54 #include <vlib/config.h> /* for __PRE_DATA_SIZE */
55 #define VLIB_BUFFER_DATA_SIZE (512)
56 #define VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE __PRE_DATA_SIZE
57 #endif
58 
59 #ifdef CLIB_HAVE_VEC128
60 typedef u8x16 vlib_copy_unit_t;
61 #else
63 #endif
64 
65 /** \file
66  vlib buffer structure definition and a few select
67  access methods. This structure and the buffer allocation
68  mechanism should perhaps live in vnet, but it would take a lot
69  of typing to make it so.
70 */
71 
72 /* VLIB buffer representation. */
73 typedef struct
74 {
75  CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK (cacheline0);
76  /* Offset within data[] that we are currently processing.
77  If negative current header points into predata area. */
78  i16 current_data; /**< signed offset in data[], pre_data[]
79  that we are currently processing.
80  If negative current header points into predata area.
81  */
82  u16 current_length; /**< Nbytes between current data and
83  the end of this buffer.
84  */
85  u32 flags; /**< buffer flags:
86  <br> VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED: trace this buffer.
87  <br> VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT: this is a multi-chunk buffer.
88  <br> VLIB_BUFFER_TOTAL_LENGTH_VALID: as it says
89  <br> VLIB_BUFFER_REPL_FAIL: packet replication failure
90  <br> VLIB_BUFFER_RECYCLE: as it says
91  <br> VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n): user-defined bit N
92  */
93 #define VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED (1 << 0)
94 #define VLIB_BUFFER_LOG2_NEXT_PRESENT (1)
95 #define VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT (1 << VLIB_BUFFER_LOG2_NEXT_PRESENT)
96 #define VLIB_BUFFER_IS_RECYCLED (1 << 2)
97 #define VLIB_BUFFER_TOTAL_LENGTH_VALID (1 << 3)
98 #define VLIB_BUFFER_REPL_FAIL (1 << 4)
99 #define VLIB_BUFFER_RECYCLE (1 << 5)
100 
101  /* User defined buffer flags. */
102 #define LOG2_VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n) (32 - (n))
103 #define VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n) (1 << LOG2_VLIB_BUFFER_FLAG_USER(n))
104 
105  u32 free_list_index; /**< Buffer free list that this buffer was
106  allocated from and will be freed to.
107  */
108 
110  /**< Only valid for first buffer in chain. Current length plus
111  total length given here give total number of bytes in buffer chain.
112  */
113 
114  u32 next_buffer; /**< Next buffer for this linked-list of buffers.
115  Only valid if VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT flag is set.
116  */
117 
118  vlib_error_t error; /**< Error code for buffers to be enqueued
119  to error handler.
120  */
121  u32 current_config_index; /**< Used by feature subgraph arcs to
122  visit enabled feature nodes
123  */
124 
125  u32 dont_waste_me; /**< Available space in the (precious)
126  first 32 octets of buffer metadata
127  Before allocating any of it, discussion required!
128  */
129 
130  u32 opaque[8]; /**< Opaque data used by sub-graphs for their own purposes.
131  See .../vnet/vnet/buffer.h
132  */
133  CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK (cacheline1);
134 
135  u32 trace_index; /**< Specifies index into trace buffer
136  if VLIB_PACKET_IS_TRACED flag is set.
137  */
138  u32 recycle_count; /**< Used by L2 path recycle code */
139  u32 opaque2[14]; /**< More opaque data, currently unused */
140 
141  /***** end of second cache line */
142  CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK (cacheline2);
143  u8 pre_data[VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE]; /**< Space for inserting data
144  before buffer start.
145  Packet rewrite string will be
146  rewritten backwards and may extend
147  back before buffer->data[0].
148  Must come directly before packet data.
149  */
150 
151  u8 data[0]; /**< Packet data. Hardware DMA here */
152 } vlib_buffer_t; /* Must be a multiple of 64B. */
153 
154 #define VLIB_BUFFER_HDR_SIZE (sizeof(vlib_buffer_t) - VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE)
155 
156 /** \brief Prefetch buffer metadata.
157  The first 64 bytes of buffer contains most header information
158 
159  @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
160  @param type - LOAD, STORE. In most cases, STORE is the right answer
161 */
162 
163 #define vlib_prefetch_buffer_header(b,type) CLIB_PREFETCH (b, 64, type)
164 
167 {
168  return (void *) (b + 1) + buffer_bytes;
169 }
170 
171 always_inline void
173 {
174  ASSERT (sizeof (b[0]) % 64 == 0);
175 
176  /* Rewrite data must be before and contiguous with packet data. */
178 }
179 
180 /** \brief Get pointer to current data to process
181 
182  @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
183  @return - (void *) (b->data + b->current_data)
184 */
185 
186 always_inline void *
188 {
189  /* Check bounds. */
190  ASSERT ((signed) b->current_data >= (signed) -VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE);
191  return b->data + b->current_data;
192 }
193 
194 /** \brief Advance current data pointer by the supplied (signed!) amount
195 
196  @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
197  @param l - (word) signed increment
198 */
199 always_inline void
201 {
202  ASSERT (b->current_length >= l);
203  b->current_data += l;
204  b->current_length -= l;
205 }
206 
207 /** \brief Reset current header & length to state they were in when
208  packet was received.
209 
210  @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
211 */
212 
213 always_inline void
215 {
216  b->current_length += clib_max (b->current_data, 0);
217  b->current_data = 0;
218 }
219 
220 /** \brief Get pointer to buffer's opaque data array
221 
222  @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
223  @return - (void *) b->opaque
224 */
225 always_inline void *
227 {
228  return (void *) b->opaque;
229 }
230 
231 /** \brief Get pointer to buffer's opaque2 data array
232 
233  @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
234  @return - (void *) b->opaque2
235 */
236 always_inline void *
238 {
239  return (void *) b->opaque2;
240 }
241 
242 /* Forward declaration. */
243 struct vlib_main_t;
244 
246 {
247  /* Template buffer used to initialize first 16 bytes of buffers
248  allocated on this free list. */
250 
251  /* Our index into vlib_main_t's buffer_free_list_pool. */
253 
254  /* Number of data bytes for buffers in this free list. */
256 
257  /* Number of buffers to allocate when we need to allocate new buffers
258  from physmem heap. */
260 
261  /* Total number of buffers allocated from this free list. */
263 
264  /* Vector of free buffers. Each element is a byte offset into I/O heap.
265  Aligned vectors always has naturally aligned vlib_copy_unit_t sized chunks
266  of buffer indices. Unaligned vector has any left over. This is meant to
267  speed up copy routines. */
269 
270  /* Memory chunks allocated for this free list
271  recorded here so they can be freed when free list
272  is deleted. */
274 
275  /* Free list name. */
277 
278  /* Callback functions to initialize newly allocated buffers.
279  If null buffers are zeroed. */
280  void (*buffer_init_function) (struct vlib_main_t * vm,
281  struct vlib_buffer_free_list_t * fl,
282  u32 * buffers, u32 n_buffers);
283 
284  /* Callback function to announce that buffers have been
285  added to the freelist */
287  (struct vlib_main_t * vm, struct vlib_buffer_free_list_t * fl);
288 
290 } __attribute__ ((aligned (16))) vlib_buffer_free_list_t;
291 
292 typedef struct
293 {
294  /* Buffer free callback, for subversive activities */
295  u32 (*buffer_free_callback) (struct vlib_main_t * vm,
296  u32 * buffers,
297  u32 n_buffers, u32 follow_buffer_next);
298  /* Pool of buffer free lists.
299  Multiple free lists exist for packet generator which uses
300  separate free lists for each packet stream --- so as to avoid
301  initializing static data for each packet generated. */
303 #define VLIB_BUFFER_DEFAULT_FREE_LIST_INDEX (0)
304 #define VLIB_BUFFER_DEFAULT_FREE_LIST_BYTES VLIB_BUFFER_DATA_SIZE
305 
306  /* Hash table mapping buffer size (rounded to next unit of
307  sizeof (vlib_buffer_t)) to free list index. */
309 
310  /* Hash table mapping buffer index into number
311  0 => allocated but free, 1 => allocated and not-free.
312  If buffer index is not in hash table then this buffer
313  has never been allocated. */
315 
316  /* List of free-lists needing Blue Light Special announcements */
318 
319  /* Vector of rte_mempools per socket */
320 #if DPDK == 1
321  struct rte_mempool **pktmbuf_pools;
322 #endif
324 
325 typedef struct
326 {
328 
329  u32 first_buffer, last_buffer;
330 
331  union
332  {
333  struct
334  {
335  /* Total accumulated bytes in chain starting with first_buffer. */
337 
338  /* Max number of bytes to accumulate in chain starting with first_buffer.
339  As this limit is reached buffers are enqueued to next node. */
341 
342  /* Next node to enqueue buffers to relative to current process node. */
344 
345  /* Free list to use to allocate new buffers. */
347  } tx;
348 
349  struct
350  {
351  /* CLIB fifo of buffer indices waiting to be unserialized. */
353 
354  /* Event type used to signal that RX buffers have been added to fifo. */
356  } rx;
357  };
359 
363  struct vlib_main_t *vm,
365 
368 void *vlib_set_buffer_free_callback (struct vlib_main_t *vm, void *fp);
369 
372 {
373  serialize_stream_t *s = &m->stream;
377  return sm->tx.n_total_data_bytes + s->current_buffer_index +
379 }
380 
381 #if DPDK > 0
382 #define rte_mbuf_from_vlib_buffer(x) (((struct rte_mbuf *)x) - 1)
383 #define vlib_buffer_from_rte_mbuf(x) ((vlib_buffer_t *)(x+1))
384 #endif
385 
386 /*
387  */
388 
389 /** \brief Compile time buffer trajectory tracing option
390  Turn this on if you run into "bad monkey" contexts,
391  and you want to know exactly which nodes they've visited...
392  See vlib/main.c...
393 */
394 #define VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY 0
395 
396 #if VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY > 0
397 #define VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT(b) (b)->pre_data[0]=0
398 #else
399 #define VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT(b)
400 #endif /* VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY */
401 
402 #endif /* included_vlib_buffer_h */
403 
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410  */
#define CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK(mark)
Definition: cache.h:68
u32 current_config_index
Used by feature subgraph arcs to visit enabled feature nodes.
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u32 free_list_index
Buffer free list that this buffer was allocated from and will be freed to.
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Get pointer to current data to process.
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Space for inserting data before buffer start.
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Available space in the (precious) first 32 octets of buffer metadata Before allocating any of it...
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Get pointer to buffer&#39;s opaque data array.
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