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Feature Subgraph Ordering. More...

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static int	comma_split (u8 *s, u8 **a, u8 **b)
clib_error_t *	vnet_feature_arc_init (vlib_main_t *vm, vnet_config_main_t *vcm, char **feature_start_nodes, int num_feature_start_nodes, vnet_feature_registration_t *first_reg, char ***in_feature_nodes)
	Initialize a feature graph arc. More...

Detailed Description

Feature Subgraph Ordering.

Dynamically compute feature subgraph ordering by performing a topological sort across a set of "feature A before feature B" and "feature C after feature B" constraints.

Use the topological sort result to set up vnet_config_main_t's for use at runtime.

Feature subgraph arcs are simple enough. They start at specific fixed nodes, and end at specific fixed nodes. In between, a per-interface current feature configuration dictates which additional nodes each packet visits. Each so-called feature node can [of course] drop any specific packet.

See ip4_forward.c, ip6_forward.c in this directory to see the current rx-unicast, rx-multicast, and tx feature subgraph arc definitions.

Let's say that we wish to add a new feature to the ip4 unicast feature subgraph arc, which needs to run before ip4-lookup. In either base code or a plugin,

 #include <vnet/feature/feature.h>
 

and add the new feature as shown:

 VNET_FEATURE_INIT (ip4_lookup, static) =
 {
   .arch_name = "ip4-unicast",
   .node_name = "my-ip4-unicast-feature",
   .runs_before = VLIB_FEATURES ("ip4-lookup")
 };
 

Here's the standard coding pattern to enable / disable my-ip4-unicast-feature on an interface:

 sw_if_index = <interface-handle>
 vnet_feature_enable_disable ("ip4-unicast", "my-ip4-unicast-feature",
                              sw_if_index, 1 );
 

Here's how to obtain the correct next node index in packet processing code, aka in the implementation of my-ip4-unicast-feature:

 vnet_feature_next (sw_if_index0, &next0, b0);

Nodes are free to drop or otherwise redirect packets. Packets which "pass" should be enqueued via the next0 arc computed by vnet_feature_next.

Definition in file registration.c.

Function Documentation

static int comma_split ( u8 *  s, u8 **  a, u8 **  b  )

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Definition at line 84 of file registration.c.

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clib_error_t* vnet_feature_arc_init	(	vlib_main_t *	vm,
		vnet_config_main_t *	vcm,
		char **	feature_start_nodes,
		int	num_feature_start_nodes,
		vnet_feature_registration_t *	first_reg,
		char ***	in_feature_nodes
	)

Initialize a feature graph arc.

Parameters

	vm	vlib main structure pointer
	vcm	vnet config main structure pointer
	feature_start_nodes	names of start-nodes which use this feature graph arc
	num_feature_start_nodes	number of start-nodes
	first_reg	first element in [an attribute((constructor)) function built, or otherwise created] singly-linked list of feature registrations
[out]	in_feature_nodes	returned vector of topologically-sorted feature node names, for use in show commands

Returns

0 on success, otherwise an error message. Errors are fatal since they invariably involve mistyped node-names, or genuinely missing node-names

Definition at line 118 of file registration.c.

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