NAME
iflibtxrx – Device Dependent Transmit and Receive Functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <ifdi_if.h>
Interface Manipulation Functions
int
isc_txd_encap(void *sc, if_pkt_into_t pi);
void
isc_txd_flush(void *sc, uint16_t qid, uint32_t _pidx_or_credits_);
int
isc_txd_credits_update(void *sc, uint16_t qid, bool clear);
int
isc_rxd_available(void *sc, uint16_t qsid, uint32_t cidx);
void
isc_rxd_refill(void *sc, uint16_t qsid, uint8_t flid, uint32_t pidx, uint64_t *paddrs, caddr_t *vaddrs, uint16_t count);
void
isc_rxd_flush(void *sc, uint16_t qsid, uint8_t flid, uint32_t pidx);
int
isc_rxd_pkt_get(void *sc, if_rxd_info_t ri);
Global Variables
extern struct if_txrx
DATA STRUCTURES
The device dependent mechanisms for handling packet transmit and receive are primarily defined by the functions named above. The if_pkt_info data structure contains statistics and identifying info necessary for packet transmission. While the data structure for packet receipt is the if_rxd_info structure.
The if_pkt_info Structure
The fields of struct if_pkt_info are as follows:
- ipi_len
-
(uint32_t) Denotes the size of packet to be sent on the transmit queue.
- ipi_segs
-
(bus_dma_segment_t *) A pointer to the bus_dma_segment of the device independent transfer queue defined in iflib.
- ipi_qsidx
-
Unique index value assigned sequentially to each transmit queue. Used to reference the currently transmitting queue.
- ipi_nsegs
-
(uint16_t) Number of descriptors to be read into the device dependent transfer descriptors.
- ipi_ndescs
-
(uint16_t) Number of descriptors in use. Calculated by subtracting the old pidx value from the new pidx value.
- ipi_flags
-
(uint16_t) Flags defined on a per packet basis.
- ipi_pidx
-
(uint32_t) Value of first pidx sent to the isc_encap function for encapsulation and subsequent transmission.
- ipi_new_pidx
-
(uint32_t) Value set after the termination of the isc_encap function. This value will become the first pidx sent to the isc-encap the next time that the function is called.
- The Following Fields Are Used For Offload Handling
- ipi_csum_flags
-
(uint64_t) Flags describing the checksum values, used on a per packet basis.
- ipi_tso_segsz
-
(uint16_t) Size of the TSO Segment Size.
- ipi_mflags
-
(uint16_t) Flags describing the operational parameters of the mbuf.
- ipi_vtag
-
(uint16_t) Contains the VLAN information in the Ethernet Frame.
- ipi_etype
-
(uint16_t) Type of ethernet header protocol as contained by the struct ether_vlan_header.
- ipi_ehrdlen
-
(uint8_t) Length of the Ethernet Header.
- ipi_ip_hlen
-
(uint8_t) Length of the TCP Header
- ipi_tcp_hlen
-
(uint8_t) Length of the TCP Header.
- ipi_tcp_hflags
-
(uint8_t) Flags describing the operational parameters of the TCP Header.
- ipi_ipproto
-
(uint8_t) Specifies the type of IP Protocol in use. Example TCP, UDP, or SCTP.
The if_rxd_info Structure
The fields of struct if_rxd_info are as follows:
- iri_qsidx
-
(uint16_t) Unique index value assigned sequentially to each receive queue. Used to reference the currently receiving queue.
- iri_vtag
-
(uint16_t) Contains the VLAN information in the Ethernet Frame.
- iri_len
-
(uint16_t) Denotes the size of a received packet.
- iri_next_offset
-
(uint16_t) Denotes the offset value for the next packet to be receive. A Null value signifies the end of packet.
- iri_cidx
-
(uint32_t) Denotes the index value of the packet currently being processed in the consumer queue.
- iri_flowid
-
(uint32_t) Value of the RSS hash for the packet.
- iri_flags
-
(uint)
Flags describing the operational parameters of the mbuf contained in the
receive packet. - iri_csum_flags
-
(uint32_t) Flags describing the checksum value contained in the receive packet.
- iri_csum_data
-
(uint32_t) Checksum data contained in the mbuf(9) packet header.
- iri_m
-
(struct mbuf *) A mbuf for drivers that manage their own receive queues.
- iri_ifp
-
(struct ifnet *) A link back to the interface structure. Utilized by drivers that have multiple interface per softc.
- iri_rsstype
-
(uint8_t) The value of the RSS hash type.
- iri_pad
-
(uint8_t) The length of any padding contained by the received data.
- iri_qidx
-
(uint8_t) Represents the type of queue event. If value >= 0 then it is the freelist id otherwise it is a completion queue event.
FUNCTIONS
All function calls are associated exclusively with either packet transmission or receipt. The void *sc passed as the first argument to all of the following functions represents the driver's softc.
Transmit Packet Functions
- isc_txd_encap()
-
Transmit function that sends a packet on an interface. The if_pkt_info data structure contains data information fields describing the packet. This function returns 0 if successful, otherwise an error value is returned.
- isc_txd_flush()
-
Flush function is called immediately after the isc_txd_encap function transmits a packet. It updates the hardware producer index or increments the descriptors used to pidx_or_credits in the queue designated by the qid number. This is often referred to as poking the doorbell register.
- isc_txd_credits_update()
-
Credit function advances the buffer ring and calculates the credits (descriptors) processed. Until the I/O is complete it cleans the range in case of multisegments and updates the count of processed packets. The function returns the number of processed credits.
Receive Packet Functions
- isc_rxd_available()
-
Function calculates the remaining number of descriptors from a position given by idx. The function returns this value.
- isc_rxd_refill()
-
Starting with the physical address paddrs, the function reads a packet into the rx_ring until a value designated by count is reached. vaddrs is typically not needed and is provided for devices that place their own metadata in the packet header.
- isc_rxd_flush()
-
Flush function updates the producer pointer on the free list flid in queue set number qid to pidx to reflect the presence of new buffers.
- isc_rxd_pkt_get()
-
Process a single software descriptor. rxr->rx_base[i] contains a descriptor that describes a received packet. Hardware specific information about the buffer referred to by ri is returned in the data structure if_rxd_info
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Nicole Graziano