rte_ether.h File Reference

#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <rte_memcpy.h>
#include <rte_random.h>
#include <rte_mbuf.h>
#include <rte_byteorder.h>

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Data Structures
struct	ether_addr
struct	ether_hdr
struct	vlan_hdr
struct	vxlan_hdr
struct	vxlan_gpe_hdr

Macros
#define	ETHER_ADDR_LEN   6
#define	ETHER_TYPE_LEN   2
#define	ETHER_CRC_LEN   4
#define	ETHER_HDR_LEN   (ETHER_ADDR_LEN * 2 + ETHER_TYPE_LEN)
#define	ETHER_MIN_LEN   64
#define	ETHER_MAX_LEN   1518
#define	ETHER_MTU   (ETHER_MAX_LEN - ETHER_HDR_LEN - ETHER_CRC_LEN)
#define	ETHER_MAX_VLAN_FRAME_LEN   (ETHER_MAX_LEN + 4)
#define	ETHER_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_LEN   0x3F00
#define	ETHER_MAX_VLAN_ID   4095
#define	ETHER_MIN_MTU   68
#define	ETHER_LOCAL_ADMIN_ADDR   0x02
#define	ETHER_GROUP_ADDR   0x01
#define	ETHER_TYPE_IPv4   0x0800
#define	ETHER_TYPE_IPv6   0x86DD
#define	ETHER_TYPE_ARP   0x0806
#define	ETHER_TYPE_RARP   0x8035
#define	ETHER_TYPE_VLAN   0x8100
#define	ETHER_TYPE_QINQ   0x88A8
#define	ETHER_TYPE_ETAG   0x893F
#define	ETHER_TYPE_1588   0x88F7
#define	ETHER_TYPE_SLOW   0x8809
#define	ETHER_TYPE_TEB   0x6558
#define	ETHER_TYPE_LLDP   0x88CC
#define	ETHER_TYPE_MPLS   0x8847
#define	ETHER_TYPE_MPLSM   0x8848
#define	ETHER_VXLAN_HLEN   (sizeof(struct udp_hdr) + sizeof(struct vxlan_hdr))
#define	VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPV4   1
#define	VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPV6   2
#define	VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_ETH   3
#define	VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_NSH   4
#define	VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_MPLS   5
#define	VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_GBP   6
#define	VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_VBNG   7
#define	ETHER_VXLAN_GPE_HLEN

Functions
static int	is_same_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea1, const struct ether_addr *ea2)
static int	is_zero_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea)
static int	is_unicast_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea)
static int	is_multicast_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea)
static int	is_broadcast_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea)
static int	is_universal_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea)
static int	is_local_admin_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea)
static int	is_valid_assigned_ether_addr (const struct ether_addr *ea)
static void	eth_random_addr (uint8_t *addr)
static void	ether_addr_copy (const struct ether_addr *ea_from, struct ether_addr *ea_to)
static void	ether_format_addr (char *buf, uint16_t size, const struct ether_addr *eth_addr)
static int	rte_vlan_strip (struct rte_mbuf *m)
static int	rte_vlan_insert (struct rte_mbuf **m)

Detailed Description

Ethernet Helpers in RTE

Definition in file rte_ether.h.

Macro Definition Documentation

#define ETHER_ADDR_LEN   6

Length of Ethernet address.

Examples:

examples/bond/main.c, examples/ip_pipeline/parser.c, examples/tep_termination/vxlan.c, examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c, examples/vhost/main.c, and examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c.

Definition at line 26 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_LEN   2

Length of Ethernet type field.

Definition at line 27 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_CRC_LEN   4

Length of Ethernet CRC.

Definition at line 28 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_HDR_LEN   (ETHER_ADDR_LEN * 2 + ETHER_TYPE_LEN)

Length of Ethernet header.

Examples:

examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c.

Definition at line 29 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_MIN_LEN   64

Minimum frame len, including CRC.

Definition at line 31 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_MAX_LEN   1518

Maximum frame len, including CRC.

Examples:

examples/bbdev_app/main.c, examples/bond/main.c, examples/distributor/main.c, examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c, examples/flow_classify/flow_classify.c, examples/ip_pipeline/kni.c, examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c, examples/kni/main.c, examples/l2fwd-cat/l2fwd-cat.c, examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c, examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c, examples/l3fwd-power/main.c, examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c, examples/l3fwd/main.c, examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c, examples/ptpclient/ptpclient.c, examples/qos_meter/main.c, examples/qos_sched/init.c, examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c, examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c, and examples/vm_power_manager/main.c.

Definition at line 32 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_MTU   (ETHER_MAX_LEN - ETHER_HDR_LEN - ETHER_CRC_LEN)

Ethernet MTU.

Definition at line 33 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_MAX_VLAN_FRAME_LEN   (ETHER_MAX_LEN + 4)

Maximum VLAN frame length, including CRC.

Definition at line 36 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_LEN   0x3F00

Maximum Jumbo frame length, including CRC.

Examples:

examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/ethapp.c.

Definition at line 39 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_MAX_VLAN_ID   4095

Maximum VLAN ID.

Definition at line 42 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_MIN_MTU   68

Minimum MTU for IPv4 packets, see RFC 791.

Examples:

examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/ethapp.c.

Definition at line 44 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_LOCAL_ADMIN_ADDR   0x02

Locally assigned Eth. address.

Examples:

examples/l3fwd/main.c, and examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c.

Definition at line 61 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_GROUP_ADDR   0x01

Multicast or broadcast Eth. address.

Definition at line 62 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_IPv4   0x0800

IPv4 Protocol.

Examples:

examples/bond/main.c, examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c, examples/ip_reassembly/main.c, examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c, examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c, examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c, examples/l3fwd-power/main.c, examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c, examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c, examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c, examples/tep_termination/vxlan.c, and examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c.

Definition at line 298 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_IPv6   0x86DD

IPv6 Protocol.

Examples:

examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c, examples/ip_reassembly/main.c, examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c, examples/l3fwd-power/main.c, examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c, examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c, examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c, and examples/tep_termination/vxlan.c.

Definition at line 299 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_ARP   0x0806

Arp Protocol.

Examples:

examples/bond/main.c.

Definition at line 300 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_RARP   0x8035

Reverse Arp Protocol.

Definition at line 301 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_VLAN   0x8100

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging.

Examples:

examples/bond/main.c, examples/tep_termination/vxlan.c, and examples/vhost/main.c.

Definition at line 302 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_QINQ   0x88A8

IEEE 802.1ad QinQ tagging.

Definition at line 303 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_ETAG   0x893F

IEEE 802.1BR E-Tag.

Definition at line 304 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_1588   0x88F7

IEEE 802.1AS 1588 Precise Time Protocol.

Definition at line 305 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_SLOW   0x8809

Slow protocols (LACP and Marker).

Definition at line 306 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_TEB   0x6558

Transparent Ethernet Bridging.

Definition at line 307 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_LLDP   0x88CC

LLDP Protocol.

Definition at line 308 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_MPLS   0x8847

MPLS ethertype.

Definition at line 309 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_TYPE_MPLSM   0x8848

MPLS multicast ethertype.

Definition at line 310 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_VXLAN_HLEN   (sizeof(struct udp_hdr) + sizeof(struct vxlan_hdr))

VXLAN tunnel header length.

Examples:

examples/tep_termination/vxlan.c.

Definition at line 312 of file rte_ether.h.

#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPV4   1

IPv4 Protocol.

Definition at line 328 of file rte_ether.h.

#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_IPV6   2

IPv6 Protocol.

Definition at line 329 of file rte_ether.h.

#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_ETH   3

Ethernet Protocol.

Definition at line 330 of file rte_ether.h.

#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_NSH   4

NSH Protocol.

Definition at line 331 of file rte_ether.h.

#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_MPLS   5

MPLS Protocol.

Definition at line 332 of file rte_ether.h.

#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_GBP   6

GBP Protocol.

Definition at line 333 of file rte_ether.h.

#define VXLAN_GPE_TYPE_VBNG   7

vBNG Protocol.

Definition at line 334 of file rte_ether.h.

#define ETHER_VXLAN_GPE_HLEN

Value:

(sizeof(struct udp_hdr) + \
                              sizeof(struct vxlan_gpe_hdr))

VXLAN-GPE tunnel header length.

Definition at line 336 of file rte_ether.h.

Function Documentation

static int is_same_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea1, const struct ether_addr *  ea2  )

inlinestatic

Check if two Ethernet addresses are the same.

Parameters

ea1	A pointer to the first ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address.
ea2	A pointer to the second ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address.

Returns

True (1) if the given two ethernet address are the same; False (0) otherwise.

Examples:

examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c, and examples/vhost/main.c.

Definition at line 78 of file rte_ether.h.

static int is_zero_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea )

inlinestatic

Check if an Ethernet address is filled with zeros.

Parameters

ea	A pointer to a ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address to check.

Returns

True (1) if the given ethernet address is filled with zeros; false (0) otherwise.

Definition at line 98 of file rte_ether.h.

static int is_unicast_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea )

inlinestatic

Check if an Ethernet address is a unicast address.

Parameters

ea	A pointer to a ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address to check.

Returns

True (1) if the given ethernet address is a unicast address; false (0) otherwise.

Definition at line 117 of file rte_ether.h.

static int is_multicast_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea )

inlinestatic

Check if an Ethernet address is a multicast address.

Parameters

ea	A pointer to a ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address to check.

Returns

True (1) if the given ethernet address is a multicast address; false (0) otherwise.

Definition at line 132 of file rte_ether.h.

static int is_broadcast_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea )

inlinestatic

Check if an Ethernet address is a broadcast address.

Parameters

ea	A pointer to a ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address to check.

Returns

True (1) if the given ethernet address is a broadcast address; false (0) otherwise.

Examples:

examples/vhost/main.c.

Definition at line 147 of file rte_ether.h.

static int is_universal_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea )

inlinestatic

Check if an Ethernet address is a universally assigned address.

Parameters

ea	A pointer to a ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address to check.

Returns

True (1) if the given ethernet address is a universally assigned address; false (0) otherwise.

Definition at line 165 of file rte_ether.h.

static int is_local_admin_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea )

inlinestatic

Check if an Ethernet address is a locally assigned address.

Parameters

ea	A pointer to a ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address to check.

Returns

True (1) if the given ethernet address is a locally assigned address; false (0) otherwise.

Definition at line 180 of file rte_ether.h.

static int is_valid_assigned_ether_addr ( const struct ether_addr *  ea )

inlinestatic

Check if an Ethernet address is a valid address. Checks that the address is a unicast address and is not filled with zeros.

Parameters

ea	A pointer to a ether_addr structure containing the ethernet address to check.

Returns

True (1) if the given ethernet address is valid; false (0) otherwise.

Examples:

examples/ethtool/lib/rte_ethtool.c.

Definition at line 196 of file rte_ether.h.

static void eth_random_addr ( uint8_t *  addr )

inlinestatic

Generate a random Ethernet address that is locally administered and not multicast.

Parameters

addr	A pointer to Ethernet address.

Definition at line 207 of file rte_ether.h.

static void ether_addr_copy ( const struct ether_addr *  ea_from, struct ether_addr *  ea_to  )

inlinestatic

Fast copy an Ethernet address.

Parameters

ea_from	A pointer to a ether_addr structure holding the Ethernet address to copy.
ea_to	A pointer to a ether_addr structure where to copy the Ethernet address.

Examples:

examples/bond/main.c, examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/main.c, examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c, examples/ip_reassembly/main.c, examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c, examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c, examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c, examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c, examples/l2fwd/main.c, examples/l3fwd-power/main.c, examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c, examples/l3fwd/main.c, examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c, examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c, examples/ptpclient/ptpclient.c, examples/quota_watermark/qw/main.c, examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c, examples/vmdq/main.c, and examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c.

Definition at line 225 of file rte_ether.h.

static void ether_format_addr ( char *  buf, uint16_t  size, const struct ether_addr *  eth_addr  )

inlinestatic

Format 48bits Ethernet address in pattern xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

Parameters

buf	A pointer to buffer contains the formatted MAC address.
size	The format buffer size.
eth_addr	A pointer to a ether_addr structure.

Examples:

examples/flow_filtering/main.c, examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c, examples/ip_reassembly/main.c, examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c, examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c, examples/kni/main.c, examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c, examples/l3fwd-power/main.c, examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c, examples/l3fwd/main.c, and examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c.

Definition at line 255 of file rte_ether.h.

static int rte_vlan_strip ( struct rte_mbuf *  m )

inlinestatic

Extract VLAN tag information into mbuf

Software version of VLAN stripping

Parameters

m	The packet mbuf.

Returns

• 0: Success
• 1: not a vlan packet

Definition at line 351 of file rte_ether.h.

static int rte_vlan_insert ( struct rte_mbuf **  m )

inlinestatic

Insert VLAN tag into mbuf.

Software version of VLAN unstripping

Parameters

m	The packet mbuf.

Returns

• 0: On success -EPERM: mbuf is is shared overwriting would be unsafe -ENOSPC: not enough headroom in mbuf

Definition at line 383 of file rte_ether.h.