RE: [PATCH net-next v8 13/15] p4tc: add set of P4TC table kfuncs

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Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:
> We add an initial set of kfuncs to allow interactions from eBPF programs
> to the P4TC domain.
>

If you just use bpf maps then you get all the bpf map type for
free and you get the bpf_map_* ops from BPF side.

I don't see any use for this duplication.

> - bpf_p4tc_tbl_read: Used to lookup a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in TC. To find the table entry we take in an skb, the
> pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and a key size.
> We use the skb to get the network namespace structure where all the
> pipelines are stored. After that we use the pipeline ID and the table
> ID, to find the table. We then use the key to search for the entry.
> We return an entry on success and NULL on failure.
> 
> - xdp_p4tc_tbl_read: Used to lookup a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in XDP. To find the table entry we take in an xdp_md,
> the pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and a key size.
> We use struct xdp_md to get the network namespace structure where all
> the pipelines are stored. After that we use the pipeline ID and the table
> ID, to find the table. We then use the key to search for the entry.
> We return an entry on success and NULL on failure.
> 
> - bpf_p4tc_entry_create: Used to create a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in TC. To create the table entry we take an skb, the
> pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and its size, and an action which will
> be associated with the new entry.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> - xdp_p4tc_entry_create: Used to create a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in XDP. To create the table entry we take an xdp_md, the
> pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and its size, and an action which will
> be associated with the new entry.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> - bpf_p4tc_entry_create_on_miss: conforms to PNA "add on miss".
> First does a lookup using the passed key and upon a miss will add the entry
> to the table.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> - xdp_p4tc_entry_create_on_miss: conforms to PNA "add on miss".
> First does a lookup using the passed key and upon a miss will add the entry
> to the table.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> - bpf_p4tc_entry_update: Used to update a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in TC. To update the table entry we take an skb, the
> pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and its size, and an action which will
> be associated with the new entry.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> - xdp_p4tc_entry_update: Used to update a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in XDP. To update the table entry we take an xdp_md, the
> pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and its size, and an action which will
> be associated with the new entry.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> - bpf_p4tc_entry_delete: Used to delete a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in TC. To delete the table entry we take an skb, the
> pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and a key size.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> - xdp_p4tc_entry_delete: Used to delete a table entry from a BPF
> program installed in XDP. To delete the table entry we take an xdp_md, the
> pipeline ID, the table ID, a key and a key size.
> We return 0 on success and a negative errno on failure
> 
> Co-developed-by: Victor Nogueira <victor@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Victor Nogueira <victor@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Co-developed-by: Pedro Tammela <pctammela@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Pedro Tammela <pctammela@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---




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