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32 * Definitions of constants and the structures used by the netmap
33 * framework, for the part visible to both kernel and userspace.
34 * Detailed info on netmap is available with "man netmap" or at
36 * http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/netmap/
38 * This API is also used to communicate with the VALE software switch
41 #ifndef _NET_NETMAP_H_
42 #define _NET_NETMAP_H_
44 #define NETMAP_API 14 /* current API version */
46 #define NETMAP_MIN_API 14 /* min and max versions accepted */
47 #define NETMAP_MAX_API 15
49 * Some fields should be cache-aligned to reduce contention.
50 * The alignment is architecture and OS dependent, but rather than
51 * digging into OS headers to find the exact value we use an estimate
52 * that should cover most architectures.
54 #define NM_CACHE_ALIGN 128
57 * --- Netmap data structures ---
59 * The userspace data structures used by netmap are shown below.
60 * They are allocated by the kernel and mmap()ed by userspace threads.
61 * Pointers are implemented as memory offsets or indexes,
62 * so that they can be easily dereferenced in kernel and userspace.
64 KERNEL (opaque, obviously)
66 ====================================================================
68 USERSPACE | struct netmap_ring
69 +---->+---------------+
71 struct netmap_if (nifp, 1 per fd) / | buf_ofs |
72 +----------------+ / | other fields |
73 | ni_tx_rings | / +===============+
74 | ni_rx_rings | / | buf_idx, len | slot[0]
76 | | / +---------------+
77 +================+ / | buf_idx, len | slot[1]
78 | txring_ofs[0] | (rel.to nifp)--' | flags, ptr |
79 | txring_ofs[1] | +---------------+
80 (tx+htx entries) (num_slots entries)
81 | txring_ofs[t] | | buf_idx, len | slot[n-1]
82 +----------------+ | flags, ptr |
83 | rxring_ofs[0] | +---------------+
89 * For each "interface" (NIC, host stack, PIPE, VALE switch port) bound to
90 * a file descriptor, the mmap()ed region contains a (logically readonly)
91 * struct netmap_if pointing to struct netmap_ring's.
93 * There is one netmap_ring per physical NIC ring, plus at least one tx/rx ring
94 * pair attached to the host stack (these pairs are unused for non-NIC ports).
96 * All physical/host stack ports share the same memory region,
97 * so that zero-copy can be implemented between them.
98 * VALE switch ports instead have separate memory regions.
100 * The netmap_ring is the userspace-visible replica of the NIC ring.
101 * Each slot has the index of a buffer (MTU-sized and residing in the
102 * mmapped region), its length and some flags. An extra 64-bit pointer
103 * is provided for user-supplied buffers in the tx path.
105 * In user space, the buffer address is computed as
106 * (char *)ring + buf_ofs + index * NETMAP_BUF_SIZE
108 * Added in NETMAP_API 11:
110 * + NIOCREGIF can request the allocation of extra spare buffers from
111 * the same memory pool. The desired number of buffers must be in
112 * nr_arg3. The ioctl may return fewer buffers, depending on memory
113 * availability. nr_arg3 will return the actual value, and, once
114 * mapped, nifp->ni_bufs_head will be the index of the first buffer.
116 * The buffers are linked to each other using the first uint32_t
117 * as the index. On close, ni_bufs_head must point to the list of
118 * buffers to be released.
120 * + NIOCREGIF can attach to PIPE rings sharing the same memory
121 * space with a parent device. The ifname indicates the parent device,
122 * which must already exist. Flags in nr_flags indicate if we want to
123 * bind the master or slave side, the index (from nr_ringid)
124 * is just a cookie and does not need to be sequential.
126 * + NIOCREGIF can also attach to 'monitor' rings that replicate
127 * the content of specific rings, also from the same memory space.
129 * Extra flags in nr_flags support the above functions.
130 * Application libraries may use the following naming scheme:
131 * netmap:foo all NIC rings pairs
132 * netmap:foo^ only host rings pairs
133 * netmap:foo^k the k-th host rings pair
134 * netmap:foo+ all NIC rings + host rings pairs
135 * netmap:foo-k the k-th NIC rings pair
136 * netmap:foo{k PIPE rings pair k, master side
137 * netmap:foo}k PIPE rings pair k, slave side
139 * Some notes about host rings:
141 * + The RX host rings are used to store those packets that the host network
142 * stack is trying to transmit through a NIC queue, but only if that queue
143 * is currently in netmap mode. Netmap will not intercept host stack mbufs
144 * designated to NIC queues that are not in netmap mode. As a consequence,
145 * registering a netmap port with netmap:foo^ is not enough to intercept
146 * mbufs in the RX host rings; the netmap port should be registered with
147 * netmap:foo*, or another registration should be done to open at least a
148 * NIC TX queue in netmap mode.
150 * + Netmap is not currently able to deal with intercepted trasmit mbufs which
151 * require offloadings like TSO, UFO, checksumming offloadings, etc. It is
152 * responsibility of the user to disable those offloadings (e.g. using
153 * ifconfig on FreeBSD or ethtool -K on Linux) for an interface that is being
154 * used in netmap mode. If the offloadings are not disabled, GSO and/or
155 * unchecksummed packets may be dropped immediately or end up in the host RX
156 * rings, and will be dropped as soon as the packet reaches another netmap
161 * struct netmap_slot is a buffer descriptor
164 uint32_t buf_idx; /* buffer index */
165 uint16_t len; /* length for this slot */
166 uint16_t flags; /* buf changed, etc. */
167 uint64_t ptr; /* pointer for indirect buffers */
171 * The following flags control how the slot is used
174 #define NS_BUF_CHANGED 0x0001 /* buf_idx changed */
176 * must be set whenever buf_idx is changed (as it might be
177 * necessary to recompute the physical address and mapping)
179 * It is also set by the kernel whenever the buf_idx is
180 * changed internally (e.g., by pipes). Applications may
181 * use this information to know when they can reuse the
182 * contents of previously prepared buffers.
185 #define NS_REPORT 0x0002 /* ask the hardware to report results */
187 * Request notification when slot is used by the hardware.
188 * Normally transmit completions are handled lazily and
189 * may be unreported. This flag lets us know when a slot
190 * has been sent (e.g. to terminate the sender).
193 #define NS_FORWARD 0x0004 /* pass packet 'forward' */
195 * (Only for physical ports, rx rings with NR_FORWARD set).
196 * Slot released to the kernel (i.e. before ring->head) with
197 * this flag set are passed to the peer ring (host/NIC),
198 * thus restoring the host-NIC connection for these slots.
199 * This supports efficient traffic monitoring or firewalling.
202 #define NS_NO_LEARN 0x0008 /* disable bridge learning */
204 * On a VALE switch, do not 'learn' the source port for
208 #define NS_INDIRECT 0x0010 /* userspace buffer */
210 * (VALE tx rings only) data is in a userspace buffer,
211 * whose address is in the 'ptr' field in the slot.
214 #define NS_MOREFRAG 0x0020 /* packet has more fragments */
216 * (VALE ports, ptnetmap ports and some NIC ports, e.g.
217 * ixgbe and i40e on Linux)
218 * Set on all but the last slot of a multi-segment packet.
219 * The 'len' field refers to the individual fragment.
222 #define NS_TXMON 0x0040
223 /* (monitor ports only) the packet comes from the TX
224 * ring of the monitored port
227 #define NS_PORT_SHIFT 8
228 #define NS_PORT_MASK (0xff << NS_PORT_SHIFT)
230 * The high 8 bits of the flag, if not zero, indicate the
231 * destination port for the VALE switch, overriding
235 #define NS_RFRAGS(_slot) ( ((_slot)->flags >> 8) & 0xff)
237 * (VALE rx rings only) the high 8 bits
238 * are the number of fragments.
241 #define NETMAP_MAX_FRAGS 64 /* max number of fragments */
246 * Netmap representation of a TX or RX ring (also known as "queue").
247 * This is a queue implemented as a fixed-size circular array.
248 * At the software level the important fields are: head, cur, tail.
252 * head first slot available for transmission.
253 * cur wakeup point. select() and poll() will unblock
254 * when 'tail' moves past 'cur'
255 * tail (readonly) first slot reserved to the kernel
257 * [head .. tail-1] can be used for new packets to send;
258 * 'head' and 'cur' must be incremented as slots are filled
259 * with new packets to be sent;
260 * 'cur' can be moved further ahead if we need more space
261 * for new transmissions. XXX todo (2014-03-12)
265 * head first valid received packet
266 * cur wakeup point. select() and poll() will unblock
267 * when 'tail' moves past 'cur'
268 * tail (readonly) first slot reserved to the kernel
270 * [head .. tail-1] contain received packets;
271 * 'head' and 'cur' must be incremented as slots are consumed
272 * and can be returned to the kernel;
273 * 'cur' can be moved further ahead if we want to wait for
274 * new packets without returning the previous ones.
276 * DATA OWNERSHIP/LOCKING:
277 * The netmap_ring, and all slots and buffers in the range
278 * [head .. tail-1] are owned by the user program;
279 * the kernel only accesses them during a netmap system call
280 * and in the user thread context.
282 * Other slots and buffers are reserved for use by the kernel
286 * buf_ofs is meant to be used through macros.
287 * It contains the offset of the buffer region from this
290 const int64_t buf_ofs;
291 const uint32_t num_slots; /* number of slots in the ring. */
292 const uint32_t nr_buf_size;
293 const uint16_t ringid;
294 const uint16_t dir; /* 0: tx, 1: rx */
296 uint32_t head; /* (u) first user slot */
297 uint32_t cur; /* (u) wakeup point */
298 uint32_t tail; /* (k) first kernel slot */
302 struct timeval ts; /* (k) time of last *sync() */
304 /* opaque room for a mutex or similar object */
305 #if !defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
306 uint8_t __attribute__((__aligned__(NM_CACHE_ALIGN))) sem[128];
308 uint8_t __declspec(align(NM_CACHE_ALIGN)) sem[128];
311 /* the slots follow. This struct has variable size */
312 struct netmap_slot slot[0]; /* array of slots. */
318 #define NR_TIMESTAMP 0x0002 /* set timestamp on *sync() */
320 * updates the 'ts' field on each netmap syscall. This saves
321 * saves a separate gettimeofday(), and is not much worse than
322 * software timestamps generated in the interrupt handler.
325 #define NR_FORWARD 0x0004 /* enable NS_FORWARD for ring */
327 * Enables the NS_FORWARD slot flag for the ring.
331 * Helper functions for kernel and userspace
335 * Check if space is available in the ring. We use ring->head, which
336 * points to the next netmap slot to be published to netmap. It is
337 * possible that the applications moves ring->cur ahead of ring->tail
338 * (e.g., by setting ring->cur <== ring->tail), if it wants more slots
339 * than the ones currently available, and it wants to be notified when
340 * more arrive. See netmap(4) for more details and examples.
343 nm_ring_empty(struct netmap_ring *ring)
345 return (ring->head == ring->tail);
349 * Netmap representation of an interface and its queue(s).
350 * This is initialized by the kernel when binding a file
351 * descriptor to a port, and should be considered as readonly
352 * by user programs. The kernel never uses it.
354 * There is one netmap_if for each file descriptor on which we want
356 * select/poll operates on one or all pairs depending on the value of
357 * nmr_queueid passed on the ioctl.
360 char ni_name[IFNAMSIZ]; /* name of the interface. */
361 const uint32_t ni_version; /* API version, currently unused */
362 const uint32_t ni_flags; /* properties */
363 #define NI_PRIV_MEM 0x1 /* private memory region */
366 * The number of packet rings available in netmap mode.
367 * Physical NICs can have different numbers of tx and rx rings.
368 * Physical NICs also have at least a 'host' rings pair.
369 * Additionally, clients can request additional ring pairs to
370 * be used for internal communication.
372 const uint32_t ni_tx_rings; /* number of HW tx rings */
373 const uint32_t ni_rx_rings; /* number of HW rx rings */
375 uint32_t ni_bufs_head; /* head index for extra bufs */
376 const uint32_t ni_host_tx_rings; /* number of SW tx rings */
377 const uint32_t ni_host_rx_rings; /* number of SW rx rings */
378 uint32_t ni_spare1[3];
380 * The following array contains the offset of each netmap ring
381 * from this structure, in the following order:
382 * - NIC tx rings (ni_tx_rings);
383 * - host tx rings (ni_host_tx_rings);
384 * - NIC rx rings (ni_rx_rings);
385 * - host rx ring (ni_host_rx_rings);
387 * The area is filled up by the kernel on NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER,
388 * and then only read by userspace code.
390 const ssize_t ring_ofs[0];
393 /* Legacy interface to interact with a netmap control device.
394 * Included for backward compatibility. The user should not include this
396 #include "netmap_legacy.h"
399 * New API to control netmap control devices. New applications should only use
400 * nmreq_xyz structs with the NIOCCTRL ioctl() command.
402 * NIOCCTRL takes a nmreq_header struct, which contains the required
403 * API version, the name of a netmap port, a command type, and pointers
404 * to request body and options.
407 * The name of the port (em0, valeXXX:YYY, eth0{pn1 etc.)
409 * nr_version (in/out)
410 * Must match NETMAP_API as used in the kernel, error otherwise.
411 * Always returns the desired value on output.
414 * One of the NETMAP_REQ_* command types below
417 * Pointer to a command-specific struct, described by one
418 * of the struct nmreq_xyz below.
421 * Command specific options, if any.
423 * A NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER command activates netmap mode on the netmap
424 * port (e.g. physical interface) specified by nmreq_header.nr_name.
425 * The request body (struct nmreq_register) has several arguments to
426 * specify how the port is to be registered.
428 * nr_tx_slots, nr_tx_slots, nr_tx_rings, nr_rx_rings,
429 * nr_host_tx_rings, nr_host_rx_rings (in/out)
430 * On input, non-zero values may be used to reconfigure the port
431 * according to the requested values, but this is not guaranteed.
432 * On output the actual values in use are reported.
435 * Indicate what set of rings must be bound to the netmap
436 * device (e.g. all NIC rings, host rings only, NIC and
437 * host rings, ...). Values are in NR_REG_*.
440 * If nr_mode == NR_REG_ONE_NIC (only a single couple of TX/RX
441 * rings), indicate which NIC TX and/or RX ring is to be bound
442 * (0..nr_*x_rings-1).
445 * Indicate special options for how to open the port.
447 * NR_NO_TX_POLL can be OR-ed to make select()/poll() push
448 * packets on tx rings only if POLLOUT is set.
449 * The default is to push any pending packet.
451 * NR_DO_RX_POLL can be OR-ed to make select()/poll() release
452 * packets on rx rings also when POLLIN is NOT set.
453 * The default is to touch the rx ring only with POLLIN.
454 * Note that this is the opposite of TX because it
455 * reflects the common usage.
457 * Other options are NR_MONITOR_TX, NR_MONITOR_RX, NR_ZCOPY_MON,
458 * NR_EXCLUSIVE, NR_RX_RINGS_ONLY, NR_TX_RINGS_ONLY and
459 * NR_ACCEPT_VNET_HDR.
462 * The identity of the memory region used.
463 * On input, 0 means the system decides autonomously,
464 * other values may try to select a specific region.
465 * On return the actual value is reported.
466 * Region '1' is the global allocator, normally shared
467 * by all interfaces. Other values are private regions.
468 * If two ports the same region zero-copy is possible.
470 * nr_extra_bufs (in/out)
471 * Number of extra buffers to be allocated.
473 * The other NETMAP_REQ_* commands are described below.
477 /* maximum size of a request, including all options */
478 #define NETMAP_REQ_MAXSIZE 4096
480 /* Header common to all request options. */
481 struct nmreq_option {
482 /* Pointer ot the next option. */
485 uint32_t nro_reqtype;
486 /* (out) status of the option:
487 * 0: recognized and processed
491 /* Option size, used only for options that can have variable size
492 * (e.g. because they contain arrays). For fixed-size options this
493 * field should be set to zero. */
497 /* Header common to all requests. Do not reorder these fields, as we need
498 * the second one (nr_reqtype) to know how much to copy from/to userspace. */
499 struct nmreq_header {
500 uint16_t nr_version; /* API version */
501 uint16_t nr_reqtype; /* nmreq type (NETMAP_REQ_*) */
502 uint32_t nr_reserved; /* must be zero */
503 #define NETMAP_REQ_IFNAMSIZ 64
504 char nr_name[NETMAP_REQ_IFNAMSIZ]; /* port name */
505 uint64_t nr_options; /* command-specific options */
506 uint64_t nr_body; /* ptr to nmreq_xyz struct */
510 /* Register a netmap port with the device. */
511 NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER = 1,
512 /* Get information from a netmap port. */
513 NETMAP_REQ_PORT_INFO_GET,
514 /* Attach a netmap port to a VALE switch. */
515 NETMAP_REQ_VALE_ATTACH,
516 /* Detach a netmap port from a VALE switch. */
517 NETMAP_REQ_VALE_DETACH,
518 /* List the ports attached to a VALE switch. */
519 NETMAP_REQ_VALE_LIST,
520 /* Set the port header length (was virtio-net header length). */
521 NETMAP_REQ_PORT_HDR_SET,
522 /* Get the port header length (was virtio-net header length). */
523 NETMAP_REQ_PORT_HDR_GET,
524 /* Create a new persistent VALE port. */
525 NETMAP_REQ_VALE_NEWIF,
526 /* Delete a persistent VALE port. */
527 NETMAP_REQ_VALE_DELIF,
528 /* Enable polling kernel thread(s) on an attached VALE port. */
529 NETMAP_REQ_VALE_POLLING_ENABLE,
530 /* Disable polling kernel thread(s) on an attached VALE port. */
531 NETMAP_REQ_VALE_POLLING_DISABLE,
532 /* Get info about the pools of a memory allocator. */
533 NETMAP_REQ_POOLS_INFO_GET,
534 /* Start an in-kernel loop that syncs the rings periodically or
535 * on notifications. The loop runs in the context of the ioctl
536 * syscall, and only stops on NETMAP_REQ_SYNC_KLOOP_STOP. */
537 NETMAP_REQ_SYNC_KLOOP_START,
538 /* Stops the thread executing the in-kernel loop. The thread
539 * returns from the ioctl syscall. */
540 NETMAP_REQ_SYNC_KLOOP_STOP,
541 /* Enable CSB mode on a registered netmap control device. */
542 NETMAP_REQ_CSB_ENABLE,
546 /* On NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER, ask netmap to use memory allocated
547 * from user-space allocated memory pools (e.g. hugepages).
549 NETMAP_REQ_OPT_EXTMEM = 1,
551 /* ON NETMAP_REQ_SYNC_KLOOP_START, ask netmap to use eventfd-based
552 * notifications to synchronize the kernel loop with the application.
554 NETMAP_REQ_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_EVENTFDS,
556 /* On NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER, ask netmap to work in CSB mode, where
557 * head, cur and tail pointers are not exchanged through the
558 * struct netmap_ring header, but rather using an user-provided
559 * memory area (see struct nm_csb_atok and struct nm_csb_ktoa).
563 /* An extension to NETMAP_REQ_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_EVENTFDS, which specifies
564 * if the TX and/or RX rings are synced in the context of the VM exit.
565 * This requires the 'ioeventfd' fields to be valid (cannot be < 0).
567 NETMAP_REQ_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_MODE,
569 /* This is a marker to count the number of available options.
570 * New options must be added above it. */
575 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER
576 * Bind (register) a netmap port to this control device.
578 struct nmreq_register {
579 uint64_t nr_offset; /* nifp offset in the shared region */
580 uint64_t nr_memsize; /* size of the shared region */
581 uint32_t nr_tx_slots; /* slots in tx rings */
582 uint32_t nr_rx_slots; /* slots in rx rings */
583 uint16_t nr_tx_rings; /* number of tx rings */
584 uint16_t nr_rx_rings; /* number of rx rings */
585 uint16_t nr_host_tx_rings; /* number of host tx rings */
586 uint16_t nr_host_rx_rings; /* number of host rx rings */
588 uint16_t nr_mem_id; /* id of the memory allocator */
589 uint16_t nr_ringid; /* ring(s) we care about */
590 uint32_t nr_mode; /* specify NR_REG_* modes */
591 uint32_t nr_extra_bufs; /* number of requested extra buffers */
593 uint64_t nr_flags; /* additional flags (see below) */
594 /* monitors use nr_ringid and nr_mode to select the rings to monitor */
595 #define NR_MONITOR_TX 0x100
596 #define NR_MONITOR_RX 0x200
597 #define NR_ZCOPY_MON 0x400
598 /* request exclusive access to the selected rings */
599 #define NR_EXCLUSIVE 0x800
601 #define NR_RX_RINGS_ONLY 0x2000
602 #define NR_TX_RINGS_ONLY 0x4000
603 /* Applications set this flag if they are able to deal with virtio-net headers,
604 * that is send/receive frames that start with a virtio-net header.
605 * If not set, NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER will fail with netmap ports that require
606 * applications to use those headers. If the flag is set, the application can
607 * use the NETMAP_VNET_HDR_GET command to figure out the header length. */
608 #define NR_ACCEPT_VNET_HDR 0x8000
609 /* The following two have the same meaning of NETMAP_NO_TX_POLL and
610 * NETMAP_DO_RX_POLL. */
611 #define NR_DO_RX_POLL 0x10000
612 #define NR_NO_TX_POLL 0x20000
615 /* Valid values for nmreq_register.nr_mode (see above). */
616 enum { NR_REG_DEFAULT = 0, /* backward compat, should not be used. */
621 NR_REG_PIPE_MASTER = 5, /* deprecated, use "x{y" port name syntax */
622 NR_REG_PIPE_SLAVE = 6, /* deprecated, use "x}y" port name syntax */
627 /* A single ioctl number is shared by all the new API command.
628 * Demultiplexing is done using the hdr.nr_reqtype field.
629 * FreeBSD uses the size value embedded in the _IOWR to determine
630 * how much to copy in/out, so we define the ioctl() command
631 * specifying only nmreq_header, and copyin/copyout the rest. */
632 #define NIOCCTRL _IOWR('i', 151, struct nmreq_header)
634 /* The ioctl commands to sync TX/RX netmap rings.
635 * NIOCTXSYNC, NIOCRXSYNC synchronize tx or rx queues,
636 * whose identity is set in NETMAP_REQ_REGISTER through nr_ringid.
637 * These are non blocking and take no argument. */
638 #define NIOCTXSYNC _IO('i', 148) /* sync tx queues */
639 #define NIOCRXSYNC _IO('i', 149) /* sync rx queues */
642 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_PORT_INFO_GET
643 * Get information about a netmap port, including number of rings.
644 * slots per ring, id of the memory allocator, etc. The netmap
645 * control device used for this operation does not need to be bound
648 struct nmreq_port_info_get {
649 uint64_t nr_memsize; /* size of the shared region */
650 uint32_t nr_tx_slots; /* slots in tx rings */
651 uint32_t nr_rx_slots; /* slots in rx rings */
652 uint16_t nr_tx_rings; /* number of tx rings */
653 uint16_t nr_rx_rings; /* number of rx rings */
654 uint16_t nr_host_tx_rings; /* number of host tx rings */
655 uint16_t nr_host_rx_rings; /* number of host rx rings */
656 uint16_t nr_mem_id; /* memory allocator id (in/out) */
660 #define NM_BDG_NAME "vale" /* prefix for bridge port name */
663 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_VALE_ATTACH
664 * Attach a netmap port to a VALE switch. Both the name of the netmap
665 * port and the VALE switch are specified through the nr_name argument.
666 * The attach operation could need to register a port, so at least
667 * the same arguments are available.
668 * port_index will contain the index where the port has been attached.
670 struct nmreq_vale_attach {
671 struct nmreq_register reg;
677 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_VALE_DETACH
678 * Detach a netmap port from a VALE switch. Both the name of the netmap
679 * port and the VALE switch are specified through the nr_name argument.
680 * port_index will contain the index where the port was attached.
682 struct nmreq_vale_detach {
688 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_VALE_LIST
689 * List the ports of a VALE switch.
691 struct nmreq_vale_list {
692 /* Name of the VALE port (valeXXX:YYY) or empty. */
693 uint16_t nr_bridge_idx;
695 uint32_t nr_port_idx;
699 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_PORT_HDR_SET or NETMAP_REQ_PORT_HDR_GET
700 * Set or get the port header length of the port identified by hdr.nr_name.
701 * The control device does not need to be bound to a netmap port.
703 struct nmreq_port_hdr {
709 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_VALE_NEWIF
710 * Create a new persistent VALE port.
712 struct nmreq_vale_newif {
713 uint32_t nr_tx_slots; /* slots in tx rings */
714 uint32_t nr_rx_slots; /* slots in rx rings */
715 uint16_t nr_tx_rings; /* number of tx rings */
716 uint16_t nr_rx_rings; /* number of rx rings */
717 uint16_t nr_mem_id; /* id of the memory allocator */
722 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_VALE_POLLING_ENABLE or NETMAP_REQ_VALE_POLLING_DISABLE
723 * Enable or disable polling kthreads on a VALE port.
725 struct nmreq_vale_polling {
727 #define NETMAP_POLLING_MODE_SINGLE_CPU 1
728 #define NETMAP_POLLING_MODE_MULTI_CPU 2
729 uint32_t nr_first_cpu_id;
730 uint32_t nr_num_polling_cpus;
735 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_POOLS_INFO_GET
736 * Get info about the pools of the memory allocator of the netmap
737 * port specified by hdr.nr_name and nr_mem_id. The netmap control
738 * device used for this operation does not need to be bound to a netmap
741 struct nmreq_pools_info {
743 uint16_t nr_mem_id; /* in/out argument */
745 uint64_t nr_if_pool_offset;
746 uint32_t nr_if_pool_objtotal;
747 uint32_t nr_if_pool_objsize;
748 uint64_t nr_ring_pool_offset;
749 uint32_t nr_ring_pool_objtotal;
750 uint32_t nr_ring_pool_objsize;
751 uint64_t nr_buf_pool_offset;
752 uint32_t nr_buf_pool_objtotal;
753 uint32_t nr_buf_pool_objsize;
757 * nr_reqtype: NETMAP_REQ_SYNC_KLOOP_START
758 * Start an in-kernel loop that syncs the rings periodically or on
759 * notifications. The loop runs in the context of the ioctl syscall,
760 * and only stops on NETMAP_REQ_SYNC_KLOOP_STOP.
761 * The registered netmap port must be open in CSB mode.
763 struct nmreq_sync_kloop_start {
764 /* Sleeping is the default synchronization method for the kloop.
765 * The 'sleep_us' field specifies how many microsconds to sleep for
766 * when there is no work to do, before doing another kloop iteration.
772 /* A CSB entry for the application --> kernel direction. */
774 uint32_t head; /* AW+ KR+ the head of the appl netmap_ring */
775 uint32_t cur; /* AW+ KR+ the cur of the appl netmap_ring */
776 uint32_t appl_need_kick; /* AW+ KR+ kern --> appl notification enable */
777 uint32_t sync_flags; /* AW+ KR+ the flags of the appl [tx|rx]sync() */
778 uint32_t pad[12]; /* pad to a 64 bytes cacheline */
781 /* A CSB entry for the application <-- kernel direction. */
783 uint32_t hwcur; /* AR+ KW+ the hwcur of the kern netmap_kring */
784 uint32_t hwtail; /* AR+ KW+ the hwtail of the kern netmap_kring */
785 uint32_t kern_need_kick; /* AR+ KW+ appl-->kern notification enable */
792 #define nm_stst_barrier smp_wmb
793 #define nm_ldld_barrier smp_rmb
794 #define nm_stld_barrier smp_mb
795 #else /* !__KERNEL__ */
796 static inline void nm_stst_barrier(void)
798 /* A memory barrier with release semantic has the combined
799 * effect of a store-store barrier and a load-store barrier,
800 * which is fine for us. */
801 __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
803 static inline void nm_ldld_barrier(void)
805 /* A memory barrier with acquire semantic has the combined
806 * effect of a load-load barrier and a store-load barrier,
807 * which is fine for us. */
808 __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
810 #endif /* !__KERNEL__ */
812 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
815 #define nm_stst_barrier atomic_thread_fence_rel
816 #define nm_ldld_barrier atomic_thread_fence_acq
817 #define nm_stld_barrier atomic_thread_fence_seq_cst
819 #include <stdatomic.h>
820 static inline void nm_stst_barrier(void)
822 atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_release);
824 static inline void nm_ldld_barrier(void)
826 atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_acquire);
828 #endif /* !_KERNEL */
830 #else /* !__linux__ && !__FreeBSD__ */
831 #error "OS not supported"
832 #endif /* !__linux__ && !__FreeBSD__ */
834 /* Application side of sync-kloop: Write ring pointers (cur, head) to the CSB.
835 * This routine is coupled with sync_kloop_kernel_read(). */
837 nm_sync_kloop_appl_write(struct nm_csb_atok *atok, uint32_t cur,
840 /* Issue a first store-store barrier to make sure writes to the
841 * netmap ring do not overcome updates on atok->cur and atok->head. */
845 * We need to write cur and head to the CSB but we cannot do it atomically.
846 * There is no way we can prevent the host from reading the updated value
847 * of one of the two and the old value of the other. However, if we make
848 * sure that the host never reads a value of head more recent than the
849 * value of cur we are safe. We can allow the host to read a value of cur
850 * more recent than the value of head, since in the netmap ring cur can be
851 * ahead of head and cur cannot wrap around head because it must be behind
852 * tail. Inverting the order of writes below could instead result into the
853 * host to think head went ahead of cur, which would cause the sync
856 * The following memory barrier scheme is used to make this happen:
860 * STORE(cur) LOAD(head)
861 * wmb() <-----------> rmb()
862 * STORE(head) LOAD(cur)
870 /* Application side of sync-kloop: Read kring pointers (hwcur, hwtail) from
871 * the CSB. This routine is coupled with sync_kloop_kernel_write(). */
873 nm_sync_kloop_appl_read(struct nm_csb_ktoa *ktoa, uint32_t *hwtail,
877 * We place a memory barrier to make sure that the update of hwtail never
878 * overtakes the update of hwcur.
879 * (see explanation in sync_kloop_kernel_write).
881 *hwtail = ktoa->hwtail;
883 *hwcur = ktoa->hwcur;
885 /* Make sure that loads from ktoa->hwtail and ktoa->hwcur are not delayed
886 * after the loads from the netmap ring. */
891 * data for NETMAP_REQ_OPT_* options
894 struct nmreq_opt_sync_kloop_eventfds {
895 struct nmreq_option nro_opt; /* common header */
896 /* An array of N entries for bidirectional notifications between
897 * the kernel loop and the application. The number of entries and
898 * their order must agree with the CSB arrays passed in the
899 * NETMAP_REQ_OPT_CSB option. Each entry contains a file descriptor
900 * backed by an eventfd.
902 * If any of the 'ioeventfd' entries is < 0, the event loop uses
903 * the sleeping synchronization strategy (according to sleep_us),
904 * and keeps kern_need_kick always disabled.
905 * Each 'irqfd' can be < 0, and in that case the corresponding queue
909 /* Notifier for the application --> kernel loop direction. */
911 /* Notifier for the kernel loop --> application direction. */
916 struct nmreq_opt_sync_kloop_mode {
917 struct nmreq_option nro_opt; /* common header */
918 #define NM_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_DIRECT_TX (1 << 0)
919 #define NM_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_DIRECT_RX (1 << 1)
923 struct nmreq_opt_extmem {
924 struct nmreq_option nro_opt; /* common header */
925 uint64_t nro_usrptr; /* (in) ptr to usr memory */
926 struct nmreq_pools_info nro_info; /* (in/out) */
929 struct nmreq_opt_csb {
930 struct nmreq_option nro_opt;
932 /* Array of CSB entries for application --> kernel communication
936 /* Array of CSB entries for kernel --> application communication
941 #endif /* _NET_NETMAP_H_ */