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xsk: document ability to redirect to any socket bound to the same umem

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Document the ability to redirect to any socket bound to the same umem.

Signed-off-by: Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240205123553.22180-3-magnus.karlsson@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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Magnus Karlsson 2024-02-05 13:35:51 +01:00 committed by Alexei Starovoitov
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@ -329,23 +329,24 @@ XDP_SHARED_UMEM option and provide the initial socket's fd in the
sxdp_shared_umem_fd field as you registered the UMEM on that
socket. These two sockets will now share one and the same UMEM.
There is no need to supply an XDP program like the one in the previous
case where sockets were bound to the same queue id and
device. Instead, use the NIC's packet steering capabilities to steer
the packets to the right queue. In the previous example, there is only
one queue shared among sockets, so the NIC cannot do this steering. It
can only steer between queues.
In this case, it is possible to use the NIC's packet steering
capabilities to steer the packets to the right queue. This is not
possible in the previous example as there is only one queue shared
among sockets, so the NIC cannot do this steering as it can only steer
between queues.
In libbpf, you need to use the xsk_socket__create_shared() API as it
takes a reference to a FILL ring and a COMPLETION ring that will be
created for you and bound to the shared UMEM. You can use this
function for all the sockets you create, or you can use it for the
second and following ones and use xsk_socket__create() for the first
one. Both methods yield the same result.
In libxdp (or libbpf prior to version 1.0), you need to use the
xsk_socket__create_shared() API as it takes a reference to a FILL ring
and a COMPLETION ring that will be created for you and bound to the
shared UMEM. You can use this function for all the sockets you create,
or you can use it for the second and following ones and use
xsk_socket__create() for the first one. Both methods yield the same
result.
Note that a UMEM can be shared between sockets on the same queue id
and device, as well as between queues on the same device and between
devices at the same time.
devices at the same time. It is also possible to redirect to any
socket as long as it is bound to the same umem with XDP_SHARED_UMEM.
XDP_USE_NEED_WAKEUP bind flag
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@ -822,6 +823,10 @@ A: The short answer is no, that is not supported at the moment. The
switch, or other distribution mechanism, in your NIC to direct
traffic to the correct queue id and socket.
Note that if you are using the XDP_SHARED_UMEM option, it is
possible to switch traffic between any socket bound to the same
umem.
Q: My packets are sometimes corrupted. What is wrong?
A: Care has to be taken not to feed the same buffer in the UMEM into