From: Nithin Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram@marvell.com>
To: Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com>
Cc: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>,
"Dumitrescu, Cristian" <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>,
Nithin Dabilpuram <nithind1988@gmail.com>,
"Singh, Jasvinder" <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>,
Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>,
Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko@solarflare.com>,
"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
"jerinj@marvell.com" <jerinj@marvell.com>,
"kkanas@marvell.com" <kkanas@marvell.com>,
"Kinsella, Ray" <ray.kinsella@intel.com>,
Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>,
Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>,
Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>,
David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>,
Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] ethdev: add tm support for shaper config in pkt mode
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:21:19 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200428115119.GA16188@outlook.office365.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALBAE1Nd_i8SD0+F2Pz2Vci=Zg8D78mHFE5Aon2iYits-jPGMg@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 10:29:48PM +0530, Jerin Jacob wrote:
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> On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 10:19 PM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 4/27/2020 5:29 PM, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 9:42 PM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On 4/27/2020 10:19 AM, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>> From: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> > >>>> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 9:09 PM
> > >>>> To: Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>; Nithin Dabilpuram
> > >>>> <nithind1988@gmail.com>; Singh, Jasvinder <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>;
> > >>>> Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; Andrew Rybchenko
> > >>>> <arybchenko@solarflare.com>
> > >>>> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; jerinj@marvell.com; kkanas@marvell.com; Nithin
> > >>>> Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram@marvell.com>
> > >>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] ethdev: add tm support for shaper config in pkt
> > >>>> mode
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 4/24/2020 11:28 AM, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>>>> From: Nithin Dabilpuram <nithind1988@gmail.com>
> > >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:21 PM
> > >>>>>> To: Singh, Jasvinder <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>; Dumitrescu, Cristian
> > >>>>>> <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>; Thomas Monjalon
> > >>>>>> <thomas@monjalon.net>; Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>; Andrew
> > >>>>>> Rybchenko <arybchenko@solarflare.com>
> > >>>>>> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; jerinj@marvell.com; kkanas@marvell.com; Nithin
> > >>>>>> Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram@marvell.com>
> > >>>>>> Subject: [PATCH v4 1/4] ethdev: add tm support for shaper config in pkt
> > >>>>>> mode
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> From: Nithin Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram@marvell.com>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Some NIC hardware support shaper to work in packet mode i.e
> > >>>>>> shaping or ratelimiting traffic is in packets per second (PPS) as
> > >>>>>> opposed to default bytes per second (BPS). Hence this patch
> > >>>>>> adds support to configure shared or private shaper in packet mode,
> > >>>>>> provide rate in PPS and add related tm capabilities in port/level/node
> > >>>>>> capability structures.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> This patch also updates tm port/level/node capability structures with
> > >>>>>> exiting features of scheduler wfq packet mode, scheduler wfq byte mode
> > >>>>>> and private/shared shaper byte mode.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> SoftNIC PMD is also updated with new capabilities.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Nithin Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram@marvell.com>
> > >>>>>> ---
> > >>>>>> v3..v4:
> > >>>>>> - Update text under packet_mode as per Cristian.
> > >>>>>> - Update rte_eth_softnic_tm.c based on Jasvinder's comments.
> > >>>>>> - Add error enum
> > >>>> RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_SHAPER_PROFILE_PACKET_MODE
> > >>>>>> - Fix shaper_profile_check() with packet mode check
> > >>>>>> - Fix typo's
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Acked-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Hi Nithin,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> It looks like patch is causing ABI break, I am getting following warning [1],
> > >>>> can you please check?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> [1]
> > >>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__pastebin.com_XYNFg14u&d=DwIBaQ&c=nKjWec2b6R0mOyPaz7xtfQ&r=FZ_tPCbgFOh18zwRPO9H0yDx8VW38vuapifdDfc8SFQ&m=xJB0Qb2Q-1bl0hEDeknUjJqrCDc3z-h0F0e7kj8KvvI&s=R6xtRQRRIIzAilc5z52oYjyHNlvvJB_9SUsKBkpPC6g&e=
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi Ferruh,
> > >>>
> > >>> The RTE_TM API is marked as experimental, but it looks that this was not correctly marked when __rte_experimental ABI checker was introduced.
> > >>>
> > >>> It is marked as experimental at the top of the rte_tm.h, similarly to other APIs introduced around same time, but it was not correctly picked up by the ABI check procedure when later introduced, so __rte_experimental was not added to every function.
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> :(
> > >>
> > >> Is it time to mature them?
> > >>
> > >> As you said they are not marked as experimental both in header file (function
> > >> declarations) and .map file.
> > >>
> > >> The problem is, they are not marked as experimental in DPDK_20.0 ABI (v19.11),
> > >> so marking them as experimental now will break the ABI. Not sure what to do,
> > >> cc'ed a few ABI related names for comment.
> > >>
> > >> For me, we need to proceed as the experimental tag removed and APIs become
> > >> mature starting from v19.11, since this is what happened in practice, and remove
> > >> a few existing being experimental references in the doxygen comments.
> > >
> > > I think, accidentally we can not make a library as NON-experimental.
> > > TM never went through experimental to mature transition(see git log
> > > lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.h)
> > > It was a bug to not mark as experimental in each function in the ABI process.
> > > Some of the features like packet marking are not even implemented by any HW.
> > > I think, we can make API stable only all the features are implemented
> > > by one or two HW.
> >
> > Fair enough, specially if the API is not ready yet.
> >
> > But they were part of stable ABI, and marking them as experimental now will
> > break the old applications using these APIs.
>
> it is still marked as EXPERIMENTAL everywhere and API is not ready yet.
> Anyway, we need to break the ABI to make it work on various HW.
> I am not sure what to do?
> IMO, We need to send a patch as Fixes: for the bug of not adding
> __rte_experimental in each function.
>
> Traffic Management API - EXPERIMENTAL
> M: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
> T: git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-qos
> F: lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm*
Ray, Neil, David, Luca, Kevin, Ferruh
Any thoughts on this proposal ?
If it is fine, I can send a "Fixes:" patch to update experimental attribute in rte_tm.h
for all functions so that 20.05 is having the right marking.
> >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Ray, Neil, David, Luca, Kevin, what do you think?
> >
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-04-28 11:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-03-30 16:00 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] ethdev: add tm cap for private shaper packet mode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-03-30 16:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] app/testpmd: add tm non leaf node pktmode command Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-07 7:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] ethdev: add tm cap for private shaper packet mode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-07 16:31 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-07 17:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-10 11:45 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-10 11:56 ` Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-11 11:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] ethdev: add tm support for shaper config in pkt mode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-11 11:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] drivers/net: update tm capability for existing pmds Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-11 11:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] app/testpmd: add tm cmd for non leaf and shaper pktmode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-11 11:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/4] net/octeontx2: support tm length adjust and pkt mode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-16 13:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] ethdev: add tm support for shaper config in " Ferruh Yigit
2020-04-21 5:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-21 9:30 ` [dpdk-dev] " Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-21 9:58 ` Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-21 10:23 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-21 11:55 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 7:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 7:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/4] drivers/net: update tm capability for existing pmds Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 7:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/4] app/testpmd: add tm cmd for non leaf and shaper pktmode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 7:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/4] net/octeontx2: support tm length adjust and pkt mode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 8:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] ethdev: add tm support for shaper config in " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 12:18 ` Singh, Jasvinder
2020-04-22 17:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 10:10 ` [dpdk-dev] " Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-22 11:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 11:49 ` Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 11:59 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-22 12:01 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-22 8:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 17:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 17:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/4] drivers/net: update tm capability for existing pmds Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 17:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/4] app/testpmd: add tm cmd for non leaf and shaper pktmode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-22 17:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/4] net/octeontx2: support tm length adjust and pkt mode Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-04-24 10:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/4] ethdev: add tm support for shaper config in " Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-25 20:09 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-04-27 9:19 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-27 16:12 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-04-27 16:28 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-28 15:30 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-28 17:35 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-27 16:29 ` Jerin Jacob
2020-04-27 16:49 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-04-27 16:59 ` Jerin Jacob
2020-04-28 11:51 ` Nithin Dabilpuram [this message]
2020-04-28 13:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Ferruh Yigit
2020-04-28 14:06 ` [dpdk-dev] " Ferruh Yigit
2020-04-28 14:45 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-28 15:04 ` Luca Boccassi
2020-04-28 15:54 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-29 8:45 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-04-29 9:03 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-05-01 10:27 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-05-01 13:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-08-25 16:59 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-09-07 11:12 ` Nithin Dabilpuram
2020-09-14 13:01 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-05-01 13:18 ` [dpdk-dev] " Jerin Jacob
2020-05-05 8:01 ` Ray Kinsella
2020-04-28 15:42 ` Ray Kinsella
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