From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9335A04BC; Thu, 8 Oct 2020 15:14:27 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8B771BFD9; Thu, 8 Oct 2020 15:14:26 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mga07.intel.com (mga07.intel.com [134.134.136.100]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C30591BF63 for ; Thu, 8 Oct 2020 15:14:23 +0200 (CEST) IronPort-SDR: Xdzih+f/CRqiBhZwklktQ2A7CHRSO3NUk3dIptoYwaEioP3ZfRjsl8HVw9sr0P8Id9L0t17Ckk ArcL00CgVUTg== X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6000,8403,9767"; a="229516535" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,350,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="229516535" X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from fmsmga005.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.32]) by orsmga105.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 08 Oct 2020 06:14:22 -0700 IronPort-SDR: Si0f4MzlqHYlvvekyYFPK9auBQY6kCUWjq7dWqmj0dUdzWTXYaxS/ul0YuesFlwWSyusm/6ZIV sbz7CH0Txhcw== X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,350,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="519342659" Received: from bricha3-mobl.ger.corp.intel.com ([10.213.226.107]) by fmsmga005-auth.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 08 Oct 2020 06:14:20 -0700 Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 14:14:05 +0100 From: Bruce Richardson To: "Ananyev, Konstantin" Cc: "Power, Ciara" , "dev@dpdk.org" , Ray Kinsella , Neil Horman Message-ID: <20201008131405.GD1106@bricha3-MOBL.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <20200807155859.63888-1-ciara.power@intel.com> <20200930130415.11211-1-ciara.power@intel.com> <20200930130415.11211-2-ciara.power@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/18] eal: add max SIMD bitwidth X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" On Thu, Oct 08, 2020 at 01:07:26PM +0000, Ananyev, Konstantin wrote: > > > This patch adds a max SIMD bitwidth EAL configuration. The API allows > > for an app to set this value. It can also be set using EAL argument > > --force-max-simd-bitwidth, which will lock the value and override any > > modifications made by the app. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ciara Power > > > > --- > > v3: > > - Added enum value to essentially disable using max SIMD to choose > > paths, intended for use by ARM SVE. > > - Fixed parsing bitwidth argument to return an error for values > > greater than uint16_t. > > v2: Added to Doxygen comment for API. > > --- > > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++ > > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h | 8 +++ > > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h | 2 + > > lib/librte_eal/include/rte_eal.h | 33 +++++++++++ > > lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map | 4 ++ > > 5 files changed, 111 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c > > index a5426e1234..e9117a96af 100644 > > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c > > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c > > @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ eal_long_options[] = { > > {OPT_MATCH_ALLOCATIONS, 0, NULL, OPT_MATCH_ALLOCATIONS_NUM}, > > {OPT_TELEMETRY, 0, NULL, OPT_TELEMETRY_NUM }, > > {OPT_NO_TELEMETRY, 0, NULL, OPT_NO_TELEMETRY_NUM }, > > + {OPT_FORCE_MAX_SIMD_BITWIDTH, 1, NULL, OPT_FORCE_MAX_SIMD_BITWIDTH_NUM}, > > {0, 0, NULL, 0 } > > }; > > > > @@ -1309,6 +1310,34 @@ eal_parse_iova_mode(const char *name) > > return 0; > > } > > > > +static int > > +eal_parse_simd_bitwidth(const char *arg, bool locked) > > +{ > > + char *end; > > + unsigned long bitwidth; > > + int ret; > > + struct internal_config *internal_conf = > > + eal_get_internal_configuration(); > > + > > + if (arg == NULL || arg[0] == '\0') > > + return -1; > > + > > + errno = 0; > > + bitwidth = strtoul(arg, &end, 0); > > + > > + /* check for errors */ > > + if (bitwidth > UINT16_MAX || errno != 0 || end == NULL || *end != '\0') > > + return -1; > > + > > + if (bitwidth == 0) > > + bitwidth = UINT16_MAX; > > + ret = rte_set_max_simd_bitwidth(bitwidth); > > + if (ret < 0) > > + return -1; > > + internal_conf->max_simd_bitwidth.locked = locked; > > + return 0; > > +} > > + > > static int > > eal_parse_base_virtaddr(const char *arg) > > { > > @@ -1707,6 +1736,13 @@ eal_parse_common_option(int opt, const char *optarg, > > case OPT_NO_TELEMETRY_NUM: > > conf->no_telemetry = 1; > > break; > > + case OPT_FORCE_MAX_SIMD_BITWIDTH_NUM: > > + if (eal_parse_simd_bitwidth(optarg, 1) < 0) { > > + RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "invalid parameter for --" > > + OPT_FORCE_MAX_SIMD_BITWIDTH "\n"); > > + return -1; > > + } > > + break; > > > > /* don't know what to do, leave this to caller */ > > default: > > @@ -1903,6 +1939,33 @@ eal_check_common_options(struct internal_config *internal_cfg) > > return 0; > > } > > > > +uint16_t > > +rte_get_max_simd_bitwidth(void) > > +{ > > + const struct internal_config *internal_conf = > > + eal_get_internal_configuration(); > > + return internal_conf->max_simd_bitwidth.bitwidth; > > +} > > + > > +int > > +rte_set_max_simd_bitwidth(uint16_t bitwidth) > > +{ > > + struct internal_config *internal_conf = > > + eal_get_internal_configuration(); > > + if (internal_conf->max_simd_bitwidth.locked) { > > + RTE_LOG(NOTICE, EAL, "Cannot set max SIMD bitwidth - user runtime override enabled"); > > + return -EPERM; > > + } > > + > > + if (bitwidth != RTE_MAX_SIMD_DISABLE && (bitwidth < RTE_NO_SIMD || > > + !rte_is_power_of_2(bitwidth))) { > > + RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Invalid bitwidth value!\n"); > > + return -EINVAL; > > + } > > + internal_conf->max_simd_bitwidth.bitwidth = bitwidth; > > + return 0; > > +} > > + > > void > > eal_common_usage(void) > > { > > @@ -1981,6 +2044,7 @@ eal_common_usage(void) > > " --"OPT_BASE_VIRTADDR" Base virtual address\n" > > " --"OPT_TELEMETRY" Enable telemetry support (on by default)\n" > > " --"OPT_NO_TELEMETRY" Disable telemetry support\n" > > + " --"OPT_FORCE_MAX_SIMD_BITWIDTH" Force the max SIMD bitwidth\n" > > "\nEAL options for DEBUG use only:\n" > > " --"OPT_HUGE_UNLINK" Unlink hugepage files after init\n" > > " --"OPT_NO_HUGE" Use malloc instead of hugetlbfs\n" > > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h > > index 13f93388a7..367e0cc19e 100644 > > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h > > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h > > @@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ struct hugepage_info { > > int lock_descriptor; /**< file descriptor for hugepage dir */ > > }; > > > > +struct simd_bitwidth { > > + /**< flag indicating if bitwidth is locked from further modification */ > > + bool locked; > > + uint16_t bitwidth; /**< bitwidth value */ > > +}; > > + > > /** > > * internal configuration > > */ > > @@ -85,6 +91,8 @@ struct internal_config { > > volatile unsigned int init_complete; > > /**< indicates whether EAL has completed initialization */ > > unsigned int no_telemetry; /**< true to disable Telemetry */ > > + /** max simd bitwidth path to use */ > > + struct simd_bitwidth max_simd_bitwidth; > > }; > > > > void eal_reset_internal_config(struct internal_config *internal_cfg); > > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h > > index 89769d48b4..ef33979664 100644 > > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h > > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h > > @@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ enum { > > OPT_TELEMETRY_NUM, > > #define OPT_NO_TELEMETRY "no-telemetry" > > OPT_NO_TELEMETRY_NUM, > > +#define OPT_FORCE_MAX_SIMD_BITWIDTH "force-max-simd-bitwidth" > > + OPT_FORCE_MAX_SIMD_BITWIDTH_NUM, > > OPT_LONG_MAX_NUM > > }; > > > > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_eal.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_eal.h > > index ddcf6a2e7a..fb739f3474 100644 > > --- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_eal.h > > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_eal.h > > @@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ enum rte_proc_type_t { > > RTE_PROC_INVALID > > }; > > > > +enum rte_max_simd_t { > > + RTE_NO_SIMD = 64, > > While I do understand the idea of having that value from consistency point of view, > I wonder do we really need to allow user to specify values smaller then 128. > At least on x86 we always have 128 bit SIMD enabled, even for -Dmachine=default. > So seems no much point to forbid libraries using SSE code-path when compiler > is free to insert SSE instructions on its own will. > The reason to support this is for testing purposes, as it allows an easy way for a tester to check out any scalar code paths - which are often common across architectures. > > + RTE_MAX_128_SIMD = 128, > > + RTE_MAX_256_SIMD = 256, > > + RTE_MAX_512_SIMD = 512, > > + RTE_MAX_SIMD_DISABLE = UINT16_MAX, > > As a nit, I think it is safe enough to have this last value > (RTE_MAX_SIMD_DISABLE or RTE_MAX_SIMD_MAX) equal to (INT16_MAX + 1). > That would be big enough to probably never hit actual HW limit, > while it still remains power of two, as other values. > I actually think it's probably clearer as-is, because the fact of the rest being powers of 2 is irrelevant since we just check greater than or less than. If we did change it, then we need to put in a comment explaining why the plus-one, while as it is now it's clearly a placeholder $BIGNUM. /Bruce