From: Hernan Vargas <hernan.vargas@intel.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org, gakhil@marvell.com, trix@redhat.com,
maxime.coquelin@redhat.com
Cc: nicolas.chautru@intel.com, qi.z.zhang@intel.com,
Hernan Vargas <hernan.vargas@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 02/10] baseband/acc: queue allocation refactor
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:09:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240830200952.182685-3-hernan.vargas@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240830200952.182685-1-hernan.vargas@intel.com>
Refactor to manage queue memory per operation more flexibly for VRB
devices.
Signed-off-by: Hernan Vargas <hernan.vargas@intel.com>
---
drivers/baseband/acc/acc_common.h | 5 +
drivers/baseband/acc/rte_vrb_pmd.c | 214 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
2 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/acc/acc_common.h b/drivers/baseband/acc/acc_common.h
index cd88ba4a6d8f..0d1357ace61f 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/acc/acc_common.h
+++ b/drivers/baseband/acc/acc_common.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
#define VRB2_VF_ID_SHIFT 6
#define ACC_MAX_FFT_WIN 16
+#define ACC_MAX_RING_BUFFER 64
+#define VRB2_MAX_Q_PER_OP 256
#define ACC_MAX_LOGLEN 256
#define ACC_MAX_BUFFERLEN 256
@@ -583,6 +585,9 @@ struct acc_device {
void *sw_rings_base; /* Base addr of un-aligned memory for sw rings */
void *sw_rings; /* 64MBs of 64MB aligned memory for sw rings */
rte_iova_t sw_rings_iova; /* IOVA address of sw_rings */
+ void *sw_rings_array[ACC_MAX_RING_BUFFER]; /* Array of aligned memory for sw rings. */
+ rte_iova_t sw_rings_iova_array[ACC_MAX_RING_BUFFER]; /* Array of sw_rings IOVA. */
+ uint32_t queue_index[ACC_MAX_RING_BUFFER]; /* Tracking queue index per ring buffer. */
/* Virtual address of the info memory routed to the this function under
* operation, whether it is PF or VF.
* HW may DMA information data at this location asynchronously
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/acc/rte_vrb_pmd.c b/drivers/baseband/acc/rte_vrb_pmd.c
index 8dd9b9971142..637578f0ddd6 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/acc/rte_vrb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/acc/rte_vrb_pmd.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ fetch_acc_config(struct rte_bbdev *dev)
/* Check the depth of the AQs. */
reg_len0 = acc_reg_read(d, d->reg_addr->depth_log0_offset);
reg_len1 = acc_reg_read(d, d->reg_addr->depth_log1_offset);
- for (acc = 0; acc < NUM_ACC; acc++) {
+ for (acc = 0; acc < VRB1_NUM_ACCS; acc++) {
qtopFromAcc(&q_top, acc, acc_conf);
if (q_top->first_qgroup_index < ACC_NUM_QGRPS_PER_WORD)
q_top->aq_depth_log2 =
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ fetch_acc_config(struct rte_bbdev *dev)
q_top->aq_depth_log2 = (reg_len1 >> ((q_top->first_qgroup_index -
ACC_NUM_QGRPS_PER_WORD) * 4)) & 0xF;
}
- } else {
+ } else if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
reg0 = acc_reg_read(d, d->reg_addr->qman_group_func);
reg1 = acc_reg_read(d, d->reg_addr->qman_group_func + 4);
reg2 = acc_reg_read(d, d->reg_addr->qman_group_func + 8);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ fetch_acc_config(struct rte_bbdev *dev)
idx = (reg2 >> ((qg % ACC_NUM_QGRPS_PER_WORD) * 4)) & 0x7;
else
idx = (reg3 >> ((qg % ACC_NUM_QGRPS_PER_WORD) * 4)) & 0x7;
- if (idx < VRB_NUM_ACCS) {
+ if (idx < VRB2_NUM_ACCS) {
acc = qman_func_id[idx];
updateQtop(acc, qg, acc_conf, d);
}
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ fetch_acc_config(struct rte_bbdev *dev)
reg_len2 = acc_reg_read(d, d->reg_addr->depth_log0_offset + 8);
reg_len3 = acc_reg_read(d, d->reg_addr->depth_log0_offset + 12);
- for (acc = 0; acc < NUM_ACC; acc++) {
+ for (acc = 0; acc < VRB2_NUM_ACCS; acc++) {
qtopFromAcc(&q_top, acc, acc_conf);
if (q_top->first_qgroup_index / ACC_NUM_QGRPS_PER_WORD == 0)
q_top->aq_depth_log2 = (reg_len0 >> ((q_top->first_qgroup_index %
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ vrb_setup_queues(struct rte_bbdev *dev, uint16_t num_queues, int socket_id)
{
uint32_t phys_low, phys_high, value;
struct acc_device *d = dev->data->dev_private;
+ uint16_t queues_per_op, i;
int ret;
if (d->pf_device && !d->acc_conf.pf_mode_en) {
@@ -564,27 +565,37 @@ vrb_setup_queues(struct rte_bbdev *dev, uint16_t num_queues, int socket_id)
return -ENODEV;
}
- alloc_sw_rings_min_mem(dev, d, num_queues, socket_id);
+ if (d->device_variant == VRB1_VARIANT) {
+ alloc_sw_rings_min_mem(dev, d, num_queues, socket_id);
- /* If minimal memory space approach failed, then allocate
- * the 2 * 64MB block for the sw rings.
- */
- if (d->sw_rings == NULL)
- alloc_2x64mb_sw_rings_mem(dev, d, socket_id);
+ /* If minimal memory space approach failed, then allocate
+ * the 2 * 64MB block for the sw rings.
+ */
+ if (d->sw_rings == NULL)
+ alloc_2x64mb_sw_rings_mem(dev, d, socket_id);
- if (d->sw_rings == NULL) {
- rte_bbdev_log(NOTICE,
- "Failure allocating sw_rings memory");
- return -ENOMEM;
+ if (d->sw_rings == NULL) {
+ rte_bbdev_log(NOTICE, "Failure allocating sw_rings memory");
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+ } else if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
+ queues_per_op = RTE_MIN(VRB2_MAX_Q_PER_OP, num_queues);
+ for (i = 0; i <= RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS; i++) {
+ alloc_sw_rings_min_mem(dev, d, queues_per_op, socket_id);
+ if (d->sw_rings == NULL) {
+ rte_bbdev_log(NOTICE, "Failure allocating sw_rings memory %d", i);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+ /* Moves the pointer to the relevant array. */
+ d->sw_rings_array[i] = d->sw_rings;
+ d->sw_rings_iova_array[i] = d->sw_rings_iova;
+ d->sw_rings = NULL;
+ d->sw_rings_base = NULL;
+ d->sw_rings_iova = 0;
+ d->queue_index[i] = 0;
+ }
}
- /* Configure device with the base address for DMA descriptor rings.
- * Same descriptor rings used for UL and DL DMA Engines.
- * Note : Assuming only VF0 bundle is used for PF mode.
- */
- phys_high = (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova >> 32);
- phys_low = (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE-1));
-
/* Read the populated cfg from device registers. */
fetch_acc_config(dev);
@@ -599,20 +610,60 @@ vrb_setup_queues(struct rte_bbdev *dev, uint16_t num_queues, int socket_id)
if (d->pf_device)
acc_reg_write(d, VRB1_PfDmaAxiControl, 1);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul5g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul5g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl5g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl5g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul4g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul4g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl4g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl4g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_fft_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_fft_lo, phys_low);
- if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_mld_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_mld_lo, phys_low);
+ if (d->device_variant == VRB1_VARIANT) {
+ /* Configure device with the base address for DMA descriptor rings.
+ * Same descriptor rings used for UL and DL DMA Engines.
+ * Note : Assuming only VF0 bundle is used for PF mode.
+ */
+ phys_high = (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova >> 32);
+ phys_low = (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE-1));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul5g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul5g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl5g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl5g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul4g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul4g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl4g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl4g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_fft_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_fft_lo, phys_low);
+ } else if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
+ /* Configure device with the base address for DMA descriptor rings.
+ * Different ring buffer used for each operation type.
+ * Note : Assuming only VF0 bundle is used for PF mode.
+ */
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul5g_hi,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_LDPC_DEC] >> 32));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul5g_lo,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_LDPC_DEC]
+ & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE - 1)));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl5g_hi,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_LDPC_ENC] >> 32));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl5g_lo,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_LDPC_ENC]
+ & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE - 1)));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul4g_hi,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_TURBO_DEC] >> 32));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_ul4g_lo,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_TURBO_DEC]
+ & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE - 1)));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl4g_hi,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_TURBO_ENC] >> 32));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_dl4g_lo,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_TURBO_ENC]
+ & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE - 1)));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_fft_hi,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_FFT] >> 32));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_fft_lo,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_FFT]
+ & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE - 1)));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_mld_hi,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS] >> 32));
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->dma_ring_mld_lo,
+ (uint32_t)(d->sw_rings_iova_array[RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS]
+ & ~(ACC_SIZE_64MBYTE - 1)));
}
+
/*
* Configure Ring Size to the max queue ring size
* (used for wrapping purpose).
@@ -636,19 +687,21 @@ vrb_setup_queues(struct rte_bbdev *dev, uint16_t num_queues, int socket_id)
phys_high = (uint32_t)(d->tail_ptr_iova >> 32);
phys_low = (uint32_t)(d->tail_ptr_iova);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul5g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul5g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl5g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl5g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul4g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul4g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl4g_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl4g_lo, phys_low);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_fft_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_fft_lo, phys_low);
- if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_mld_hi, phys_high);
- acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_mld_lo, phys_low);
+ {
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul5g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul5g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl5g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl5g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul4g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_ul4g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl4g_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_dl4g_lo, phys_low);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_fft_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_fft_lo, phys_low);
+ if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_mld_hi, phys_high);
+ acc_reg_write(d, d->reg_addr->tail_ptrs_mld_lo, phys_low);
+ }
}
ret = allocate_info_ring(dev);
@@ -684,8 +737,13 @@ vrb_setup_queues(struct rte_bbdev *dev, uint16_t num_queues, int socket_id)
rte_free(d->tail_ptrs);
d->tail_ptrs = NULL;
free_sw_rings:
- rte_free(d->sw_rings_base);
- d->sw_rings = NULL;
+ if (d->device_variant == VRB1_VARIANT) {
+ rte_free(d->sw_rings_base);
+ d->sw_rings = NULL;
+ } else if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
+ for (i = 0; i <= RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS; i++)
+ rte_free(d->sw_rings_array[i]);
+ }
return ret;
}
@@ -809,17 +867,34 @@ vrb_intr_enable(struct rte_bbdev *dev)
static int
vrb_dev_close(struct rte_bbdev *dev)
{
+ int i;
struct acc_device *d = dev->data->dev_private;
+
vrb_check_ir(d);
- if (d->sw_rings_base != NULL) {
- rte_free(d->tail_ptrs);
- rte_free(d->info_ring);
- rte_free(d->sw_rings_base);
- rte_free(d->harq_layout);
- d->tail_ptrs = NULL;
- d->info_ring = NULL;
- d->sw_rings_base = NULL;
- d->harq_layout = NULL;
+ if (d->device_variant == VRB1_VARIANT) {
+ if (d->sw_rings_base != NULL) {
+ rte_free(d->tail_ptrs);
+ rte_free(d->info_ring);
+ rte_free(d->sw_rings_base);
+ rte_free(d->harq_layout);
+ d->tail_ptrs = NULL;
+ d->info_ring = NULL;
+ d->sw_rings_base = NULL;
+ d->harq_layout = NULL;
+ }
+ } else if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
+ if (d->sw_rings_array[1] != NULL) {
+ rte_free(d->tail_ptrs);
+ rte_free(d->info_ring);
+ rte_free(d->harq_layout);
+ d->tail_ptrs = NULL;
+ d->info_ring = NULL;
+ d->harq_layout = NULL;
+ for (i = 0; i <= RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS; i++) {
+ rte_free(d->sw_rings_array[i]);
+ d->sw_rings_array[i] = NULL;
+ }
+ }
}
/* Ensure all in flight HW transactions are completed. */
usleep(ACC_LONG_WAIT);
@@ -890,8 +965,16 @@ vrb_queue_setup(struct rte_bbdev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
}
q->d = d;
- q->ring_addr = RTE_PTR_ADD(d->sw_rings, (d->sw_ring_size * queue_id));
- q->ring_addr_iova = d->sw_rings_iova + (d->sw_ring_size * queue_id);
+ if (d->device_variant == VRB1_VARIANT) {
+ q->ring_addr = RTE_PTR_ADD(d->sw_rings, (d->sw_ring_size * queue_id));
+ q->ring_addr_iova = d->sw_rings_iova + (d->sw_ring_size * queue_id);
+ } else if (d->device_variant == VRB2_VARIANT) {
+ q->ring_addr = RTE_PTR_ADD(d->sw_rings_array[conf->op_type],
+ (d->sw_ring_size * d->queue_index[conf->op_type]));
+ q->ring_addr_iova = d->sw_rings_iova_array[conf->op_type] +
+ (d->sw_ring_size * d->queue_index[conf->op_type]);
+ d->queue_index[conf->op_type]++;
+ }
/* Prepare the Ring with default descriptor format. */
union acc_dma_desc *desc = NULL;
@@ -1351,8 +1434,14 @@ vrb_dev_info_get(struct rte_bbdev *dev, struct rte_bbdev_driver_info *dev_info)
dev_info->queue_priority[RTE_BBDEV_OP_FFT] = d->acc_conf.q_fft.num_qgroups;
dev_info->queue_priority[RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS] = d->acc_conf.q_mld.num_qgroups;
dev_info->max_num_queues = 0;
- for (i = RTE_BBDEV_OP_NONE; i <= RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS; i++)
+ for (i = RTE_BBDEV_OP_NONE; i <= RTE_BBDEV_OP_MLDTS; i++) {
+ if (unlikely(dev_info->num_queues[i] > VRB2_MAX_Q_PER_OP)) {
+ rte_bbdev_log(ERR, "Unexpected number of queues %d exposed for op %d",
+ dev_info->num_queues[i], i);
+ dev_info->num_queues[i] = VRB2_MAX_Q_PER_OP;
+ }
dev_info->max_num_queues += dev_info->num_queues[i];
+ }
dev_info->queue_size_lim = ACC_MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH;
dev_info->hardware_accelerated = true;
dev_info->max_dl_queue_priority =
@@ -4256,7 +4345,8 @@ vrb_bbdev_init(struct rte_bbdev *dev, struct rte_pci_driver *drv)
d->reg_addr = &vrb1_pf_reg_addr;
else
d->reg_addr = &vrb1_vf_reg_addr;
- } else {
+ } else if ((pci_dev->id.device_id == RTE_VRB2_PF_DEVICE_ID) ||
+ (pci_dev->id.device_id == RTE_VRB2_VF_DEVICE_ID)) {
d->device_variant = VRB2_VARIANT;
d->queue_offset = vrb2_queue_offset;
d->num_qgroups = VRB2_NUM_QGRPS;
--
2.37.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-08-30 20:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-08-30 20:09 [PATCH v1 00/10] acc baseband PMD fix and updates for 24.11 Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 01/10] baseband/acc: fix access to deallocated mem Hernan Vargas
2024-09-13 14:49 ` Maxime Coquelin
2024-08-30 20:09 ` Hernan Vargas [this message]
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 03/10] baseband/acc: configure max queues per device Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 04/10] baseband/acc: future proof structure comparison Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 05/10] baseband/acc: enhance SW ring alignment Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 06/10] baseband/acc: remove soft output bypass Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 07/10] baseband/acc: algorithm tuning for LDPC decoder Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 08/10] baseband/acc: remove check on HARQ memory Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 09/10] baseband/acc: reset ring data valid bit Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:09 ` [PATCH v1 10/10] baseband/acc: cosmetic changes Hernan Vargas
2024-08-30 20:23 ` [PATCH v1 00/10] acc baseband PMD fix and updates for 24.11 Vargas, Hernan
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