Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] app/testpmd: remove restriction on txpkts set

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>]

On 11/24/2020 12:23 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 11/24/2020 10:27 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>> Is it OK to keep this regression?
>>
>> Ferruh, what do you suggest?
>>
> 
> I confirm the '--txpkts' parameter is broken now, I suggest submitting a defect 
> for it and continue with the regression.
> 

Hi Slava,

Can you please submit the Bugzilla defect?

Thanks,
ferruh


> We have alternative for the parameter, "set txpkts <len0[,len1]*>" command.
> The parameter was only working when hardcoded '--txd=N' parameter is provided, 
> the command is more dynamic and works however queue size is configured.
> 
> We can fix the '--txpkts' in next release.
> 
>>
>> 23/11/2020 12:50, Slava Ovsiienko:
>>> Hi,  Wei
>>>
>>> It was found this patch rejects the --txpkts command line settings.
>>> set_tx_pkt_segments() is called before device started and
>>> we have failure chain:
>>>
>>> set_tx_pkt_segments()
>>>    nb_segs_is_invalid()
>>>      get_tx_ring_size ()
>>>       rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get()
>>>
>>> It causes --txpkts testpmd command line option is ignored.
>>>
>>> With best regards, Slava
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Wei Hu (Xavier)
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 15:47
>>>> To: dev@dpdk.org
>>>> Cc: xavier.huwei@huawei.com
>>>> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] app/testpmd: remove restriction on txpkts
>>>> set
>>>>
>>>> From: Chengchang Tang <tangchengchang@huawei.com>
>>>>
>>>> Currently, if nb_txd is not set, the txpkts is not allowed to be set because 
>>>> the
>>>> nb_txd is used to avoid the numer of segments exceed the Tx ring size and the
>>>> default value of nb_txd is 0. And there is a bug that nb_txd is the global
>>>> configuration for Tx ring size and the ring size could be changed by some
>>>> command per queue. So these valid check is unreliable and introduced
>>>> unnecessary constraints.
>>>>
>>>> This patch adds a valid check function to use the real Tx ring size to check 
>>>> the
>>>> validity of txpkts.
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
>>>> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Chengchang Tang <tangchengchang@huawei.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Wei Hu (Xavier) <xavier.huwei@huawei.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> v3 -> v4:
>>>>      add check 'rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get()' return value and
>>>>      if it is '-ENOSTUP' calculate the 'ring_size'.
>>>> v3:      initial version.
>>>> ---
>>>>   app/test-pmd/config.c | 64
>>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>>>>   1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c index
>>>> 6496d2f..8ebb927 100644
>>>> --- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
>>>> +++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
>>>> @@ -1893,6 +1893,38 @@ tx_queue_id_is_invalid(queueid_t txq_id)  }
>>>>
>>>>   static int
>>>> +get_tx_ring_size(portid_t port_id, queueid_t txq_id, uint16_t
>>>> +*ring_size) {
>>>> +    struct rte_port *port = &ports[port_id];
>>>> +    struct rte_eth_txq_info tx_qinfo;
>>>> +    int ret;
>>>> +
>>>> +    ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(port_id, txq_id, &tx_qinfo);
>>>> +    if (ret == 0) {
>>>> +        *ring_size = tx_qinfo.nb_desc;
>>>> +        return ret;
>>>> +    }
>>>> +
>>>> +    if (ret != -ENOTSUP)
>>>> +        return ret;
>>>> +    /*
>>>> +     * If the rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get is not support for this PMD,
>>>> +     * ring_size stored in testpmd will be used for validity verification.
>>>> +     * When configure the txq by rte_eth_tx_queue_setup with
>>>> nb_tx_desc
>>>> +     * being 0, it will use a default value provided by PMDs to setup this
>>>> +     * txq. If the default value is 0, it will use the
>>>> +     * RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_TX_RINGSIZE to setup this txq.
>>>> +     */
>>>> +    if (port->nb_tx_desc[txq_id])
>>>> +        *ring_size = port->nb_tx_desc[txq_id];
>>>> +    else if (port->dev_info.default_txportconf.ring_size)
>>>> +        *ring_size = port->dev_info.default_txportconf.ring_size;
>>>> +    else
>>>> +        *ring_size = RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_TX_RINGSIZE;
>>>> +    return 0;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +static int
>>>>   rx_desc_id_is_invalid(uint16_t rxdesc_id)  {
>>>>       if (rxdesc_id < nb_rxd)
>>>> @@ -2986,17 +3018,41 @@ show_tx_pkt_segments(void)
>>>>       printf("Split packet: %s\n", split);
>>>>   }
>>>>
>>>> +static bool
>>>> +nb_segs_is_invalid(unsigned int nb_segs) {
>>>> +    uint16_t ring_size;
>>>> +    uint16_t queue_id;
>>>> +    uint16_t port_id;
>>>> +    int ret;
>>>> +
>>>> +    RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
>>>> +        for (queue_id = 0; queue_id < nb_txq; queue_id++) {
>>>> +            ret = get_tx_ring_size(port_id, queue_id, &ring_size);
>>>> +
>>>> +            if (ret)
>>>> +                return true;
>>>> +
>>>> +            if (ring_size < nb_segs) {
>>>> +                printf("nb segments per TX packets=%u >= "
>>>> +                       "TX queue(%u) ring_size=%u - ignored\n",
>>>> +                       nb_segs, queue_id, ring_size);
>>>> +                return true;
>>>> +            }
>>>> +        }
>>>> +    }
>>>> +
>>>> +    return false;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>>   void
>>>>   set_tx_pkt_segments(unsigned *seg_lengths, unsigned nb_segs)  {
>>>>       uint16_t tx_pkt_len;
>>>>       unsigned i;
>>>>
>>>> -    if (nb_segs >= (unsigned) nb_txd) {
>>>> -        printf("nb segments per TX packets=%u >= nb_txd=%u -
>>>> ignored\n",
>>>> -               nb_segs, (unsigned int) nb_txd);
>>>> +    if (nb_segs_is_invalid(nb_segs))
>>>>           return;
>>>> -    }
>>>>
>>>>       /*
>>>>        * Check that each segment length is greater or equal than
>>>> -- 
>>>> 2.9.5
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