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From: "Morten Brørup" <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
To: "Ciara Power" <ciara.power@intel.com>, <dev@dpdk.org>,
	<kevin.laatz@intel.com>
Cc: <reshma.pattan@intel.com>, <jerinjacobk@gmail.com>,
	<david.marchand@redhat.com>, <keith.wiles@intel.com>,
	<thomas@monjalon.net>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/16] update and simplify telemetry library.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:49:30 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <98CBD80474FA8B44BF855DF32C47DC35C60F4D@smartserver.smartshare.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200408164956.47864-1-ciara.power@intel.com>

> From: Ciara Power [mailto:ciara.power@intel.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 6:50 PM
> 
> This patchset extensively reworks the telemetry library adding new
> functionality and simplifying much of the existing code, while
> maintaining backward compatibility.
> 
> This work is based on the previously sent RFC for a "process info"
> library: https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7741
> However, rather than creating a new library, this patchset takes
> that work and merges it into the existing telemetry library, as
> mentioned above.
> 
> The telemetry library as shipped in 19.11 is based upon the metrics
> library and outputs all statistics based on that as a source. However,
> this limits the telemetry output to only port-level statistics
> information, rather than allowing it to be used as a general scheme for
> telemetry information across all DPDK libraries.
> 
> With this patchset applied, rather than the telemetry library being
> responsible for pulling ethdev stats and pushing them into the metrics
> library for retrieval later, each library e.g. ethdev, rawdev, and even
> the metrics library itself (for backwards compatiblity) now handle
> their
> own stats.  Any library or app can register a callback function with
> telemetry, which will be called if requested by the client connected
> via
> the telemetry socket.

Great. Standardization across libraries is a good improvement.

> The callback function in the library/app then
> formats its stats, or other data, into a JSON string, and returns it to
> telemetry to be sent to the client.

I am strongly opposed to using JSON as the standard format in DPDK, and instead prefer a binary format with zero (or minimal) type conversion.

Here is one reason why I dislike JSON for this: A part of our application samples 100k+ counters every second to be able to provide drill-down statistics through the GUI. Converting these counters from uint64_t to JSON and back to uint64_t for data processing is not going to fly. And I assume that we are not the only company developing equipment with drill-down statistics.

I am aware that there is a difference between statistics for *drill-down and data processing* purposes and statistics for *telemetry eyeball viewing only* purposes, but the line is blurry, and I see a big risk of setting a path that leads to JSON being used in places where it shouldn't.

Here is another reason why I dislike JSON for this: JSON is fine for the LAMP stack with REST protocols. But other systems use other protocols with other formats, e.g. the TICK stack uses an even simpler text based format. So DPDK based systems supporting the TICK stack will need to convert to first JSON format (in the DPDK libraries), and then from JSON format to InfluxDB format (in the DPDK application).

I think that type conversion does not belong inside deep inside the DPDK libraries, but is a job for the DPDK application. However, DPDK could provide libraries for efficient bulk conversion to popular formats like JSON. And other formats, if they are relevant, e.g. ASN.1 used by old school SNMP.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-04-10 10:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 130+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-03-19 17:18 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/12] " Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/12] telemetry: move code to metrics for later reuse Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 02/12] metrics: reduce code taken from telemetry Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 03/12] telemetry: invert dependency on metrics Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 04/12] telemetry: introduce new telemetry functionality Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 05/12] ethdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 06/12] usertools: add new telemetry python script Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 07/12] rawdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 08/12] examples/l3fwd-power: enable use of new telemetry Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 09/12] telemetry: introduce telemetry backward compatibility Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 10/12] telemetry: remove existing telemetry files Ciara Power
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 11/12] lib: add telemetry as eal dependency Ciara Power
2020-03-20 12:03   ` Jerin Jacob
2020-03-20 13:50     ` Bruce Richardson
2020-03-19 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 12/12] eal: add eal telemetry callbacks Ciara Power
2020-04-01 15:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/12] update and simplify telemetry library David Marchand
2020-04-01 16:16   ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-02  8:30     ` Morten Brørup
2020-04-02  9:38       ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-01 16:48 ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-02 10:09   ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-08 16:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/16] " Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/16] build: add arch-specific header path to global includes Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/16] telemetry: move code to metrics for later reuse Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/16] metrics: reduce code taken from telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/16] telemetry: invert dependency on metrics Ciara Power
2020-04-10 16:15     ` Pattan, Reshma
2020-04-15  9:50       ` Power, Ciara
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/16] telemetry: introduce new telemetry functionality Ciara Power
2020-04-08 17:56     ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/16] telemetry: add utility functions for creating json Ciara Power
2020-04-08 18:12     ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-09  8:19       ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/16] app/test: add telemetry json tests Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/16] ethdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-08 18:16     ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-09  8:20       ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-10  9:57         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/16] ethdev: add callback support fortelemetry Morten Brørup
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/16] usertools: add new telemetry python script Ciara Power
2020-04-10  9:43     ` Pattan, Reshma
2020-04-10  9:54       ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/16] rawdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 11/16] examples/l3fwd-power: enable use of new telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-10  8:42     ` Pattan, Reshma
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 12/16] telemetry: introduce telemetry backward compatibility Ciara Power
2020-04-10 17:00     ` Pattan, Reshma
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 13/16] telemetry: remove existing telemetry files Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 14/16] lib: add telemetry as eal dependency Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 15/16] eal: add eal telemetry callbacks Ciara Power
2020-04-08 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 16/16] doc: update telemetry documentation Ciara Power
2020-04-08 18:03   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/16] update and simplify telemetry library Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-09  9:19     ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-09  9:37       ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-10 14:39         ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-10 14:51           ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-10 14:59             ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-23 10:30         ` Luca Boccassi
2020-04-23 10:44           ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-23 11:46             ` Luca Boccassi
2020-04-10 10:49   ` Morten Brørup [this message]
2020-04-10 14:21     ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-10 18:06       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/16] update and simplify telemetrylibrary Morten Brørup
2020-04-20 13:18         ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-20 14:55           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/16] update and simplifytelemetrylibrary Morten Brørup
2020-04-21 12:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/17] update and simplify telemetry library Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/17] build: add arch-specific header path to global includes Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/17] telemetry: move code to metrics for later reuse Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/17] metrics: reduce code taken from telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/17] telemetry: invert dependency on metrics Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/17] telemetry: introduce new telemetry functionality Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/17] telemetry: add utility functions for creating json Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/17] app/test: add telemetry json tests Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/17] ethdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/17] usertools: add new telemetry python script Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/17] rawdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/17] examples/l3fwd-power: enable use of new telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 12/17] telemetry: introduce telemetry backward compatibility Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 13/17] telemetry: remove existing telemetry files Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 14/17] lib: add telemetry as eal dependency Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 15/17] eal: remove rte-option infrastructure Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 16/17] eal: add eal telemetry callbacks Ciara Power
2020-04-21 12:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 17/17] doc: update telemetry documentation Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/18] update and simplify telemetry library Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 01/18] build: add arch-specific header path to global includes Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 02/18] telemetry: move code to metrics for later reuse Ciara Power
2020-04-24 15:29     ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-04-24 15:49       ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-27  9:53       ` Power, Ciara
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 03/18] metrics: reduce code taken from telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/18] telemetry: invert dependency on metrics Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 05/18] telemetry: add utility functions for creating json Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 06/18] telemetry: introduce new telemetry functionality Ciara Power
2020-04-24 20:50     ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/18] telemetry: add functions for returning callback data Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 08/18] telemetry: add default callback commands Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/18] usertools: add new telemetry python script Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 10/18] ethdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 11/18] rawdev: " Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 12/18] examples/l3fwd-power: enable use of new telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 13/18] telemetry: introduce telemetry backward compatibility Ciara Power
2020-04-24 20:59     ` Wiles, Keith
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 14/18] telemetry: remove existing telemetry files Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 15/18] lib: add telemetry as eal dependency Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 16/18] eal: remove rte-option infrastructure Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 17/18] eal: add eal telemetry callbacks Ciara Power
2020-04-24 12:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 18/18] doc: update telemetry documentation Ciara Power
2020-04-24 21:09   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/18] update and simplify telemetry library Wiles, Keith
2020-04-30 16:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 01/18] build: add arch-specific header path to global includes Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 02/18] telemetry: move code to metrics for later reuse Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/18] metrics: reduce code taken from telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 04/18] telemetry: invert dependency on metrics Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 05/18] telemetry: add utility functions for creating json Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 06/18] telemetry: introduce new telemetry functionality Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 07/18] telemetry: add functions for returning callback data Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 08/18] telemetry: add default callback commands Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 09/18] usertools: add new telemetry python script Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 10/18] ethdev: add callback support for telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 11/18] rawdev: " Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 12/18] examples/l3fwd-power: enable use of new telemetry Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 13/18] telemetry: introduce telemetry backward compatibility Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 14/18] telemetry: remove existing telemetry files Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 15/18] lib: add telemetry as eal dependency Ciara Power
2020-05-10 22:29     ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-11  8:41       ` Bruce Richardson
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 16/18] eal: remove rte-option infrastructure Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 17/18] eal: add eal telemetry callbacks Ciara Power
2020-04-30 16:01   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 18/18] doc: update telemetry documentation Ciara Power
2020-05-01 14:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/18] update and simplify telemetry library Wiles, Keith
2020-05-10 22:41   ` Thomas Monjalon

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