From: =?gb18030?B?bWFubnl3YW5nKM3108C35Sk=?= <mannywang@tencent.com>
To: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, YongFeng Wang <mannywang@tencent.com>
Subject: [PATCH] acl: support custom memory allocator
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:40:43 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <A4D81139F2372B04+20251125094044.39320-1-mannywang@tencent.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <66734dfb22e841ddad035c630bb74f1c@huawei.com>
Reduce memory fragmentation caused by dynamic memory allocations
by allowing users to provide custom memory allocator.
Add new members to struct rte_acl_config to allow passing custom
allocator callbacks to rte_acl_build:
- running_alloc: allocator callback for run-time internal memory
- running_free: free callback for run-time internal memory
- running_ctx: user-defined context passed to running_alloc/free
- temp_alloc: allocator callback for temporary memory during ACL build
- temp_reset: reset callback for temporary allocator
- temp_ctx: user-defined context passed to temp_alloc/reset
These callbacks allow users to provide their own memory pools or
allocators for both persistent runtime structures and temporary
build-time data.
A typical approach is to pre-allocate a static memory region
for rte_acl_ctx, and to provide a global temporary memory manager
that supports multipleallocations and a single reset during ACL build.
Since tb_mem_pool handles allocation failures using siglongjmp,
temp_alloc follows the same approach for failure handling.
Signed-off-by: YongFeng Wang <mannywang@tencent.com>
---
app/test/test_acl.c | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
lib/acl/acl.h | 3 +-
lib/acl/acl_bld.c | 14 +++-
lib/acl/acl_gen.c | 8 +-
lib/acl/rte_acl.c | 5 +-
lib/acl/rte_acl.h | 20 +++++
lib/acl/tb_mem.c | 8 ++
lib/acl/tb_mem.h | 6 ++
8 files changed, 236 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/app/test/test_acl.c b/app/test/test_acl.c
index 43d13b5b0f..0f20967df2 100644
--- a/app/test/test_acl.c
+++ b/app/test/test_acl.c
@@ -1721,6 +1721,184 @@ test_u32_range(void)
return rc;
}
+struct acl_ctx_wrapper_t {
+ struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx;
+ void *running_buf;
+ bool running_buf_using;
+};
+
+struct acl_temp_mem_mgr_t {
+ void *buf;
+ uint32_t buf_used;
+ sigjmp_buf fail;
+};
+
+struct acl_ctx_wrapper_t g_acl_ctx_wrapper;
+struct acl_temp_mem_mgr_t g_temp_mem_mgr;
+
+#define ACL_RUNNING_BUF_SIZE (10 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define ACL_TEMP_BUF_SIZE (10 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+static void *running_alloc(size_t size, unsigned int align, void *cb_data)
+{
+ (void)align;
+ struct acl_ctx_wrapper_t *gwlb_acl_ctx = (struct acl_ctx_wrapper_t *)cb_data;
+ if (gwlb_acl_ctx->running_buf_using)
+ return NULL;
+ printf("running memory alloc for acl context, size=%" PRId64 ", pointer=%p\n",
+ size,
+ gwlb_acl_ctx->running_buf);
+ gwlb_acl_ctx->running_buf_using = true;
+ return gwlb_acl_ctx->running_buf;
+}
+
+static void running_free(void *buf, void *cb_data)
+{
+ if (!buf)
+ return;
+ struct acl_ctx_wrapper_t *gwlb_acl_ctx = (struct acl_ctx_wrapper_t *)cb_data;
+ printf("running memory free pointer=%p\n", buf);
+ gwlb_acl_ctx->running_buf_using = false;
+}
+
+static void *temp_alloc(size_t size, sigjmp_buf fail, void *cb_data)
+{
+ struct acl_temp_mem_mgr_t *gwlb_acl_build = (struct acl_temp_mem_mgr_t *)cb_data;
+ if (ACL_TEMP_BUF_SIZE - gwlb_acl_build->buf_used < size) {
+ printf("Line %i: alloc temp memory fail, size=%" PRId64 ", used=%d\n",
+ __LINE__,
+ size,
+ gwlb_acl_build->buf_used);
+ siglongjmp(fail, -ENOMEM);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ void *ret = (char *)gwlb_acl_build->buf + gwlb_acl_build->buf_used;
+ gwlb_acl_build->buf_used += size;
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void temp_reset(void *cb_data)
+{
+ struct acl_temp_mem_mgr_t *gwlb_acl_build = (struct acl_temp_mem_mgr_t *)cb_data;
+ memset(gwlb_acl_build->buf, 0, ACL_TEMP_BUF_SIZE);
+ printf("temp memory reset, used total=%d\n", gwlb_acl_build->buf_used);
+ gwlb_acl_build->buf_used = 0;
+}
+
+static int
+rte_acl_ipv4vlan_build_wich_mem_cb(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx,
+ const uint32_t layout[RTE_ACL_IPV4VLAN_NUM],
+ uint32_t num_categories)
+{
+ struct rte_acl_config cfg;
+
+ if (ctx == NULL || layout == NULL)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ memset(&cfg, 0, sizeof(cfg));
+ acl_ipv4vlan_config(&cfg, layout, num_categories);
+ cfg.running_alloc = running_alloc;
+ cfg.running_free = running_free;
+ cfg.running_cb_ctx = &g_acl_ctx_wrapper;
+ cfg.temp_alloc = temp_alloc;
+ cfg.temp_reset = temp_reset;
+ cfg.temp_cb_ctx = &g_temp_mem_mgr;
+ return rte_acl_build(ctx, &cfg);
+}
+
+static int
+test_classify_buid_wich_mem_cb(struct rte_acl_ctx *acx,
+ const struct rte_acl_ipv4vlan_rule *rules, uint32_t num)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ /* add rules to the context */
+ ret = rte_acl_ipv4vlan_add_rules(acx, rules, num);
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ printf("Line %i: Adding rules to ACL context failed!\n",
+ __LINE__);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ /* try building the context */
+ ret = rte_acl_ipv4vlan_build_wich_mem_cb(acx, ipv4_7tuple_layout,
+ RTE_ACL_MAX_CATEGORIES);
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ printf("Line %i: Building ACL context failed!\n", __LINE__);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_mem_cb(void)
+{
+ int i, ret;
+ g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx = rte_acl_create(&acl_param);
+ if (g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx == NULL) {
+ printf("Line %i: Error creating ACL context!\n", __LINE__);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ g_acl_ctx_wrapper.running_buf = rte_zmalloc_socket(
+ "test_acl",
+ ACL_RUNNING_BUF_SIZE,
+ RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+ SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+ if (!g_acl_ctx_wrapper.running_buf) {
+ printf("Line %i: Error allocing running buf for acl context!\n", __LINE__);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ g_acl_ctx_wrapper.running_buf_using = false;
+
+ g_temp_mem_mgr.buf = malloc(ACL_TEMP_BUF_SIZE);
+ if (!g_temp_mem_mgr.buf)
+ printf("Line %i: Error allocing teem buf for acl build!\n", __LINE__);
+ memset(g_temp_mem_mgr.buf, 0, ACL_TEMP_BUF_SIZE);
+ g_temp_mem_mgr.buf_used = 0;
+
+ ret = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i != TEST_CLASSIFY_ITER; i++) {
+
+ if ((i & 1) == 0)
+ rte_acl_reset(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx);
+ else
+ rte_acl_reset_rules(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx);
+
+ ret = test_classify_buid_wich_mem_cb(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx, acl_test_rules,
+ RTE_DIM(acl_test_rules));
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ printf("Line %i, iter: %d: "
+ "Adding rules to ACL context failed!\n",
+ __LINE__, i);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ ret = test_classify_run(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx, acl_test_data,
+ RTE_DIM(acl_test_data));
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ printf("Line %i, iter: %d: %s failed!\n",
+ __LINE__, i, __func__);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /* reset rules and make sure that classify still works ok. */
+ rte_acl_reset_rules(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx);
+ ret = test_classify_run(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx, acl_test_data,
+ RTE_DIM(acl_test_data));
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ printf("Line %i, iter: %d: %s failed!\n",
+ __LINE__, i, __func__);
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ rte_acl_free(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.ctx);
+ free(g_temp_mem_mgr.buf);
+ rte_free(g_acl_ctx_wrapper.running_buf);
+ return ret;
+}
+
static int
test_acl(void)
{
@@ -1742,7 +1920,8 @@ test_acl(void)
return -1;
if (test_u32_range() < 0)
return -1;
-
+ if (test_mem_cb() < 0)
+ return -1;
return 0;
}
diff --git a/lib/acl/acl.h b/lib/acl/acl.h
index c8e4e72fab..7080fff64d 100644
--- a/lib/acl/acl.h
+++ b/lib/acl/acl.h
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ struct rte_acl_ctx {
int rte_acl_gen(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx, struct rte_acl_trie *trie,
struct rte_acl_bld_trie *node_bld_trie, uint32_t num_tries,
- uint32_t num_categories, uint32_t data_index_sz, size_t max_size);
+ uint32_t num_categories, uint32_t data_index_sz, size_t max_size,
+ const struct rte_acl_config *cfg);
typedef int (*rte_acl_classify_t)
(const struct rte_acl_ctx *, const uint8_t **, uint32_t *, uint32_t, uint32_t);
diff --git a/lib/acl/acl_bld.c b/lib/acl/acl_bld.c
index 7056b1c117..1fd0ee3aa5 100644
--- a/lib/acl/acl_bld.c
+++ b/lib/acl/acl_bld.c
@@ -777,9 +777,12 @@ acl_merge_trie(struct acl_build_context *context,
* - reset all RT related fields to zero.
*/
static void
-acl_build_reset(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx)
+acl_build_reset(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx, const struct rte_acl_config *cfg)
{
- rte_free(ctx->mem);
+ if (cfg->running_free)
+ cfg->running_free(ctx->mem, cfg->running_cb_ctx);
+ else
+ rte_free(ctx->mem);
memset(&ctx->num_categories, 0,
sizeof(*ctx) - offsetof(struct rte_acl_ctx, num_categories));
}
@@ -1518,6 +1521,9 @@ acl_bld(struct acl_build_context *bcx, struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx,
bcx->acx = ctx;
bcx->pool.alignment = ACL_POOL_ALIGN;
bcx->pool.min_alloc = ACL_POOL_ALLOC_MIN;
+ bcx->pool.alloc_cb = cfg->temp_alloc;
+ bcx->pool.reset_cb = cfg->temp_reset;
+ bcx->pool.cb_ctx = cfg->temp_cb_ctx;
bcx->cfg = *cfg;
bcx->category_mask = RTE_LEN2MASK(bcx->cfg.num_categories,
typeof(bcx->category_mask));
@@ -1635,7 +1641,7 @@ rte_acl_build(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx, const struct rte_acl_config *cfg)
if (rc != 0)
return rc;
- acl_build_reset(ctx);
+ acl_build_reset(ctx, cfg);
if (cfg->max_size == 0) {
n = NODE_MIN;
@@ -1655,7 +1661,7 @@ rte_acl_build(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx, const struct rte_acl_config *cfg)
rc = rte_acl_gen(ctx, bcx.tries, bcx.bld_tries,
bcx.num_tries, bcx.cfg.num_categories,
ACL_MAX_INDEXES * RTE_DIM(bcx.tries) *
- sizeof(ctx->data_indexes[0]), max_size);
+ sizeof(ctx->data_indexes[0]), max_size, cfg);
if (rc == 0) {
/* set data indexes. */
acl_set_data_indexes(ctx);
diff --git a/lib/acl/acl_gen.c b/lib/acl/acl_gen.c
index 3c53d24056..6aa7d74635 100644
--- a/lib/acl/acl_gen.c
+++ b/lib/acl/acl_gen.c
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ acl_calc_counts_indices(struct acl_node_counters *counts,
int
rte_acl_gen(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx, struct rte_acl_trie *trie,
struct rte_acl_bld_trie *node_bld_trie, uint32_t num_tries,
- uint32_t num_categories, uint32_t data_index_sz, size_t max_size)
+ uint32_t num_categories, uint32_t data_index_sz, size_t max_size,
+ const struct rte_acl_config *cfg)
{
void *mem;
size_t total_size;
@@ -478,7 +479,10 @@ rte_acl_gen(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx, struct rte_acl_trie *trie,
return -ERANGE;
}
- mem = rte_zmalloc_socket(ctx->name, total_size, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+ if (cfg->running_alloc)
+ mem = cfg->running_alloc(total_size, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, cfg->running_cb_ctx);
+ else
+ mem = rte_zmalloc_socket(ctx->name, total_size, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
ctx->socket_id);
if (mem == NULL) {
ACL_LOG(ERR,
diff --git a/lib/acl/rte_acl.c b/lib/acl/rte_acl.c
index 8c0ca29618..e765c40f4f 100644
--- a/lib/acl/rte_acl.c
+++ b/lib/acl/rte_acl.c
@@ -362,7 +362,10 @@ rte_acl_free(struct rte_acl_ctx *ctx)
rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
- rte_free(ctx->mem);
+ if (ctx->config.running_free)
+ ctx->config.running_free(ctx->mem, ctx->config.running_cb_ctx);
+ else
+ rte_free(ctx->mem);
rte_free(ctx);
rte_free(te);
}
diff --git a/lib/acl/rte_acl.h b/lib/acl/rte_acl.h
index 95354cabb8..c675c9ff81 100644
--- a/lib/acl/rte_acl.h
+++ b/lib/acl/rte_acl.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <rte_common.h>
#include <rte_acl_osdep.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ struct rte_acl_field_def {
* ACL build configuration.
* Defines the fields of an ACL trie and number of categories to build with.
*/
+typedef void *(*rte_acl_running_alloc_t)(size_t, unsigned int, void *);
+typedef void (*rte_acl_running_free_t)(void *, void *);
+typedef void *(*rte_acl_temp_alloc_t)(size_t, sigjmp_buf, void *);
+typedef void (*rte_acl_temp_reset_t)(void *);
+
struct rte_acl_config {
uint32_t num_categories; /**< Number of categories to build with. */
uint32_t num_fields; /**< Number of field definitions. */
@@ -68,6 +74,20 @@ struct rte_acl_config {
/**< array of field definitions. */
size_t max_size;
/**< max memory limit for internal run-time structures. */
+
+ /**< Allocator callback for run-time internal memory. */
+ rte_acl_running_alloc_t running_alloc;
+ /**< Free callback for run-time internal memory. */
+ rte_acl_running_free_t running_free;
+ /**< User context passed to running_alloc/free. */
+ void *running_cb_ctx;
+
+ /**< Allocator callback for temporary memory used during build. */
+ rte_acl_temp_alloc_t temp_alloc;
+ /**< Reset callback for temporary allocator. */
+ rte_acl_temp_reset_t temp_reset;
+ /**< User context passed to temp_alloc/reset. */
+ void *temp_cb_ctx;
};
/**
diff --git a/lib/acl/tb_mem.c b/lib/acl/tb_mem.c
index 9264433422..b9c69b563e 100644
--- a/lib/acl/tb_mem.c
+++ b/lib/acl/tb_mem.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ tb_alloc(struct tb_mem_pool *pool, size_t size)
size = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(size, pool->alignment);
+ if (pool->alloc_cb)
+ return pool->alloc_cb(size, pool->fail, pool->cb_ctx);
+
block = pool->block;
if (block == NULL || block->size < size) {
new_sz = (size > pool->min_alloc) ? size : pool->min_alloc;
@@ -71,6 +74,11 @@ tb_free_pool(struct tb_mem_pool *pool)
{
struct tb_mem_block *next, *block;
+ if (pool->reset_cb) {
+ pool->reset_cb(pool->cb_ctx);
+ return;
+ }
+
for (block = pool->block; block != NULL; block = next) {
next = block->next;
free(block);
diff --git a/lib/acl/tb_mem.h b/lib/acl/tb_mem.h
index 2093744a6d..2fdebefc31 100644
--- a/lib/acl/tb_mem.h
+++ b/lib/acl/tb_mem.h
@@ -24,11 +24,17 @@ struct tb_mem_block {
uint8_t *mem;
};
+typedef void *(*rte_tb_alloc_t)(size_t, sigjmp_buf, void *);
+typedef void (*rte_tb_reset_t)(void *);
+
struct tb_mem_pool {
struct tb_mem_block *block;
size_t alignment;
size_t min_alloc;
size_t alloc;
+ rte_tb_alloc_t alloc_cb;
+ rte_tb_reset_t reset_cb;
+ void *cb_ctx;
/* jump target in case of memory allocation failure. */
sigjmp_buf fail;
};
--
2.43.0
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2025-11-14 2:51 [RFC] rte_acl_build memory fragmentation concern and proposal for external memory support mannywang(王永峰)
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