Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix flow engine select by rdma-core ver

[Dekel Peled <dekelp@mellanox.com>]

Thanks, PSB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:29 PM
> To: Dekel Peled <dekelp@mellanox.com>; Matan Azrad
> <matan@mellanox.com>; Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>; Slava
> Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@mellanox.com>
> Cc: Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix flow engine select by rdma-
> core ver
> 
> On 11/26/2019 8:34 AM, Dekel Peled wrote:
> > Recent patch [1] sets the DV (Direct Verbs) flow engine as default.
> > Newer versions of DV flow engine use the DR (Direct Rules) features.
> > DR is supported from RDMA Core library version rdma-core-24.0.
> > This cause failure to start port when using older rdma-core version,
> > without DR support.
> >
> > This patch selects DV flow engine if rdma-core version is v24.0 or
> > higher. Verbs flow engine is selected otherwise.
> >
> > [1]
> >
> https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatch
> >
> es.dpdk.org%2Fpatch%2F61900%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cdekelp%40mell
> anox.co
> >
> m%7C38999818be02482ca83608d77263e1f3%7Ca652971c7d2e4d9ba6a4d1492
> 56f461
> >
> b%7C0%7C0%7C637103645640442451&amp;sdata=wytpQti4UM8l2xMxWRNl
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> 
> Can you please add reference to the git commit instead of the patchwork,
> and I assume the commit is the one ins the fixes line, so why to add
> additional patchwork link too?
> 

I accept, the reference is redundant and can be removed.
Should I send v2? or can you remove it when taking the patch?

> >
> > Fixes: cd4569d2bf3c ("net/mlx5: change default flow engine to DV")
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <dekelp@mellanox.com>
> > Acked-by: Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst               | 2 +-
> >  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst | 3 +++
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                | 2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst index
> > 2080766..771970f 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> > @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ Run-time configuration
> >  - ``dv_flow_en`` parameter [int]
> >
> >    A nonzero value enables the DV flow steering assuming it is
> > supported
> > -  by the driver.
> > +  by the driver (RDMA Core library version is rdma-core-24.0 or higher).
> >
> >    Enabled by default if supported.
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
> > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
> > index 48c80e5..928698e 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
> > @@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ New Features
> >    * Added support for matching on packets withe Geneve tunnel header.
> >    * Added hairpin support.
> >    * Added ConnectX6-DX support.
> > +  * Flow engine selected based on RDMA Core library version.
> > +    DV flow engine selected if version is rdma-core-24.0 or higher.
> > +    Verbs flow engine selected otherwise.
> >
> >  * **Updated the AF_XDP PMD.**
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c index
> > 59ae408..8abd1b1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
> > @@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_id_pool *
> >  	!defined(HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V45)
> >  	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "counters are not supported");  #endif -#ifndef
> > HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
> > +#if !defined(HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT) ||
> !defined(HAVE_MLX5DV_DR)
> >  	if (config.dv_flow_en) {
> >  		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "DV flow is not supported");
> >  		config.dv_flow_en = 0;
> >