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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/7] lib/librte_pci: add rte_pci_regs.h
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On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 10:27 PM Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrot=
e:
>
> 16/07/2020 18:43, Jerin Jacob:
> > On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 9:25 PM Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> w=
rote:
> > >
> > > 16/07/2020 15:02, Jerin Jacob:
> > > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 6:20 PM Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.ne=
t> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 16/07/2020 13:55, Jerin Jacob:
> > > > > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 4:57 PM Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalo=
n.net> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 16/07/2020 12:27, Jerin Jacob:
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 3:48 PM Ga=C3=ABtan Rivet <grive@u2=
56.net> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 16/07/20 12:08 +0200, Ga=C3=ABtan Rivet wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Re-CCing dev@dpdk.org as it was removed from the reply.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On 13/07/20 08:13 -0700, Manish Chopra wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > This is merely copy of latest linux/pci_regs.h in
> > > > > > > > > > > order to avoid dependency of dpdk on user headers.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I guess this dependency is an issue on non-linux system=
s, when you must
> > > > > > > > > > use those defines in a generic implementation. Can you =
confirm this is
> > > > > > > > > > the motivation here?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > If so, I think it would be clearer to state "in order t=
o avoid
> > > > > > > > > > dependency of DPDK on linux headers".
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > To add to it, if this is actually the motivation to add t=
his header, I
> > > > > > > > > don't think it is sufficient.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > You can restrict the function definition to the linux par=
t of the
> > > > > > > > > PCI bus driver instead, using stubs for other systems.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Manish Chopra <manishc@marvell.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@marvell.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > >  drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_uio.c     |    2 +-
> > > > > > > > > > >  drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c    |    2 +-
> > > > > > > > > > >  drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.h           |    2 +-
> > > > > > > > > > >  drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c   |    2 +-
> > > > > > > > > > >  drivers/vdpa/ifc/base/ifcvf_osdep.h |    2 +-
> > > > > > > > > > >  lib/librte_pci/Makefile             |    1 +
> > > > > > > > > > >  lib/librte_pci/meson.build          |    2 +-
> > > > > > > > > > >  lib/librte_pci/rte_pci_regs.h       | 1075 +++++++++=
++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > > > > >  8 files changed, 1082 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > > > > >  create mode 100644 lib/librte_pci/rte_pci_regs.h
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/lib/librte_pci/rte_pci_regs.h b/lib/libr=
te_pci/rte_pci_regs.h
> > > > > > > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > > > > > > index 000000000..1d11f4de5
> > > > > > > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > > > > > +++ b/lib/librte_pci/rte_pci_regs.h
> > > > > > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,1075 @@
> > > > > > > > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-sysca=
ll-note */
> > > > > > > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > This file is delivered alongside the PCI lib, targeting=
 userspace.
> > > > > > > > > > This seems to be an exception to the license policy des=
cribed in
> > > > > > > > > > license/README. Code shared between kernel and userspac=
e is expected
> > > > > > > > > > to be dual-licensed BSD-3 and GPL-2.0.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > As it is a copy of Linux user includes, re-licensing it=
 as BSD-3 as well
> > > > > > > > > > is not possible.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > So I think it might require a techboard + governing boa=
rd exception
> > > > > > > > > > approval. Ferruh or Thomas, what do you think?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I think, instead of importing GPL-2.0 file, We can add the =
constants
> > > > > > > > as need by the DPDK
> > > > > > > > as symbols start from RTE_PCI_*(It will fix up the namespac=
e as well).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If symbols can be found in /usr/include/, don't add anything.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Not by default on all the distros. It is part of pciutils libra=
ry.
> > > > > > Moreover, we need these symbols for Windows OS as well.
> > > > > > IMO, We should add absolute minimum constants that needed for D=
PDK as RTE_PCI_*
> > > > >
> > > > > I am for mandating the dependency instead of copying it.
> > > >
> > > > You mean _pciutils_ package as a mandatory dependency to  DPDK.
> > >
> > > There is already this dependency:
> > >         #include <linux/pci_regs.h>
> >
> > I just checked in archlinux, PCI headers can be provided by
> >
> > # pacman -F /usr/include/pci/header.h
> > usr/include/pci/header.h is owned by core/pciutils 3.7.0-
> >
> > # pacman -F /usr/include/linux/pci.h
> > usr/include/linux/pci.h is owned by core/linux-api-headers 5.4.17-1
> >
> >
> > > I'm missing the real justification for this patch.
> >
> > See below.
> >
> > > Is there some missing definitions?
> > > Is there some environments where this file is missing?
> > >
> > > > > pciutils cannot be installed on Windows?
> > > > > Why do you care about Windows?
> > > > > I don't see any contribution for qede on Windows.
> > > >
> > > > You closely review the patch, it not about qede. The proposed file
> > > > comes at lib/librte_pci/rte_pci_regs.h which is common to Windows.
> > >
> > > The series is for qede. I'm trying to understand the motivation.
> >
> > First version of qede driver sent with defined generic PCI symbols and
> > generic PCI function like pci_find_next_ext_capability() in qede driver=
.
>
> That's a pity the v2 is not threaded with v1,
> I would have found these explanations easily myself.
>
> > In the review, I suggested using generic rte_ function as
> > a) It is not specific to qede.
> > b) Other drivers also doing the same thing in their own driver space
> > as there is no dpdk API for the same.
> > This patches create generic API for pci_find_next_ext_capability() and
> > remove duplicate implementation
> > from the drivers.
> > http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/73959/
>
> I agree it's good to have an API for such thing.
>
> So far such feature is supported in drivers on Linux,
> requiring only Linux headers to be installed.
> Do we need more?

We would need only Linux headers for Implementing
rte_pci_find_next_ext_capability().
I leave, @Manish Chopra to comment on other PCI symbols requirements.



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