From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga04.intel.com (mga04.intel.com [192.55.52.120]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1265725E5 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:57:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fmsmga005.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.32]) by fmsmga104.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 15 Sep 2017 06:57:44 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.42,397,1500966000"; d="scan'208";a="151734170" Received: from irsmsx107.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.99]) by fmsmga005.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 15 Sep 2017 06:57:43 -0700 Received: from irsmsx102.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.2.59]) by IRSMSX107.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.10.65]) with mapi id 14.03.0319.002; Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:57:43 +0100 From: "Van Haaren, Harry" To: Pavan Nikhilesh Bhagavatula CC: "dev@dpdk.org" , Thomas Monjalon Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: added new `rte_lcore_is_service_lcore` API. 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X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 13:57:47 -0000 > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas@monjalon.net] > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 2:53 PM > To: Pavan Nikhilesh Bhagavatula ; Van Ha= aren, > Harry > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: added new `rte_lcore_is_service_lcor= e` > API. >=20 > 28/08/2017 17:09, Pavan Nikhilesh Bhagavatula: > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 01:49:37PM +0000, Van Haaren, Harry wrote: > > > From: Pavan Nikhilesh Bhagavatula [mailto:pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks= .com] > > > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:59:51AM +0000, Van Haaren, Harry wrote: > > > > > From: Pavan Nikhilesh [mailto:pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com] > > > > > > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_lcore.h > > > > > > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_lcore.h > > > > > > @@ -180,6 +180,24 @@ rte_lcore_is_enabled(unsigned lcore_id) > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > /** > > > > > > + * Test if an lcore is service lcore. > > > > > > + * > > > > > > + * @param lcore_id > > > > > > + * The identifier of the lcore, which MUST be between 0 and > > > > > > + * RTE_MAX_LCORE-1. > > > > > > + * @return > > > > > > + * True if the given lcore is service; false otherwise. > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > +static inline int > > > > > > +rte_lcore_is_service_lcore(unsigned lcore_id) > > > > > > +{ > > > > > > + struct rte_config *cfg =3D rte_eal_get_configuration(); > > > > > > + if (lcore_id >=3D RTE_MAX_LCORE) > > > > > > + return 0; > > > > > > + return cfg->lcore_role[lcore_id] =3D=3D ROLE_SERVICE; > > > > > > +} > > > > > > > > > > No header file and Static inline - so this is only to be used > internally in the service > > > > cores library? > > > > > If so, the function should actually be used, instead of only adde= d but > not used in the > > > > library itself. > > > > > > > > > > > > > The enum rte_lcore_role_t has ROLE_SERVICE which tells that a parti= cular > lcore is > > > > a service lcore as well as an EAL thread some libraries such as rte= _timer > allow > > > > specific operations only over EAL threads. > > > > > > Understood that role of cores is important, and that rte_timer might > require this information. > > > > > > > > > > The rte_timer lib uses the rte_is_lcore_enabled() call to check if = a > lcore is an > > > > EAL thread, Which checks if the lcore role is ROLE_RTE. But it sho= uld > also > > > > allow timers to be registered on a service core as processing those > timers can > > > > be done on them. > > > > > > No problem from me here either - although it's the Timers library > maintainer that should check this. > > > > > > > > > > This new function allows such libraries to check if the role is > > > > ROLE_SERVICE and allow those operations. > > > > > > If the timers library requires information about service-cores, it sh= ould > use a public API to retrieve that information. Having "internal" function= s > between libraries is not nice. > > > > > > I think a better design would be to add this function as a public fun= ction, > (add it to the .map files etc) and then call the public function from the > timers library. > > > > > > Does that sound like a good solution? -Harry > > > > > > > The file rte_lcore.h is in librte_eal/common/include I couldn't find a = .map > > file for eal/common and also other functions that are present in rte_lc= ore.h > > aren't mapped in eal/linuxapp or eal/bsdapp. > > I think it is fine as the functions are static inline. >=20 > We must avoid adding more inline functions without a good justification. > The inline functions are tolerated for performance reasons only. >=20 > We could also choose to add this function to rte_service.h ? Yes that is an option, and OK with me. @Pavan what do you think of adding it to service.h, implement in .c and add= to .map?=20