Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/15] net/mlx5: support Rx tunnel type identification

["Xueming(Steven) Li" <xuemingl@mellanox.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nélio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 5:51 PM
> To: Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl@mellanox.com>
> Cc: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/15] net/mlx5: support Rx tunnel type
> identification
> 
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 08:11:50AM +0000, Xueming(Steven) Li wrote:
> > Hi Nelio,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Nélio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:17 PM
> > > To: Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl@mellanox.com>
> > > Cc: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/15] net/mlx5: support Rx tunnel type
> > > identification
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 09:34:04PM +0800, Xueming Li wrote:
> > > > This patch introduced tunnel type identification based on flow rules.
> > > > If flows of multiple tunnel types built on same queue,
> > > > RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK will be returned, bits in flow mark could be
> > > > used as tunnel type identifier.
> > >
> > > I don't see anywhere in this patch where the bits are reserved to
> > > identify a flow, nor values which can help to identify it.
> > >
> > > Is this missing?
> > >
> > > Anyway we have already very few bits in the mark making it difficult
> > > to be used by the user, reserving again some to may lead to remove
> > > the mark support from the flows.
> >
> > Not all users will use multiple tunnel types, this is not included in
> > this patch set and left to user decision. I'll update comments to make
> this clear.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Xueming Li <xuemingl@mellanox.com>
> <snip/>
> > > >  /**
> > > > + * RXQ update after flow rule creation.
> > > > + *
> > > > + * @param dev
> > > > + *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
> > > > + * @param flow
> > > > + *   Pointer to the flow rule.
> > > > + */
> > > > +static void
> > > > +mlx5_flow_create_update_rxqs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct
> > > > +rte_flow
> > > > +*flow) {
> > > > +	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> > > > +	unsigned int i;
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (!dev->data->dev_started)
> > > > +		return;
> > > > +	for (i = 0; i != flow->rss_conf.queue_num; ++i) {
> > > > +		struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq_data = (*priv->rxqs)
> > > > +						 [(*flow->queues)[i]];
> > > > +		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
> > > > +			container_of(rxq_data, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
> > > > +		uint8_t tunnel = PTYPE_IDX(flow->tunnel);
> > > > +
> > > > +		rxq_data->mark |= flow->mark;
> > > > +		if (!tunnel)
> > > > +			continue;
> > > > +		rxq_ctrl->tunnel_types[tunnel] += 1;
> > >
> > > I don't understand why you need such array, the NIC is unable to
> > > return the tunnel type has it returns only one bit saying tunnel.
> > > Why don't it store in the priv structure the current configured tunnel?
> >
> > This array is used to count tunnel types bound to queue, if only one
> > tunnel type, ptype will report that tunnel type, TUNNEL MASK(max
> > value) will be returned if multiple types bound to a queue.
> >
> > Flow rss action specifies queues that binding to tunnel, thus we can't
> > assume all queues have same tunnel types, so this is a per queue
> structure.
> 
> There is something I am missing here, how in the dataplane the PMD can
> understand from 1 bit which kind of tunnel the packet is matching?

The code under this line is answer, let me post here: 
		if (rxq_data->tunnel != flow->tunnel)
			rxq_data->tunnel = rxq_data->tunnel ?
					   RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK :
					   flow->tunnel;
If no tunnel type associated to rxq, use tunnel type from flow.
If a new tunnel type from flow, use RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK.

> 
> <snip/>
> > > > @@ -2334,9 +2414,9 @@ mlx5_flow_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> > > > struct mlx5_flows *list)  {
> > > >  	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> > > >  	struct rte_flow *flow;
> > > > +	unsigned int i;
> > > >
> > > >  	TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(flow, list, mlx5_flows, next) {
> > > > -		unsigned int i;
> > > >  		struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl = NULL;
> > > >
> > > >  		if (flow->drop) {
> > > > @@ -2382,6 +2462,16 @@ mlx5_flow_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> > > > struct
> > > mlx5_flows *list)
> > > >  		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u flow %p removed", dev->data-
> >port_id,
> > > >  			(void *)flow);
> > > >  	}
> > > > +	/* Cleanup Rx queue tunnel info. */
> > > > +	for (i = 0; i != priv->rxqs_n; ++i) {
> > > > +		struct mlx5_rxq_data *q = (*priv->rxqs)[i];
> > > > +		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
> > > > +			container_of(q, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
> > > > +
> > > > +		memset((void *)rxq_ctrl->tunnel_types, 0,
> > > > +		       sizeof(rxq_ctrl->tunnel_types));
> > > > +		q->tunnel = 0;
> > > > +	}
> > > >  }
> > >
> > > This hunk does not handle the fact the Rx queue array may have some
> > > holes i.e. the application is allowed to ask for 10 queues and only
> > > initialise some.  In such situation this code will segfault.
> >
> > In other words, "q" could be NULL, correct? I'll add check for this.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> > BTW, there should be an action item to add such check in rss/queue flow
> creation.
> 
> As it is the responsibility of the application/user to make rule according
> to what it has configured, it has not been added.  It can still be added,
> but it cannot be considered as a fix.
> 
> > > It should only memset the Rx queues making part of the flow not the
> others.
> >
> > Clean this(decrease tunnel_types counter of each queue) from each flow
> > would be time consuming.
> 
> Considering flows are already relying on syscall to communicate with the
> kernel, the extra cycles consumption to only clear the queues making part
> of this flow is neglectable.
> 
> By the way in the same function the mark is cleared only for the queues
> making part of the flow, the same loop can be used to clear those tunnel
> informations at the same time.
> 
> > If an error happened, counter will not be cleared and such state will
> > impact tunnel type after port start again.
> 
> Unless an implementation error which other kind of them do you fear to
> happen?

Mark of rxq simply reset to 0, this field is counter, the final target is to 
clear field value, so my code should be straight forward and error free 😊

From a quick look, this function could be much simple that what it is today:
1. clean verb flow and hrex where possible, despite of flow type.
2. clean rxq state: mark and tunnel_types.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --
> Nélio Laranjeiro
> 6WIND