From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Cc: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>,
dev@dpdk.org, techboard@dpdk.org, Min Hu <humin29@huawei.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC 1/2] ethdev: move queue stats to xstats
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 23:53:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ffa1b3b4-dbf0-8903-04c1-09d4208cfb1c@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3382071.xncihUvvZe@thomas>
On 10/12/2020 10:53 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 12/10/2020 18:46, Ferruh Yigit:
>> Queue stats are stored in 'struct rte_eth_stats' as array and array size
>> is defined by 'RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS' compile time flag.
>>
>> As a result of technical board discussion, decided to remove the queue
>> statistics from 'struct rte_eth_stats' in the long term.
>>
>> Instead PMDs should represent the queue statistics via xstats, this
>> gives more flexibility on the number of the queues supported.
>
> Yes
>
>> Currently queue stats in the xstats are filled by ethdev layer, using
>
> "some basic" queue stats
>
>> the basic stats, when queue stats removed from basic stats the
>> responsibility to fill the relevant xstats will be pushed to the PMDs.
>>
>> During the switch period, a temporary
>> 'RTE_ETH_DEV_QUEUE_STATS_IN_XSTATS' device flag is created. The PMDs
>> providing the queue stats in the xstats should set this flag to bypass
>> the relevant part in ethdev layer.
>>
>> When all PMDs switch to the xstats for the queue stats, queue stats
>> related fields from 'struct rte_eth_stats' will be removed, as well as
>> 'RTE_ETH_DEV_QUEUE_STATS_IN_XSTATS' flag.
>> Later 'RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS' compile time flag also can be
>> removed.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
>> ---
>> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
>> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
>> +/** Device provides queue stats in xstats */
>> +#define RTE_ETH_DEV_QUEUE_STATS_IN_XSTATS 0x0040
>
> Not exact wording here and in the title.
> We should try to convey the idea that the basic queue stats
> are not automatically converted from the array to some xstats.
> Something like RTE_ETH_DEV_NO_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS
>
> Or we can define the opposite flag and set it by default
> in all drivers which fill the basic queue stats.
> I suggest RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS
>
Agree that opposite flag makes it easier to traces the PMDs missing
implementation, will send another RFC with it.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-13 22:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-12 16:46 Ferruh Yigit
2020-10-12 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 2/2] doc: announce queue stats moving " Ferruh Yigit
2020-10-12 16:55 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-techboard] " Stephen Hemminger
2020-10-12 21:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 1/2] ethdev: move queue stats " Thomas Monjalon
2020-10-13 8:31 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-10-13 9:05 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-10-13 9:16 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-10-13 22:41 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-10-13 15:04 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-10-13 22:53 ` Ferruh Yigit [this message]
2020-10-14 2:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 1/2] ethdev: provide device flag to bypass ethdev queue xstats Ferruh Yigit
2020-10-14 2:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 2/2] doc: announce queue stats moving to xstats Ferruh Yigit
2020-10-14 8:43 ` Kinsella, Ray
2020-10-16 14:34 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-10-16 14:36 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-10-16 14:37 ` Jerin Jacob
2020-10-16 15:07 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-10-16 17:48 ` Ajit Khaparde
2020-10-14 9:35 ` Igor Ryzhov
2020-10-14 9:45 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-10-15 7:55 ` Igor Ryzhov
2020-10-15 8:03 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-10-15 17:39 ` Igor Ryzhov
2020-10-15 17:45 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-10-14 8:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 1/2] ethdev: provide device flag to bypass ethdev queue xstats Wang, Haiyue
2020-10-14 8:46 ` Wang, Xiao W
2020-10-16 12:16 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-10-16 14:32 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-10-16 21:38 ` Ferruh Yigit
2020-10-19 3:03 ` Min Hu (Connor)
2020-10-18 12:09 ` Xu, Rosen
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