[dts] [PATCH V1]pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver: allocate memory for vhost-switch manually

[dts] [PATCH V1]pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver: allocate memory for vhost-switch manually

[Xiao Qimai]

*. vhost-switch not support new memory allocation, add --socket-mem parameter for it

Signed-off-by: Xiao Qimai <qimaix.xiao@intel.com>
---
 tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py b/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py
index cfdd704..3f55e7a 100644
--- a/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py
+++ b/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class TestPVPVhostUserBuiltInNetDriver(TestCase):
         start vhost-switch on vhost
         """
         self.dut.send_expect("rm -rf ./vhost.out", "#")
-        eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(socket=self.ports_socket, cores=self.core_list_vhost_user, prefix='vhost')
+        eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(cores=self.core_list_vhost_user, prefix='vhost')
         command_line_client = "./examples/vhost/build/vhost-switch " + eal_param + ' -- -p 0x1 --mergeable 0 --vm2vm 1 --builtin-net-driver --socket-file ./vhost-net> ./vhost.out &'
         self.vhost_switch.send_expect(command_line_client, "# ", 120)
         time.sleep(15)
@@ -193,12 +193,13 @@ class TestPVPVhostUserBuiltInNetDriver(TestCase):
         """
         start testpmd on virtio
         """
-        eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(socket=self.ports_socket, cores=self.core_list_virtio_user, prefix='virtio',
+        eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(cores=self.core_list_virtio_user, prefix='virtio',
                                                    no_pci=True, vdevs=[
                 'net_virtio_user0,mac=%s,path=./vhost-net,queues=1' % self.virtio_mac])
         if self.check_2M_env:
             eal_param += " --single-file-segments"
-        command_line_user = "./%s/app/testpmd " % self.target + eal_param + " -- -i --rxq=1 --txq=1"
+        # since vhost-switch not support new memory allocation, so add --socket-mem parameter to testpmd to handle it
+        command_line_user = "./%s/app/testpmd " % self.target + eal_param + " --socket-mem " + self.mem_size + " -- -i --rxq=1 --txq=1"
         self.virtio_user.send_expect(command_line_user, "testpmd> ", 120)
         self.virtio_user.send_expect("set fwd mac", "testpmd> ", 120)
         self.virtio_user.send_expect("start tx_first", "testpmd> ", 120)
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [dts] [PATCH V1]pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver: allocate memory for vhost-switch manually

[Wang, Yinan]

Hi Qimai,

The patch comment is not correct, vhost-switch can support new memory allocation, but need memory pre-allocation when enabling "builtin-net-driver".

BR,
Yinan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dts <dts-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Xiao Qimai
> Sent: 2020年4月14日 17:38
> To: dts@dpdk.org
> Cc: Xiao, QimaiX <qimaix.xiao@intel.com>
> Subject: [dts] [PATCH V1]pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver: allocate memory
> for vhost-switch manually
> 
> *. vhost-switch not support new memory allocation, add --socket-mem
> parameter for it
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiao Qimai <qimaix.xiao@intel.com>
> ---
>  tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py | 7 ++++---
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py
> b/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py
> index cfdd704..3f55e7a 100644
> --- a/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py
> +++ b/tests/TestSuite_pvp_vhost_user_built_in_net_driver.py
> @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class TestPVPVhostUserBuiltInNetDriver(TestCase):
>          start vhost-switch on vhost
>          """
>          self.dut.send_expect("rm -rf ./vhost.out", "#")
> -        eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(socket=self.ports_socket,
> cores=self.core_list_vhost_user, prefix='vhost')
> +        eal_param =
> self.dut.create_eal_parameters(cores=self.core_list_vhost_user, prefix='vhost')
>          command_line_client = "./examples/vhost/build/vhost-switch " +
> eal_param + ' -- -p 0x1 --mergeable 0 --vm2vm 1 --builtin-net-driver --socket-
> file ./vhost-net> ./vhost.out &'
>          self.vhost_switch.send_expect(command_line_client, "# ", 120)
>          time.sleep(15)
> @@ -193,12 +193,13 @@ class TestPVPVhostUserBuiltInNetDriver(TestCase):
>          """
>          start testpmd on virtio
>          """
> -        eal_param = self.dut.create_eal_parameters(socket=self.ports_socket,
> cores=self.core_list_virtio_user, prefix='virtio',
> +        eal_param =
> self.dut.create_eal_parameters(cores=self.core_list_virtio_user, prefix='virtio',
>                                                     no_pci=True, vdevs=[
>                  'net_virtio_user0,mac=%s,path=./vhost-net,queues=1' %
> self.virtio_mac])
>          if self.check_2M_env:
>              eal_param += " --single-file-segments"
> -        command_line_user = "./%s/app/testpmd " % self.target + eal_param + " --
> -i --rxq=1 --txq=1"
> +        # since vhost-switch not support new memory allocation, so add --socket-
> mem parameter to testpmd to handle it
> +        command_line_user = "./%s/app/testpmd " % self.target + eal_param + " -
> -socket-mem " + self.mem_size + " -- -i --rxq=1 --txq=1"
>          self.virtio_user.send_expect(command_line_user, "testpmd> ", 120)
>          self.virtio_user.send_expect("set fwd mac", "testpmd> ", 120)
>          self.virtio_user.send_expect("start tx_first", "testpmd> ", 120)
> --
> 1.8.3.1