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Subject: CPU Affinity Not Working in RHEL8 with DPDK 20.05
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Hi DPDK Community,

I am facing an issue where CPU affinity is not working as expected in RHEL8=
 with DPDK 20.05, while it works fine in RHEL7.
Problem Statement:
      *  When running my program with numactl -C4,5 ./testRTE on RHEL7, the=
 worker threads correctly bind to the assigned cores.
      *  However, on RHEL8, the worker threads always bind to core 1, ignor=
ing the specified CPU set.

Environment Details:

  *   DPDK Version: 20.05.0
  *   OS: RHEL8 (Issue) | RHEL7 (Works Fine)
  *   CPU Affinity Tool: numactl -C
Sample Program:  Attached
Observations:

  *   In RHEL7, worker threads correctly bind to cores specified using numa=
ctl -C.
  *   In RHEL8, the threads always bind to core 1, ignoring the CPU set.
  *   Could DPDK be overriding the CPU affinity in RHEL8?
Questions:

  1.  Is there any known change in CPU affinity handling between RHEL7 and =
RHEL8 affecting DPDK?
  2.  Does DPDK override thread affinity when rte_eal_init() is called?
  3.  Is there any workaround or EAL flag to ensure that CPU affinity is re=
spected?
Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rashi Agarwal.

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<p><strong><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-w=
eight:normal">Hi DPDK Community,<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p>I am facing an issue where <strong><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cali=
bri&quot;,sans-serif">CPU affinity is not working as expected in RHEL8</spa=
n></strong> with DPDK 20.05, while it works fine in RHEL7.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Problem Statement:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-langua=
ge:EN-IN">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:=
Symbol;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">&middot;</span><span =
style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">&nbsp; When running=
 my
 program with </span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Cour=
ier New&quot;;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">numactl -C4,5 =
./testRTE</span><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-I=
N"> on
<b>RHEL7</b>, the worker threads correctly bind to the assigned cores.<o:p>=
</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-langua=
ge:EN-IN">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-lan=
guage:EN-IN">&middot;</span><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-l=
anguage:EN-IN">&nbsp; However, on
<b>RHEL8</b>, the worker threads always bind to <b>core 1</b>, ignoring the=
 specified CPU set.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-indent:36.0pt"><span style=3D"mso-liga=
tures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Environment Details:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul type=3D"disc">
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-=
alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">DPDK Versi=
on:</span></b><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"=
> 20.05.0<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin=
-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">OS:</span>=
</b><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"> RHEL8 (I=
ssue) | RHEL7 (Works Fine)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" st=
yle=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level=
1 lfo1">
<b><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">CPU Affini=
ty Tool:</span></b><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:E=
N-IN">
</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;=
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">numactl -C</span><span style=
=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p></o:p></span></li><=
/ul>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Sample Program: &nbsp;</b>Attached<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Observations:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul type=3D"disc">
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-=
alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">In <b>RHEL7</=
b>, worker threads correctly bind to cores specified using
</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;=
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">numactl -C</span><span style=
=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">.<o:p></o:p></span></li>=
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-=
alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">In <b>RHEL8</=
b>, the threads always bind to
<b>core 1</b>, ignoring the CPU set.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-lis=
t:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Could DPDK be=
 overriding the CPU affinity in RHEL8?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b>Questions:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ol start=3D"1" type=3D"1">
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-=
alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Is there any =
known change in CPU affinity handling between RHEL7 and RHEL8 affecting DPD=
K?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-al=
t:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Does DPDK ove=
rride thread affinity when
</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;=
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">rte_eal_init()</span><span s=
tyle=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"> is called?<o:p></o:=
p></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-=
margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Is there any =
workaround or EAL flag to ensure that CPU affinity is respected?<o:p></o:p>=
</span></li></ol>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Any =
insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Rashi Agarwal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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