From: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com>,
Andrew Boyer <andrew.boyer@amd.com>,
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mb@smartsharesystems.com,
Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 07/23] net/fm10k: use mbuf descriptor accessors
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:41:23 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1709012499-12813-8-git-send-email-roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1709012499-12813-1-git-send-email-roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
RTE_MARKER typedefs are a GCC extension unsupported by MSVC. Use
new rte_mbuf_rearm_data and rte_mbuf_rx_descriptor_fields1 accessors
that provide a compatible type pointer without using the marker fields.
Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c | 32 +++++++-------------------------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
index 2b6914b..795e70a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@
int __rte_cold
fm10k_rxq_vec_setup(struct fm10k_rx_queue *rxq)
{
- uintptr_t p;
struct rte_mbuf mb_def = { .buf_addr = 0 }; /* zeroed mbuf */
mb_def.nb_segs = 1;
@@ -239,8 +238,7 @@
/* prevent compiler reordering: rearm_data covers previous fields */
rte_compiler_barrier();
- p = (uintptr_t)&mb_def.rearm_data;
- rxq->mbuf_initializer = *(uint64_t *)p;
+ rxq->mbuf_initializer = *rte_mbuf_rearm_data(&mb_def);
return 0;
}
@@ -282,7 +280,6 @@
/* Initialize the mbufs in vector, process 2 mbufs in one loop */
for (i = 0; i < RTE_FM10K_RXQ_REARM_THRESH; i += 2, mb_alloc += 2) {
__m128i vaddr0, vaddr1;
- uintptr_t p0, p1;
mb0 = mb_alloc[0];
mb1 = mb_alloc[1];
@@ -290,10 +287,8 @@
/* Flush mbuf with pkt template.
* Data to be rearmed is 6 bytes long.
*/
- p0 = (uintptr_t)&mb0->rearm_data;
- *(uint64_t *)p0 = rxq->mbuf_initializer;
- p1 = (uintptr_t)&mb1->rearm_data;
- *(uint64_t *)p1 = rxq->mbuf_initializer;
+ *rte_mbuf_rearm_data(mb0) = rxq->mbuf_initializer;
+ *rte_mbuf_rearm_data(mb1) = rxq->mbuf_initializer;
/* load buf_addr(lo 64bit) and buf_iova(hi 64bit) */
RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, buf_iova) !=
@@ -422,19 +417,6 @@
0xFF, 0xFF, /* skip high 16 bits pkt_type */
0xFF, 0xFF /* Skip pkt_type field in shuffle operation */
);
- /*
- * Compile-time verify the shuffle mask
- * NOTE: some field positions already verified above, but duplicated
- * here for completeness in case of future modifications.
- */
- RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, pkt_len) !=
- offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, rx_descriptor_fields1) + 4);
- RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, data_len) !=
- offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, rx_descriptor_fields1) + 8);
- RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, vlan_tci) !=
- offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, rx_descriptor_fields1) + 10);
- RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, hash) !=
- offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, rx_descriptor_fields1) + 12);
/* Cache is empty -> need to scan the buffer rings, but first move
* the next 'n' mbufs into the cache
@@ -519,9 +501,9 @@
staterr = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(sterr_tmp1, sterr_tmp2);
/* D.3 copy final 3,4 data to rx_pkts */
- _mm_storeu_si128((void *)&rx_pkts[pos+3]->rx_descriptor_fields1,
+ _mm_storeu_si128(rte_mbuf_rx_descriptor_fields1(rx_pkts[pos + 3]),
pkt_mb4);
- _mm_storeu_si128((void *)&rx_pkts[pos+2]->rx_descriptor_fields1,
+ _mm_storeu_si128(rte_mbuf_rx_descriptor_fields1(rx_pkts[pos + 2]),
pkt_mb3);
/* C* extract and record EOP bit */
@@ -557,9 +539,9 @@
staterr = _mm_packs_epi32(staterr, zero);
/* D.3 copy final 1,2 data to rx_pkts */
- _mm_storeu_si128((void *)&rx_pkts[pos+1]->rx_descriptor_fields1,
+ _mm_storeu_si128(rte_mbuf_rx_descriptor_fields1(rx_pkts[pos + 1]),
pkt_mb2);
- _mm_storeu_si128((void *)&rx_pkts[pos]->rx_descriptor_fields1,
+ _mm_storeu_si128(rte_mbuf_rx_descriptor_fields1(rx_pkts[pos]),
pkt_mb1);
fm10k_desc_to_pktype_v(descs0, &rx_pkts[pos]);
--
1.8.3.1
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2024-01-30 23:26 [PATCH] replace GCC marker extension with C11 anonymous unions Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-30 23:26 ` [PATCH] mbuf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-31 9:18 ` Morten Brørup
2024-01-31 21:09 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-31 22:39 ` Morten Brørup
2024-01-31 13:49 ` Bruce Richardson
2024-01-31 20:45 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-31 22:55 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13 6:45 ` [PATCH v2] RFC: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 6:45 ` [PATCH v2] mbuf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 16:58 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13 18:48 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 19:27 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13 20:00 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 8:57 ` [PATCH v2] RFC: " Bruce Richardson
2024-02-13 17:09 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13 23:33 ` [PATCH v3] RFC deprecate RTE_MARKER in struct rte_mbuf Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 23:33 ` [PATCH v3] mbuf: deprecate GCC marker in rte mbuf struct Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-14 10:46 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-14 20:16 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-14 10:49 ` [PATCH v3] RFC deprecate RTE_MARKER in struct rte_mbuf Morten Brørup
2024-02-26 1:18 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 00/18] stop using zero sized marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 01/18] mbuf: deprecate GCC marker in rte mbuf struct Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-18 2:28 ` fengchengwen
2024-02-18 12:39 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-18 13:07 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-18 15:22 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-18 16:20 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-20 17:24 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-20 17:20 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-20 17:53 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-20 19:16 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-20 19:37 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 02/18] mbuf: stop using zero sized marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-18 2:38 ` fengchengwen
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 03/18] net/i40e: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 04/18] net/iavf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 05/18] net/ice: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 06/18] net/ixgbe: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 07/18] net/mlx5: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 08/18] net/sfc: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 09/18] net/bnxt: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 10/18] net/enic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 11/18] net/fm10k: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 12/18] net/hns3: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-18 3:00 ` fengchengwen
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 13/18] net/ionic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 14/18] net/thunderx: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 15/18] net/virtio: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 16/18] net/cnxk: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 17/18] common/idpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v4 18/18] examples/dma: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15 9:37 ` [PATCH v4 00/18] " Morten Brørup
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 00/22] stop using RTE_MARKER extensions Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 01/22] eal: provide macro to expand marker extensions Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 10:51 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24 11:18 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 02/22] mbuf: expand rte markers empty when building with MSVC Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 03/22] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 04/22] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 05/22] mbuf: stop using mbuf cacheline marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 10:58 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-26 18:20 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 06/22] mbuf: add mbuf descriptor accessors Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 11:01 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 07/22] common/idpf: use " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 08/22] net/bnxt: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 09/22] net/cnxk: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 10/22] net/enic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 11/22] net/fm10k: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 12/22] net/hns3: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 13/22] net/i40e: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:21 ` [PATCH v5 14/22] net/iavf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 15/22] net/ice: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 16/22] net/ionic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 17/22] net/ixgbe: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 18/22] net/mlx5: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 19/22] net/octeon_ep: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 20/22] net/sfc: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 21/22] net/thunderx: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 8:22 ` [PATCH v5 22/22] net/virtio: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 10:42 ` [PATCH v5 00/22] stop using RTE_MARKER extensions Morten Brørup
2024-02-24 11:13 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24 11:23 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27 5:41 ` [PATCH v6 00/23] stop and remove RTE_MARKER typedefs Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27 5:41 ` [PATCH v6 01/23] mbuf: add accessors for rearm and Rx descriptor fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27 9:10 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27 17:17 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-28 8:28 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-28 16:20 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27 5:41 ` [PATCH v6 02/23] mbuf: consolidate driver asserts for mbuf struct Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27 10:02 ` Konstantin Ananyev
2024-03-14 16:51 ` Tyler Retzlaff
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2024-02-27 5:41 ` [PATCH v6 05/23] net/cnxk: " Tyler Retzlaff
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2024-02-27 5:41 ` [PATCH v6 09/23] net/i40e: " Tyler Retzlaff
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2024-02-27 5:41 ` [PATCH v6 19/23] examples/dma: use mbuf descriptor accessor Tyler Retzlaff
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2024-02-27 9:15 ` Morten Brørup
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2024-02-27 5:41 ` [PATCH v6 21/23] security: remove " Tyler Retzlaff
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2024-03-20 22:01 ` [PATCH v7 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-20 22:01 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-26 10:16 ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-27 18:14 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:45 ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-20 22:01 ` [PATCH v7 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-21 10:32 ` Bruce Richardson
2024-03-21 15:31 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-21 16:19 ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-26 11:12 ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-20 22:01 ` [PATCH v7 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-26 10:28 ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-27 19:59 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-20 22:01 ` [PATCH v7 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-26 10:31 ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-27 19:56 ` [PATCH v8 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56 ` [PATCH v8 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56 ` [PATCH v8 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56 ` [PATCH v8 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56 ` [PATCH v8 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08 ` [PATCH v9 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08 ` [PATCH v9 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08 ` [PATCH v9 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:45 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-02 20:51 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08 ` [PATCH v9 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08 ` [PATCH v9 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 17:53 ` [PATCH v10 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 17:53 ` [PATCH v10 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:49 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 17:53 ` [PATCH v10 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 19:32 ` Morten Brørup
2024-04-03 22:45 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:49 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 17:53 ` [PATCH v10 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:50 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 17:53 ` [PATCH v10 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:50 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-04 17:51 ` [PATCH v11 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51 ` [PATCH v11 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51 ` [PATCH v11 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51 ` [PATCH v11 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51 ` [PATCH v11 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
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