From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
Cc: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>, dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 01/14] ring: remove split cacheline build setting
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 12:12:53 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170301121253.GB31112@bricha3-MOBL3.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170301111942.GA403@localhost.localdomain>
On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 04:49:56PM +0530, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 12:06:33PM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 10:42:58 +0000, Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 11:17:53AM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 09:47:03 +0000, Bruce Richardson
> > > > <bruce.richardson@intel.com> wrote:
> > > > > So given that there is not much difference here, is the MIN_SIZE i.e.
> > > > > forced 64B, your preference, rather than actual cacheline-size?
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > I don't quite like this macro CACHE_LINE_MIN_SIZE. For me, it does not
> > > > mean anything. The reasons for aligning on a cache line size are
> > > > straightforward, but when should we need to align on the minimum
> > > > cache line size supported by dpdk? For instance, in mbuf structure,
> > > > aligning on 64 would make more sense to me.
> > > >
> > > > So, I would prefer using (RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE * 2) here. If we don't
> > > > want it on some architectures, or if this optimization is only for Intel
> > > > (or all archs that need this optim), I think we could have something
> > > > like:
> > > >
> > > > /* bla bla */
> > > > #ifdef INTEL
> > > > #define __rte_ring_aligned __rte_aligned(RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE * 2)
> > > > #else
> > > > #define __rte_ring_aligned __rte_aligned(RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE)
> > > > #endif
> > > >
> > > I would agree that CACHE_LINE_MIN_SIZE probably doesn't make any sense
> > > here, but I'm happy to put in any suitable scheme that others are happy
> > > with. The options are:
> > >
> > > * Keep as-is:
> > > adv: simplest option, disadv: wastes 128B * 2 on some platforms
> > > * Change to MIN_SIZE:
> > > adv: no ifdefs, disadv: doesn't make much sense logically here
> > > * Use ifdefs:
> > > adv: each platform gets what's best for it, disadv: untidy code, may
> > > be harder to maintain
> > > * Use hard-coded 128:
> > > adv: short and simple, disadv: misses any logical reason why 128 is
> > > used, i.e. magic number
> > >
> > > I'm ok with any option above.
> >
> > I'd vote for "Keep as-is" or "Use ifdefs".
>
> I'd vote for "Use ifdefs", default configuration can be "RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
> * 2" but a target can override if required.
>
> >
Ok. Will update with some #ifdefs in v2.
/Bruce
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Thread overview: 116+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-02-23 17:23 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 00/14] refactor and cleanup of rte_ring Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 01/14] ring: remove split cacheline build setting Bruce Richardson
2017-02-28 11:35 ` Jerin Jacob
2017-02-28 11:57 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-28 12:08 ` Jerin Jacob
2017-02-28 13:52 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-28 17:54 ` Jerin Jacob
2017-03-01 9:47 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-01 10:17 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-01 10:42 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-01 11:06 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-01 11:19 ` Jerin Jacob
2017-03-01 12:12 ` Bruce Richardson [this message]
2017-02-23 17:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 02/14] ring: create common structure for prod and cons metadata Bruce Richardson
2017-03-01 10:22 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-01 10:33 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 03/14] ring: eliminate duplication of size and mask fields Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 04/14] ring: remove debug setting Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 05/14] ring: remove the yield when waiting for tail update Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 06/14] ring: remove watermark support Bruce Richardson
2017-03-01 10:34 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-01 10:43 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 07/14] ring: make bulk and burst fn return vals consistent Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 08/14] ring: allow enqueue fns to return free space value Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 09/14] ring: allow dequeue fns to return remaining entry count Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 10/14] examples/quota_watermark: use ring space for watermarks Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 11/14] ring: reduce scope of local variables Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 12/14] ring: separate out head index manipulation for enq/deq Bruce Richardson
2017-03-08 10:49 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-03-08 12:06 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-14 8:56 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 13/14] ring: create common function for updating tail idx Bruce Richardson
2017-02-23 17:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 14/14] ring: make ring struct and enq/deq macros type agnostic Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/14] refactor and cleanup of rte_ring Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/14] ring: remove split cacheline build setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/14] ring: create common structure for prod and cons metadata Bruce Richardson
2017-03-15 14:01 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-03-22 16:38 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 14:55 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 16:41 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-24 16:57 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/14] ring: eliminate duplication of size and mask fields Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/14] ring: remove debug setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/14] ring: remove the yield when waiting for tail update Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/14] ring: remove watermark support Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/14] ring: make bulk and burst fn return vals consistent Bruce Richardson
2017-03-08 10:22 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-03-08 12:08 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-14 8:56 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/14] ring: allow enqueue fns to return free space value Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/14] ring: allow dequeue fns to return remaining entry count Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/14] examples/quota_watermark: use ring space for watermarks Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 11/14] ring: reduce scope of local variables Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 12/14] ring: separate out head index manipulation for enq/deq Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 13/14] ring: create common function for updating tail idx Bruce Richardson
2017-03-07 11:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 14/14] ring: make ring struct and enq/deq macros type agnostic Bruce Richardson
2017-03-14 8:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/14] refactor and cleanup of rte_ring Olivier Matz
2017-03-24 17:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/14] ring: remove split cacheline build setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/14] ring: create common structure for prod and cons metadata Bruce Richardson
2017-03-27 7:20 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-24 17:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/14] ring: eliminate duplication of size and mask fields Bruce Richardson
2017-03-27 9:52 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-03-27 10:13 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-27 10:15 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-27 13:13 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-03-27 14:57 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/14] ring: remove debug setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/14] ring: remove the yield when waiting for tail update Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/14] ring: remove watermark support Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/14] ring: make bulk and burst fn return vals consistent Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/14] ring: allow enqueue fns to return free space value Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 7:12 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-03-28 8:16 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/14] ring: allow dequeue fns to return remaining entry count Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/14] examples/quota_watermark: use ring space for watermarks Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/14] ring: reduce scope of local variables Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 12/14] ring: separate out head index manipulation for enq/deq Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 13/14] ring: create common function for updating tail idx Bruce Richardson
2017-03-24 17:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 14/14] ring: make ring struct and enq/deq macros type agnostic Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/14] refactor and cleanup of rte_ring Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 01/14] ring: remove split cacheline build setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 02/14] ring: create common structure for prod and cons metadata Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 03/14] ring: eliminate duplication of size and mask fields Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/14] ring: remove debug setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 05/14] ring: remove the yield when waiting for tail update Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 06/14] ring: remove watermark support Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/14] ring: make bulk and burst fn return vals consistent Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 08/14] ring: allow enqueue fns to return free space value Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/14] ring: allow dequeue fns to return remaining entry count Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 10/14] examples/quota_watermark: use ring space for watermarks Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 11/14] ring: reduce scope of local variables Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 12/14] ring: separate out head index manipulation for enq/deq Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 13/14] ring: create common function for updating tail idx Bruce Richardson
2017-03-28 20:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 14/14] ring: make ring struct and enq/deq macros type agnostic Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 2:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/14] refactor and cleanup of rte_ring Yuanhan Liu
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 01/14] ring: remove split cacheline build setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 02/14] ring: create common structure for prod and cons metadata Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/14] ring: eliminate duplication of size and mask fields Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 04/14] ring: remove debug setting Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 05/14] ring: remove the yield when waiting for tail update Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 06/14] ring: remove watermark support Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 07/14] ring: make bulk and burst fn return vals consistent Bruce Richardson
2017-04-13 6:42 ` Wang, Zhihong
2017-04-13 8:33 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 08/14] ring: allow enqueue fns to return free space value Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 09/14] ring: allow dequeue fns to return remaining entry count Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 10/14] examples/quota_watermark: use ring space for watermarks Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 11/14] ring: reduce scope of local variables Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 12/14] ring: separate out head index manipulation for enq/deq Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 13/14] ring: create common function for updating tail idx Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 13:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 14/14] ring: make ring struct and enq/deq macros type agnostic Bruce Richardson
2017-03-29 20:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/14] refactor and cleanup of rte_ring Thomas Monjalon
2017-03-31 14:37 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-04-03 17:55 ` Thomas Monjalon
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