From: "Gaëtan Rivet" <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Cc: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>,
Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>,
dev@dpdk.org, Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.jain@nxp.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 13/15] eal: add hotplug add/remove functions
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:13:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170630161351.GO13355@bidouze.vm.6wind.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1838805.2PTbaQPJV0@xps>
On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 06:03:17PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 30/06/2017 17:44, Jan Blunck:
> > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Bruce Richardson
> > <bruce.richardson@intel.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 11:11:42AM +0200, Gaėtan Rivet wrote:
> > >> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 11:06:03AM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > >> > 29/06/2017 20:22, Jan Blunck:
> > >> > > /**
> > >> > > + * Hotplug add a given device to a specific bus.
> > >> > > + *
> > >> > > + * @param busname
> > >> > > + * The bus name the device is added to.
> > >> > > + * @param devname
> > >> > > + * The device name. Based on this device name, eal will identify a driver
> > >> > > + * capable of handling it and pass it to the driver probing function.
> > >> > > + * @param devargs
> > >> > > + * Device arguments to be passed to the driver.
> > >> > > + * @return
> > >> > > + * 0 on success, negative on error.
> > >> > > + */
> > >> > > +int rte_eal_hotplug_add(const char *busname, const char *devname,
> > >> > > + const char *devargs);
> > >> >
> > >> > After the hotplug, we may need to get the rte_device.
> > >> > Should we add a struct **rte_device as parameter,
> > >> > or should we add a helper function to get the rte_device
> > >> > from busname and devname?
> > >>
> > >> Also possible: return a struct *rte_device and set rte_errno on error.
> > >>
> > > +1 for this option.
> >
> > Given that the caller of this is usually something that injects events
> > from the system I wonder what it is going to do with a rte_device
> > reference. Additionally to what the caller knows anyway (name,
> > numa_node, devargs) it can check if a driver got assigned. Sure the
> > caller could upcast conditionally based on the busname ...
> >
> > At this point I guess the control plane would anyway want to get
> > access to a high-level object, e.g. the rte_ethdev. I believe it is
> > better to decouple this through callbacks that can get registered with
> > individual buses.
>
> I think Gaetan has an example of use of rte_device after plugging
> with the failsafe PMD (managing slaves).
> Anyway, it can be discussed later with a real example of use if needed.
> We have a couple of weeks before freezing the API.
The rte_device should be accessible from the rte_eth_dev anyway so it
does not make much difference. As long as a handle on the device is
available. It is of course possible to add yet another callback to
search the device just plugged, but I don't see a reason here not to do
it in one pass.
--
Gaëtan Rivet
6WIND
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Thread overview: 117+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-06-26 0:21 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/12] bus: attach / detach API Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-26 0:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 01/12] bus: add bus iterator to find a bus Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-26 15:30 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 20:53 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 02/12] bus: add device iterator method Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-26 16:20 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 21:13 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/12] bus: add helper to find which bus holds a device Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-26 16:31 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 22:16 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 04/12] bus: add bus iterator to find " Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 10:14 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-27 13:54 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-27 15:05 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-27 15:08 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 05/12] bus: introduce hotplug functionality Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 12:23 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 06/12] vdev: implement find_device bus operation Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 12:25 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 07/12] vdev: implement hotplug functionality Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 12:41 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 08/12] vdev: expose bus name Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 12:45 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 09/12] vdev: use standard bus registration function Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 12:59 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 10/12] pci: implement find_device bus operation Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 13:36 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 11/12] pci: implement hotplug " Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 13:49 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 0:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 12/12] eal: make virtual driver probe and remove take rte_vdev_device Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 13:58 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-27 14:47 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-27 15:06 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-27 14:00 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-27 14:08 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/12] bus: attach / detach API Bruce Richardson
2017-06-27 14:48 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 00/11] " Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 01/11] bus: add bus iterator to find a bus Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 02/11] bus: add device iterator method Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 03/11] bus: add helper to find which bus holds a device Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 04/11] bus: add bus iterator to find " Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 05/11] bus: introduce hotplug functionality Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 19:03 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-28 11:44 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-28 11:58 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-28 12:11 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-28 13:09 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-28 13:30 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-28 15:11 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-28 15:33 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-29 12:59 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-29 19:20 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 11:32 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 06/11] vdev: implement find_device bus operation Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 07/11] vdev: implement hotplug " Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 08/11] vdev: use standard bus registration function Gaetan Rivet
2017-07-03 22:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 09/11] pci: implement find_device bus operation Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 23:35 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-06-28 9:17 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-28 9:52 ` Richardson, Bruce
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 10/11] pci: implement hotplug " Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-27 16:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 11/11] dev: use new hotplug API in attach / detach Gaetan Rivet
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/15] bus attach/detach API and hotplug rework Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 01/15] bus: add bus iterator to find a bus Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 02/15] bus: add find_device bus operation Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 03/15] vdev: implement " Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 04/15] pci: " Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 05/15] bus/fslmc: " Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 06/15] bus: add helper to find which bus holds a device Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 9:16 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 16:46 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:29 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 21:24 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-30 21:25 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 07/15] bus: add bus iterator to find " Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 9:17 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-29 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 08/15] bus: require buses to implement find_device operation Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 09/15] bus: add rte_bus_find_by_name Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 10/15] bus: introduce device plug/unplug functionality Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 11/15] vdev: implement unplug bus operation Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 12/15] pci: implement hotplug " Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 13/15] eal: add hotplug add/remove functions Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 9:06 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 9:11 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-30 9:20 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-30 15:44 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 16:03 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 16:13 ` Gaëtan Rivet [this message]
2017-06-30 16:25 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-30 16:29 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 12:54 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 15:12 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 18:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 14/15] dev: use new hotplug API in attach / detach Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 21:05 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-29 18:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 15/15] ethdev: Use embedded rte_device to detach driver Jan Blunck
2017-06-29 20:58 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 9:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/15] bus attach/detach API and hotplug rework Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 00/14] " Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 01/14] bus: add bus iterator to find a bus Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 02/14] bus: add find_device bus operation Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 03/14] vdev: implement " Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 04/14] pci: " Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 05/14] bus/fslmc: " Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 06/14] bus: add helper to find which bus holds a device Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 07/14] bus: require buses to implement find_device operation Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 08/14] bus: add rte_bus_find_by_name Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 09/14] bus: introduce device plug/unplug functionality Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:38 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-06-30 18:52 ` Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 10/14] vdev: implement unplug bus operation Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 11/14] pci: implement hotplug " Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 12/14] eal: add hotplug add/remove functions Jan Blunck
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 13/14] ethdev: Use embedded rte_device to detach driver Jan Blunck
2017-07-03 23:17 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-30 18:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 14/14] dev: use new hotplug API in attach Jan Blunck
2017-07-03 22:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 00/14] bus attach/detach API and hotplug rework Thomas Monjalon
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