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From: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@intel.com>
To: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
Cc: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>,
	Jens Freimann <jfreimann@redhat.com>,
	zhihong.wang@intel.com, dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 05/10] net/virtio: refactor virtqueue structure
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:40:26 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190320044026.GA23715@dpdk-tbie.sh.intel.com> (raw)
Message-ID: <20190320044026.LPCcS0UOKMa0JRbrhIcse3a850rM-46sxvQoWx0uiyw@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <64884489-8cc7-7c3f-5b65-09f46112adb0@redhat.com>

On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 02:59:38PM +0000, Kevin Traynor wrote:
> On 19/03/2019 13:50, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 3/19/19 2:47 PM, Jens Freimann wrote:
> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 02:28:30PM +0100, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 3/19/19 11:09 AM, Tiwei Bie wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 10:44:32AM +0100, Jens Freimann wrote:
> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 02:43:07PM +0800, Tiwei Bie wrote:
> >>>>>> Put split ring and packed ring specific fields into separate
> >>>>>> sub-structures, and also union them as they won't be available
> >>>>>> at the same time.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@intel.com>
> >>>>>> ---
> >>>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c           | 71 +++++++++---------
> >>>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c             | 66 ++++++++---------
> >>>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.h      |  2 +-
> >>>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c |  2 +-
> >>>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c  |  2 +-
> >>>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.c               |  6 +-
> >>>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h               | 77 +++++++++++---------
> >>>>>> 7 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> [snip]
> >>>>> ...
> >>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h 
> >>>>>> b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
> >>>>>> index 80c0c43c3..48b3912e6 100644
> >>>>>> --- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
> >>>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
> >>>>>> @@ -191,17 +191,22 @@ struct vq_desc_extra {
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> struct virtqueue {
> >>>>>>     struct virtio_hw  *hw; /**< virtio_hw structure pointer. */
> >>>>>> -    struct vring vq_ring;  /**< vring keeping desc, used and avail */
> >>>>>> -    struct vring_packed ring_packed;  /**< vring keeping descs */
> >>>>>> -    bool used_wrap_counter;
> >>>>>> -    uint16_t cached_flags; /**< cached flags for descs */
> >>>>>> -    uint16_t event_flags_shadow;
> >>>>>> +    union {
> >>>>>> +        struct {
> >>>>>> +            /**< vring keeping desc, used and avail */
> >>>>>> +            struct vring ring;
> >>>>>> +        } vq_split;
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -    /**
> >>>>>> -     * Last consumed descriptor in the used table,
> >>>>>> -     * trails vq_ring.used->idx.
> >>>>>> -     */
> >>>>>> -    uint16_t vq_used_cons_idx;
> >>>>>> +        struct {
> >>>>>> +            /**< vring keeping descs and events */
> >>>>>> +            struct vring_packed ring;
> >>>>>> +            bool used_wrap_counter;
> >>>>>> +            uint16_t cached_flags; /**< cached flags for descs */
> >>>>>> +            uint16_t event_flags_shadow;
> >>>>>> +        } vq_packed;
> >>>>>> +    };
> >>>>>> +
> >>>>>> +    uint16_t vq_used_cons_idx; /**< last consumed descriptor */
> >>>>>>     uint16_t vq_nentries;  /**< vring desc numbers */
> >>>>>>     uint16_t vq_free_cnt;  /**< num of desc available */
> >>>>>>     uint16_t vq_avail_idx; /**< sync until needed */
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Honest question: What do we really gain by putting it in a union? We
> >>>>> save a little memory. But we also make code less readable IMHO.
> >>>>
> >>>> I think it will make it clear that fields like used_wrap_counter
> >>>> are only available in packed ring which will make the code more
> >>>> readable.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If we do this, can we at least shorten some variable names, like drop
> >>>>> the vq_ prefix? (It's used everywhere like vq->vq_packed*, so with
> >>>>> vq->packed* we don't loose any context).
> >>>>
> >>>> I prefer to have consistent prefix like most fields in this
> >>>> structure (although some fields don't really follow this).
> >>>
> >>> As Jens, I tend to agree that the vq_ prefix is quite redundant.
> >>> However, I think it is better to keep it in this patch for consistency.
> >>>
> >>> Maybe it can be remove in a separate patch later?
> >>
> >> I thought it might be convenient to change it now as we are touching
> >> all related code anyway. But I also don't want to block the patch 
> >> because of
> >> this cosmetic thing. So let's defer it to a later patch set.
> > 
> > OK, when I meant later, I meant to remove vq_ prefix for all fields, not
> > only vq_split & vq_packed.
> > 
> > But yes, that's just cosmetic so let's keep it as is for now.
> > 
> 
> I agree the vq_ prefix is not needed and I think the code is more
> readable in general seeing the packed/split name when using the struct.
> 
> Please also consider that cosmetic changes in multiple places likely
> mean backports will not apply cleanly to the stable branches anymore, so
> it does have a cost.

Yeah, agree.

> Although in this case, iirc packed rings are not in
> 18.11, so fixes might need dedicated backports from authors anyway, and
> there haven't been too many virtio backports to date.
> 
> >>
> >> regards,
> >> Jens
> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-03-20  4:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 88+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-03-19  6:43 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/10] net/virtio: cleanups and fixes for packed/split ring Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43 ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/10] net/virtio: fix typo in packed ring init Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  8:39   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  8:39     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 12:46   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 12:46     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 02/10] net/virtio: fix interrupt helper for packed ring Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 12:48   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 12:48     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 03/10] net/virtio: add missing barrier in interrupt enable Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 12:49   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 12:49     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 04/10] net/virtio: optimize flags update for packed ring Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  8:54   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  8:54     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  9:37     ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  9:37       ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 10:11       ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 10:11         ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 12:50         ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 12:50           ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 12:58   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 12:58     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 05/10] net/virtio: refactor virtqueue structure Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  9:44   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  9:44     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 10:09     ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 10:09       ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 13:28       ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:28         ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:47         ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 13:47           ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 13:50           ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:50             ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 14:59             ` Kevin Traynor
2019-03-19 14:59               ` Kevin Traynor
2019-03-20  4:40               ` Tiwei Bie [this message]
2019-03-20  4:40                 ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-20 17:50                 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-03-20 17:50                   ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-03-21 14:18                   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-21 14:18                     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-20  4:35         ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-20  4:35           ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 13:28   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:28     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 06/10] net/virtio: drop redundant suffix in packed ring structure Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  9:47   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  9:47     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 13:29   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:29     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 07/10] net/virtio: drop unused field in Tx region structure Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  9:51   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  9:51     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 13:33   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:33     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 08/10] net/virtio: add interrupt helper for split ring Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  9:53   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  9:53     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 13:34   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:34     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 09/10] net/virtio: add ctrl vq " Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  9:54   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19  9:54     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 13:54   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 13:54     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19  6:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 10/10] net/virtio: improve batching in standard Rx path Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19  6:43   ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 10:04   ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 10:04     ` Jens Freimann
2019-03-19 10:28     ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 10:28       ` Tiwei Bie
2019-03-19 11:08       ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 11:08         ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 14:15   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-19 14:15     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-20  7:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/10] net/virtio: cleanups and fixes for packed/split ring Maxime Coquelin
2019-03-20  7:35   ` Maxime Coquelin

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