From: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
To: "Morten Brørup" <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
Cc: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>,
thomas@monjalon.net, bruce.richardson@intel.com,
Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>,
dev@dpdk.org, rmody@marvell.com, timothy.mcdaniel@intel.com,
matan@nvidia.com, viacheslavo@nvidia.com, ruifeng.wang@arm.com,
zhoumin@loongson.cn, drc@linux.vnet.ibm.com, kda@semihalf.com,
konstantin.v.ananyev@yandex.ru, stephen@networkplumber.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 4/4] eal: add nonnull and access function attributes
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:26:13 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230131182613.GB11223@linuxonhyperv3.guj3yctzbm1etfxqx2vob5hsef.xx.internal.cloudapp.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <98CBD80474FA8B44BF855DF32C47DC35D876DA@smartserver.smartshare.dk>
On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 01:23:34PM +0100, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > From: David Marchand [mailto:david.marchand@redhat.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2023 12.15
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 9:31 AM Morten Brørup
> > <mb@smartsharesystems.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > +To: Thomas & David, you probably have some opinions on this too!
> > >
> > > > From: Tyler Retzlaff [mailto:roretzla@linux.microsoft.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2023 22.17
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:19:22AM +0100, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > > > > > From: Ferruh Yigit [mailto:ferruh.yigit@amd.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, 16 January 2023 18.02
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 1/16/2023 1:07 PM, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > > > > > > Add nonnull function attribute to help the compiler detect a
> > NULL
> > > > > > > pointer being passed to a function not accepting NULL
> > pointers as
> > > > an
> > > > > > > argument at build time.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Add access function attributes to tell the compiler how a
> > > > function
> > > > > > > accesses memory pointed to by its pointer arguments.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Add these attributes to the rte_memcpy() function, as the
> > first
> > > > in
> > > > > > > hopefully many to come.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> > > > > > > Acked-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> > > > > > > Reviewed-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > >
> > > > > [...]
> > > > >
> > > > > > > +/**
> > > > > > > + * Tells compiler that the pointer arguments must be non-
> > null.
> > > > > > > + *
> > > > > > > + * @param ...
> > > > > > > + * Comma separated list of parameter indexes of pointer
> > > > > > arguments.
> > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > +#if defined(RTE_CC_GCC) || defined(RTE_CC_CLANG)
> > > > > > > +#define __rte_nonnull_params(...) \
> > > > > > > + __attribute__((nonnull(__VA_ARGS__)))
> > > > > > > +#else
> > > > > > > +#define __rte_nonnull_params(...)
> > > > > > > +#endif
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What do you think to have a namespace for macros like
> > > > > > '__rte_param_xxx',
> > > > > > so name macros as:
> > > > > > __rte_param_nonull
> > > > > > __rte_param_read_only
> > > > > > __rte_param_write_only
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No strong opinion, it just feels tidier this way
> > > > >
> > > > > Being a proponent of the world_country_city naming scheme myself,
> > I
> > > > would usually agree with this proposal.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, in the future, we might add macros without _param for
> > use
> > > > along with the function parameters, e.g.:
> > > > >
> > > > > int foo(int bar __rte_nonnull __rte_read_only);
> > > > >
> > > > > So I decided for this order in the names (treating
> > > > nonnull/access_mode as "country" and param/params as "city"), also
> > > > somewhat looking at the __rte_deprecated and
> > __rte_deprecated_msg(msg)
> > > > macros.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have no strong preference either, so if anyone does, please
> > speak
> > > > up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Slightly related, also note this:
> > > > >
> > > > > The nonnull macro is plural (_params), because it can take
> > multiple
> > > > pointer parameter indexes.
> > > > > The access mode macros are singular (_param), because they only
> > take
> > > > one pointer parameter index, and the optional size parameter index.
> > > > >
> > > > > I considered splitting up the access mode macros even more,
> > making
> > > > two variants of each, e.g. __rte_read_only_param(ptr_index) and
> > > > __rte_read_only_param_size(ptr_index, size_index), but concluded
> > that
> > > > it would be excruciatingly verbose. The only purpose would be to
> > reduce
> > > > the risk of using them incorrectly. I decided against it, thinking
> > that
> > > > any developer clever enough to use these macros is also clever
> > enough
> > > > to understand how to use them (or at least read their parameter
> > > > descriptions to learn how).
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > microsoft also has a tool & annotation vehicle for this type of
> > stuff.
> > > > this discussion has caused me to wonder what happens if we would
> > like
> > > > to
> > > > add additional annotations for other tools. just load on the
> > > > annotations
> > > > and expand them empty conditionally?
> > > >
> > > > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/code-quality/using-sal-
> > > > annotations-to-reduce-c-cpp-code-defects?view=msvc-170
> > > >
> > > > anyway, just a thought. no serious response required here.
> > >
> > > Excellent input, Tyler!
> > >
> > > If we want DPDK to be considered truly cross-platform, and not treat
> > non-Linux/non-GCC as second class citizens, we need to discuss this.
> > >
> > > Microsoft's Source Code Annotation Language (SAL) seems very good,
> > based on its finer granularity than GCC's attributes (which in
> > comparison seem added as an afterthought, not cleanly structured like
> > SAL). I have only skimmed the documentation, but that is my immediate
> > impression of it.
> > >
> > > SAL uses a completely different syntax than GCC attributes, and
> > Microsoft happens to also use memcpy() as an example in the
> > documentation referred to:
> > >
> > > void * memcpy(
> > > _Out_writes_bytes_all_(count) void *dest,
> > > _In_reads_bytes_(count) const void *src,
> > > size_t count
> > > );
>
> Stephen had bad experiences with SAL, so let's just consider the SAL memcpy() example a reference only, showing how the syntax of annotations can differ very much between build systems.
yes, if we are in a position to use annotations today that work with
clang/gcc then let's do that even if they aren't compatible with SAL.
so long as they expand empty when not using clang/gcc we can defer discussion
about other tools like SAL.
>
> > >
> > > Going back to how we can handle this in DPDK, we can either:
> > >
> > > 1. Not annotate the functions at all, and miss out on finding the
> > errors for us.
> >
> > Seeing how clang safety checks helped me catch bugs, that would be a
> > pity.
> >
> > >
> > > 2. Invent our own language (or find something existing) for function
> > headers, and use a parser to convert them to compiler specific C/C++
> > headers when building the code.
> >
> > Argh, no.
> >
> > >
> > > 3a. Keep loading on attributes, with empty macros for unsupported
> > compilers.
> > >
> > > 3b. Keep loading on attributes, with empty macros for unsupported
> > compilers. But limit ourselves to GCC/Clang style attributes.
> > >
> > > 3c. Keep loading on attributes, with empty macros for unsupported
> > compilers. But limit ourselves to Microsoft SAL style attributes.
> > >
> > > 3d. Keep loading on attributes, with empty macros for unsupported
> > compilers. But limit ourselves to the most relevant attributes, using
> > performance and/or bug detection as criteria when considering
> > relevance.
> > >
> > > I am strongly against both 1 and 2.
> > >
> > > If bug detection is the primary driver, we could stick with either 3b
> > or 3c (i.e. only target one specific build environment) and rely on the
> > DPDK CI for detecting bugs. But then application developers would not
> > benefit, because they don't run their code through the DPDK CI. So I am
> > also against this.
> > >
> > > I think 3d (keep loading on attributes, but only the most relevant
> > ones) is the best choice.
> > >
> > > GCC/Clang style attributes are already supported as macros prefixed
> > by __rte, so let's not change the way we do that.
> > >
> > > Regarding the Microsoft SAL, I suppose Microsoft already chose
> > annotation names to avoid collisions, so we could consider using those
> > exact names (i.e. without __rte prefix), and define empty macros for
> > non-Microsoft compilers. This would allow using Microsoft SAL
> > annotations directly in the DPDK code.
> > >
> >
> > I have a bit of trouble understanding the difference between 3a and
> > 3d.. 3a would be about accepting any annotation?
>
> Correct.
>
> >
> > 3d is the best option as it is not changing anything to what we were
> > doing so far: we evaluate the pros and cons of each annotations/tools,
> > case per case.
>
> Agree!
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-31 18:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 77+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-12-02 15:34 [PATCH] " Morten Brørup
2022-12-02 20:02 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2022-12-03 14:22 ` [PATCH v2] " Morten Brørup
2022-12-05 10:17 ` Ruifeng Wang
2022-12-12 7:40 ` Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 10:27 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] " Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 10:27 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcopy lengths Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 11:40 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] eal: add nonnull and access function attributes Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 11:40 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcpy lengths Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 15:10 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] eal: add nonnull and access function attributes Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 15:10 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcpy lengths Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 16:13 ` Stanisław Kardach
2022-12-28 16:38 ` Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 17:03 ` Stephen Hemminger
2022-12-28 17:37 ` Morten Brørup
2023-01-09 10:36 ` David Marchand
2022-12-28 15:10 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] event/dlb2: remove superfluous rte_memcpy Morten Brørup
2022-12-28 17:01 ` Stephen Hemminger
2022-12-28 15:10 ` [PATCH v5 4/4] net/mlx5: fix warning about rte_memcpy length Morten Brørup
2023-01-09 11:08 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] eal: add nonnull and access function attributes Thomas Monjalon
2023-01-09 12:16 ` Morten Brørup
2023-01-09 11:22 ` David Marchand
2023-01-09 12:28 ` Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 12:49 ` Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 12:44 ` [PATCH v6 1/4] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcpy lengths Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 12:44 ` [PATCH v6 2/4] event/dlb2: remove superfluous rte_memcpy Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 12:44 ` [PATCH v6 3/4] net/mlx5: fix warning about rte_memcpy length Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 12:44 ` [PATCH v6 4/4] eal: add nonnull and access function attributes Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcpy lengths Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v7 2/4] event/dlb2: remove superfluous rte_memcpy Morten Brørup
2023-02-09 16:51 ` Morten Brørup
2023-02-09 18:50 ` Sevincer, Abdullah
2023-02-10 7:43 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-23 13:19 ` Jerin Jacob
2024-02-23 13:49 ` [PATCH v8] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcpy lengths Morten Brørup
2024-02-23 14:00 ` [PATCH v9] " Morten Brørup
2024-02-26 8:34 ` Jerin Jacob
2024-02-26 14:47 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27 11:00 ` Jerin Jacob
2024-02-27 11:27 ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27 19:06 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-02-28 9:02 ` Bruce Richardson
2024-02-28 8:27 ` Raslan Darawsheh
2024-02-26 21:45 ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v7 3/4] net/mlx5: fix warning about rte_memcpy length Morten Brørup
2023-02-09 16:54 ` Morten Brørup
2023-02-10 9:13 ` Slava Ovsiienko
2024-03-13 10:00 ` Raslan Darawsheh
2023-01-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v7 4/4] eal: add nonnull and access function attributes Morten Brørup
2023-01-16 17:02 ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-01-17 8:19 ` Morten Brørup
2023-01-17 21:16 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-01-18 8:31 ` Morten Brørup
2023-01-18 17:23 ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-31 11:14 ` David Marchand
2023-01-31 12:23 ` Morten Brørup
2023-01-31 18:26 ` Tyler Retzlaff [this message]
2023-01-31 22:52 ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-02-01 12:50 ` Morten Brørup
2023-02-01 13:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-02-06 16:11 ` David Marchand
2023-02-06 16:49 ` Morten Brørup
2023-02-06 17:28 ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-05-08 12:32 ` Morten Brørup
2023-10-13 23:31 ` Morten Brørup
2023-04-04 13:41 ` Morten Brørup
2023-04-04 13:51 ` David Marchand
2023-04-04 14:01 ` Morten Brørup
2023-04-04 14:19 ` David Marchand
2023-02-09 16:49 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcpy lengths Morten Brørup
2023-02-26 9:21 ` Marvell QLogic bnx2x PMD support status Morten Brørup
2023-03-09 10:25 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] net/bnx2x: fix warnings about rte_memcpy lengths David Marchand
2023-03-09 10:33 ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-03-09 16:11 ` [EXT] " Akhil Goyal
[not found] ` <SJ0PR18MB390039A8C34E485F8D2D518EA1B59@SJ0PR18MB3900.namprd18.prod.outlook.com>
2023-03-09 16:19 ` Devendra Singh Rawat
2023-03-09 16:23 ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-02-23 12:39 ` Jerin Jacob
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20230131182613.GB11223@linuxonhyperv3.guj3yctzbm1etfxqx2vob5hsef.xx.internal.cloudapp.net \
--to=roretzla@linux.microsoft.com \
--cc=bruce.richardson@intel.com \
--cc=david.marchand@redhat.com \
--cc=dev@dpdk.org \
--cc=drc@linux.vnet.ibm.com \
--cc=ferruh.yigit@amd.com \
--cc=kda@semihalf.com \
--cc=konstantin.v.ananyev@yandex.ru \
--cc=matan@nvidia.com \
--cc=mb@smartsharesystems.com \
--cc=rmody@marvell.com \
--cc=ruifeng.wang@arm.com \
--cc=stephen@networkplumber.org \
--cc=thomas@monjalon.net \
--cc=timothy.mcdaniel@intel.com \
--cc=viacheslavo@nvidia.com \
--cc=zhoumin@loongson.cn \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).