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From: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
To: "Morten Brørup" <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, techboard@dpdk.org,
	"Bruce Richardson" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>,
	"Honnappa Nagarahalli" <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>,
	"Ruifeng Wang" <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>,
	"Jerin Jacob" <jerinj@marvell.com>,
	"Sunil Kumar Kori" <skori@marvell.com>,
	"Mattias Rönnblom" <mattias.ronnblom@ericsson.com>,
	"Joyce Kong" <joyce.kong@arm.com>,
	"David Christensen" <drc@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"Konstantin Ananyev" <konstantin.v.ananyev@yandex.ru>,
	"David Hunt" <david.hunt@intel.com>,
	"Thomas Monjalon" <thomas@monjalon.net>,
	"David Marchand" <david.marchand@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] eal: adapt EAL to present rte optional atomics API
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:47:06 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230814174706.GB12422@linuxonhyperv3.guj3yctzbm1etfxqx2vob5hsef.xx.internal.cloudapp.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <98CBD80474FA8B44BF855DF32C47DC35D87AEF@smartserver.smartshare.dk>

On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 10:00:49AM +0200, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > From: Tyler Retzlaff [mailto:roretzla@linux.microsoft.com]
> > Sent: Friday, 11 August 2023 19.32
> > 
> > Adapt the EAL public headers to use rte optional atomics API instead of
> > directly using and exposing toolchain specific atomic builtin intrinsics.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> > ---
> 
> [...]
> 

will fix the comments identified.

> 
> [...]
> 
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_spinlock.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_spinlock.h
> > @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
> >   * The rte_spinlock_t type.
> >   */
> >  typedef struct __rte_lockable {
> > -	volatile int locked; /**< lock status 0 = unlocked, 1 = locked */
> > +	volatile int __rte_atomic locked; /**< lock status 0 = unlocked, 1 =
> > locked */
> 
> I think __rte_atomic should be before the type:
> 	volatile __rte_atomic int locked; /**< lock status [...]
> Alternatively (just mentioning it, I know we don't use this form):
> 	volatile __rte_atomic(int) locked; /**< lock status [...]
> 
> Thinking of where you would put "const" might help.
> 
> Maybe your order is also correct, so it is a matter of preference.

so for me what you suggest is the canonical convention for c and i did
initially try to make the change with this convention but ran into
trouble when using the keyword in a context used as a type specifier
and the type was incomplete.

the rte_mcslock is a good example for illustration.

  // original struct
  typedef struct rte_mcslock {
    struct rte_mcslock *next;
    ...
  };

  it simply doesn't work / won't compile (at least with clang) which is
  what drove me to use the less-often used syntax.

  typedef struct rte_mcslock {
    _Atomic struct rte_mcslock *next;
    ...
  };

  In file included from ../app/test/test_mcslock.c:19:
  ..\lib\eal\include\rte_mcslock.h:36:2: error: _Atomic cannot be applied
  to incomplete type 'struct rte_mcslock'
	  _Atomic struct rte_mcslock *next;
	  ^
  ..\lib\eal\include\rte_mcslock.h:35:16: note: definition of 'struct
  rte_mcslock' is not complete until the closing '}'
  typedef struct rte_mcslock {
		 ^
  1 error generated.

so i ended up choosing to use a single syntax by convention consistently
rather than using one for the exceptional case and one everywhere else.

i think (based on our other thread of discussion) i would recommend we
use adopt and require the use of the _Atomic(T) macro to disambiguate it
also has the advantage of not being churned later when we can do c++23.

  // using macro
  typedef struct rte_mcslock {
    _Atomic(struct rte_mcslock *) next;
    ...
  };

this is much easier at a glance to know when the specified type is the T
or the T * similarly in parameter lists it becomes more clear too.

e.g.
void foo(int *v)

that it is either void foo(_Atomic(int) *v) or void foo(_Atomic(int *) v) becomes
much clearer without having to do mental gymnastics.

so i propose we retain

  #define __rte_atomic _Atomic

  allow it to be used in contexts where we need a type-qualifier.
  note:
    most of the cases where _Atomic is used as a type-qualifier it
    is a red flag that we are sensitive to an implementation detail
    of the compiler. in time i hope most of these will go away as we
    remove deprecated rte_atomic_xx apis.

but also introduce the following macro

  #define RTE_ATOMIC(type) _Atomic(type)
  require it be used in the contexts that we are using it as a type-specifier.

if folks agree with this please reply back positively and i'll update
the series. feel free to propose alternate names or whatever, but sooner
than later so i don't have to churn things too much :)

thanks!

> 
> The DPDK coding style guidelines doesn't mention where to place "const", but looking at the code, it seems to use "const unsigned int" and "const char *".

we probably should document it as a convention and most likely we should
adopt what is already in use more commonly.

> 
> >  } rte_spinlock_t;
> > 
> >  /**
> 
> [...]
> 
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_mcslock.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_mcslock.h
> > @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
> >   * The rte_mcslock_t type.
> >   */
> >  typedef struct rte_mcslock {
> > -	struct rte_mcslock *next;
> > -	int locked; /* 1 if the queue locked, 0 otherwise */
> > +	struct rte_mcslock * __rte_atomic next;
> 
> Correct, the pointer is atomic, not the struct.
> 
> > +	int __rte_atomic locked; /* 1 if the queue locked, 0 otherwise */
> 
> Again, I think __rte_atomic should be before the type:
> 	__rte_atomic int locked; /* 1 if the queue locked, 0 otherwise */
> 
> >  } rte_mcslock_t;
> > 
> 
> [...]
> 
> > @@ -101,34 +101,34 @@
> >   *   A pointer to the node of MCS lock passed in rte_mcslock_lock.
> >   */
> >  static inline void
> > -rte_mcslock_unlock(rte_mcslock_t **msl, rte_mcslock_t *me)
> > +rte_mcslock_unlock(rte_mcslock_t * __rte_atomic *msl, rte_mcslock_t *
> > __rte_atomic me)
> >  {
> >  	/* Check if there are more nodes in the queue. */
> > -	if (likely(__atomic_load_n(&me->next, __ATOMIC_RELAXED) == NULL)) {
> > +	if (likely(rte_atomic_load_explicit(&me->next, rte_memory_order_relaxed)
> > == NULL)) {
> >  		/* No, last member in the queue. */
> > -		rte_mcslock_t *save_me = __atomic_load_n(&me, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
> > +		rte_mcslock_t *save_me = rte_atomic_load_explicit(&me,
> > rte_memory_order_relaxed);
> > 
> >  		/* Release the lock by setting it to NULL */
> > -		if (likely(__atomic_compare_exchange_n(msl, &save_me, NULL, 0,
> > -				__ATOMIC_RELEASE, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)))
> > +		if (likely(rte_atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(msl,
> > &save_me, NULL,
> > +				rte_memory_order_release,
> > rte_memory_order_relaxed)))
> >  			return;
> > 
> >  		/* Speculative execution would be allowed to read in the
> >  		 * while-loop first. This has the potential to cause a
> >  		 * deadlock. Need a load barrier.
> >  		 */
> > -		__atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
> > +		__rte_atomic_thread_fence(rte_memory_order_acquire);
> >  		/* More nodes added to the queue by other CPUs.
> >  		 * Wait until the next pointer is set.
> >  		 */
> > -		uintptr_t *next;
> > -		next = (uintptr_t *)&me->next;
> > +		uintptr_t __rte_atomic *next;
> > +		next = (uintptr_t __rte_atomic *)&me->next;
> 
> This way around, I think:
> 		__rte_atomic uintptr_t *next;
> 		next = (__rte_atomic uintptr_t *)&me->next;
> 
> [...]
> 
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_pflock.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_pflock.h
> > @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
> >   */
> >  struct rte_pflock {
> >  	struct {
> > -		uint16_t in;
> > -		uint16_t out;
> > +		uint16_t __rte_atomic in;
> > +		uint16_t __rte_atomic out;
> 
> Again, I think __rte_atomic should be before the type:
> 		__rte_atomic uint16_t in;
> 		__rte_atomic uint16_t out;
> 
> >  	} rd, wr;
> >  };
> 
> [...]
> 
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_seqcount.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_seqcount.h
> > @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
> >   * The RTE seqcount type.
> >   */
> >  typedef struct {
> > -	uint32_t sn; /**< A sequence number for the protected data. */
> > +	uint32_t __rte_atomic sn; /**< A sequence number for the protected data.
> > */
> 
> Again, I think __rte_atomic should be before the type:
> 	__rte_atomic uint32_t sn; /**< A sequence [...]
> 
> >  } rte_seqcount_t;
> 
> [...]
> 
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_ticketlock.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_ticketlock.h
> > @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
> >   * The rte_ticketlock_t type.
> >   */
> >  typedef union {
> > -	uint32_t tickets;
> > +	uint32_t __rte_atomic tickets;
> >  	struct {
> > -		uint16_t current;
> > -		uint16_t next;
> > +		uint16_t __rte_atomic current;
> > +		uint16_t __rte_atomic next;
> 
> Again, I think __rte_atomic should be before the type:
> 		__rte_atomic uint16_t current;
> 		__rte_atomic uint16_t next;
> 
> >  	} s;
> >  } rte_ticketlock_t;
> 
> 
> 
> > @@ -127,7 +129,7 @@
> > 
> >  typedef struct {
> >  	rte_ticketlock_t tl; /**< the actual ticketlock */
> > -	int user; /**< core id using lock, TICKET_LOCK_INVALID_ID for unused */
> > +	int __rte_atomic user; /**< core id using lock, TICKET_LOCK_INVALID_ID
> > for unused */
> 
> Again, I think __rte_atomic should be before the type:
> 	__rte_atomic int user; /**< core id [...]
> 
> >  	unsigned int count; /**< count of time this lock has been called */
> >  } rte_ticketlock_recursive_t;
> 
> [...]
> 
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_trace_point.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_trace_point.h
> > @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
> >  #include <rte_stdatomic.h>
> > 
> >  /** The tracepoint object. */
> > -typedef uint64_t rte_trace_point_t;
> > +typedef uint64_t __rte_atomic rte_trace_point_t;
> 
> Again, I think __rte_atomic should be before the type:
> typedef __rte_atomic uint64_t rte_trace_point_t;
> 
> [...]
> 
> At the risk of having gone "speed blind" by all the search-replaces along the way...
> 
> Reviewed-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> 

  reply	other threads:[~2023-08-14 17:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 82+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-08-11  1:31 [PATCH 0/6] RFC optional rte optional stdatomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11  1:31 ` [PATCH 1/6] eal: provide rte stdatomics optional atomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11  8:56   ` Bruce Richardson
2023-08-11  9:42   ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11 15:54     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  9:04       ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11  1:31 ` [PATCH 2/6] eal: adapt EAL to present rte " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11  1:31 ` [PATCH 3/6] eal: add rte atomic qualifier with casts Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11  1:31 ` [PATCH 4/6] distributor: adapt for EAL optional atomics API changes Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11  1:32 ` [PATCH 5/6] bpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11  1:32 ` [PATCH 6/6] devtools: forbid new direct use of GCC atomic builtins Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11  8:57   ` Bruce Richardson
2023-08-11  9:51   ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11 15:56     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  6:37       ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11 17:32 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] RFC optional rte optional stdatomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11 17:32   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] eal: provide rte stdatomics optional atomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  7:06     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11 17:32   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] eal: adapt EAL to present rte " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  8:00     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-14 17:47       ` Tyler Retzlaff [this message]
2023-08-16 20:13         ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-16 20:32           ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-11 17:32   ` [PATCH v2 3/6] eal: add rte atomic qualifier with casts Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  8:05     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11 17:32   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] distributor: adapt for EAL optional atomics API changes Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  8:07     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11 17:32   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] bpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  8:11     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-11 17:32   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] devtools: forbid new direct use of GCC atomic builtins Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-14  8:12     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-16 19:19 ` [PATCH v3 0/6] RFC optional rte optional stdatomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 19:19   ` [PATCH v3 1/6] eal: provide rte stdatomics optional atomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 20:55     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-16 21:04       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 21:08         ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-16 21:10         ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 19:19   ` [PATCH v3 2/6] eal: adapt EAL to present rte " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 19:19   ` [PATCH v3 3/6] eal: add rte atomic qualifier with casts Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 19:19   ` [PATCH v3 4/6] distributor: adapt for EAL optional atomics API changes Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 19:19   ` [PATCH v3 5/6] bpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 19:19   ` [PATCH v3 6/6] devtools: forbid new direct use of GCC atomic builtins Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 21:38 ` [PATCH v4 0/6] RFC optional rte optional stdatomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 21:38   ` [PATCH v4 1/6] eal: provide rte stdatomics optional atomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 11:45     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-17 19:09       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-18  6:55         ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-16 21:38   ` [PATCH v4 2/6] eal: adapt EAL to present rte " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 21:38   ` [PATCH v4 3/6] eal: add rte atomic qualifier with casts Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 21:38   ` [PATCH v4 4/6] distributor: adapt for EAL optional atomics API changes Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 21:38   ` [PATCH v4 5/6] bpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-16 21:38   ` [PATCH v4 6/6] devtools: forbid new direct use of GCC atomic builtins Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 11:57     ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-17 19:14       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-18  7:13         ` Morten Brørup
2023-08-22 18:14           ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 21:42 ` [PATCH v5 0/6] optional rte optional stdatomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 21:42   ` [PATCH v5 1/6] eal: provide rte stdatomics optional atomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 21:42   ` [PATCH v5 2/6] eal: adapt EAL to present rte " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 21:42   ` [PATCH v5 3/6] eal: add rte atomic qualifier with casts Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 21:42   ` [PATCH v5 4/6] distributor: adapt for EAL optional atomics API changes Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 21:42   ` [PATCH v5 5/6] bpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-17 21:42   ` [PATCH v5 6/6] devtools: forbid new direct use of GCC atomic builtins Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-21 22:27   ` [PATCH v5 0/6] optional rte optional stdatomics API Konstantin Ananyev
2023-08-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v6 0/6] rte atomics API for optional stdatomic Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-22 21:00   ` [PATCH v6 1/6] eal: provide rte stdatomics optional atomics API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-09-28  8:06     ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-09-29  8:04       ` David Marchand
2023-09-29  8:54         ` Morten Brørup
2023-09-29  9:02           ` David Marchand
2023-09-29  9:26             ` Bruce Richardson
2023-09-29  9:34               ` David Marchand
2023-09-29 10:26                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-09-29 11:38                   ` David Marchand
2023-09-29 11:51                     ` Thomas Monjalon
2023-08-22 21:00   ` [PATCH v6 2/6] eal: adapt EAL to present rte " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-22 21:00   ` [PATCH v6 3/6] eal: add rte atomic qualifier with casts Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-22 21:00   ` [PATCH v6 4/6] distributor: adapt for EAL optional atomics API changes Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-22 21:00   ` [PATCH v6 5/6] bpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-22 21:00   ` [PATCH v6 6/6] devtools: forbid new direct use of GCC atomic builtins Tyler Retzlaff
2023-08-29 15:57   ` [PATCH v6 0/6] rte atomics API for optional stdatomic Tyler Retzlaff
2023-09-29 14:09   ` David Marchand

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