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From: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/18] mbuf: deprecate GCC marker in rte mbuf struct
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:20:23 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240220172023.GA14108@linuxonhyperv3.guj3yctzbm1etfxqx2vob5hsef.xx.internal.cloudapp.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7561963.alqRGMn8q6@thomas>

On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 01:39:52PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 15/02/2024 07:21, Tyler Retzlaff:
> > Provide a macro that allows conditional expansion of RTE_MARKER fields
> > to empty to allow rte_mbuf to be used with MSVC. It is proposed that
> > we announce the fields to be __rte_deprecated (currently disabled).
> > 
> > Introduce C11 anonymous unions to permit aliasing of well-known
> > offsets by name into the rte_mbuf structure by a *new* name and to
> > provide padding for cache alignment.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst |  20 ++
> >  lib/eal/include/rte_common.h         |   6 +
> >  lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf_core.h             | 375 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
> >  3 files changed, 233 insertions(+), 168 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > index 10630ba..8594255 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -17,6 +17,26 @@ Other API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted below.
> >  Deprecation Notices
> >  -------------------
> >  
> > +* mbuf: Named zero sized fields of type ``RTE_MARKER`` and ``RTE_MARKER64``
> > +  will be removed from ``struct rte_mbuf`` and replaced with new fields
> > +  in anonymous unions.
> > +
> > +  The names of the fields impacted are:
> > +
> > +    old name                  new name
> > +
> > +  ``cacheline0``            ``mbuf_cachelin0``
> > +  ``rearm_data``            ``mbuf_rearm_data``
> > +  ``rx_descriptor_fields1`` ``mbuf_rx_descriptor_fields1``
> > +  ``cacheline1``            ``mbuf_cachelin1``
> > +
> > +  Contributions to DPDK should immediately start using the new names,
> > +  applications should adapt to new names as soon as possible as the
> > +  old names will be removed in a future DPDK release.
> > +
> > +  Note: types of the new names are not API compatible with the old and
> > +  some code conversion is required to maintain correct behavior.
> > +
> >  * build: The ``enable_kmods`` option is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
> >    Setting/clearing the option has no impact on the build.
> >    Instead, kernel modules will be always built for OS's where out-of-tree kernel modules
> > diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h
> > index d7d6390..af73f67 100644
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h
> > @@ -582,6 +582,12 @@ static void __attribute__((destructor(RTE_PRIO(prio)), used)) func(void)
> >  /** Marker for 8B alignment in a structure. */
> >  __extension__ typedef uint64_t RTE_MARKER64[0];
> >  
> > +#define __rte_marker(type, name) type name /* __rte_deprecated */
> > +
> > +#else
> > +
> > +#define __rte_marker(type, name)
> > +
> >  #endif
> >  
> >  /*********** Macros for calculating min and max **********/
> > diff --git a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf_core.h b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf_core.h
> > index 5688683..9e9590b 100644
> > --- a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf_core.h
> > +++ b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf_core.h
> > @@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
> >   * New fields and flags should fit in the "dynamic space".
> >   */
> >  
> > +#include <assert.h>
> > +#include <stdalign.h>
> >  #include <stdint.h>
> > +#include <stddef.h>
> >  
> >  #include <rte_byteorder.h>
> >  #include <rte_stdatomic.h>
> > @@ -464,204 +467,240 @@ enum {
> >   * The generic rte_mbuf, containing a packet mbuf.
> >   */
> >  struct rte_mbuf {
> > -	RTE_MARKER cacheline0;
> > -
> > -	void *buf_addr;           /**< Virtual address of segment buffer. */
> > +	__rte_marker(RTE_MARKER, cacheline0);
> 
> You don't need to keep the first argument.
> This would be simpler:
> 	__rte_marker(cacheline0);
> You just need to create 2 functions: __rte_marker and __rte_marker64.

no objection, i'll add 2 macros and drop the first argument.

> 
> You should replace all occurrences of RTE_MARKER in DPDK in one patch,
> and mark RTE_MARKER as deprecated (use #pragma GCC poison)

will update to use pragma instead of __rte_deprecated

> 
> > +	union {
> > +		char mbuf_cacheline0[RTE_CACHE_LINE_MIN_SIZE];
> > +		__extension__
> > +		struct {
> > +			void *buf_addr;           /**< Virtual address of segment buffer. 
> 
> I think it is ugly.
> 
> Changing mbuf API is a serious issue.

agreed, do you have an alternate proposal to solve problem?

> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-02-20 17:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 171+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-01-30 23:26 [PATCH] replace GCC marker extension with C11 anonymous unions Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-30 23:26 ` [PATCH] mbuf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-31  9:18   ` Morten Brørup
2024-01-31 21:09     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-31 22:39       ` Morten Brørup
2024-01-31 13:49   ` Bruce Richardson
2024-01-31 20:45     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-01-31 22:55       ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13  6:45   ` [PATCH v2] RFC: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13  6:45     ` [PATCH v2] mbuf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 16:58       ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13 18:48         ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 19:27           ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13 20:00             ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13  8:57     ` [PATCH v2] RFC: " Bruce Richardson
2024-02-13 17:09     ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-13 23:33   ` [PATCH v3] RFC deprecate RTE_MARKER in struct rte_mbuf Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-13 23:33     ` [PATCH v3] mbuf: deprecate GCC marker in rte mbuf struct Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-14 10:46       ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-14 20:16         ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-14 10:49     ` [PATCH v3] RFC deprecate RTE_MARKER in struct rte_mbuf Morten Brørup
2024-02-26  1:18     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-02-15  6:21 ` [PATCH v4 00/18] stop using zero sized marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 01/18] mbuf: deprecate GCC marker in rte mbuf struct Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-18  2:28     ` fengchengwen
2024-02-18 12:39     ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-18 13:07       ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-18 15:22         ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-18 16:20           ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-20 17:24           ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-20 17:20       ` Tyler Retzlaff [this message]
2024-02-20 17:53         ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-20 19:16           ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-20 19:37             ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 02/18] mbuf: stop using zero sized marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-18  2:38     ` fengchengwen
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 03/18] net/i40e: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 04/18] net/iavf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 05/18] net/ice: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 06/18] net/ixgbe: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 07/18] net/mlx5: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 08/18] net/sfc: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 09/18] net/bnxt: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 10/18] net/enic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 11/18] net/fm10k: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 12/18] net/hns3: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-18  3:00     ` fengchengwen
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 13/18] net/ionic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 14/18] net/thunderx: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 15/18] net/virtio: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 16/18] net/cnxk: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 17/18] common/idpf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  6:21   ` [PATCH v4 18/18] examples/dma: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-15  9:37   ` [PATCH v4 00/18] " Morten Brørup
2024-02-24  8:21 ` [PATCH v5 00/22] stop using RTE_MARKER extensions Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 01/22] eal: provide macro to expand marker extensions Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 10:51     ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24 11:18       ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 02/22] mbuf: expand rte markers empty when building with MSVC Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 03/22] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 04/22] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 05/22] mbuf: stop using mbuf cacheline marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 10:58     ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-26 18:20       ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 06/22] mbuf: add mbuf descriptor accessors Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 11:01     ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 07/22] common/idpf: use " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 08/22] net/bnxt: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 09/22] net/cnxk: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 10/22] net/enic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 11/22] net/fm10k: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 12/22] net/hns3: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 13/22] net/i40e: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:21   ` [PATCH v5 14/22] net/iavf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 15/22] net/ice: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 16/22] net/ionic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 17/22] net/ixgbe: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 18/22] net/mlx5: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 19/22] net/octeon_ep: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 20/22] net/sfc: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 21/22] net/thunderx: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24  8:22   ` [PATCH v5 22/22] net/virtio: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-24 10:42   ` [PATCH v5 00/22] stop using RTE_MARKER extensions Morten Brørup
2024-02-24 11:13     ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-02-24 11:23       ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27  5:41 ` [PATCH v6 00/23] stop and remove RTE_MARKER typedefs Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 01/23] mbuf: add accessors for rearm and Rx descriptor fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  9:10     ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27 17:17       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-28  8:28         ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-28 16:20           ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 02/23] mbuf: consolidate driver asserts for mbuf struct Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27 10:02     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2024-03-14 16:51     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 03/23] common/idpf: use mbuf descriptor accessors Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 04/23] net/bnxt: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 05/23] net/cnxk: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 06/23] net/enic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 07/23] net/fm10k: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 08/23] net/hns3: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 09/23] net/i40e: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 10/23] net/iavf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 11/23] net/ice: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 12/23] net/ionic: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 13/23] net/ixgbe: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 14/23] net/mlx5: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 15/23] net/octeon_ep: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 16/23] net/sfc: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 17/23] net/thunderx: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 18/23] net/virtio: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 19/23] examples/dma: use mbuf descriptor accessor Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 20/23] mbuf: remove and stop using rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  9:15     ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27 10:03     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2024-02-27 15:18     ` David Marchand
2024-02-27 16:04       ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-27 17:23       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-28 10:42         ` David Marchand
2024-02-28 14:03       ` Dodji Seketeli
2024-02-28 14:43         ` David Marchand
2024-02-29 14:50           ` Dodji Seketeli
2024-02-28 14:18     ` David Marchand
2024-02-28 15:01       ` Morten Brørup
2024-02-28 15:33         ` David Marchand
2024-02-28 17:20       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 21/23] security: remove " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 22/23] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-02-27  5:41   ` [PATCH v6 23/23] devtools: forbid new use of rte marker typedefs Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-20 22:01 ` [PATCH v7 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-20 22:01   ` [PATCH v7 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-26 10:16     ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-27 18:14       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:45         ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-20 22:01   ` [PATCH v7 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-21 10:32     ` Bruce Richardson
2024-03-21 15:31       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-21 16:19         ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-26 11:12     ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-20 22:01   ` [PATCH v7 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-26 10:28     ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-27 19:59       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-20 22:01   ` [PATCH v7 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-26 10:31     ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-27 19:56 ` [PATCH v8 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56   ` [PATCH v8 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56   ` [PATCH v8 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56   ` [PATCH v8 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-03-27 19:56   ` [PATCH v8 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08 ` [PATCH v9 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08   ` [PATCH v9 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08   ` [PATCH v9 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:45     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-02 20:51       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08   ` [PATCH v9 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-02 20:08   ` [PATCH v9 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 17:53 ` [PATCH v10 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 17:53   ` [PATCH v10 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:49     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 17:53   ` [PATCH v10 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 19:32     ` Morten Brørup
2024-04-03 22:45       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:49     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 17:53   ` [PATCH v10 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:50     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 17:53   ` [PATCH v10 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 21:50     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-04 17:51 ` [PATCH v11 0/4] remove use of RTE_MARKER fields in libraries Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51   ` [PATCH v11 1/4] net/i40e: use inline prefetch function Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51   ` [PATCH v11 2/4] mbuf: remove rte marker fields Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51   ` [PATCH v11 3/4] security: " Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 17:51   ` [PATCH v11 4/4] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff

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