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From: "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
To: Hiroyuki MIKITA <h.mikita89@gmail.com>,
	"olivier.matz@6wind.com" <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] mbuf: decrease refcnt when detaching
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 08:49:59 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2601191342CEEE43887BDE71AB97725836B5109C@irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO_n4D11aSBKpkV8v0S4g84K=QDyUjnqAYhXoZiR+u8BnUrfzQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Hiroyuki,

> 
> Hi Konstantin,
> 
> Now, the attach operation increases refcnt, but the detach does not decrease it.
> I think both operations should affect refcnt or not.
> Which design is intended?
> 
> In "6.7. Direct and Indirect Buffers" of Programmer's Guide,
> it is mentioned that "...whenever an indirect buffer is attached to
> the direct buffer,
> the reference counter on the direct buffer is incremented.
> Similarly, whenever the indirect buffer is detached,
> the reference counter on the direct buffer is decremented."

Well, right now the rte_pktmbuf_detach(struct rte_mbuf *m) just restores 
the fields of indirect mbufs to the default values, nothing more.
Actual freeing of the mbuf it was attached to is done in the __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg().
I suppose the name rte_pktmbuf_detach() is a bit confusing here,
might be, when created, it should be named rte_pktmbuf_restore() or so.
About proposed changes - it would introduce an extra unnecessary read of refcnt (as it is a volatile field).
If we'll decide to go that way, then I think rte_pktmbuf_detach() have to deal with freeing md.
Something like that:

static inline void 
rte_pktmbuf_detach(struct rte_mbuf *m)
{
         struct rte_mbuf *md = rte_mbuf_from_indirect(m);
         
          /* former rte_pktmbuf_detach */
          rte_pktmbuf_restore(m);    
          if (rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(md, -1) == 0)
               __rte_mbuf_raw_free(md);
}

That might be a good thing in terms of API usability and clearness,
but would cause a change in public API behaviour, so I am not sure it is worth it.
Konstantin 

> 
> Regards,
> Hiroyuki
> 
> 2016-05-16 9:05 GMT+09:00 Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Hiroyuki Mikita
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 4:51 PM
> >> To: olivier.matz@6wind.com
> >> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> >> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] mbuf: decrease refcnt when detaching
> >>
> >> The rte_pktmbuf_detach() function should decrease refcnt on a direct
> >> buffer.
> >
> > Hmm, why is that?
> > What's wrong with the current approach?
> > Konstantin
> >
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Hiroyuki Mikita <h.mikita89@gmail.com>
> >> ---
> >>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 4 +++-
> >>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> >> index 529debb..3b117ca 100644
> >> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> >> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> >> @@ -1468,9 +1468,11 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_attach(struct rte_mbuf *mi, struct rte_mbuf *m)
> >>   */
> >>  static inline void rte_pktmbuf_detach(struct rte_mbuf *m)
> >>  {
> >> +     struct rte_mbuf *md = rte_mbuf_from_indirect(m);
> >>       struct rte_mempool *mp = m->pool;
> >>       uint32_t mbuf_size, buf_len, priv_size;
> >>
> >> +     rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(md, -1);
> >>       priv_size = rte_pktmbuf_priv_size(mp);
> >>       mbuf_size = sizeof(struct rte_mbuf) + priv_size;
> >>       buf_len = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mp);
> >> @@ -1498,7 +1500,7 @@ __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
> >>               if (RTE_MBUF_INDIRECT(m)) {
> >>                       struct rte_mbuf *md = rte_mbuf_from_indirect(m);
> >>                       rte_pktmbuf_detach(m);
> >> -                     if (rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(md, -1) == 0)
> >> +                     if (rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(md) == 0)
> >>                               __rte_mbuf_raw_free(md);
> >>               }
> >>               return m;
> >> --
> >> 1.9.1
> >

  reply	other threads:[~2016-05-16  8:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-05-15 15:50 Hiroyuki Mikita
2016-05-16  0:05 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2016-05-16  2:46   ` Hiroyuki MIKITA
2016-05-16  8:49     ` Ananyev, Konstantin [this message]
2016-05-16  9:13     ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-05-16 16:24       ` Hiroyuki MIKITA
2016-05-16  8:52 ` Olivier Matz
2016-05-16 16:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] " Hiroyuki Mikita
2016-05-17 10:58   ` Bruce Richardson
2016-05-17 11:06   ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2016-05-17 12:43   ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-05-17 12:59     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2016-05-17 13:39       ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-05-17 13:44         ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2016-05-17 14:19           ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-05-17 15:45             ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2016-05-17 16:12               ` Hiroyuki MIKITA
2016-05-17 16:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] " Hiroyuki Mikita
2016-05-18 11:58     ` Olivier Matz
2016-05-18 14:29       ` Hiroyuki Mikita
2016-05-18 14:41     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] " Hiroyuki Mikita
2016-05-18 15:51       ` Olivier Matz
2016-05-19 12:38         ` Thomas Monjalon

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