From: "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
To: Olivier MATZ <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Cc: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC 0/8] mbuf: structure reorganization
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:28:00 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2601191342CEEE43887BDE71AB9772583F119F91@irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170221105349.1fb36287@glumotte.dev.6wind.com>
Hi Olivier,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olivier MATZ [mailto:olivier.matz@6wind.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9:54 AM
> To: Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
> Cc: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>; Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC 0/8] mbuf: structure reorganization
>
> Hi Konstantin,
>
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:42:01 +0000, "Ananyev, Konstantin"
> <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > > > My point is that I still doubt that it belongs into the first
> > > > cacheline. It requires accessing other structures for converting
> > > > into nanoseconds anyway. Optimally I would like to see this
> > > > happening on access instead but if that isn't achievable at least
> > > > in a second step.
> > >
> > > Sorry, I don't really get your point. My comprehension of the
> > > timestamp usage in a PMD is as following:
> > >
> > > rx_burst(struct rxq *rxq, ...)
> > > {
> > > unsigned long factor = rxq->timestamp_factor;
> > > unsigned port = rxq->port;
> > >
> > > for each hw_desc {
> > > m = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(rxq->pool);
> > > m->len = hw_desc->len;
> > > m->port = port;
> > > m->ol_flags =
> > > ...
> > > m->timestamp = hw_desc->timestamp * factor;
> > > }
> > > ...
> > > }
> > >
> > > In that case, I think it deserves to be in the 1st cache line.
> >
> > So you are saying that:
> > - for some HW that DPDK supports (mlx?) timestamp information
> > Is available in HW RX descriptor
> > - and as soon timestamp field will be available in mbuf, you plan
> > to populate it using this HW RXD field.
> > Is that so?
>
> Yes, that's what I'm seeing in mellanox's patchset:
> http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2016-October/048810.html
Have to admit that I saw that patch before, but missed the fact that
timestamp value is taken from HW RXD.
Ok, then I suppose I don't' have any good reason to object against
putting it in the first cache-line.
>
> Do you know if Intel has plans to support some sort of timestamp using
> this timestamp field?
>
As I remember, metrics library uses it, but right now it is filled by SW.
Konstantin
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Thread overview: 155+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-24 15:19 Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 1/8] mbuf: make segment prefree function public Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 2/8] mbuf: make raw free " Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 3/8] mbuf: set mbuf fields while in pool Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:50 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-28 14:51 ` Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 4/8] net: don't touch mbuf next or nb segs on Rx Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 5/8] mbuf: make rearm data address naturally aligned Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nb segments Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 7/8] mbuf: move sequence number in second cache line Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 8/8] mbuf: add a timestamp field Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC 0/8] mbuf: structure reorganization Bruce Richardson
2017-01-24 16:16 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-02-06 18:41 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-09 16:20 ` Morten Brørup
2017-02-09 16:56 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-16 13:48 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-16 15:46 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-16 16:14 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-21 14:20 ` Morten Brørup
2017-02-21 14:28 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-21 15:04 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-02-21 15:18 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-21 15:18 ` Morten Brørup
2017-02-19 19:04 ` Chilikin, Andrey
2017-02-21 9:53 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-02-16 17:26 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-17 10:51 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-17 12:49 ` Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-02-17 13:51 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-18 5:48 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2017-02-17 13:38 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-17 14:17 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-17 18:42 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-21 9:53 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-02-21 10:28 ` Ananyev, Konstantin [this message]
2017-02-20 9:27 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-21 9:54 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-02-21 16:12 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-21 16:38 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-21 17:04 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-21 17:26 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-21 19:17 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-21 20:30 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-21 21:51 ` Morten Brørup
2017-02-24 14:11 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-24 14:00 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-24 14:21 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-28 8:55 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-28 9:05 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-28 9:23 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-28 9:33 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-28 10:29 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-28 10:50 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-28 11:48 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-28 12:28 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-28 22:53 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-02 16:46 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 11:11 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-20 9:00 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-22 17:42 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-24 8:35 ` Jerin Jacob
2017-03-24 13:35 ` Olivier Matz
2017-02-28 9:25 ` Jan Blunck
2017-02-19 23:45 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-02-21 9:22 ` Morten Brørup
2017-02-21 9:54 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/9] " Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/9] mbuf: make segment prefree function public Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/9] mbuf: make raw free " Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/9] mbuf: set mbuf fields while in pool Olivier Matz
2017-03-31 11:21 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-31 11:51 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/9] drivers/net: don't touch mbuf next or nb segs on Rx Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/9] mbuf: make rearm data address naturally aligned Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/9] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nb segments Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 9:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 7/9] mbuf: move sequence number in second cache line Olivier Matz
2017-03-08 9:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 8/9] mbuf: add a timestamp field Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 10:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] reduce writes to mbuf in ixgbe vRX Konstantin Ananyev
2017-04-07 15:13 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-04-07 15:44 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-04-09 22:56 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-04-04 10:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] net/ixgbe: eliminate mbuf write on rearm Konstantin Ananyev
2017-04-10 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/2] reduce writes to mbuf in ixgbe vRX Konstantin Ananyev
2017-04-10 16:17 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-04-10 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] net/ixgbe: eliminate mbuf write on rearm Konstantin Ananyev
2017-04-10 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] net/ixgbe: remove option to disable offload flags Konstantin Ananyev
2017-04-04 10:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH " Konstantin Ananyev
2017-03-08 9:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 9/9] mbuf: reorder VLAN tci and buffer len fields Olivier Matz
2017-03-29 15:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/9] mbuf: structure reorganization Olivier Matz
2017-03-29 16:03 ` Morten Brørup
2017-03-29 20:09 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-30 9:31 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-30 12:02 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-30 12:23 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-30 16:45 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-30 16:47 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-30 18:06 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-31 8:41 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-31 9:58 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-31 1:00 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-31 7:21 ` Morten Brørup
2017-03-31 8:26 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-31 8:41 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-31 8:59 ` Olivier Matz
2017-03-31 9:18 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-03-31 9:36 ` Olivier Matz
2017-04-03 16:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-04-04 7:58 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-04-04 8:53 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-31 9:23 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-31 11:18 ` Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-03-30 14:54 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2017-03-30 15:12 ` Jerin Jacob
2017-04-04 16:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/8] " Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/8] mbuf: make segment prefree function public Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/8] mbuf: make raw free " Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/8] mbuf: set mbuf fields while in pool Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/8] drivers/net: don't touch mbuf next or nb segs on Rx Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/8] mbuf: make rearm data address naturally aligned Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nb segments Olivier Matz
2017-04-06 5:45 ` Yuanhan Liu
2017-04-18 13:03 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-07-04 7:54 ` Wang, Zhihong
2017-07-10 8:00 ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-10 8:15 ` Morten Brørup
2017-07-11 13:25 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-07-11 13:30 ` Morten Brørup
2017-07-11 15:05 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-07-11 15:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nbsegments Morten Brørup
2017-07-11 16:48 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-07-12 7:25 ` Morten Brørup
2017-07-12 9:02 ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-07-12 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port andnbsegments Morten Brørup
2017-07-12 15:35 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-12 15:57 ` Morten Brørup
2017-07-12 16:23 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-07-12 18:20 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-07-21 15:03 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-07-12 15:34 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nbsegments Wiles, Keith
2017-07-11 13:34 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nb segments Wiles, Keith
2017-07-11 13:46 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 7/8] mbuf: move sequence number in second cache line Olivier Matz
2017-04-04 16:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 8/8] mbuf: add a timestamp field Olivier Matz
2017-04-05 9:37 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/8] mbuf: structure reorganization Thomas Monjalon
2017-04-05 9:46 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-04-05 9:48 ` Richardson, Bruce
2017-04-05 12:06 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-04-14 13:10 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-04-18 13:04 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-04-19 9:39 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-04-19 12:28 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-04-19 12:56 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-04-19 13:03 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-04-19 13:12 ` Thomas Monjalon
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