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From: "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>,
	Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
	"Nicolau, Radu" <radu.nicolau@intel.com>,
	"arybchenko@solarflare.com" <arybchenko@solarflare.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/39] examples/l3fwd: move to ethdev offloads API
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:10:26 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2601191342CEEE43887BDE71AB9772585FAC9140@irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20171213075518.GA18228@jerin>

Hi Jerin,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerin Jacob [mailto:jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 7:55 AM
> To: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
> Cc: Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; Nicolau, Radu <radu.nicolau@intel.com>;
> arybchenko@solarflare.com
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/39] examples/l3fwd: move to ethdev offloads API
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:21:01 +0000
> > From: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
> > To: "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>, "dev@dpdk.org"
> >  <dev@dpdk.org>, "Nicolau, Radu" <radu.nicolau@intel.com>,
> >  "arybchenko@solarflare.com" <arybchenko@solarflare.com>
> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/39] examples/l3fwd: move to ethdev
> >  offloads API
> >
> > Tuesday, December 12, 2017 7:12 PM, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Shahaf Shuler [mailto:shahafs@mellanox.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 12:26 PM
> > > > To: dev@dpdk.org; Ananyev, Konstantin
> > > <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>;
> > > > Nicolau, Radu <radu.nicolau@intel.com>; arybchenko@solarflare.com
> > > > Subject: [PATCH v2 05/39] examples/l3fwd: move to ethdev offloads API
> > > >
> > > > Ethdev offloads API has changed since:
> > > >
> > > > commit ce17eddefc20 ("ethdev: introduce Rx queue offloads API") commit
> > > > cba7f53b717d ("ethdev: introduce Tx queue offloads API")
> > > >
> > > > This commit support the new API.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  examples/l3fwd/main.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> > > --
> > > >  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c index
> > > > 6229568..3bdf4d5 100644
> > > > --- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
> > > > +++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
> > > > @@ -149,11 +149,9 @@ struct lcore_params {
> > > >  		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
> > > >  		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
> > > >  		.split_hdr_size = 0,
> > > > -		.header_split   = 0, /**< Header Split disabled */
> > > > -		.hw_ip_checksum = 1, /**< IP checksum offload enabled */
> > > > -		.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /**< VLAN filtering disabled */
> > > > -		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
> > > > -		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
> > > > +		.ignore_offload_bitfield = 1,
> > > > +		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
> > > > +			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM),
> > > >  	},
> > > >  	.rx_adv_conf = {
> > > >  		.rss_conf = {
> > > > @@ -163,6 +161,7 @@ struct lcore_params {
> > > >  	},
> > > >  	.txmode = {
> > > >  		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
> > > > +		.offloads = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE,
> > >
> > > Hmm, does it mean a new warning for all PMDs (majority) which don't
> > > support DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE?
> >
> > Good point.
> > Unlike other offloads which are must for the application proper run, this one it only for optimizing the performance and should be set only
> if PMD supports.
> > Am continuing to aggregate reasons why the DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE should not be defined as an offload. Anyway we
> passed that...
> >
> > I will fix on v3.
> 
> Removing is not an option as the PMDs rely on that flag to will have the
> impact.
> # I see DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE as hint driver to depict the application requirements
> # All the drivers by default can support DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE(They are using the hint or
> not is a different question)
> 
> So, How about setting DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE in all PMD driver as
> dummy one? I think, currently, it can be moved to old API to new API
> transition function till the drivers change to new offload flag scheme.

I don't think anyone plans to remove it right now.
If you believe your PMD does need it, that's ok by me.
Though I still think it is a very limited usage for it, and I don't think
we have to make that flag supported by all PMDs.
Konstantin

> 
> We are planning to change nicvf driver to new offload scheme for this
> release so with this change, we have the performance impact on l3fwd
> application.
> 
> I think, the other option could be to change usage/meaning of
> DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE flag where when the application needs
> multi-pool and reference count scheme then "it sets" the offload flags.
> If so, we don't need to set by default on the these applications.

  reply	other threads:[~2017-12-13 12:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 134+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-23 12:14 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/39] convert examples to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/39] examples/l2fwd: convert " Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-24 15:00   ` Andrew Rybchenko
2017-11-26  7:41     ` Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-27  6:34       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2017-11-27  7:03         ` Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-27  7:33           ` Jerin Jacob
2017-11-27 19:41             ` Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-27  7:40           ` Andrew Rybchenko
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 02/39] examples/l2fwd-crypto: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 03/39] examples/l2fwd-jobstats: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 04/39] examples/l2fwd-keepalive: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 05/39] examples/l3fwd: move to " Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 06/39] examples/l3fwd-acl: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-11 14:48   ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 07/39] examples/l3fwd-power: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-11 14:00   ` Hunt, David
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 08/39] examples/l3fwd-vf: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-11-23 12:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 09/39] examples/bond: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-11 11:08   ` Radu Nicolau
2017-12-04 12:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/39] convert examples " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/39] examples/l2fwd: convert " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-19 12:16     ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/39] examples/l2fwd-crypto: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-19 12:18     ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/39] examples/l2fwd-jobstats: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-19 12:33     ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-21 13:47       ` Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/39] examples/l2fwd-keepalive: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/39] examples/l3fwd: move to " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 17:12     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-12-13  7:21       ` Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-13  7:55         ` Jerin Jacob
2017-12-13 12:10           ` Ananyev, Konstantin [this message]
2017-12-13 17:32             ` Jerin Jacob
2017-12-21 14:26               ` Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-18 16:00     ` Maciej Czekaj
2017-12-21 14:08       ` Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/39] examples/l3fwd-acl: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/39] examples/l3fwd-power: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/39] examples/l3fwd-vf: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/39] examples/bond: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/39] examples/exception_path: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 11/39] examples/kni: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 12/39] examples/ip_fragmentation: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 13/39] examples/ip_pipeline: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 14/39] examples/ip_reassembly: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 15/39] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-19 12:38     ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-21 13:45       ` Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-08 16:27         ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2018-01-09  7:07           ` Akhil Goyal
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 16/39] examples/ipv4_multicast: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 17/39] examples/link_status_interrupt: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 18/39] examples/load_balancer: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 19/39] examples/multi_process: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20/39] examples/netmap_compat: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 21/39] examples/performance-thread: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 22/39] examples/qos_meter: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 23/39] examples/qos_sched: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 24/39] examples/quota_watermark: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 25/39] examples/tep_termination: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 26/39] examples/vhost: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 27/39] examples/vmdq: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 28/39] examples/vmdq_dcb: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 29/39] examples/vm_power_manager: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 30/39] examples/distributor: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 31/39] examples/ethtool: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 32/39] examples/eventdev_pipeline: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-15 15:20     ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 33/39] examples/flow_classify: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 34/39] examples/flow_filtering: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 35/39] examples/packet_ordering: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 36/39] examples/ptpclient: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 37/39] examples/rxtx_callbacks: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 38/39] examples/server_node_efd: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-12 12:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 39/39] examples/skeleton: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:22   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/39] convert examples " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/39] examples/l2fwd: convert " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-10 12:12       ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2018-01-12 13:30       ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-14 10:37         ` Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-15 10:20           ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-15 11:02             ` Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-15 11:34               ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-15 11:41                 ` Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-15 11:56                   ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/39] examples/l2fwd-crypto: " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-10 12:12       ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/39] examples/l2fwd-jobstats: " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-10 12:13       ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/39] examples/l2fwd-keepalive: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/39] examples/l3fwd: convert to " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/39] examples/l3fwd-acl: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/39] examples/l3fwd-power: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/39] examples/l3fwd-vf: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/39] examples/bond: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/39] examples/exception_path: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/39] examples/kni: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 12/39] examples/ip_fragmentation: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 13/39] examples/ip_pipeline: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 14/39] examples/ip_reassembly: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 15/39] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-16 11:10       ` Nicolau, Radu
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 16/39] examples/ipv4_multicast: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 17/39] examples/link_status_interrupt: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 18/39] examples/load_balancer: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 19/39] examples/multi_process: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20/39] examples/netmap_compat: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 21/39] examples/performance-thread: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 22/39] examples/qos_meter: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 23/39] examples/qos_sched: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 24/39] examples/quota_watermark: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 25/39] examples/tep_termination: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 26/39] examples/vhost: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 27/39] examples/vmdq: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 28/39] examples/vmdq_dcb: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 29/39] examples/vm_power_manager: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 30/39] examples/distributor: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 31/39] examples/ethtool: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 32/39] examples/eventdev_pipeline: convert to new " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 33/39] examples/flow_classify: convert to new ethdev " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-03 15:09       ` Iremonger, Bernard
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 34/39] examples/flow_filtering: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26 13:57       ` Ori Kam
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 35/39] examples/packet_ordering: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 36/39] examples/ptpclient: " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-10 12:14       ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 37/39] examples/rxtx_callbacks: " Shahaf Shuler
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 38/39] examples/server_node_efd: " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-10 12:15       ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-12-26  9:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 39/39] examples/skeleton: " Shahaf Shuler
2018-01-16 16:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/39] convert examples " Ferruh Yigit

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