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From: "Burakov, Anatoly" <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
To: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>,
	Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
Cc: dev <dev@dpdk.org>,
	stable@dpdk.org, Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>,
	Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 1/6] mem: add function for checking memsegs IOVAs addresses
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:33:45 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <33c605a8-cf16-b2f2-ce1d-cdc5d85bb155@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <24D4D56B-BE3A-43DC-AEEE-A063A11C73EC@redhat.com>

On 10-Jul-18 12:14 PM, Eelco Chaudron wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10 Jul 2018, at 12:52, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 11:06 AM, Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10 Jul 2018, at 11:34, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4 Jul 2018, at 14:53, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> A device can suffer addressing limitations. This functions checks
>>>>>
>>>>>> memsegs have iovas within the supported range based on dma mask.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PMD should use this during initialization if supported devices
>>>>>> suffer addressing limitations, returning an error if this function
>>>>>> returns memsegs out of range.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another potential usage is for emulated IOMMU hardware with 
>>>>>> addressing
>>>>>> limitations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
>>>>>> Acked-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c  | 33
>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memory.h |  3 +++
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map         |  1 +
>>>>>>  3 files changed, 37 insertions(+)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c
>>>>>> b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c
>>>>>> index fc6c44d..f5efebe 100644
>>>>>> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c
>>>>>> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c
>>>>>> @@ -109,6 +109,39 @@
>>>>>>         }
>>>>>>  }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +/* check memseg iovas are within the required range based on dma 
>>>>>> mask
>>>>>> */
>>>>>> +int
>>>>>> +rte_eal_check_dma_mask(uint8_t maskbits)
>>>>>> +{
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +       const struct rte_mem_config *mcfg;
>>>>>> +       uint64_t mask;
>>>>>> +       int i;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I think we should add some sanity check to the input maskbits, i.e.
>>>>> [64,0)
>>>>> or [64, 32]? What would be a reasonable lower bound.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is not a user's API, so any invocation will be reviewed, but I 
>>>>> guess
>>>> adding a sanity check here does not harm.
>>>>
>>>> Not sure about lower bound but upper should 64, although it does not 
>>>> make
>>>> sense but it is safe. Lower bound is not so problematic.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> +       /* create dma mask */
>>>>>
>>>>>> +       mask = ~((1ULL << maskbits) - 1);
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +       /* get pointer to global configuration */
>>>>>> +       mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +       for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_MEMSEG; i++) {
>>>>>> +               if (mcfg->memseg[i].addr == NULL)
>>>>>> +                       break;
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> Looking at some other code, it looks like NULL entries might exists. So
>>> should a continue; rather than a break; be used here?
>>>
>>>
>> I do not think so. memsegs are allocated sequentially, so first with addr
>> as NULL implies no more memsegs.
> 
> I was referring to the mem walk functions, rte_memseg_list_walk(). Maybe 
> some having more experience with this area can review/comment.

Pre-18.05, all memsegs are allocated continuously. Memseg lists and 
memseg list walk functions are 18.05+.

Alejandro, perhaps it would be worth it to tag your patchset with 
"pre-18.05" to avoid similar confusion in the future?

-- 
Thanks,
Anatoly

  reply	other threads:[~2018-07-10 11:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-07-04 12:53 [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 0/6] use IOVAs check based on DMA mask Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-04 12:53 ` [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 1/6] mem: add function for checking memsegs IOVAs addresses Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10  8:56   ` Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-10  9:34     ` Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10 10:06       ` Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-10 10:52         ` Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10 11:14           ` Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-10 11:33             ` Burakov, Anatoly [this message]
2018-07-10 11:43               ` Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10 11:55                 ` Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-10 11:40             ` Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-04 12:53 ` [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 2/6] ethdev: add function for checking IOVAs by a device Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-07 17:30   ` [dpdk-stable] [dpdk-dev] " Andrew Rybchenko
2018-07-10  8:57   ` [dpdk-stable] " Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-10  9:42     ` Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10  9:44       ` Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-04 12:53 ` [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 3/6] bus/pci: use IOVAs check when setting IOVA mode Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10 10:14   ` Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-10 15:37     ` Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-04 12:53 ` [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 4/6] mem: use address hint for mapping hugepages Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10 11:15   ` Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-04 12:53 ` [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 5/6] net/nfp: check hugepages IOVAs based on DMA mask Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10 10:17   ` Eelco Chaudron
2018-07-04 12:53 ` [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v3 6/6] net/nfp: support IOVA VA mode Alejandro Lucero
2018-07-10 10:18   ` Eelco Chaudron

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