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From: "Ergin, Mesut A" <mesut.a.ergin@intel.com>
To: "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>,
	"Xing, Beilei" <beilei.xing@intel.com>,
	"Zhang, Qi Z" <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] net/i40e: add runtime option to disable	vector rx
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 20:55:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3615B82CA151CF42A86EDDD9846A8B38C7A872FE@ORSMSX112.amr.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2601191342CEEE43887BDE71AB9772580161636A0D@irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com>


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ananyev, Konstantin
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 10:21 AM
> To: Ergin, Mesut A <mesut.a.ergin@intel.com>; Xing, Beilei
> <beilei.xing@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] net/i40e: add runtime option to disable
> vector rx
> 
> 
> 
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Vector RX functions are not at feature parity with non-vector ones and
> > > > > > currently the vector RX path is enabled by default. Hence, the only
> > > > > > option to force selection of non-vector variants and be able to retain
> > > > > > functionality is to disable vector PMD globally at compile time via the
> > > > > > config file option.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This patch introduces a new runtime device config option named
> > > > > > disable-vec-rx to allow users to limit the driver to make a choice among
> > > > > > non-vector RX functions, on a per device basis. This runtime option
> > > > > > defaults to a value of zero, allowing vector RX functions to be
> > > > > > selected (current behavior). When disable-vec-rx=1 is specified for a
> > > > > > device, even if all the other requirements to select a vector RX
> > > > > > function are satisfied, the driver will still pick one out of the
> > > > > > appropriate non-vector RX functions.
> > > > >
> > > > > Not sure I understand the logic of that patch.
> > > > > If i40e RX PMD selects wrong RX function that doesn't provide
> > > > > requested by user functionality (which one?) -
> > > > > then it is a bug in i40e RX function selection code that needs to be fixed.
> > > > > No point to introduce some new config options for that.
> > > > > Konstantin
> > > > >
> > > > Current design of RX function selection for the PMDs make it an
> > > > initialization time deal. However, the first rte_flow request (thus the need
> > > > to enable FD / RTE_FDIR_MODE_PERFECT) may come in at any point in
> > > > time, well after the RX function was selected (e.g., OVS does this when the
> > > > first packet that can be offloaded arrives). The design in this patch gives
> > > > such applications a choice to restrict possible RX functions to non-vector
> > > > paths proactively.
> > >
> > > If you plan to use FD mode on your device, why not enable it
> > > at setup phase via rte_eth_dev_configure()?
> > > Then proper rx function would be selected.
> > >
> >
> > FDIR_MODE was designed to bind late automatically -- it is set when the first
> > filter rule is parsed, and unset when the last rule is removed.
> 
> Why is that, if you can define it at configuration stage, and RX function
> selection is based on it?

I don't know why it was designed that way -- maybe maintainers know the 
historical context.

> 
> > As there are likely
> > other features not yet supported by the vector path, it felt more appropriate
> > to have a generic flag for applications to not choose vector path.
> 
> Once again - if some vector RX doesn't support particular requested at config
> feature, it wouldn't be selected. If it is not the case, then it is a bug in
> rx function selection code and should be fixed, instead of introducing
> workaround flags.
> 

In any case, this has to be tied to a command line option, either on the application
side (i.e. OVS) or DPDK devargs side, since we don't want to hard code it to limit
RX functions to non-vector ones application-wide at compile time.

As far as I can see, passing FDIR configuration via the rte_eth_conf struct:
   struct rte_fdir_conf fdir_conf; /**< FDIR configuration. DEPRECATED */
was deprecated. I suspect in favor of the late binding design mentioned, but 
again, I don't know the history on that. IMO, this made devargs a better choice.

> > In fact, the
> > proposed option is the dual of already shipping use-latest-supported-vec
> > flag that lets the apps do the opposite (i.e. choose the "most" vectorized
> path).
> 
> I don't think that's the same thing.
> From my perspective 'use-latest-supported-vec' is to overcome HW limitations.
>

That's fine, we seem to have different opinions on them. To me, both are 
runtime configuration options that let users select what RX functions they 
prefer to use with their HW.
 
> In your case, as I can see, all you need is to declare to HW/PMD that you plan
> to use FD HW capabilities and proper RX function will be selected automatically
> (pretty much as with other HW offloads, TX cksum, RX multi-seg, etc.).
> 

Offload configurations you mentioned can be passed on to DPDK from the 
application via offloads field in rte_eth_conf, FD cannot.

> 
> >
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mesut Ali Ergin <mesut.a.ergin@intel.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst       | 14 +++++++++
> > > > > >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 70
> > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > > > >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h |  1 +
> > > > > >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c   |  4 +++
> > > > > >  4 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> > > > > > index a97484c..532cc64 100644
> > > > > > --- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> > > > > > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> > > > > > @@ -183,6 +183,20 @@ Runtime Config Options
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    -w 84:00.0,use-latest-supported-vec=1
> > > > > >
> > > > > > +- ``Disable RX Vector Functions `` (default ``vector RX enabled``)
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +  When config file option for the vector PMD is enabled, vector RX
> > > functions
> > > > > may
> > > > > > +  be the default choice of the driver at device initialization time, if
> certain
> > > > > > +  conditions apply. However, vector RX functions may not always be at
> > > > > feature
> > > > > > +  parity with non-vector ones. In order to allow users to override
> vector
> > > RX
> > > > > > +  function selection behavior at runtime, the ``devargs`` parameter
> > > > > > +  ``disable-vec-rx`` is introduced, such that
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +  -w DBDF,disable-vec-rx=1
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +  would force driver to limit its choices to non-vector RX function
> variants
> > > for
> > > > > > +  the device specified by the DBDF.
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >  Vector RX Pre-conditions
> > > > > >  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > >  For Vector RX it is assumed that the number of descriptor rings will be
> a
> > > power
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> > > b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> > > > > > index cab440f..19fbd23 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> > > > > > @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
> > > > > >  #define ETH_I40E_SUPPORT_MULTI_DRIVER	"support-multi-driver"
> > > > > >  #define ETH_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG	"queue-num-per-vf"
> > > > > >  #define ETH_I40E_USE_LATEST_VEC	"use-latest-supported-vec"
> > > > > > +#define ETH_I40E_DISABLE_VEC_RX	"disable-vec-rx"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  #define I40E_CLEAR_PXE_WAIT_MS     200
> > > > > >
> > > > > > @@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ static const char *const valid_keys[] = {
> > > > > >  	ETH_I40E_SUPPORT_MULTI_DRIVER,
> > > > > >  	ETH_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG,
> > > > > >  	ETH_I40E_USE_LATEST_VEC,
> > > > > > +	ETH_I40E_DISABLE_VEC_RX,
> > > > > >  	NULL};
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  static const struct rte_pci_id pci_id_i40e_map[] = {
> > > > > > @@ -1263,6 +1265,68 @@ i40e_use_latest_vec(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev)
> > > > > >  	return 0;
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > +static int
> > > > > > +i40e_parse_disable_vec_rx_handler(__rte_unused const char *key,
> > > > > > +				const char *value,
> > > > > > +				void *opaque)
> > > > > > +{
> > > > > > +	struct i40e_adapter *ad;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	ad = (struct i40e_adapter *)opaque;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	switch (atoi(value)) {
> > > > > > +	case 0:
> > > > > > +		/* Selection of RX vector functions left untouched*/
> > > > > > +		break;
> > > > > > +	case 1:
> > > > > > +		/* Disable RX vector functions as requested*/
> > > > > > +		ad->rx_vec_allowed = false;
> > > > > > +	break;
> > > > > > +	default:
> > > > > > +		PMD_DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Value should be 0 or 1, set
> it as
> > > > > 1!");
> > > > > > +	break;
> > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	return 0;
> > > > > > +}
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +int
> > > > > > +i40e_disable_vec_rx(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
> > > > > > +{
> > > > > > +	struct i40e_adapter *ad =
> > > > > > +		I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> > > > > > +	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
> > > > > > +	int kvargs_count;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (!dev->device->devargs)
> > > > > > +		return 0;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(dev->device->devargs->args,
> valid_keys);
> > > > > > +	if (!kvlist)
> > > > > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	kvargs_count = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist,
> ETH_I40E_DISABLE_VEC_RX);
> > > > > > +	if (!kvargs_count) {
> > > > > > +		rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
> > > > > > +		return 0;
> > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (kvargs_count > 1)
> > > > > > +		PMD_DRV_LOG(WARNING, "More than one argument
> \"%s\"
> > > > > and only "
> > > > > > +			    "the first invalid or last valid one is used !",
> > > > > > +			    ETH_I40E_DISABLE_VEC_RX);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_I40E_DISABLE_VEC_RX,
> > > > > > +				i40e_parse_disable_vec_rx_handler,
> ad) < 0) {
> > > > > > +		rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
> > > > > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
> > > > > > +	return 0;
> > > > > > +}
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >  #define I40E_ALARM_INTERVAL 50000 /* us */
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  static int
> > > > > > @@ -1795,6 +1859,9 @@ i40e_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev)
> > > > > >  	ad->tx_simple_allowed = true;
> > > > > >  	ad->tx_vec_allowed = true;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > +	/* Check if users wanted to disable vector RX functions */
> > > > > > +	i40e_disable_vec_rx(dev);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >  	/* Only legacy filter API needs the following fdir config. So
> when the
> > > > > >  	 * legacy filter API is deprecated, the following codes should
> also be
> > > > > >  	 * removed.
> > > > > > @@ -12790,4 +12857,5 @@
> > > RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_i40e,
> > > > > >  			      ETH_I40E_FLOATING_VEB_LIST_ARG
> "=<string>"
> > > > > >  			      ETH_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG
> > > > > "=1|2|4|8|16"
> > > > > >  			      ETH_I40E_SUPPORT_MULTI_DRIVER "=1"
> > > > > > -			      ETH_I40E_USE_LATEST_VEC "=0|1");
> > > > > > +			      ETH_I40E_USE_LATEST_VEC "=0|1"
> > > > > > +			      ETH_I40E_DISABLE_VEC_RX "=0|1");
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> > > b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> > > > > > index 9855038..906bfe9 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> > > > > > @@ -1248,6 +1248,7 @@ int i40e_config_rss_filter(struct i40e_pf *pf,
> > > > > >  		struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf, bool add);
> > > > > >  int i40e_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void
> > > *init_params);
> > > > > >  int i40e_vf_representor_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev);
> > > > > > +int i40e_disable_vec_rx(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  #define I40E_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev) \
> > > > > >  	RTE_DEV_TO_PCI((eth_dev)->device)
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
> > > > > > index 1489552..7e66f59 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
> > > > > > @@ -1736,6 +1736,10 @@ i40e_dev_rx_queue_setup_runtime(struct
> > > > > rte_eth_dev *dev,
> > > > > >  		 */
> > > > > >  		ad->rx_bulk_alloc_allowed = true;
> > > > > >  		ad->rx_vec_allowed = true;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +		/* Check if users wanted to disable vector RX functions
> */
> > > > > > +		i40e_disable_vec_rx(dev);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >  		dev->data->scattered_rx = use_scattered_rx;
> > > > > >  		if (use_def_burst_func)
> > > > > >  			ad->rx_bulk_alloc_allowed = false;
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > 2.7.4


  reply	other threads:[~2019-05-21 20:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-05-16  4:28 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] net/i40e: improve rte_flow offload with MARK + RSS Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-16  4:28 ` Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-16  4:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] net/i40e: add support for MARK + RSS action in rte_flow Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-16  4:28   ` Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-22 12:30   ` Zhang, Qi Z
2019-05-16  4:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] net/i40e: add runtime option to disable vector rx Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-16  4:28   ` Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-16  8:17   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-05-16  8:17     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-05-16 21:26     ` Ergin, Mesut A
2019-05-20  8:29   ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-05-20 17:53     ` Ergin, Mesut A
2019-05-20 23:11       ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-05-21 16:33         ` Ergin, Mesut A
2019-05-21 17:20           ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-05-21 20:55             ` Ergin, Mesut A [this message]
2019-05-22 11:01               ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-05-22 14:05                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-05-22 14:32                   ` Zhang, Qi Z
2019-05-23 13:10                     ` Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran
2019-05-23 17:54                 ` Ergin, Mesut A
2019-05-16  4:28 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] net/i40e: fix inadvertent override of vector RX allowance Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-16  4:28   ` Mesut Ali Ergin
2019-05-16  8:17   ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-05-16  8:17     ` Maxime Coquelin
2019-05-16 20:57     ` Ergin, Mesut A
2019-05-22 12:42   ` Zhang, Qi Z
2019-05-23 18:25     ` Ergin, Mesut A
2019-05-24  2:39       ` Zhang, Qi Z
2019-05-24 18:08         ` Ergin, Mesut A
2019-05-25 11:29           ` Zhang, Qi Z

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