From: "Dumitrescu, Cristian" <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
To: Jay Rolette <rolette@infinite.io>,
"Yigit, Ferruh" <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>, DPDK <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] Kernel Control Path (KCP)
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:04:23 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3EB4FA525960D640B5BDFFD6A3D891267BA69B98@IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADNuJVo0hN2YPfTHjHL36bZkZb1S+Kz1noVNfXUqAq4F3BHDwQ@mail.gmail.com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Jay Rolette
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:00 PM
> To: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; DPDK <dev@dpdk.org>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] Kernel Control Path (KCP)
>
> On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 5/30/2017 11:55 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > > 26/05/2017 18:52, Ferruh Yigit:
> > >> We are looking for re-sending [1] the Kernel Control Path (KCP)
> > >> with some updates [2].
> > >>
> > >> Mainly this is an usability improvement for DPDK.
> > >>
> > >> And a quick reminder about what KCP is:
> > >>
> > >> "KCP is Linux virtual network interface that can control DPDK ports".
> > >>
> > >> So DPDK interfaces, somehow will be visible and it will be possible to
> > >> use common Linux tools on DPDK interfaces.
> > >
> > > Reminder: the Mellanox PMDs live with their upstream kernel modules,
> > > allowing such features.
> > >
> > > The best model would be to have control path in kernel for every PMDs.
> >
> > That is the intention with this feature.
> >
> > >
> > > Anyway, do you think KCP (or NCI) could be upstreamed in any way?
> >
> > Unfortunately I believe the answer is same, it may not be possible to
> > upsteam this kernel module. Should this fact block the feature?
> >
>
> Upstream is better, but KCP is a nice quality-of-life feature that I'd like
> to see go in regardless. Anything that helps make DPDK less "foreign" to
> normal port configuration and status tools is goodness.
>
> Jay
+1
Let's not block this feature based on Linux kernel upstream reasons.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-06-13 18:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 91+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-05-26 16:52 Ferruh Yigit
2017-05-28 16:55 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-05-29 9:26 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-05-29 17:29 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-06-16 15:54 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-20 12:33 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-05-30 10:55 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-06-13 17:21 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-13 18:00 ` Jay Rolette
2017-06-13 18:04 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian [this message]
2017-06-13 18:18 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-06-15 12:07 ` Alex Rosenbaum
2017-06-16 15:27 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-16 16:48 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-06-13 18:17 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-06-21 11:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/4] Userspace Network Control Interface (UNCI) Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-21 11:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/4] ethtool: move from sample folder to lib folder Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-26 11:02 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-21 11:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/4] unci: add kernel control path kernel module Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-21 15:23 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-06-30 17:02 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-21 11:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/4] rte_ctrl_if: add control interface library Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-26 11:09 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-26 11:30 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-06-21 11:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/4] ethdev: add control interface support Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-21 15:24 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-06-30 17:06 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-26 11:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/4] Userspace Network Control Interface (UNCI) Bruce Richardson
2017-06-29 16:13 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:56 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 00/20] " Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 01/20] ethtool: add library skeleton Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 02/20] ethtool: move from sample folder into lib folder Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 03/20] ethtool: remove PMD specific API call Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 04/20] ethtool: update header doxygen syntax Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 05/20] ethtool: enable library Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 06/20] doc: add ethtool library documentation Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-02 20:18 ` Mcnamara, John
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 07/20] doc: update ethtool sample app doc Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-02 20:17 ` Mcnamara, John
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 08/20] unci: add module skeleton Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 09/20] unci: add rtnl newlink Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 17:27 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 10/20] unci: init netlink Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 17:28 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-06-30 17:29 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 11/20] unci: add netlink exec Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 12/20] unci: add netdevice ops Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 13/20] unci: add ethtool support Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 14/20] ctrl_if: add library skeleton Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 15/20] ctrl_if: add create destroy interface APIs Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 16/20] ctrl_if: initialize netlink interface Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 17/20] ctrl_if: process control messages Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 18/20] ctrl_if: process ethtool messages Ferruh Yigit
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 19/20] doc: add control interface library documentation Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-02 20:16 ` Mcnamara, John
2017-06-30 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 20/20] ethdev: add control interface support Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 00/20] Userspace Network Control Interface (UNCI) Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 01/20] ethtool: add library skeleton Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 02/20] ethtool: move from sample folder into lib folder Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 03/20] ethtool: remove PMD specific API call Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 04/20] ethtool: update header doxygen syntax Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-06 9:18 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 05/20] ethtool: enable library Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 06/20] doc: add ethtool library documentation Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 07/20] doc: update ethtool sample app doc Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 08/20] unci: add module skeleton Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-06 9:25 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 09/20] unci: add rtnl newlink Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 10/20] unci: init netlink Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-06 9:32 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 11/20] unci: add netlink exec Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-05 19:07 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-06 10:45 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-07 0:25 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-05 19:15 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 12/20] unci: add netdevice ops Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-05 19:12 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-05 19:12 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 13/20] unci: add ethtool support Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-05 19:07 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-05 19:08 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 14/20] ctrl_if: add library skeleton Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 15/20] ctrl_if: add create destroy interface APIs Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 16/20] ctrl_if: initialize generic netlink interface Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 17/20] ctrl_if: process control messages Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 18/20] ctrl_if: process ethtool messages Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 19/20] doc: add control interface library documentation Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-04 16:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 20/20] ethdev: add control interface support Ferruh Yigit
2017-07-08 6:28 ` Yuanhan Liu
2017-07-20 14:55 ` Ferruh Yigit
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