From: "Hunt, David" <david.hunt@intel.com>
To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, olivier.matz@6wind.com,
yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com, pmatilai@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/3] mempool: support external handler
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 15:44:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <57485D4F.9020302@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160527103311.GA13577@localhost.localdomain>
On 5/27/2016 11:33 AM, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 10:52:42AM +0100, Hunt, David wrote:
>>
>> On 5/24/2016 4:35 PM, Jerin Jacob wrote:
>>> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 02:44:59PM +0100, David Hunt wrote:
>>>> + /*
>>>> + * Since we have 4 combinations of the SP/SC/MP/MC examine the flags to
>>>> + * set the correct index into the handler table.
>>>> + */
>>>> + if (flags & (MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT | MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET))
>>>> + rte_mempool_set_handler(mp, "ring_sp_sc");
>>>> + else if (flags & MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT)
>>>> + rte_mempool_set_handler(mp, "ring_sp_mc");
>>>> + else if (flags & MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET)
>>>> + rte_mempool_set_handler(mp, "ring_mp_sc");
>>>> + else
>>>> + rte_mempool_set_handler(mp, "ring_mp_mc");
>>> IMO, We should decouple the implementation specific flags of _a_
>>> external pool manager implementation from the generic rte_mempool_create_empty
>>> function as going further when we introduce new flags for custom HW accelerated
>>> external pool manager then this common code will be bloated.
>> These flags are only there to maintain backward compatibility for the
>> default handlers. I would not
>> envisage adding more flags to this, I would suggest just adding a new
>> handler using the new API calls.
>> So I would not see this code growing much in the future.
> IMHO, For _each_ HW accelerated external pool manager we may need to introduce
> specific flag to tune to specific use cases.i.e MEMPOOL_F_* flags for
> this exiting pool manager implemented in SW. For instance, when we add
> a new HW external pool manager we may need to add MEMPOOL_MYHW_DONT_FREE_ON_SEND
> (just a random name) to achieve certain functionally.
>
> So I propose let "unsigned flags" in mempool create to be the opaque type and each
> external pool manager can define what it makes sense to that specific
> pool manager as there is NO other means to configure the pool manager.
>
> For instance, on HW accelerated pool manager, the flag MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT may
> not make much sense as it can work with MP without any additional
> settings in HW.
>
> So instead of adding these checks in common code, IMO, lets move this
> to a pool manager specific "function pointer" function and invoke
> the function pointer from generic mempool create function.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Jerin
Jerin,
That chunk of code above would be better moved all right. I'd
suggest moving it to the
rte_mempool_create function, as that's the one that needs the backward
compatibility.
On the flags issue, each mempool handler can re-interpret the flags as
needed. Maybe we
could use the upper half of the bits for different handlers, changing
the meaning of the
bits depending on which handler is being set up. We can then keep the lower
half for bits that are common across all handlers? That way the user can
just set the bits they
are interested in for that handler. Also, the alloc function has access
to the flags, so maybe the
handler specific setup could be handled in the alloc function rather
than adding a new function pointer?
Of course, that won't help if we need to pass in more data, in which
case we'd probably need an
opaque data pointer somewhere. It would probably be most useful to pass
it in with the
alloc, which may need the data. Any suggestions?
Regards,
Dave.
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2016-01-26 17:25 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] mempool: add external mempool manager support David Hunt
2016-01-28 17:52 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-02-03 14:16 ` Hunt, David
2016-02-04 13:23 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-02-04 14:52 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-04 16:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-02-08 11:02 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-04 17:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-02-05 9:26 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-01 13:32 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-04 9:05 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-08 10:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/5] memool: add stack (lifo) based external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/5] mempool: add custom external mempool handler example David Hunt
2016-01-28 17:54 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/5] mempool: add autotest for external mempool custom example David Hunt
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/5] mempool: allow rte_pktmbuf_pool_create switch between memool handlers David Hunt
2016-02-05 10:11 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-01-28 17:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] add external mempool manager Jerin Jacob
2016-01-29 13:40 ` Hunt, David
2016-01-29 17:16 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/6] " David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/6] mempool: add external mempool manager support David Hunt
2016-02-16 19:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev, " Jan Viktorin
2016-02-19 13:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH " Olivier MATZ
2016-02-29 11:11 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-04 9:04 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/6] mempool: add stack (lifo) based external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-02-19 13:31 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-29 11:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-04 9:04 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-08 20:45 ` Venkatesan, Venky
2016-03-09 14:53 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/6] mempool: adds a simple ring-based mempool handler using mallocs for objects David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/6] mempool: add autotest for external mempool custom example David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/6] mempool: allow rte_pktmbuf_pool_create switch between memool handlers David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] mempool: add in the RTE_NEXT_ABI protection for ABI breakages David Hunt
2016-02-19 13:33 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-19 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/6] external mempool manager Olivier MATZ
2016-02-29 10:55 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/4] " David Hunt
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] mempool: add external mempool manager support David Hunt
2016-04-11 22:52 ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/4] mempool: add custom mempool handler example David Hunt
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/4] mempool: allow rte_pktmbuf_pool_create switch between memool handlers David Hunt
2016-03-09 10:54 ` Panu Matilainen
2016-03-09 11:38 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 11:44 ` Panu Matilainen
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/4] mempool: add in the RTE_NEXT_ABI for ABI breakages David Hunt
2016-03-09 10:46 ` Panu Matilainen
2016-03-09 11:30 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 14:59 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-09 16:28 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 16:31 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-09 16:39 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 11:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/4] external mempool manager Hunt, David
2016-04-11 22:46 ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/3] " Olivier Matz
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/3] mempool: support external handler Olivier Matz
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/3] app/test: test external mempool handler Olivier Matz
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/3] mbuf: get default mempool handler from configuration Olivier Matz
2016-05-19 13:44 ` [dpdk-dev] mempool: external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-05-19 13:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/3] mempool: support external handler David Hunt
2016-05-23 12:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev,v5,1/3] " Jan Viktorin
2016-05-24 14:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 9:09 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 12:06 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 13:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 20:40 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-01 9:39 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 12:30 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-05-24 15:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/3] " Jerin Jacob
2016-05-27 9:52 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-27 10:33 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-27 14:44 ` Hunt, David [this message]
2016-05-30 9:41 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-30 11:27 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 8:53 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-31 15:37 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 16:03 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-31 20:41 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-05-31 21:11 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-01 10:46 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 11:18 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-19 13:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/3] app/test: test external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-05-23 12:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev, v5, " Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 9:17 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 12:14 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 20:40 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-05-19 13:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/3] mbuf: get default mempool handler from configuration David Hunt
2016-05-23 12:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev, v5, " Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 9:26 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] mempool: support external handler David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:29 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 17:54 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-02 9:11 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-02 11:23 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-02 13:43 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] mempool: remove rte_ring from rte_mempool struct David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] mempool: add default external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] app/test: test " David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] mbuf: get default mempool handler from configuration David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager Hunt, David
2016-06-03 6:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] mempool: support external mempool operations Jerin Jacob
2016-06-03 10:28 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 10:49 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-03 11:07 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-03 11:42 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-03 12:10 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 12:28 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/5] mempool: remove rte_ring from rte_mempool struct David Hunt
2016-06-03 12:28 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-03 14:17 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/5] mempool: add default external mempool ops David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/5] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/5] mbuf: allow apps to change default mempool ops David Hunt
2016-06-03 12:28 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-03 14:06 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 14:10 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-03 14:14 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-06 14:32 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-06 14:38 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-07 9:25 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-08 13:48 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 9:39 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 10:31 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-09 11:06 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 11:49 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 12:30 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-09 13:03 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 13:18 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 13:37 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-09 11:41 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 12:55 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 13:09 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-10 7:29 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-10 8:49 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-10 9:02 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-10 9:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-10 11:29 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-10 11:13 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-10 11:37 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-07 9:05 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-08 12:13 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-09 10:33 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-08 14:28 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-13 12:16 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-13 13:46 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-14 11:38 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-14 12:55 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-14 13:20 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-14 13:29 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-14 11:39 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-14 11:45 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-14 12:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager Olivier MATZ
2016-06-14 15:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 " David Hunt
2016-06-14 15:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-14 16:08 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-14 15:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-14 15:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-15 10:14 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 10:29 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 11:26 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 11:38 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-15 10:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 11:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 12:03 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-15 12:38 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 13:50 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-15 14:02 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 14:10 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-15 14:47 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 16:03 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 16:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 16:40 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-16 4:35 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-16 7:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 7:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 8:47 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-16 8:55 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 8:58 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-16 11:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 " David Hunt
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-17 6:58 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-17 8:08 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-17 8:42 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-17 9:09 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-17 9:24 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-17 10:19 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-17 10:18 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-17 10:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature David Hunt
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 1/3] mempool: support mempool handler operations David Hunt
2016-06-17 14:35 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-19 11:44 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 2/3] app/test: test mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-17 14:37 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-17 14:41 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature David Hunt
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 1/3] mempool: support mempool handler operations David Hunt
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 2/3] app/test: test mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-22 7:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-22 8:02 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 " David Hunt
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 1/3] mempool: support mempool handler operations David Hunt
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 2/3] app/test: test mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-23 21:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-24 4:55 ` Wiles, Keith
2016-06-24 11:20 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-24 11:24 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-24 13:10 ` Jan Viktorin
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