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From: "Lu, Wenzhuo" <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>
To: "Iremonger, Bernard" <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>,
	"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
	"Shah, Rahul R" <rahul.r.shah@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode VMDq DCB with SRIOV
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:39:28 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6A0DE07E22DDAD4C9103DF62FEBC09093933CC27@shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8CEF83825BEC744B83065625E567D7C21A09368C@IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com>

Hi Bernard,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iremonger, Bernard
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 4:58 PM
> To: Lu, Wenzhuo; dev@dpdk.org; Shah, Rahul R
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode VMDq DCB with
> SRIOV
> 
> Hi Wenzhuo,
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > > Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode VMDq DCB
> > > with SRIOV
> > >
> > > Hi Wenzhuo,
> > >
> > > > >  	if (hw->mac.type != ixgbe_mac_82598EB) { @@ -3339,11 +3340,17
> > > > @@
> > > > > ixgbe_dcb_tx_hw_config(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
> > > > >  		if (dcb_config->vt_mode)
> > > > >  			reg |= IXGBE_MTQC_VT_ENA;
> > > > >  		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MTQC, reg);
> > > > > -
> > > > > -		/* Disable drop for all queues */
> > > > > -		for (q = 0; q < 128; q++)
> > > > > -			IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_QDE,
> > > > > -				(IXGBE_QDE_WRITE | (q <<
> > > > > IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT)));
> > > > > +		if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active == 0) {
> > > > > +			/* Disable drop for all queues in VMDQ mode*/
> > > > > +			for (q = 0; q < 128; q++)
> > > > > +				IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_QDE,
> > > > > +						(IXGBE_QDE_WRITE |
> (q <<
> > > > > IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT) | IXGBE_QDE_ENABLE));
This code is used to enable drop, but the comments say 'disable drop'.

> > > > > +		} else {
> > > > > +			/* Enable drop for all queues in SRIOV mode */
> > > > > +			for (q = 0; q < 128; q++)
> > > > > +				IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_QDE,
> > > > > +						(IXGBE_QDE_WRITE |
> (q <<
> > > > > IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT)));
This code is used to disable drop, but the comments say 'enable drop'.
I've checked the V4, the same problem too. I think the problem is the comments, right?

> > > > > +		}
> > > > I think it has nothing to do with mq mode. Do I miss something?
> > >
> > > Behavior is different when SRIOV is enabled.
> > I don't understand why the behavior is different. To my opinion, the
> > drop has nothing to do with the mode. We can enable or disable it.
> > The old behavior is disabling it by default. Now you change it to
> > disabling it by default in NO-SRIOV mode, but enabling it in SRIOV mode.
> > What I don't get is the reason.
> 
> Please refer to section 4.6.11.3.1 page 180 of the 82599-10-gbe-controller-
> datasheet.pdf
> The last paragraph on page 180 states:
> 
> "Queue Drop Enable (PFQDE) - In SR-IO the QDE bit should be set to 1b in the
> PFQDE register for all queues.
> In VMDq mode, the QDE bit should be set to 0b for all queues."
Got it, thanks a lot :)

> 
> 
> > > > >  		/* Enable the Tx desc arbiter */
> > > > >  		reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDCS); @@ -3378,7
> > > > > +3385,7 @@ ixgbe_vmdq_dcb_hw_tx_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> > > > >  			vmdq_tx_conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_16_POOLS
> > > > ?
> > > > > 0xFFFF : 0xFFFFFFFF);
> > > > >
> > > > >  	/*Configure general DCB TX parameters*/
> > > > > -	ixgbe_dcb_tx_hw_config(hw, dcb_config);
> > > > > +	ixgbe_dcb_tx_hw_config(dev, dcb_config);
> > > > >  }
> > > > >
> > > > >  static void
> > > > > @@ -3661,7 +3668,7 @@ ixgbe_dcb_hw_configure(struct rte_eth_dev
> > > > *dev,
> > > > >  		/*get DCB TX configuration parameters from rte_eth_conf*/
> > > > >  		ixgbe_dcb_tx_config(dev, dcb_config);
> > > > >  		/*Configure general DCB TX parameters*/
> > > > > -		ixgbe_dcb_tx_hw_config(hw, dcb_config);
> > > > > +		ixgbe_dcb_tx_hw_config(dev, dcb_config);
> > > > >  		break;
> > > > >  	default:
> > > > >  		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Incorrect DCB TX mode
> > > > configuration"); @@
> > > > > -3810,9 +3817,6 @@ void ixgbe_configure_dcb(struct rte_eth_dev
> > *dev)
> > > > >  	    (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode != ETH_MQ_RX_DCB_RSS))
> > > > >  		return;
> > > > >
> > > > > -	if (dev->data->nb_rx_queues != ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES)
> > > > > -		return;
> > > > I remember it's a limitation of implementation. The reason is the
> > > > resource allocation. Why could we remove it now?
> > >
> > > ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES is 128,  nb_rx_queues may not be 128.
> > I think it's a limitation to force the queue number to be
> > ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES.
> > Just to confirm it, have you try to set rx queue number to something
> > different from 128, like 64, 32...
> 
> In my test scenario the nb_rx_queues is 1.
Glad to know that, thanks :)

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bernard

  reply	other threads:[~2016-10-19  0:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-08-26  9:08 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] " Bernard Iremonger
2016-09-21 11:07 ` Remy Horton
2016-10-14 13:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-17  6:12   ` Lu, Wenzhuo
2016-10-17 16:27     ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-18  1:07       ` Lu, Wenzhuo
2016-10-18  8:58         ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-19  0:39           ` Lu, Wenzhuo [this message]
2016-10-19 10:16             ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-17 16:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] net/ixgbe: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-17 17:01     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-19 10:21       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-25  0:31         ` Lu, Wenzhuo
2016-10-25 16:51         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-25 16:51         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/2] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-26 14:38           ` Wu, Jingjing
2016-10-26 15:29             ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-26 16:09               ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-26 16:33                 ` Wu, Jingjing
2016-10-25 16:51         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/2] app/test_pmd: fix DCB configuration Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-26 14:30           ` Wu, Jingjing
2016-10-26 15:28           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode VMDq DCB with SRIOV Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-26 15:41             ` Bruce Richardson
2016-10-28 14:40           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7] app/testpmd: fix DCB configuration Bernard Iremonger
2016-11-01 10:36             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8] " Bernard Iremonger
2016-11-03 17:35               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9] " Bernard Iremonger
2016-11-04  5:40                 ` Wu, Jingjing
2016-11-07 15:56                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-19 10:21       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/2] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode VMDq DCB with SRIOV Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-20  1:24         ` Lu, Wenzhuo
2016-10-19 10:21       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/2] app/test_pmd: fix DCB configuration Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-17 17:01     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/2] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode VMDq DCB with SRIOV Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-17 17:01     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/2] app/test_pmd: fix DCB configuration Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-17 16:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] net/ixgbe: support multiqueue mode VMDq DCB with SRIOV Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-17 16:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/2] app/test_pmd: fix DCB configuration Bernard Iremonger

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