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From: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>
To: Xiao Wang <xiao.w.wang@intel.com>, dev@dpdk.org
Cc: zhihong.wang@intel.com, yliu@fridaylinux.org,
	cunming.liang@intel.com, rosen.xu@intel.com,
	junjie.j.chen@intel.com, dan.daly@intel.com
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] add ifcvf driver
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:23:50 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7256d674-9ce6-ce8e-d6be-bcd368df25b3@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180309230809.63361-1-xiao.w.wang@intel.com>

Hi Xiao,

On 03/10/2018 12:08 AM, Xiao Wang wrote:
> This patch set has dependency on http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/35635/
> (vhost: support selective datapath);
> 
> ifc VF is compatible with virtio vring operations, this driver implements
> vDPA driver ops which configures ifc VF to be a vhost data path accelerator.
> 
> ifcvf driver uses vdev as a control domain to manage ifc VFs that belong
> to it. It registers vDPA device ops to vhost lib to enable these VFs to be
> used as vhost data path accelerator.
> 
> Live migration feature is supported by ifc VF and this driver enables
> it based on vhost lib.
> 
> vDPA needs to create different containers for different devices, thus this
> patch set adds APIs in eal/vfio to support multiple container.
Thanks for this! That will avoind having to duplicate these functions
for every new offload driver.


> 
> Junjie Chen (1):
>    eal/vfio: add support for multiple container
> 
> Xiao Wang (2):
>    bus/pci: expose sysfs parsing API

Still, I'm not convinced the offload device should be a virtual device.
It is a real PCI device, why not having a new device type for offload
devices, and let the device to be probed automatically by the existing
device model?

Thanks,
Maxime


>    net/ifcvf: add ifcvf driver
> 
>   config/common_base                       |    6 +
>   config/common_linuxapp                   |    1 +
>   drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci.c              |    9 +-
>   drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_init.h         |    8 +
>   drivers/bus/pci/rte_bus_pci_version.map  |    8 +
>   drivers/net/Makefile                     |    1 +
>   drivers/net/ifcvf/Makefile               |   40 +
>   drivers/net/ifcvf/base/ifcvf.c           |  329 ++++++++
>   drivers/net/ifcvf/base/ifcvf.h           |  156 ++++
>   drivers/net/ifcvf/base/ifcvf_osdep.h     |   52 ++
>   drivers/net/ifcvf/ifcvf_ethdev.c         | 1241 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/net/ifcvf/rte_ifcvf_version.map  |    4 +
>   lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c          |   51 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vfio.h |  117 ++-
>   lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.c   |  553 ++++++++++---
>   lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.h   |    2 +
>   lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map       |    7 +
>   mk/rte.app.mk                            |    1 +
>   18 files changed, 2480 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ifcvf/Makefile
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ifcvf/base/ifcvf.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ifcvf/base/ifcvf.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ifcvf/base/ifcvf_osdep.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ifcvf/ifcvf_ethdev.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ifcvf/rte_ifcvf_version.map
> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-03-10 18:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 98+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-03-09 23:08 Xiao Wang
2018-03-09 23:08 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] eal/vfio: add support for multiple container Xiao Wang
2018-03-14 12:08   ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-15 16:49     ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-09 23:08 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] bus/pci: expose sysfs parsing API Xiao Wang
2018-03-14 11:19   ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-14 13:30     ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-03-15 16:49       ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-15 17:19         ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-03-19  1:31           ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-21 13:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/3] add ifcvf driver Xiao Wang
2018-03-21 13:21     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/3] eal/vfio: add support for multiple container Xiao Wang
2018-03-21 20:32       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-03-21 21:37         ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-03-22  3:00           ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-21 13:21     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/3] bus/pci: expose sysfs parsing API Xiao Wang
2018-03-21 20:44       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-03-22  2:46         ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-21 13:21     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/3] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf driver Xiao Wang
2018-03-21 20:52       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-03-23 10:39         ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-21 20:57       ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-03-23 10:37         ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-22  8:51       ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-03-22 17:23         ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-31  2:29       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/3] add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-03-31  2:29         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] eal/vfio: add support for multiple container Xiao Wang
2018-03-31 11:06           ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-03-31  2:29         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/4] net/virtio: skip device probe in vdpa mode Xiao Wang
2018-03-31 11:13           ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-03-31 13:16             ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-04-02  4:08               ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-31  2:29         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/4] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-03-31 11:26           ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-04-03  9:38             ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-04-04 14:40           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/4] " Xiao Wang
2018-04-04 14:40             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/4] eal/vfio: add multiple container support Xiao Wang
2018-04-05 18:06               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/4] add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-05 18:06                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/4] eal/vfio: add multiple container support Xiao Wang
2018-04-05 18:06                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/4] net/virtio: skip device probe in vdpa mode Xiao Wang
2018-04-11 18:58                   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-04-05 18:07                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/4] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-11 18:58                   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-04-12  7:19                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/4] " Xiao Wang
2018-04-12  7:19                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/4] eal/vfio: add multiple container support Xiao Wang
2018-04-12 14:03                       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-12 16:07                         ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-04-12 16:24                           ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-13  9:18                             ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-04-15 15:33                       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-15 15:33                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] vfio: extend data structure for multi container Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 10:02                           ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-16 12:22                             ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-04-16 15:34                           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 15:34                             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/5] vfio: extend data structure for multi container Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 15:56                               ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-16 15:34                             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/5] vfio: add multi container support Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 15:58                               ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-17  7:06                               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/5] add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-17  7:06                                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/5] vfio: extend data structure for multi container Xiao Wang
2018-04-17  7:06                                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/5] vfio: add multi container support Xiao Wang
2018-04-17  7:06                                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/5] net/virtio: skip device probe in vdpa mode Xiao Wang
2018-04-17  7:06                                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 4/5] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-17  7:06                                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 5/5] doc: add ifcvf driver document and release note Xiao Wang
2018-04-17 11:13                                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/5] add ifcvf vdpa driver Ferruh Yigit
2018-04-16 15:34                             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/5] net/virtio: skip device probe in vdpa mode Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 15:34                             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/5] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 15:34                             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 5/5] doc: add ifcvf driver document and release note Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 16:36                             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] add ifcvf vdpa driver Ferruh Yigit
2018-04-16 18:07                               ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-04-17  5:36                                 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-04-15 15:33                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/5] vfio: add multi container support Xiao Wang
2018-04-16 10:03                           ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-16 12:44                             ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-04-15 15:33                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/5] net/virtio: skip device probe in vdpa mode Xiao Wang
2018-04-15 15:33                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/5] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-15 15:33                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/5] doc: add ifcvf driver document and release note Xiao Wang
2018-04-12  7:19                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/4] net/virtio: skip device probe in vdpa mode Xiao Wang
2018-04-12  7:19                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/4] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-12  7:19                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/4] doc: add ifcvf driver document and release note Xiao Wang
2018-04-05 18:07                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Xiao Wang
2018-04-11 18:59                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/4] add ifcvf vdpa driver Ferruh Yigit
2018-04-12  5:47                   ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-04-04 14:40             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/4] net/virtio: skip device probe in vdpa mode Xiao Wang
2018-04-04 14:40             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/4] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf vdpa driver Xiao Wang
2018-04-04 14:40             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/4] doc: add ifcvf driver document and release note Xiao Wang
2018-03-31  2:29         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/4] net/ifcvf: add " Xiao Wang
2018-03-31 11:28           ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-03-09 23:08 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] net/ifcvf: add ifcvf driver Xiao Wang
2018-03-10 18:23 ` Maxime Coquelin [this message]
2018-03-15 16:49   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] " Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-21 20:47     ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-03-23 10:27       ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-25  9:51         ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-03-26  9:05           ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-26 13:29             ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-03-27  4:40               ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-03-27  5:09                 ` Maxime Coquelin

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