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From: "Burakov, Anatoly" <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
To: Jianfeng Tan <jianfeng.tan@intel.com>, dev@dpdk.org
Cc: bruce.richardson@intel.com, konstantin.ananyev@intel.com,
	thomas@monjalon.net
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] vfio: use the generic multi-process channel
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:01:08 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <78628ca0-ae53-5116-c4aa-f3a2b1c9f340@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1512067450-59203-4-git-send-email-jianfeng.tan@intel.com>

On 30-Nov-17 6:44 PM, Jianfeng Tan wrote:
> Previously, vfio has its own channel for the secondary process to
> get container fd and group fd from the primary process.
> 
> This patch changes to use the generic mp channel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jianfeng Tan <jianfeng.tan@intel.com>
> ---
>   lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c              |  14 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.c         | 139 +++------
>   lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.h         |  15 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c | 416 ++++---------------------
>   4 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 475 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> index a84eab4..93824bf 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c

<...snip...>

> -		default:
> -			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "  cannot get container fd!\n");
> -			close(socket_fd);
> -			return -1;
> -		}
> +	ret = rte_eal_mp_sendmsg("vfio", &p, sizeof(p), NULL, 0, 1);
> +	if (ret < 0) {
> +		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "  cannot request group fd!\n");
> +		cur_grp->group_no = -1;
> +	} else {
> +		cur_grp->group_no = iommu_group_no;
> +		vfio_cfg.vfio_active_groups++;
>   	}

Either i'm missing something here, or i don't see where we actually 
store the group fd (e.g. the "cur_gtp->fd = vfio_group_fd" part from the 
previous code).

Also, this is why i mentioned "receive parameters" in comments to 
previous patch - looking at this code, it is quite unclear that the 
return from rte_eal_mp_sendmsg is either error or, well, "something", 
defined as "whatever mp_action returns". It would be much clearer if we 
were explicitly getting some data in response.

> -	return -1;
> +
> +	return ret;
>   }
>   
>   

<...snip...>

> +	/* For secondary process, request container fd from primary process */
> +
> +	p.req = SOCKET_REQ_CONTAINER;
> +
> +	ret = rte_eal_mp_sendmsg("vfio", &p, sizeof(p), NULL, 0, 1);
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "  cannot request container fd!\n");

Again here, looks counter-intuitive to get container fd in return - it 
would've been much clearer to have a separate response parameter.

> +
> +	return ret;
>   }
>   

<...snip...>


>   
>   static int
> -vfio_mp_sync_socket_setup(void)
> +vfio_mp_secondary(const void *params, int len, int fds[],
> +		  int fds_num __rte_unused)

fds_num isn't unused here.

>   {


-- 
Thanks,
Anatoly

  reply	other threads:[~2017-12-11 12:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 88+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-30 18:44 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] generic channel for multi-process communication Jianfeng Tan
2017-11-30 18:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] eal: add " Jianfeng Tan
2017-12-11 11:04   ` Burakov, Anatoly
2017-12-11 16:43   ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-11-30 18:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] eal: add synchronous " Jianfeng Tan
2017-12-11 11:39   ` Burakov, Anatoly
2017-12-11 16:49     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-11-30 18:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] vfio: use the generic multi-process channel Jianfeng Tan
2017-12-11 12:01   ` Burakov, Anatoly [this message]
2017-12-11  9:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] generic channel for multi-process communication Burakov, Anatoly
2017-12-12  7:34   ` Tan, Jianfeng
2017-12-12 16:18     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-11  4:07 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/4] " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-11  4:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] eal: add " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-13 12:57     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-15 19:52     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-11  4:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] eal: add and del secondary processes in the primary Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-13 13:11     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-15 21:45     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-11  4:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] eal: add synchronous multi-process communication Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-13 13:41     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-16  0:00     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-16  8:10       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-01-16 11:12         ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-16 16:47           ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-01-17 10:50             ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-17 13:09               ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-01-17 13:15                 ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-01-17 17:20                 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-11  4:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/4] vfio: use the generic multi-process channel Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-13 14:03     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-04 14:57     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5] vfio: change to use " Jianfeng Tan
2018-03-14 13:27       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-19  6:53         ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-03-20 10:33           ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-20 10:56             ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-20  8:50     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6] " Jianfeng Tan
2018-04-05 14:26       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-04-05 14:39         ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-12 23:27         ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-04-12 15:26       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-04-15 15:06     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7] " Jianfeng Tan
2018-04-15 15:10       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-04-17 23:04       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-25  4:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/3] generic channel for multi-process communication Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25  4:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/3] eal: add " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 10:41     ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-25 11:27     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 11:34       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-25 12:21     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-25  4:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/3] eal: add synchronous " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 12:00     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 12:19       ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-25 12:25         ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 13:00           ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-25 13:05             ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 13:10               ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 15:03                 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-25 16:22                   ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 17:10                     ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-01-25 18:02                       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 12:19       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 12:22     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-25  4:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/3] vfio: use the generic multi-process channel Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 10:47     ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-25 10:52       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 10:57         ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-25 12:15           ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-25 19:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/2] generic channel for multi-process communication Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 19:14   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/2] eal: add synchronous " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 19:14   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/2] vfio: use the generic multi-process channel Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 19:15   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/2] generic channel for multi-process communication Tan, Jianfeng
2018-01-25 19:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 19:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/2] eal: add " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 19:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/2] eal: add synchronous " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-25 21:23   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/2] generic channel for " Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-26  3:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-26  3:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/2] eal: add " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-26 10:25     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-29  6:37       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-01-29  9:37         ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-26  3:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/2] eal: add synchronous " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-26 10:31     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-01-29 23:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/2] generic channel for " Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-30  6:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-30  6:58   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/2] eal: add " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-30  6:58   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/2] eal: add synchronous " Jianfeng Tan
2018-01-30 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/2] generic channel for " Thomas Monjalon

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