From: "Wang, Xiao W" <xiao.w.wang@intel.com>
To: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Cc: "yliu@fridaylinux.org" <yliu@fridaylinux.org>,
"thomas@monjalon.net" <thomas@monjalon.net>,
"Bie, Tiwei" <tiwei.bie@intel.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
"stephen@networkplumber.org" <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
"maxime.coquelin@redhat.com" <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/5] net: add a helper for making RARP packet
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:42:43 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <B7F2E978279D1D49A3034B7786DACF406F80E270@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180116104238.n4uzmby46zlyogjn@platinum>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wang, Xiao W
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7:03 PM
> To: 'Olivier Matz' <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> Cc: yliu@fridaylinux.org; thomas@monjalon.net; Bie, Tiwei
> <tiwei.bie@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; stephen@networkplumber.org;
> maxime.coquelin@redhat.com
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/5] net: add a helper for making RARP
> packet
>
> Hi Olivier,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Olivier Matz [mailto:olivier.matz@6wind.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 6:43 PM
> > To: Wang, Xiao W <xiao.w.wang@intel.com>
> > Cc: yliu@fridaylinux.org; thomas@monjalon.net; Bie, Tiwei
> > <tiwei.bie@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; stephen@networkplumber.org;
> > maxime.coquelin@redhat.com
> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/5] net: add a helper for making RARP
> > packet
> >
> > Hi Xiao,
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 09:43:43AM +0000, Wang, Xiao W wrote:
> > > Hi Olivier,
> > > > You can also use rte_pktmbuf_append() to check for the tailroom and
> > > > update data_len/pkt_len:
> > > >
> > > > m = rte_pktmbuf_alloc();
>
> I just realized that if we let this function to allocate mbuf, it may restrict this
> api's applicability.
> E.g. the caller just has a mbuf, without a mempool.
> How do you think?
>
> > > > if (m == NULL)
> > > > return NULL;
> > > > eth_hdr = rte_pktmbuf_append(m, RARP_PKT_SIZE);
> > >
> > > When data_len is not enough, we need to rte_pktmbuf_append(m,
> > RARP_PKT_SIZE - m->data_len);
> >
> > Sorry, I don't get your point here.
>
> I mean we just need to extend the data_len by "RARP_PKT_SIZE - m-
> >data_len" when the room is not big enough.
OK, in your sample code, you rte_pktmbuf_alloc() a mbuf, it's reset already, so we just append RARP_PKT_SIZE. I got you~
For the mbuf allocation, we can let this function do allocation and content filling. If the app needs special need, e.g. chained mbuf,
then let the app fill it by itself.
>
> BRs,
> Xiao
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2017-11-24 11:03 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2017-11-24 11:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2017-11-24 5:38 ` Tiwei Bie
2017-11-30 2:10 ` Wang, Xiao W
2017-11-30 2:59 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-01 1:38 ` Wang, Xiao W
2017-12-04 14:02 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/2] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2017-12-04 14:02 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2017-12-04 14:02 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2017-12-04 8:46 ` Tiwei Bie
2018-01-03 1:37 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-03 8:42 ` Wang, Xiao W
2017-12-06 11:23 ` Tiwei Bie
2017-12-06 14:22 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-03 1:41 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-04 7:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] " Xiao Wang
2018-01-04 7:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-04 7:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/2] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-04 2:51 ` Tiwei Bie
2018-01-04 7:11 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-04 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/3] " Xiao Wang
2018-01-04 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/3] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-04 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/3] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-04 7:56 ` Tiwei Bie
2018-01-05 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/3] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-05 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/3] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-05 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/3] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-05 18:00 ` Tiwei Bie
2018-01-07 2:37 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-05 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/3] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-05 17:56 ` Tiwei Bie
2018-01-07 2:29 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-07 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/3] " Xiao Wang
2018-01-07 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/3] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-08 13:06 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-08 15:25 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-07 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/3] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-08 13:03 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-08 15:11 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-09 2:55 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-09 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/3] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/3] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/3] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/3] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 8:49 ` Maxime Coquelin
2018-01-09 10:58 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-09 11:03 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-09 11:41 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-09 13:36 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-09 13:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] " Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 13:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/5] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 13:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/5] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 13:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/5] net: add a helper for making RARP packet Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 13:48 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-09 15:52 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-09 16:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/5] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 16:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/5] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 16:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/5] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 16:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/5] net: add a helper for making RARP packet Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 17:22 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-10 1:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/5] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-10 1:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 1/5] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-10 1:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/5] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-10 1:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/5] net: add a helper for making RARP packet Xiao Wang
2018-01-10 13:06 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-10 14:10 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-16 9:01 ` Olivier Matz
2018-01-16 9:43 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-16 10:42 ` Olivier Matz
2018-01-16 11:03 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-16 11:42 ` Wang, Xiao W [this message]
2018-01-16 21:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 0/5] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-16 21:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 1/5] net/virtio: make control queue thread-safe Xiao Wang
2018-01-16 21:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 2/5] net/virtio: add packet injection method Xiao Wang
2018-01-16 21:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 3/5] net: add a helper for making RARP packet Xiao Wang
2018-01-16 14:29 ` Olivier Matz
2018-01-16 21:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 4/5] vhost: use lib API to make " Xiao Wang
2018-01-16 21:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 5/5] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-19 17:33 ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-20 14:31 ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-21 1:31 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-18 3:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 0/5] " Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-18 3:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] net: fixup RARP generation Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-18 3:14 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] net: fix build error Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-18 7:38 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-18 7:45 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-18 8:03 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-18 8:36 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-18 8:48 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-18 8:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] net: fixup RARP generation Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-18 8:51 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-18 8:53 ` Wang, Xiao W
2018-01-19 16:04 ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-10 1:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 4/5] vhost: use lib API to make RARP packet Xiao Wang
2018-01-10 1:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 5/5] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 16:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 4/5] vhost: use lib API to make RARP packet Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 16:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 5/5] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 13:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/5] vhost: use lib API to make RARP packet Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 13:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 5/5] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-09 14:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] " Maxime Coquelin
2018-01-07 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/3] " Xiao Wang
2018-01-05 20:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/3] net/virtio: add packet injection method Stephen Hemminger
2018-01-06 4:41 ` Tiwei Bie
2018-01-04 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/3] net/virtio: support GUEST ANNOUNCE Xiao Wang
2018-01-04 11:13 ` Tiwei Bie
2017-11-24 11:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] " Xiao Wang
2017-11-24 6:04 ` Tiwei Bie
2017-11-30 2:37 ` Wang, Xiao W
2017-11-27 12:48 ` Yuanhan Liu
2017-11-30 2:41 ` Wang, Xiao W
2017-12-05 14:26 ` Yuanhan Liu
2018-01-03 1:43 ` Wang, Xiao W
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