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From: "Xueming(Steven) Li" <xuemingl@mellanox.com>
To: "Nélio Laranjeiro" <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/2] net/mlx5: change eth device reference for secondary process
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 07:15:50 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <DB3PR05MB29772D4B90F0B5DEEE5EC4AAC9B0@DB3PR05MB297.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170825065213.GR4544@autoinstall.dev.6wind.com>

Nelio, thanks, comments inline.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nélio Laranjeiro [mailto:nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 2:52 PM
> To: Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl@mellanox.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] net/mlx5: change eth device reference for
> secondary process
> 
> Hi Xueming,
> 
> Please see some comments below,
> 
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:03:40PM +0800, Xueming Li wrote:
> > rte_eth_dev created by primary process were not available in secondary
> > process, it was not possible to use the primary process local memory
> > object from a secondary process.
> >
> > This patch modify the reference of primary rte_eth_dev object, use
> > local rte_eth_dev secondary process instead.
> >
> > Cc: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Xueming Li <xuemingl@mellanox.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h         |  6 ++---
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c  | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> --------
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c    |  3 +++
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c     |  3 +++
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c     |  2 ++
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c |  4 ++--
> >  6 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
> > b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c index f5167e0..fce7dd5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
> > @@ -1356,17 +1356,17 @@ struct priv *
> >   *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
> >   */
> >  static int
> > -priv_set_link(struct priv *priv, int up)
> > +mlx5_dev_set_link(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int up)
> >  {
> > -	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = priv->dev;
> > +	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> >  	int err;
> >
> 
> This function should lock/unclock priv.
This is a static function, caller function do the lock/unlock. 
Is there naming convention here? Mlx5_* is outpost interfaces that normally require lock/unlock priv?

> 
> >  	if (up) {
> >  		err = priv_set_flags(priv, ~IFF_UP, IFF_UP);
> >  		if (err)
> >  			return err;
> > -		priv_select_tx_function(priv);
> > -		priv_select_rx_function(priv);
> > +		mlx5_dev_select_tx_function(dev);
> > +		mlx5_dev_select_rx_function(dev);
> 
> This also induce that those function mlx5_dev_select_rx/tx_function() should
> be renamed to:
>  priv_dev_select_rx/tx_function(struct *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev, ...)
> 
> this will avoid the multiple lock/unlocks inside the functions.
So priv_* are lock-free functions?

> 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c
> > b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c index 6acc053..0f3b70a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c
> > @@ -1075,6 +1075,9 @@ struct mlx5_fdir_filter {
> >  	int ret = EINVAL;
> >  	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> >
> > +	if (mlx5_is_secondary())
> > +		return -E_RTE_SECONDARY;
> > +
> 
> Extra empty line also in the following copy/past of this if statement.
> >[...]
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --
> Nélio Laranjeiro
> 6WIND

  reply	other threads:[~2017-08-25  7:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-08-24 14:03 Xueming Li
2017-08-24 14:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 2/2] net/mlx5: add multiple process support Xueming Li
2017-08-25  7:27   ` Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-08-25  6:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/2] net/mlx5: change eth device reference for secondary process Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-08-25  7:15   ` Xueming(Steven) Li [this message]
2017-08-25  7:32     ` Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-09-15 15:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/6] " Xueming Li
2017-09-15 15:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] net/mlx5: install a socket to exchange a file descriptor Xueming Li
2017-09-15 15:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/6] net/mlx5: allocate verbs object into shared memory Xueming Li
2017-09-15 15:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/6] net/mlx5: remove verbs fork check Xueming Li
2017-09-15 15:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/6] net/mlx5: add operations for secondary process Xueming Li
2017-09-15 16:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] net/mlx5: multi-process document update Xueming Li
2017-09-18 14:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/6] net/mlx5 multi-process support Xueming Li
2017-09-18 14:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] net/mlx5: change eth device reference for secondary process Xueming Li
2017-09-18 14:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/6] net/mlx5: install a socket to exchange a file descriptor Xueming Li
2017-09-18 14:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/6] net/mlx5: allocate verbs object into shared memory Xueming Li
2017-09-18 14:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/6] net/mlx5: remove verbs fork check Xueming Li
2017-09-18 14:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/6] net/mlx5: add operations for secondary process Xueming Li
2017-09-18 14:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/6] net/mlx5: multi-process document update Xueming Li
2017-09-18 18:47   ` Mcnamara, John
2017-09-19 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] net/mlx5 multi-process support Xueming Li
2017-09-19 14:41   ` Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-09-19 14:48   ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-19 15:02     ` Xueming(Steven) Li
2017-09-20  8:07   ` Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-10-05  0:17   ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-10-06 15:52     ` Xueming(Steven) Li
2017-09-19 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/5] net/mlx5: change eth device reference for secondary process Xueming Li
2017-09-19 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/5] net/mlx5: install a socket to exchange a file descriptor Xueming Li
2017-09-19 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/5] net/mlx5: allocate verbs object into shared memory Xueming Li
2017-09-19 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/5] net/mlx5: add operations for secondary process Xueming Li
2017-09-19 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] net/mlx5: multi-process document update Xueming Li
2017-09-19 16:16   ` Mcnamara, John
2017-10-06 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] net/mlx5 multi-process support Xueming Li
2017-10-06 18:21   ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-10-06 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/5] net/mlx5: change eth device reference for secondary process Xueming Li
2017-10-06 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/5] net/mlx5: install a socket to exchange a file descriptor Xueming Li
2017-10-06 18:21   ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-10-06 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/5] net/mlx5: allocate verbs object into shared memory Xueming Li
2017-10-06 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/5] net/mlx5: add operations for secondary process Xueming Li
2017-10-06 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/5] net/mlx5: multi-process document update Xueming Li

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