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From: "Van Haaren, Harry" <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
To: "Horton, Remy" <remy.horton@intel.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/6] lib: add information metrics library
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:23:56 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E923DB57A917B54B9182A2E928D00FA6129E3D80@IRSMSX102.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0d2e03a5-3eb0-ec3f-9fe7-82e905d3adb3@intel.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Horton, Remy
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 1:40 PM
> To: Van Haaren, Harry <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/6] lib: add information metrics library
> 
> 
> On 17/01/2017 11:01, Van Haaren, Harry wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Remy Horton
> [..]
> > Nit: why the _s in rte_metrics_meta_s? Is there a reason why struct
> > rte_metrics_meta {  is not suitable? Same question for
> > rte_metrics_data_s.
> 
> Think it was originally to avoid a namespace collision, and I left the
> suffix in because this is an internal data-structure.

OK.

> >> +	if (memzone == NULL)
> >> +		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Unable to allocate stats memzone\n");
> >> +	stats = memzone->addr;
> >> +	memset(stats, 0, sizeof(struct rte_metrics_data_s));
> >> +	rte_spinlock_init(&stats->lock);
> >
> > Should this spinlock be initialized before the creation of the
> > memzone? Creating the memzone first, and later initializing the
> > locking-structure for it feels racey to me. The lock should probably
> > be taken and unlocked again after init and memset.
> 
> Problem is the lock being part of the reserved memzone allocation. It is
> in there so that secondary processes can use the lock.

Ah ok - apologies I missed that the lock is in the memory itself.

> 
> > Nit: would rte_metrics_reg_name() be a better function name?
> [..]
> > Nit: would rte_metrics_reg_names() be a better function name?
> 
> Agree. Done.

Great

> > Would rte_metrics_update_single() be a better function name?
> [..]
> > Would rte_metrics_update() be a better function name?
> 
> Think rte_metrics_update_value & rte_metrics_update_values would make a
> better pair. My preference at the moment is not to nominate a preferred one.
> 
> 
> >> +	if (port_id != RTE_METRICS_GLOBAL &&
> >> +			(port_id < 0 || port_id > RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS))
> >> +		return -EINVAL;
> >> +
> >> +	rte_metrics_init();
> >
> > See above comments on rte_metrics_init() taking a socket_id parameter. Here any core
> could call update_metrics(), and if the library was not yet initialized, the memory for
> metrics would end up on the socket of this core. This should be avoided by
> > A) adding socket_id parameter to the metrics_init() function
> > B) Demanding that metrics_init() is called by the application before any core uses
> update_metrics()
> 
> Done. Should also help alleviate the race.

Cool.


> > What is a "set border"? I think this ensures that one set of metrics
> > cannot overwrite the index's of another metrics set - correct?
> 
> It is intended to stop things like:
> 
>   idx1 = rte_metrics_reg_names(some_names, 2);
>   idx2 = rte_metrics_reg_names(more_names, 3);
>    ...
>   rte_metrics_update_values(port_id, idx1, &new_values, 5);
> 
> as the above assumes idx2=idx1+2 which is not guaranteed in concurrent
> enviornments


That confirms my understanding - thanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2017-01-17 14:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 115+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-08-24 14:58 [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH v1] rte: add bit-rate metrics to xstats Remy Horton
2016-08-26 13:28 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-08-29 10:01 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-08-29 11:19   ` Remy Horton
2016-10-28  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/3] expanded statistic reporting Remy Horton
2016-10-28  1:04   ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2016-10-28  1:04   ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2016-10-28  1:12     ` Stephen Hemminger
2016-10-28  7:48       ` Remy Horton
2016-10-28  7:39     ` Morten Brørup
2016-11-01  1:53       ` Remy Horton
2016-10-28  1:04   ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH v2 3/3] app/test-pmd: add support for bitrate statistics Remy Horton
2016-11-04  3:36   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/3] Expanded statistics reporting Remy Horton
2016-11-04  3:36     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/3] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2016-11-04 16:42       ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-11-07 15:25         ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-11-08  3:19           ` Remy Horton
2016-11-04  3:36     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/3] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2016-11-04  3:36     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/3] app/test-pmd: add support for bitrate statistics Remy Horton
2016-11-15  7:15     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/3] Expanded statistics reporting Remy Horton
2016-11-15  7:15       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/3] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2016-11-15  7:15       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/3] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2016-11-15 15:17         ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-11-15  7:15       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/3] app/test-pmd: add support for bitrate statistics Remy Horton
2016-11-18  8:00       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/4] Expanded statistics reporting Remy Horton
2016-11-18  8:00         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/4] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2016-11-18  8:00         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/4] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2016-11-18  8:00         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/4] app/test-pmd: add support for bitrate statistics Remy Horton
2016-11-18  8:00         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] latencystats: added new library for latency stats Remy Horton
2017-01-11 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/4] Expanded statistics reporting Remy Horton
2017-01-11 16:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/4] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2017-01-12 13:22             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-12 15:30               ` Remy Horton
2017-01-12 19:05                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-16 10:27                   ` Remy Horton
2017-01-11 16:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/4] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2017-01-11 16:15             ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-01-16 13:18               ` Remy Horton
2017-01-11 16:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/4] app/test-pmd: add support for bitrate statistics Remy Horton
2017-01-12 13:32             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-11 16:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/4] latencystats: added new library for latency stats Remy Horton
2017-01-12 13:41             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-12 14:44               ` Remy Horton
2017-01-13  9:45               ` Mcnamara, John
2017-01-13  9:53                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-16 16:18                   ` Mcnamara, John
2017-01-11 16:58           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/4] Expanded statistics reporting Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-16 16:19           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/6] " Remy Horton
2017-01-16 16:19             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/6] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2017-01-17 11:01               ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-01-17 13:40                 ` Remy Horton
2017-01-17 14:23                   ` Van Haaren, Harry [this message]
2017-01-16 16:19             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/6] app/proc_info: add metrics displaying Remy Horton
2017-01-17 11:08               ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-01-17 14:27                 ` Remy Horton
2017-01-16 16:19             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/6] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2017-01-17 11:16               ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-01-17 15:37                 ` Remy Horton
2017-01-16 16:19             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/6] app/test-pmd: add bitrate statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-01-17 11:19               ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-01-16 16:19             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/6] lib: added new library for latency stats Remy Horton
2017-01-17  4:29               ` Jerin Jacob
2017-01-17  6:48                 ` Remy Horton
2017-01-17  7:35                   ` Jerin Jacob
2017-01-17 11:19                 ` Mcnamara, John
2017-01-17 12:34                   ` Jerin Jacob
2017-01-17 14:53                     ` Mcnamara, John
2017-01-17 16:25                       ` Jerin Jacob
2017-01-18 20:11                         ` Olivier Matz
2017-01-24 15:24                           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-01-17 11:41               ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-01-16 16:19             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 6/6] app/test-pmd: add latency statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-01-17 11:45               ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-01-17 23:24             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/7] Expanded statistics reporting Remy Horton
2017-01-17 23:24               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/7] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2017-01-17 23:24               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/7] app/proc_info: add metrics displaying Remy Horton
2017-01-17 23:24               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/7] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2017-01-17 23:24               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/7] app/test-pmd: add bitrate statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-01-17 23:24               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 5/7] mbuf: add a timestamp to the mbuf for latencystats Remy Horton
2017-01-17 23:24               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 6/7] lib: added new library for latency stats Remy Horton
2017-01-17 23:24               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 7/7] app/test-pmd: add latency statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-01-18 15:05               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/7] Expanded statistics reporting Remy Horton
2017-01-18 15:05                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/7] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2017-01-30 15:50                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-30 21:44                     ` Remy Horton
2017-01-31 13:13                     ` Mcnamara, John
2017-01-31 13:28                       ` Bruce Richardson
2017-02-02 17:22                         ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-01-18 15:05                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/7] app/proc_info: add metrics displaying Remy Horton
2017-01-18 15:05                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/7] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2017-01-18 15:05                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 4/7] app/test-pmd: add bitrate statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-01-18 15:05                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 5/7] mbuf: add a timestamp to the mbuf for latencystats Remy Horton
2017-01-18 15:05                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 6/7] lib: added new library for latency stats Remy Horton
2017-01-18 15:05                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 7/7] app/test-pmd: add latency statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/7] Expanded statistics reporting Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 1/7] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/7] app/proc_info: add metrics displaying Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/7] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 4/7] app/test-pmd: add bitrate statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 5/7] mbuf: add a timestamp to the mbuf for latencystats Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 6/7] lib: added new library for latency stats Remy Horton
2017-02-03 10:33                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 7/7] app/test-pmd: add latency statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-02-16 10:53                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/7] Expanded statistics reporting Thomas Monjalon
2017-02-23  7:09                     ` Remy Horton
2017-02-23  8:45                       ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-03-09 16:25                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 " Remy Horton
2017-03-09 16:25                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 1/7] lib: add information metrics library Remy Horton
2017-03-09 16:25                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 2/7] app/proc_info: add metrics displaying Remy Horton
2017-03-09 16:25                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 3/7] lib: add bitrate statistics library Remy Horton
2017-03-09 16:25                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 4/7] app/test-pmd: add bitrate statistics calculation Remy Horton
2017-03-09 16:25                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 5/7] mbuf: add a timestamp to the mbuf for latencystats Remy Horton
2017-03-09 19:02                       ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-03-10  9:48                         ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-03-09 16:25                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 6/7] lib: added new library for latency stats Remy Horton
2017-03-09 16:25                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 7/7] app/test-pmd: add latency statistics calculation Remy Horton

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