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From: "Tan, Jianfeng" <jianfeng.tan@intel.com>
To: "Burakov, Anatoly" <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>,
	"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] eal: prevent secondary process init while sending messages
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:58:11 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ED26CBA2FAD1BF48A8719AEF02201E365145576A@SHSMSX103.ccr.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4be9dbc2f5751e9584f69997d4ef0077992eae52.1519740527.git.anatoly.burakov@intel.com>

Hi Anatoly,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burakov, Anatoly
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:36 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Tan, Jianfeng
> Subject: [PATCH v3 4/5] eal: prevent secondary process init while sending
> messages
> 
> Currently, it is possible to spin up a secondary process while
> either sendmsg or request is in progress. Fix this by adding
> directory locks during init, sendmsg and requests.

Could you give a more detailed example for this issue?

And why locking the directory can help?

Thanks,
Jianfeng

> 
> Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
> ---
> 
> Notes:
>     v3: no changes
> 
>     v2: no changes
> 
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c | 47
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
> b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
> index 7c87971..7856a7b 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
> @@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ rte_mp_channel_init(void)
>  {
>  	char thread_name[RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN];
>  	char *path;
> +	int dir_fd;
>  	pthread_t tid;
> 
>  	snprintf(mp_filter, PATH_MAX, ".%s_unix_*",
> @@ -516,14 +517,32 @@ rte_mp_channel_init(void)
>  	snprintf(mp_dir_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", dirname(path));
>  	free(path);
> 
> +	/* lock the directory */
> +	dir_fd = open(mp_dir_path, O_RDONLY);
> +	if (dir_fd < 0) {
> +		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to open %s: %s\n",
> +			mp_dir_path, strerror(errno));
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
> +		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to lock %s: %s\n",
> +			mp_dir_path, strerror(errno));
> +		close(dir_fd);
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
>  	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY &&
>  	    unlink_sockets(mp_filter)) {
>  		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to unlink mp sockets\n");
> +		close(dir_fd);
>  		return -1;
>  	}
> 
> -	if (open_socket_fd() < 0)
> +	if (open_socket_fd() < 0) {
> +		close(dir_fd);
>  		return -1;
> +	}
> 
>  	if (pthread_create(&tid, NULL, mp_handle, NULL) < 0) {
>  		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to create mp thead: %s\n",
> @@ -536,6 +555,11 @@ rte_mp_channel_init(void)
>  	/* try best to set thread name */
>  	snprintf(thread_name, RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN,
> "rte_mp_handle");
>  	rte_thread_setname(tid, thread_name);
> +
> +	/* unlock the directory */
> +	flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
> +	close(dir_fd);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  }
> 
> @@ -650,6 +674,14 @@ mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char
> *peer, int type)
>  		return -1;
>  	}
>  	dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
> +	/* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send
> */
> +	if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
> +		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
> +			mp_dir_path);
> +		rte_errno = errno;
> +		closedir(mp_dir);
> +		return -1;
> +	}
>  	while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
>  		char path[PATH_MAX];
>  		const char *peer_name;
> @@ -673,6 +705,8 @@ mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer,
> int type)
>  		else if (active > 0 && send_msg(path, msg, type) < 0)
>  			ret = -1;
>  	}
> +	/* unlock the dir */
> +	flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
> 
>  	closedir(mp_dir);
>  	return ret;
> @@ -832,6 +866,15 @@ rte_mp_request(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct
> rte_mp_reply *reply,
>  	}
>  	dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
> 
> +	/* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send
> */
> +	if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
> +		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
> +			mp_dir_path);
> +		closedir(mp_dir);
> +		rte_errno = errno;
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
>  	while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
>  		const char *peer_name;
>  		char path[PATH_MAX];
> @@ -857,6 +900,8 @@ rte_mp_request(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct
> rte_mp_reply *reply,
>  		if (mp_request_one(path, req, reply, &end))
>  			ret = -1;
>  	}
> +	/* unlock the directory */
> +	flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
> 
>  	closedir(mp_dir);
>  	return ret;
> --
> 2.7.4

  reply	other threads:[~2018-02-28  1:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-02-22 18:21 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] eal: add internal flag indicating init has completed Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-22 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] eal: don't process IPC messages before init finished Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-22 18:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] eal: use locks to determine if secondary process is active Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-02 15:14   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/5] eal: add internal flag indicating init has completed Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-07 16:56     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/6] Improvements for DPDK IPC Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-13 17:42       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-21 17:43         ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-03-13 17:42       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/6] eal: add internal flag indicating init has completed Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-13 20:59         ` Bruce Richardson
2018-03-13 17:42       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/6] eal: abstract away IPC socket path generation Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-13 17:42       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/6] eal: don't hardcode socket filter value in IPC Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-13 17:42       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/6] eal: lock IPC directory on init and send Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-13 17:42       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/6] eal: simplify IPC sync request timeout code Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-13 17:42       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] eal: ignore messages until init is complete Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-07 16:56     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/6] eal: add internal flag indicating init has completed Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-07 16:56     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/6] eal: abstract away IPC socket path generation Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-11  9:02       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-03-07 16:56     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] eal: don't hardcode socket filter value in IPC Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-07 16:56     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/6] eal: lock IPC directory on init and send Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-11  9:14       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-03-07 16:56     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/6] eal: simplify IPC sync request timeout code Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-11  9:25       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-03-07 16:56     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] eal: ignore messages until init is complete Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-12  1:42       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-03-12  8:58         ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-02 15:14   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/5] eal: use file to check if secondary process is ready Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-06 11:03     ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-03-02 15:14   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/5] eal: prevent secondary process init while sending messages Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-02 15:14   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/5] eal: don't hardcode socket filter value in IPC Anatoly Burakov
2018-03-02 15:14   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] eal: simplify IPC sync request timeout code Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-22 18:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] eal: add internal flag indicating init has completed Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-27 13:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] " Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-27 14:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-28  2:12     ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-02-28  9:43       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-27 14:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] eal: don't process IPC messages before init finished Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-28  1:09     ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-02-28  9:45       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-28  4:00     ` Wiles, Keith
2018-02-28  9:47       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-27 14:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/5] eal: use locks to determine if secondary process is active Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-28  1:26     ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-02-28 10:15       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-28  4:17     ` Wiles, Keith
2018-02-28 10:17       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-27 14:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] eal: prevent secondary process init while sending messages Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-28  1:58     ` Tan, Jianfeng [this message]
2018-02-28 10:19       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-28 15:49         ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-02-27 14:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/5] eal: don't hardcode socket filter value in IPC Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-28  1:52     ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-02-28 10:21       ` Burakov, Anatoly
2018-02-28 15:01         ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-02-27 13:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] eal: don't process IPC messages before init finished Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-27 13:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] eal: use locks to determine if secondary process is active Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-27 13:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] eal: prevent secondary process init while sending messages Anatoly Burakov
2018-02-27 13:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] eal: don't hardcode socket filter value in IPC Anatoly Burakov

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