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From: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski@nvidia.com>
To: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>,
	Aman Singh <aman.deep.singh@intel.com>,
	Yuying Zhang <yuying.zhang@intel.com>,
	"NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL)" <thomas@monjalon.net>,
	Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 3/3] ethdev: document special cases of port start and stop
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:22:23 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <MN0PR12MB61526A9A6971AF0216551AB1A4059@MN0PR12MB6152.namprd12.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e1042030-8de8-4742-075c-8f20249421aa@amd.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2022 18:10
> To: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski@nvidia.com>; Aman Singh
> <aman.deep.singh@intel.com>; Yuying Zhang <yuying.zhang@intel.com>;
> NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL) <thomas@monjalon.net>;
> Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] ethdev: document special cases of port start and
> stop
> 
> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
> 
> 
> On 11/14/2022 4:12 PM, Dariusz Sosnowski wrote:
> > Hi Ferruh,
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2022 15:08
> >> To: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski@nvidia.com>; Aman Singh
> >> <aman.deep.singh@intel.com>; Yuying Zhang
> <yuying.zhang@intel.com>;
> >> NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL) <thomas@monjalon.net>;
> Andrew
> >> Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
> >> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] ethdev: document special cases of port
> >> start and stop
> >>
> >> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/9/2022 7:06 PM, Dariusz Sosnowski wrote:
> >>> This patch clarifies the handling of following cases in the ethdev
> >>> API
> >>> docs:
> >>>
> >>> - If rte_eth_dev_start() returns (-EAGAIN) for some port,
> >>>     it cannot be started until other port is started.
> >>> - If rte_eth_dev_stop() returns (-EBUSY) for some port,
> >>>     it cannot be stopped until other port is stopped.
> >>>
> >>
> >> EAGAIN and EBUSY has kind of standard meaning, I am not sure if it is
> >> good idea to change this meaning to a specific "dependency to other
> >> port" use case.
> >> Why not keep common generic meanings of the error codes?
> >
> > In my opinion, using standard error meanings for EAGAIN and EBUSY would
> make the returned errors too vague for the API user.
> > If we used the standard meanings, it's not clear why the port cannot be
> started or stopped and what the user should do about it.
> > Providing specific reasons in the API makes it more understandable. On top
> of that, they are "subcases" of standard errors:
> >
> 
> I think generic error meaning is not vague, although underlying reason is.
> 
> > - "Port cannot be stopped because another port depends on it" is a special
> case of "Device or resource is busy".
> > - "Port cannot be started because it depends on other port being started"
> is a special case of "Resource temporarily unavailable".
> >
> > However, I see your concern, so maybe let's do the following. To not limit
> the API, we could for example:
> >
> > - In the documentation of returned values - provide the generic meaning
> for the EAGAIN and EBUSY:
> >      - rte_eth_dev_stop(): EBUSY is returned if stopping the port is not
> allowed in the current state.
> >      - rte_eth_dev_start(): EAGAIN is returned if start operation must be
> retried.
> > - In the function description provide the specific use case of "dependency
> on other port" as an example
> >    of EBUSY/EAGAIN usage
> >      - Depending on the use cases emerging in the future, new examples can
> be added,
> >        if EBUSY/EAGAIN is suitable for the new use cases.
> >
> > What do you think?
> 
> OK to above generic error documentation.
> And what do you think to document "dependency on other port" in the
> driver dev_ops function comment, since it will be an instance of the generic
> error message.

Sounds good to me. Updated in v3.

> >
> >>> When stopping the port in testpmd fails due to (-EBUSY), port's
> >>> state is switched back to STARTED to allow users to manually retry
> >>> stopping the port.
> >>>
> >>> No additional changes in testpmd are required to handle failure to
> >>> start port with (-EAGAIN).
> >>> If rte_eth_dev_start() fails, port's state is switched to STOPPED
> >>> and users are allowed to retry the operation.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski@nvidia.com>
> >>> ---
> >>>    app/test-pmd/testpmd.c  | 10 +++++++++-
> >>>    lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h |  9 +++++++++
> >>>    2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c index
> >>> aa7ea29f15..5a69e3c77a 100644
> >>> --- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
> >>> +++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
> >>> @@ -3118,6 +3118,7 @@ stop_port(portid_t pid)
> >>>        int need_check_link_status = 0;
> >>>        portid_t peer_pl[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
> >>>        int peer_pi;
> >>> +     int ret;
> >>>
> >>>        if (port_id_is_invalid(pid, ENABLED_WARN))
> >>>                return;
> >>> @@ -3167,9 +3168,16 @@ stop_port(portid_t pid)
> >>>                if (port->flow_list)
> >>>                        port_flow_flush(pi);
> >>>
> >>> -             if (eth_dev_stop_mp(pi) != 0)
> >>> +             ret = eth_dev_stop_mp(pi);
> >>> +             if (ret != 0) {
> >>>                        RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "rte_eth_dev_stop failed for port %u\n",
> >>>                                pi);
> >>> +                     if (ret == -EBUSY) {
> >>> +                             /* Allow to retry stopping the port. */
> >>> +                             port->port_status = RTE_PORT_STARTED;
> >>
> >> If the stop() failed, isn't the current status should be STARTED
> >> independent from the error type?
> >
> > Correct. I'll update it in v3.
> >
> >>> +                             continue;
> >>> +                     }
> >>> +             }
> >>>
> >>>                if (port->port_status == RTE_PORT_HANDLING)
> >>>                        port->port_status = RTE_PORT_STOPPED; diff
> >>> --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h index
> >>> 13fe73d5a3..abf5a24f92 100644
> >>> --- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> >>> +++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> >>> @@ -2701,10 +2701,14 @@ int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint16_t
> >> port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
> >>>     * On success, all basic functions exported by the Ethernet API (link
> status,
> >>>     * receive/transmit, and so on) can be invoked.
> >>>     *
> >>> + * If the port depends on another one being started,
> >>> + * PMDs might return (-EAGAIN) to notify about such requirement.
> >>> + *
> >>>     * @param port_id
> >>>     *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
> >>>     * @return
> >>>     *   - 0: Success, Ethernet device started.
> >>> + *   - -EAGAIN: If it depends on another port to be started first.
> >>>     *   - <0: Error code of the driver device start function.
> >>>     */
> >>>    int rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id); @@ -2713,10 +2717,15 @@
> >>> int rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id);
> >>>     * Stop an Ethernet device. The device can be restarted with a call to
> >>>     * rte_eth_dev_start()
> >>>     *
> >>> + * If the port provides some resources for other ports
> >>> + * and it cannot be stopped before them,
> >>> + * PMDs might return (-EBUSY) to notify about such requirement.
> >>> + *
> >>>     * @param port_id
> >>>     *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
> >>>     * @return
> >>>     *   - 0: Success, Ethernet device stopped.
> >>> + *   - -EBUSY: If it depends on another port to be stopped first.
> >>>     *   - <0: Error code of the driver device stop function.
> >>>     */
> >>>    int rte_eth_dev_stop(uint16_t port_id);
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Dariusz Sosnowski
> >


  reply	other threads:[~2022-11-14 18:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-11-09 16:31 [PATCH 0/3] " Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-09 16:31 ` [PATCH 1/3] net/mlx5: fix log level on failed transfer proxy stop Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-09 16:31 ` [PATCH 2/3] doc: document E-Switch limitations with HWS in mlx5 PMD Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-09 16:31 ` [PATCH 3/3] ethdev: document special cases of port start and stop Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-09 19:06 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-09 19:06   ` [PATCH v2 1/3] net/mlx5: fix log level on failed transfer proxy stop Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-14 13:17     ` Slava Ovsiienko
2022-11-09 19:06   ` [PATCH v2 2/3] doc: document E-Switch limitations with HWS in mlx5 PMD Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-14 13:18     ` Slava Ovsiienko
2022-11-09 19:06   ` [PATCH v2 3/3] ethdev: document special cases of port start and stop Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-14 14:07     ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-11-14 16:12       ` Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-14 17:10         ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-11-14 18:22           ` Dariusz Sosnowski [this message]
2022-11-14 18:19   ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-14 18:19     ` [PATCH v3 1/3] net/mlx5: fix log level on failed transfer proxy stop Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-14 18:19     ` [PATCH v3 2/3] net/mlx5: document E-Switch limitations with HWS in mlx5 PMD Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-15  8:49       ` Slava Ovsiienko
2022-11-14 18:19     ` [PATCH v3 3/3] ethdev: document special cases of port start and stop Dariusz Sosnowski
2022-11-14 18:32       ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-11-21 22:53     ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Thomas Monjalon

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