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From: santosh <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
To: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, hemant.agrawal@nxp.com, jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ether/ethdev: Allow pmd to advertise preferred pool capability
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 18:09:33 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <a4b51c12-a3bd-a0dc-0278-29cecb1bb33d@caviumnetworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170630161302.1c11ca46@platinum>

On Friday 30 June 2017 07:43 PM, Olivier Matz wrote:

> On Thu,  1 Jun 2017 13:35:59 +0530, Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com> wrote:
>> Platform with two different NICs like external PCI NIC and
>> Integrated NIC, May want to use their preferred pool handle.
>> Right now there is no way that two different NICs on same board,
>> Could use their choice of a pool.
>> Both NICs forced to use same pool, Which is statically configured
>> by setting CONFIG_RTE_MEMPOOL_DEFAULT_OPS=<pool-name>.
>>
>> So Introducing get_preferred_pool() API. Which allows PMD driver
>> to advertise their pool capability to Application.
>> Based on that hint, Application creates separate pool for
>> That driver.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
>> ---
>>  lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c          | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>>  lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h          | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>  lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map |  7 +++++++
>>  3 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
>> index 83898a8f7..4068a05b1 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
>> @@ -3472,3 +3472,19 @@ rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint8_t port_id,
>>  				-ENOTSUP);
>>  	return (*dev->dev_ops->l2_tunnel_offload_set)(dev, l2_tunnel, mask, en);
>>  }
>> +
>> +int
>> +rte_eth_dev_get_preferred_pool(uint8_t port_id, const char *pool)
>> +{
>> +	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
>> +
>> +	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
>> +
>> +	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
>> +
>> +	if (*dev->dev_ops->get_preferred_pool == NULL) {
>> +		pool = RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_OPS;
>> +		return 0;
>> +	}
>> +	return (*dev->dev_ops->get_preferred_pool)(dev, pool);
>> +}
> Instead of this, what about:
>
> /*
>  * Return values:
>  *   - -ENOTSUP: error, pool type is not supported
>  *   - on success, return the priority of the mempool (0 = highest)
>  */
> int
> rte_eth_dev_pool_ops_supported(uint8_t port_id, const char *pool)
>
> By default, always return 0 (i.e. all pools are supported).
>
> With this API, we can announce several supported pools (not only
> one preferred), and order them by preference.

IMO: We should let application to decide on pool preference. Driver
only to advice his preferred or supported pool handle to application,
and its upto application to decide on pool selection scheme. 

> I also wonder if we should use a ops_index instead of a pool name
> for the second argument.
>
>
>
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
>> index 0f38b45f8..8e5b06af7 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
>> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
>> @@ -1381,6 +1381,10 @@ typedef int (*eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t)
>>  	 uint8_t en);
>>  /**< @internal enable/disable the l2 tunnel offload functions */
>>  
>> +typedef int (*eth_get_preferred_pool_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>> +						const char *pool);
>> +/**< @internal Get preferred pool handler for a device */
>> +
>>  #ifdef RTE_NIC_BYPASS
>>  
>>  enum {
>> @@ -1573,6 +1577,8 @@ struct eth_dev_ops {
>>  	/**< Get extended device statistic values by ID. */
>>  	eth_xstats_get_names_by_id_t xstats_get_names_by_id;
>>  	/**< Get name of extended device statistics by ID. */
>> +	eth_get_preferred_pool_t get_preferred_pool;
>> +	/**< Get preferred pool handler for a device */
>>  };
>>  
>>  /**
>> @@ -4607,6 +4613,21 @@ rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint8_t *port_id);
>>  int
>>  rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint8_t port_id, char *name);
>>  
>> +/**
>> + * Get preferred pool handle for a device
>> + *
>> + * @param port_id
>> + *   port identifier of the device
>> + * @param [out] pool
>> + *   Preferred pool handle for this device.
>> + *   Pool len shouldn't more than 256B. Allocated by pmd driver.
> [out] ??
> I don't get why it is allocated by the driver
>
Driver to advice his preferred pool to application. That's why out.

Thanks.

>
>> + * @return
>> + *   - (0) if successful.
>> + *   - (-EINVAL) on failure.
>> + */
>> +int
>> +rte_eth_dev_get_preferred_pool(uint8_t port_id, const char *pool);
>> +
>>  #ifdef __cplusplus
>>  }
>>  #endif
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map
>> index d6726bb1b..819fe800e 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map
>> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map
>> @@ -156,3 +156,10 @@ DPDK_17.05 {
>>  	rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id;
>>  
>>  } DPDK_17.02;
>> +
>> +DPDK_17.08 {
>> +	global:
>> +
>> +	rte_eth_dev_get_preferred_pool;
>> +
>> +} DPDK_17.05;

  reply	other threads:[~2017-07-04 12:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-06-01  8:05 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Allow application set mempool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-06-01  8:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] eal: Introducing option to " Santosh Shukla
2017-06-30 14:12   ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-04 12:33     ` santosh
2017-06-01  8:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ether/ethdev: Allow pmd to advertise preferred pool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-06-30 14:13   ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-04 12:39     ` santosh [this message]
2017-07-04 13:07       ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-04 14:12         ` Jerin Jacob
2017-06-19 11:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Allow application set mempool handle Hemant Agrawal
2017-06-19 13:01   ` Jerin Jacob
2017-06-20 10:37     ` Hemant Agrawal
2017-06-20 14:04       ` Jerin Jacob
2017-06-30 14:12         ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-04 12:25           ` santosh
2017-07-04 15:59             ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-05  7:48               ` santosh
2017-07-20  7:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/2] Dynamically configure " Santosh Shukla
2017-07-20  7:06   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] eal: allow user to override default pool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-08-15  8:07     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] Dynamically configure mempool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-08-15  8:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] eal: allow user to override default pool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-09-04 11:46         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07  9:25         ` Hemant Agrawal
2017-08-15  8:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/2] ethdev: allow pmd to advertise " Santosh Shukla
2017-09-04 12:11         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 13:14           ` santosh
2017-09-07  9:21             ` Hemant Agrawal
2017-09-07 10:06               ` santosh
2017-09-07 10:11                 ` santosh
2017-09-07 11:08                   ` Hemant Agrawal
2017-09-11  9:33                     ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-11 12:40                       ` santosh
2017-09-11 13:00                         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04  9:41       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] Dynamically configure mempool handle Sergio Gonzalez Monroy
2017-09-04 13:20         ` santosh
2017-09-04 13:34         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 14:24           ` Sergio Gonzalez Monroy
2017-09-05  7:47             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-05  8:11               ` Jerin Jacob
2017-09-11 15:18       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Santosh Shukla
2017-09-11 15:18         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/2] eal: allow user to override default pool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-09-25  7:28           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-25 21:23             ` santosh
2017-09-11 15:18         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/2] ethdev: get the supported pools for a port Santosh Shukla
2017-09-25  7:37           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-25 21:52             ` santosh
2017-09-29  5:00               ` santosh
2017-09-29  8:32               ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-29 10:16                 ` santosh
2017-09-29 11:21                   ` santosh
2017-09-29 11:23                   ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-29 11:31                     ` santosh
2017-09-13 10:00         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/2] Dynamically configure mempool handle santosh
2017-09-19  8:28           ` santosh
2017-09-25  7:24             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-25 21:58               ` santosh
2017-10-01  9:14         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:14           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/2] eal: allow user to override default pool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-10-02 14:29             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-10-06  0:29             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-10-06  3:31               ` santosh
2017-10-06  8:39                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-10-06  7:45             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/2] Dynamically configure mempool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-10-06  7:45               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/2] eal: allow user to override default pool handle Santosh Shukla
2017-10-06  7:45               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/2] ethdev: get the supported pool for a port Santosh Shukla
2017-10-06 18:58               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/2] Dynamically configure mempool handle Thomas Monjalon
2017-10-01  9:14           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/2] ethdev: get the supported pool for a port Santosh Shukla
2017-10-02 14:31             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-10-06  0:30             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-10-06  3:32               ` santosh
2017-10-02  8:37           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/2] Dynamically configure mempool handle santosh
2017-07-20  7:06   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] ethdev: allow pmd to advertise pool handle Santosh Shukla

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