DPDK patches and discussions
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
To: Mike Pattrick <mkp@redhat.com>
Cc: Aman Singh <aman.deep.singh@intel.com>,
	Yuying Zhang <yuying.zhang@intel.com>,
	ktraynor@redhat.com, dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] app/testpmd: expand noisy neighbour forward mode support
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2023 12:42:32 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <b60e5113-4678-dca8-97b5-f4e50853f66b@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHcdBH4pLqFLCWqoogo2KayeWV848vrU9SJ0Kh=o7rzyz9rPAg@mail.gmail.com>

On 6/8/2023 11:43 AM, Mike Pattrick wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 6:25 AM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 6/8/2023 10:59 AM, Mike Pattrick wrote:
>>> Previously the noisy neighbour vnf simulation would only operate in io
>>> mode, forwarding packets as is. However, this limited the usefulness of
>>> noisy neighbour simulation.
>>>
>>> This feature has now been expanded to supporting mac, macswap, and
>>> 5tswap modes. To facilitate adding this support, some new header files
>>> were added.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Mike Pattrick <mkp@redhat.com>
>>>  ---
>>>  v2: Reverted changes to random memory lookup
>>>  v3: Refactored entire patch
>>>  v4: Implemented recommended formatting changes
>>>  v5: Corrected copyright statement and formatting changes
>>>  v6: Reordered some variables, preserved noisy subtype for display
>>> ---
>>>  app/test-pmd/5tswap.c                 | 118 +----------------------
>>>  app/test-pmd/5tswap.h                 | 130 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  app/test-pmd/config.c                 |  18 +++-
>>>  app/test-pmd/macfwd.c                 |  33 +------
>>>  app/test-pmd/macfwd.h                 |  45 +++++++++
>>>  app/test-pmd/noisy_vnf.c              | 106 +++++++++++++++++----
>>>  app/test-pmd/parameters.c             |  15 +++
>>>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.c                |  14 +++
>>>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                |  10 ++
>>>  doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst |   9 ++
>>>  10 files changed, 334 insertions(+), 164 deletions(-)
>>>  create mode 100644 app/test-pmd/5tswap.h
>>>  create mode 100644 app/test-pmd/macfwd.h
>>>
>>
>> <...>
>>
>>> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
>>> index 096c218c12..a3e2c2ac15 100644
>>> --- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
>>> +++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
>>> @@ -4052,9 +4052,16 @@ rxtx_config_display(void)
>>>  {
>>>       portid_t pid;
>>>       queueid_t qid;
>>> +     char buf[32];
>>> +
>>> +     if (cur_fwd_eng == &noisy_vnf_engine)
>>> +             snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), " (%s)", noisy_fwd_mode_desc[noisy_fwd_mode]);
>>> +     else
>>> +             buf[0] = '\0';
>>>
>>> -     printf("  %s packet forwarding%s packets/burst=%d\n",
>>> +     printf("  %s%s packet forwarding%s packets/burst=%d\n",
>>>              cur_fwd_eng->fwd_mode_name,
>>> +            buf,
>>>              retry_enabled == 0 ? "" : " with retry",
>>>              nb_pkt_per_burst);
>>>
>>> @@ -4816,10 +4823,17 @@ pkt_fwd_config_display(struct fwd_config *cfg)
>>>       struct fwd_stream *fs;
>>>       lcoreid_t  lc_id;
>>>       streamid_t sm_id;
>>> +     char buf[32];
>>> +
>>> +     if (cfg->fwd_eng == &noisy_vnf_engine)
>>> +             snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), " (%s)", noisy_fwd_mode_desc[noisy_fwd_mode]);
>>> +     else
>>> +             buf[0] = '\0';
>>>
>>> -     printf("%s packet forwarding%s - ports=%d - cores=%d - streams=%d - "
>>> +     printf("%s%s packet forwarding%s - ports=%d - cores=%d - streams=%d - "
>>>               "NUMA support %s, MP allocation mode: %s\n",
>>>               cfg->fwd_eng->fwd_mode_name,
>>> +             buf,
>>>               retry_enabled == 0 ? "" : " with retry",
>>>               cfg->nb_fwd_ports, cfg->nb_fwd_lcores, cfg->nb_fwd_streams,
>>>               numa_support == 1 ? "enabled" : "disabled",
>>
>>
>> This works but I wonder if we can keep the display functions generic (as
>> much as possible), without forwarding enginee specific checks.
>>
>> What about the idea to update '.fwd_mode_name' in 'noisy_fwd_begin()'?
>> That way generic display code can stay as it is.
> 
> I worried that this would interfere with set_pkt_forwarding_mode()
> among other functions. The .fwd_mode_name seems to play double duty as
> view and model.
> 

You are right.

> I was also thinking about adding another member to struct fwd_engine
> to display subtype / internal status. But I couldn't think of a
> compelling use case in the other modules. So I leaned towards this
> implementation.
> 
> Which do you prefer?
> 

I think adding a new field is more proper, although I don't expect to
have subtype for other forwarding modes, perhaps adding something like
"internal status" may be useful later.

>>
>> <...>
>>
>>> +static bool
>>> +pkt_burst_mac(struct fwd_stream *fs)
>>> +{
>>> +     struct rte_mbuf  *pkts_burst[MAX_PKT_BURST];
>>> +     uint16_t nb_rx;
>>> +     uint16_t nb_tx;
>>> +
>>> +     nb_rx = common_fwd_stream_receive(fs, pkts_burst, nb_pkt_per_burst);
>>> +     if (likely(nb_rx != 0))
>>> +             do_macfwd(pkts_burst, nb_rx, fs);
>>> +     nb_tx = noisy_eth_tx_burst(fs, nb_rx, pkts_burst);
>>> +
>>> +     return nb_rx > 0 || nb_tx > 0;
>>> +}
>>> +static bool
>>> +pkt_burst_macswap(struct fwd_stream *fs)
>>> +{
>>> +     struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst[MAX_PKT_BURST];
>>> +     uint16_t nb_rx;
>>> +     uint16_t nb_tx;
>>> +
>>> +     nb_rx = common_fwd_stream_receive(fs, pkts_burst, nb_pkt_per_burst);
>>> +     if (likely(nb_rx != 0))
>>> +             do_macswap(pkts_burst, nb_rx, &ports[fs->tx_port]);
>>> +     nb_tx = noisy_eth_tx_burst(fs, nb_rx, pkts_burst);
>>> +
>>> +     return nb_rx > 0 || nb_tx > 0;
>>> +}
>>> +static bool
>>> +pkt_burst_5tswap(struct fwd_stream *fs)
>>> +{
>>> +     struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst[MAX_PKT_BURST];
>>> +     uint16_t nb_rx;
>>> +     uint16_t nb_tx;
>>> +
>>> +     nb_rx = common_fwd_stream_receive(fs, pkts_burst, nb_pkt_per_burst);
>>> +     if (likely(nb_rx != 0))
>>> +             do_5tswap(pkts_burst, nb_rx, fs);
>>> +     nb_tx = noisy_eth_tx_burst(fs, nb_rx, pkts_burst);
>>> +
>>> +     return nb_rx > 0 || nb_tx > 0;
>>> +}
>>>
>>
>> Empty lines are missing between functions.
>>
>>
> 


  reply	other threads:[~2023-06-08 11:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-04-17 18:55 [PATCH v3] " Mike Pattrick
2023-05-26 15:34 ` Kevin Traynor
2023-05-26 17:32   ` Mike Pattrick
2023-06-01 16:23     ` Kevin Traynor
2023-06-06 14:17       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-06-02 18:29 ` [PATCH v4] " Mike Pattrick
2023-06-06 14:27   ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-06-06 21:12   ` [PATCH v5] " Mike Pattrick
2023-06-06 21:37     ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-06-06 21:42       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-06-06 22:23     ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-06-07 15:42       ` Mike Pattrick
2023-06-08  9:59     ` [PATCH v6] " Mike Pattrick
2023-06-08 10:25       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-06-08 10:43         ` Mike Pattrick
2023-06-08 11:42           ` Ferruh Yigit [this message]
2023-06-08 13:31       ` [PATCH v7] " Mike Pattrick
2023-06-08 14:32         ` Ferruh Yigit

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=b60e5113-4678-dca8-97b5-f4e50853f66b@amd.com \
    --to=ferruh.yigit@amd.com \
    --cc=aman.deep.singh@intel.com \
    --cc=dev@dpdk.org \
    --cc=ktraynor@redhat.com \
    --cc=mkp@redhat.com \
    --cc=yuying.zhang@intel.com \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).