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From: santosh <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
To: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, thomas@monjalon.net, hemant.agrawal@nxp.com,
	jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com, bruce.richardson@intel.com
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/4] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 12:37:56 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bbb6d3fc-d040-a9a9-1c96-911721d8b99e@caviumnetworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170703183715.3b1c8ff6@platinum>

Hi Olivier,

On Monday 03 July 2017 10:07 PM, Olivier Matz wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:32:46 +0000, Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com> wrote:
>> HW mempool blocks may need physical contiguous obj in a pool.
> This should be clarified: the memory area containing all the
> objects must be physically contiguous, right?

ok.

>> Introducing MEMPOOL_F_POOL_CONTIG flag for such use-case.  The flag
>> useful to detect whether all buffer fits within a hugepage or not. If
>> not then return -ENOSPC. This way, we make sure that all object within a
>> pool is contiguous.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
>> ---
>>  lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c | 8 ++++++++
>>  lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h | 1 +
>>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
>> index 045baef45..7dec2f51d 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
>> @@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ rte_mempool_populate_phys(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
>>  
>>  	total_elt_sz = mp->header_size + mp->elt_size + mp->trailer_size;
>>  
>> +	/* Detect nb_mbuf fit in hugepage */
>> +	if (mp->flags & MEMPOOL_F_POOL_CONTIG) {
>> +		if (len < total_elt_sz * mp->size) {
>> +			RTE_LOG(ERR, MEMPOOL, "nb_mbufs not fitting in one hugepage,..exit\n");
>> +			return -ENOSPC;
>> +		}
>> +	}
>> +
> We should not reference mbuf, we are in mempool code, dealing with
> any kind of object.

ok, in v2.

> Also, len is not necessarily the size of a hugepage, but the size of the
> physical area passed to te_mempool_populate_phys().

The idea is to make sure that blk_sz (total_elt_sz * mp->size) fits with in
hugepage. So if rte_eal_has_hugepages() is true then 'len' is
hugepage size, in-case of non-hugepage this condition would fail.

Does that make sense? if so then I'll modify comment and error log.
Otherwise could you pl. suggest better approach to detect phys contiguity.

>>  	memhdr = rte_zmalloc("MEMPOOL_MEMHDR", sizeof(*memhdr), 0);
>>  	if (memhdr == NULL)
>>  		return -ENOMEM;
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
>> index c3cdc77e4..fd8722e69 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
>> +++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
>> @@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ struct rte_mempool {
>>  #define MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET         0x0008 /**< Default get is "single-consumer".*/
>>  #define MEMPOOL_F_POOL_CREATED   0x0010 /**< Internal: pool is created. */
>>  #define MEMPOOL_F_NO_PHYS_CONTIG 0x0020 /**< Don't need physically contiguous objs. */
>> +#define MEMPOOL_F_POOL_CONTIG    0x0040 /**< Detect physcially contiguous objs */
> We must highlight here that it's a capability flag.
> Following my other comments on the first patch, this define should be
> renamed in something else. I suggest:
>
> #define RTE_MEMPOOL_CAPA_PHYS_CONTIG 0x0001
>
> The description should be longer and more accurate.
>
> I'm also a bit puzzled because this is more a limitation than a
> capability.

ok with renaming flag but per my [1/4] comment.

But i find it makes more sense to - not differentiate PHYS_CONTIG
with existing mempool cap flags.

>>  
>>  /**
>>   * @internal When debug is enabled, store some statistics.

  reply	other threads:[~2017-07-05  7:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 116+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-06-21 17:32 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager Santosh Shukla
2017-06-21 17:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] mempool: get the external mempool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-07-03 16:37   ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-05  6:41     ` santosh
2017-07-10 13:55       ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-10 16:09         ` santosh
2017-06-21 17:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/4] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool Santosh Shukla
2017-07-03 16:37   ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-05  7:07     ` santosh [this message]
2017-06-21 17:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/4] mempool: introduce block size align flag Santosh Shukla
2017-07-03 16:37   ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-05  7:35     ` santosh
2017-07-10 13:15       ` Olivier Matz
2017-07-10 16:22         ` santosh
2017-06-21 17:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/4] mempool: update range info to pool Santosh Shukla
2017-07-13  9:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/6] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager Santosh Shukla
2017-07-13  9:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/6] mempool: fix flags data type Santosh Shukla
2017-07-13  9:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] mempool: get the mempool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-07-13  9:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/6] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool Santosh Shukla
2017-07-13  9:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/6] mempool: add mempool arg in xmem size and usage Santosh Shukla
2017-07-13  9:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/6] mempool: introduce block size align flag Santosh Shukla
2017-07-13  9:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] mempool: update range info to pool Santosh Shukla
2017-07-18  6:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/6] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager santosh
2017-07-20 13:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Santosh Shukla
2017-07-20 13:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] mempool: fix flags data type Santosh Shukla
2017-07-20 13:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/6] mempool: get the mempool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-07-20 13:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/6] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool Santosh Shukla
2017-07-20 13:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/6] mempool: add mempool arg in xmem size and usage Santosh Shukla
2017-07-20 13:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/6] mempool: introduce block size align flag Santosh Shukla
2017-07-20 13:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/6] mempool: update range info to pool Santosh Shukla
2017-08-15  6:07     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/7] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager Santosh Shukla
2017-08-15  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/7] mempool: fix flags data type Santosh Shukla
2017-09-04 14:11         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 14:18           ` santosh
2017-08-15  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/7] mempool: add mempool arg in xmem size and usage Santosh Shukla
2017-09-04 14:22         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 14:33           ` santosh
2017-09-04 14:46             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 14:58               ` santosh
2017-09-04 15:23                 ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 15:52                   ` santosh
2017-08-15  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/7] doc: remove mempool api change notice Santosh Shukla
2017-08-15  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/7] mempool: get the mempool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-09-04 14:32         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 14:44           ` santosh
2017-09-04 15:56             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 16:29               ` santosh
2017-08-15  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/7] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool Santosh Shukla
2017-09-04 14:43         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 14:47           ` santosh
2017-09-04 16:00             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-08-15  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/7] mempool: introduce block size align flag Santosh Shukla
2017-09-04 16:20         ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-04 17:45           ` santosh
2017-09-07  7:27             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07  7:37               ` santosh
2017-08-15  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 7/7] mempool: update range info to pool Santosh Shukla
2017-09-06 11:28       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/8] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager Santosh Shukla
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/8] mempool: remove unused flags argument Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  7:41           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/8] mempool: change flags from int to unsigned int Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  7:43           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/8] mempool: add flags arg in xmem size and usage Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  7:46           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07  7:49             ` santosh
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/8] doc: remove mempool notice Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  7:47           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/8] mempool: get the mempool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  7:59           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07  8:15             ` santosh
2017-09-07  8:39               ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/8] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  8:05           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 7/8] mempool: introduce block size align flag Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  8:13           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07  8:27             ` santosh
2017-09-07  8:57               ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-06 11:28         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 8/8] mempool: update range info to pool Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07  8:30           ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07  8:56             ` santosh
2017-09-07  9:09               ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07 15:30         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/8] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/8] mempool: remove unused flags argument Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/8] mempool: change flags from int to unsigned int Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/8] mempool: add flags arg in xmem size and usage Santosh Shukla
2017-09-25 11:24             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/8] doc: remove mempool notice Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/8] mempool: get the mempool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-09-25 11:26             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/8] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool Santosh Shukla
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 7/8] mempool: introduce block size align flag Santosh Shukla
2017-09-22 12:59             ` Hemant Agrawal
2017-09-25 11:32             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-25 22:08               ` santosh
2017-09-07 15:30           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 8/8] mempool: notify memory area to pool Santosh Shukla
2017-09-25 11:41             ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-25 22:18               ` santosh
2017-09-29  4:53                 ` santosh
2017-09-29  8:20                   ` Olivier MATZ
2017-09-29  8:25                     ` santosh
2017-09-13  9:58           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/8] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager santosh
2017-09-19  8:26             ` santosh
2017-10-01  9:28           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 " Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:28             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/8] mempool: remove unused flags argument Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:28             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/8] mempool: change flags from int to unsigned int Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:28             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/8] mempool: add flags arg in xmem size and usage Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:28             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/8] doc: remove mempool notice Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:28             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/8] mempool: get the mempool capability Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:29             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 6/8] mempool: detect physical contiguous object in pool Santosh Shukla
2017-10-01  9:29             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 7/8] mempool: introduce block size align flag Santosh Shukla
2017-10-02  8:35               ` santosh
2017-10-02 14:26               ` Olivier MATZ
2017-10-01  9:29             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 8/8] mempool: notify memory area to pool Santosh Shukla
2017-10-02  8:36               ` santosh
2017-10-02 14:27               ` Olivier MATZ
2017-10-06 20:00             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/8] Infrastructure to support octeontx HW mempool manager Thomas Monjalon

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