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From: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Akhil Goyal <gakhil@marvell.com>,
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	Sunil Kumar Kori <skori@marvell.com>,
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	Yipeng Wang <yipeng1.wang@intel.com>,
	Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 17/21] distributor: use rte optional stdatomic API
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:09:01 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1697497745-20664-18-git-send-email-roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1697497745-20664-1-git-send-email-roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>

Replace the use of gcc builtin __atomic_xxx intrinsics with
corresponding rte_atomic_xxx optional stdatomic API

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/distributor/distributor_private.h |  4 +--
 lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c     | 54 +++++++++++++++++------------------
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/distributor/distributor_private.h b/lib/distributor/distributor_private.h
index 2f29343..dfeb9b5 100644
--- a/lib/distributor/distributor_private.h
+++ b/lib/distributor/distributor_private.h
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ enum rte_distributor_match_function {
  * There is a separate cacheline for returns in the burst API.
  */
 struct rte_distributor_buffer {
-	volatile int64_t bufptr64[RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE]
+	volatile RTE_ATOMIC(int64_t) bufptr64[RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE]
 		__rte_cache_aligned; /* <= outgoing to worker */
 
 	int64_t pad1 __rte_cache_aligned;    /* <= one cache line  */
 
-	volatile int64_t retptr64[RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE]
+	volatile RTE_ATOMIC(int64_t) retptr64[RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE]
 		__rte_cache_aligned; /* <= incoming from worker */
 
 	int64_t pad2 __rte_cache_aligned;    /* <= one cache line  */
diff --git a/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c b/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c
index 5ca80dd..2ecb95c 100644
--- a/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c
+++ b/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	struct rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &(d->bufs[worker_id]);
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	volatile int64_t *retptr64;
+	volatile RTE_ATOMIC(int64_t) *retptr64;
 
 	if (unlikely(d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE)) {
 		rte_distributor_request_pkt_single(d->d_single,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	/* Spin while handshake bits are set (scheduler clears it).
 	 * Sync with worker on GET_BUF flag.
 	 */
-	while (unlikely(__atomic_load_n(retptr64, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
+	while (unlikely(rte_atomic_load_explicit(retptr64, rte_memory_order_acquire)
 			& (RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF | RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF))) {
 		rte_pause();
 		uint64_t t = rte_rdtsc()+100;
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
 	 * line is ready for processing
 	 * Sync with distributor to release retptrs
 	 */
-	__atomic_store_n(retptr64, *retptr64 | RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF,
-			__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+	rte_atomic_store_explicit(retptr64, *retptr64 | RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF,
+			rte_memory_order_release);
 }
 
 int
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	 * RETURN_BUF is set when distributor must retrieve in-flight packets
 	 * Sync with distributor to acquire bufptrs
 	 */
-	if (__atomic_load_n(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
+	if (rte_atomic_load_explicit(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), rte_memory_order_acquire)
 		& (RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF | RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 	 * on the next cacheline while we're working.
 	 * Sync with distributor on GET_BUF flag. Release bufptrs.
 	 */
-	__atomic_store_n(&(buf->bufptr64[0]),
-		buf->bufptr64[0] | RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+	rte_atomic_store_explicit(&(buf->bufptr64[0]),
+		buf->bufptr64[0] | RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF, rte_memory_order_release);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 	/* Spin while handshake bits are set (scheduler clears it).
 	 * Sync with worker on GET_BUF flag.
 	 */
-	while (unlikely(__atomic_load_n(&(buf->retptr64[0]), __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+	while (unlikely(rte_atomic_load_explicit(&(buf->retptr64[0]), rte_memory_order_relaxed)
 			& (RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF | RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF))) {
 		rte_pause();
 		uint64_t t = rte_rdtsc()+100;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Sync with distributor to acquire retptrs */
-	__atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+	__atomic_thread_fence(rte_memory_order_acquire);
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE; i++)
 		/* Switch off the return bit first */
 		buf->retptr64[i] = 0;
@@ -200,15 +200,15 @@
 	 * we won't read any mbufs from there even if GET_BUF is set.
 	 * This allows distributor to retrieve in-flight already sent packets.
 	 */
-	__atomic_fetch_or(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF,
-		__ATOMIC_ACQ_REL);
+	rte_atomic_fetch_or_explicit(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF,
+		rte_memory_order_acq_rel);
 
 	/* set the RETURN_BUF on retptr64 even if we got no returns.
 	 * Sync with distributor on RETURN_BUF flag. Release retptrs.
 	 * Notify distributor that we don't request more packets any more.
 	 */
-	__atomic_store_n(&(buf->retptr64[0]),
-		buf->retptr64[0] | RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+	rte_atomic_store_explicit(&(buf->retptr64[0]),
+		buf->retptr64[0] | RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF, rte_memory_order_release);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 	 * to worker which does not require new packets.
 	 * They must be retrieved and assigned to another worker.
 	 */
-	if (!(__atomic_load_n(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
+	if (!(rte_atomic_load_explicit(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), rte_memory_order_acquire)
 		& RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF))
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE; i++)
 			if (buf->bufptr64[i] & RTE_DISTRIB_VALID_BUF)
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@
 	 *     with new packets if worker will make a new request.
 	 * - clear RETURN_BUF to unlock reads on worker side.
 	 */
-	__atomic_store_n(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF,
-		__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+	rte_atomic_store_explicit(&(buf->bufptr64[0]), RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF,
+		rte_memory_order_release);
 
 	/* Collect backlog packets from worker */
 	for (i = 0; i < d->backlog[wkr].count; i++)
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	/* Sync on GET_BUF flag. Acquire retptrs. */
-	if (__atomic_load_n(&(buf->retptr64[0]), __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
+	if (rte_atomic_load_explicit(&(buf->retptr64[0]), rte_memory_order_acquire)
 		& (RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF | RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE; i++) {
 			if (buf->retptr64[i] & RTE_DISTRIB_VALID_BUF) {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 		/* Clear for the worker to populate with more returns.
 		 * Sync with distributor on GET_BUF flag. Release retptrs.
 		 */
-		__atomic_store_n(&(buf->retptr64[0]), 0, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&(buf->retptr64[0]), 0, rte_memory_order_release);
 	}
 	return count;
 }
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Sync with worker on GET_BUF flag */
-	while (!(__atomic_load_n(&(d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64[0]), __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
+	while (!(rte_atomic_load_explicit(&(d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64[0]), rte_memory_order_acquire)
 		& RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF)) {
 		handle_returns(d, wkr);
 		if (unlikely(!d->active[wkr]))
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@
 	/* Clear the GET bit.
 	 * Sync with worker on GET_BUF flag. Release bufptrs.
 	 */
-	__atomic_store_n(&(buf->bufptr64[0]),
-		buf->bufptr64[0] & ~RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+	rte_atomic_store_explicit(&(buf->bufptr64[0]),
+		buf->bufptr64[0] & ~RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF, rte_memory_order_release);
 	return  buf->count;
 
 }
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@
 		/* Flush out all non-full cache-lines to workers. */
 		for (wid = 0 ; wid < d->num_workers; wid++) {
 			/* Sync with worker on GET_BUF flag. */
-			if (__atomic_load_n(&(d->bufs[wid].bufptr64[0]),
-				__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) & RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF) {
+			if (rte_atomic_load_explicit(&(d->bufs[wid].bufptr64[0]),
+				rte_memory_order_acquire) & RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF) {
 				d->bufs[wid].count = 0;
 				release(d, wid);
 				handle_returns(d, wid);
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@
 	/* Flush out all non-full cache-lines to workers. */
 	for (wid = 0 ; wid < d->num_workers; wid++)
 		/* Sync with worker on GET_BUF flag. */
-		if ((__atomic_load_n(&(d->bufs[wid].bufptr64[0]),
-			__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) & RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF)) {
+		if ((rte_atomic_load_explicit(&(d->bufs[wid].bufptr64[0]),
+			rte_memory_order_acquire) & RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF)) {
 			d->bufs[wid].count = 0;
 			release(d, wid);
 		}
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@
 	/* throw away returns, so workers can exit */
 	for (wkr = 0; wkr < d->num_workers; wkr++)
 		/* Sync with worker. Release retptrs. */
-		__atomic_store_n(&(d->bufs[wkr].retptr64[0]), 0,
-				__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&(d->bufs[wkr].retptr64[0]), 0,
+				rte_memory_order_release);
 
 	d->returns.start = d->returns.count = 0;
 }
-- 
1.8.3.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-10-16 23:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 91+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-10-16 23:08 [PATCH 00/21] " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 01/21] power: fix use of rte stdatomic Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 02/21] event/cnxk: remove single " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 03/21] power: use rte optional stdatomic API Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 04/21] bbdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 05/21] eal: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 06/21] eventdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 07/21] gpudev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 08/21] ipsec: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 09/21] mbuf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 10/21] mempool: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 11/21] rcu: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 12/21] pdump: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 13/21] stack: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 14/21] telemetry: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:08 ` [PATCH 15/21] vhost: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 16/21] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:09 ` Tyler Retzlaff [this message]
2023-10-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 18/21] ethdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 19/21] hash: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 20/21] timer: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 21/21] ring: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:30 ` [PATCH v2 00/19] " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:30   ` [PATCH v2 01/19] power: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 02/19] bbdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 03/19] eal: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 04/19] eventdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 05/19] gpudev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 06/19] ipsec: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-24  8:45     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 07/19] mbuf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-24  8:46     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 08/19] mempool: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-24  8:47     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 09/19] rcu: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-25  9:41     ` Ruifeng Wang
2023-10-25 22:38       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  4:24         ` Ruifeng Wang
2023-10-26 16:36           ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 10/19] pdump: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 11/19] stack: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-24  8:48     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 12/19] telemetry: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 13/19] vhost: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 14/19] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 15/19] distributor: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 16/19] ethdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 17/19] hash: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 18/19] timer: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 20:31   ` [PATCH v2 19/19] ring: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-24  8:43     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-24  9:56       ` Morten Brørup
2023-10-24 15:58         ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-24 16:36           ` Morten Brørup
2023-10-24 16:29       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-25 10:06         ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-25 22:49           ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-25 23:22             ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-17 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 00/19] " Stephen Hemminger
2023-10-26  0:31 ` [PATCH v3 " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 01/19] power: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 02/19] bbdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26 11:57     ` Maxime Coquelin
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 03/19] eal: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 04/19] eventdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 05/19] gpudev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 06/19] ipsec: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26 15:54     ` [EXT] " Akhil Goyal
2023-10-27 12:59     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 07/19] mbuf: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-27 13:03     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 08/19] mempool: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-27 13:01     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 09/19] rcu: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 10/19] pdump: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 11/19] stack: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 12/19] telemetry: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 13/19] vhost: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26 11:57     ` Maxime Coquelin
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 14/19] cryptodev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26 15:53     ` [EXT] " Akhil Goyal
2023-10-27 13:05     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 15/19] distributor: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 16/19] ethdev: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-27 13:04     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 17/19] hash: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 18/19] timer: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-26  0:31   ` [PATCH v3 19/19] ring: " Tyler Retzlaff
2023-10-27 12:58     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-10-26 13:47   ` [PATCH v3 00/19] " David Marchand
2023-10-30 15:34   ` David Marchand

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