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From: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
To: declan.doherty@intel.com
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Link Bonding Library
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 13:49:08 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140528174908.GB2648@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1401287412.git.declan.doherty@intel.com>

On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 04:32:00PM +0100, declan.doherty@intel.com wrote:
> From: Declan Doherty <declan.doherty@intel.com>
> 
> Initial release of Link Bonding Library (lib/librte_bond) with support for 
> bonding modes :
>  0 - Round Robin
>  1 - Active Backup
>  2 - Balance l2 / l23 / l34 
>  3 - Broadcast
> 
Why make this a separate library?  That requires exposure of yet another API to
applications.  Instead, why not write a PMD that can enslave other PMD's and
treat them all as a single interface?  That way this all works with the existing
API.

Neil

> patches split:
>  1 - library + makefile changes
>  2 - Unit test suite, including code to generate packet bursts for
>     testing rx and tx functionality of bonded device and a
>     virtual/stubbed out ethdev for use as slave ethdev in testing
>  3 - Link bonding integration into testpmd, including :
>      - Includes the ability to  create new bonded devices.
>      - Add /remove bonding slave devices. 
>      - Interogate bonded device stats/configuration
>      - Change bonding modes and select balance transmit polices
>  4 - Add Link Bonding Library to Doxygen
> 
> 
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c            |  550 +++++
>  app/test-pmd/parameters.c         |    4 +-
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.c            |   28 +-
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.h            |    2 +
>  app/test/Makefile                 |    3 +
>  app/test/commands.c               |    3 +
>  app/test/packet_burst_generator.c |  276 +++
>  app/test/packet_burst_generator.h |   85 +
>  app/test/test.h                   |    1 +
>  app/test/test_link_bonding.c      | 4007 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  app/test/virtual_pmd.c            |  580 ++++++
>  app/test/virtual_pmd.h            |   74 +
>  config/common_bsdapp              |    5 +
>  config/common_linuxapp            |    5 +
>  doc/doxy-api-index.md             |    1 +
>  doc/doxy-api.conf                 |    1 +
>  lib/Makefile                      |    1 +
>  lib/librte_bond/Makefile          |   28 +
>  lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.c        | 1679 ++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.h        |  228 +++
>  mk/rte.app.mk                     |    5 +
>  21 files changed, 7564 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
>  create mode 100644 app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
>  create mode 100644 app/test/test_link_bonding.c
>  create mode 100644 app/test/virtual_pmd.c
>  create mode 100644 app/test/virtual_pmd.h
>  create mode 100644 lib/librte_bond/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.h
> 
> -- 
> 1.8.5.3
> 
> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-05-28 17:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 127+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-05-28 15:32 declan.doherty
2014-05-28 15:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] " declan.doherty
2014-05-28 16:54   ` Shaw, Jeffrey B
2014-05-29 13:32     ` Doherty, Declan
2014-05-28 15:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/4] Link bonding unit tests declan.doherty
2014-05-28 15:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/4] Link bonding integration into testpmd declan.doherty
2014-05-28 15:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/4] Add Link Bonding Library to Doxygen declan.doherty
2014-05-28 17:49 ` Neil Horman [this message]
2014-05-29 10:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Link Bonding Library Doherty, Declan
2014-05-29 11:33     ` Neil Horman
2014-05-29  3:23 ` Cao, Waterman
2014-05-29 10:35   ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-04 15:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 " declan.doherty
2014-06-04 15:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] " declan.doherty
2014-06-04 15:18     ` declan.doherty
2014-06-05 15:15     ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-06-06  9:07       ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-06 15:13         ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-06-09 21:11     ` Eric Kinzie
2014-06-13 14:03       ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-04 15:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] Link bonding unit tests, including: - code to generate packet bursts for testing rx and tx functionality of bonded device - virtual/stubbed out ethdev for use as slave ethdev in testing - checkpack fixes declan.doherty
2014-06-04 15:18     ` declan.doherty
2014-06-04 15:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/4] Link Bonding Library declan.doherty
2014-06-04 15:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] Adding link bonding support to testpmd. - Includes the ability to create new bonded devices. - Add /remove bonding slave devices. - Interogate bonded device stats/configuration - Change bonding modes and select balance transmit polices declan.doherty
2014-06-04 15:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/4] Add Link Bonding Library to Doxygen declan.doherty
2014-06-04 16:10   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/4] Link Bonding Library Doherty, Declan
2014-06-05  8:03   ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2014-06-05 11:03   ` Neil Horman
2014-06-06  8:23     ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-06 14:54       ` Neil Horman
2014-06-13 14:56         ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-13 15:11           ` Neil Horman
2014-06-06  3:26   ` Cao, Waterman
2014-06-11 16:33   ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-13 14:08     ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-13 15:15       ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-13 14:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] Link Bonding PMD Library Declan Doherty
2014-06-13 14:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/5] " Declan Doherty
2014-06-13 14:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] Link Bonding PMD Library (librte_eal/librte_ether link bonding support changes) Declan Doherty
2014-06-13 16:08     ` Neil Horman
2014-06-13 18:34       ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-13 19:38         ` Neil Horman
2014-06-16  8:59           ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-16 11:07             ` Neil Horman
2014-06-16 16:17               ` Richardson, Bruce
2014-06-16 17:47                 ` Neil Horman
2014-06-16 18:07                   ` Richardson, Bruce
2014-06-16 18:09                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-13 21:59     ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-06-16  7:59       ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-13 14:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/5] Link Bonding PMD Library (Unit Test Suite) Declan Doherty
2014-06-13 14:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] Link Bonding PMD Library (testpmd link bonding API support) Declan Doherty
2014-06-13 14:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/5] Link Bonding PMD Library (Doxygen Additions) Declan Doherty
2014-06-13 15:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] Link Bonding PMD Library Neil Horman
2014-06-16 11:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/6] Link Bonding Library Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 " Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:18       ` Neil Horman
2014-06-24 14:52       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 " Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 20:07           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 " Declan Doherty
2014-06-26 16:02             ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2014-06-26 23:57             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/5] link bonding Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-26 23:57               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/5] bond: new link bonding library Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-27  0:45                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-26 23:57               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/5] ethdev: add unique name to devices Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-26 23:57               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/5] eal: support link bonding device initialization Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-26 23:57               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 4/5] bond: unit tests Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-26 23:57               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 5/5] bond: testpmd support Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-27 10:18               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/5] link bonding Declan Doherty
2014-06-27 20:58                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-29 17:49                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 0/5] link bonding library Declan Doherty
2014-06-30  9:21                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-30  9:28                     ` Doherty, Declan
2014-07-01 22:01                       ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-29 17:49                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 1/5] bond: new " Declan Doherty
2014-06-30  9:13                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-30 22:29                   ` Robert Sanford
2014-07-01 14:16                     ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-07-01 14:19                     ` Doherty, Declan
2014-07-01 14:26                       ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-29 17:49                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 2/5] ethdev: add unique name to devices Declan Doherty
2014-06-29 17:49                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 3/5] eal: support link bonding device initialization Declan Doherty
2014-06-29 17:49                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 4/5] bond: unit tests Declan Doherty
2014-06-30  8:56                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-29 17:49                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 5/5] bond: testpmd support Declan Doherty
2014-06-27 10:18               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 1/5] bond: new link bonding library Declan Doherty
2014-06-27 10:18               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/5] ethdev: add unique name to devices Declan Doherty
2014-06-27 10:18               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/5] eal: support link bonding device initialization Declan Doherty
2014-06-27 10:18               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 4/5] bond: unit tests Declan Doherty
2014-06-27 10:18               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 5/5] bond: testpmd support Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 20:07           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/6] Link Bonding Library (lib/librte_pmd_bond) Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 20:07           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/6] Support for unique interface naming of pmds Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 20:07           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/6] EAL support for link bonding device initialization Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 20:07           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/6] Link bonding Unit Tests Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 20:07           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 5/6] testpmd link bonding additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 20:07           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 6/6] Link Bonding Library doxygen additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/6] Link Bonding Library (lib/librte_pmd_bond) Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/6] Support for unique interface naming of pmds Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/6] EAL support for link bonding device initialization Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 13:54           ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-25 14:41             ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-25 16:00               ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-25 16:15                 ` Richardson, Bruce
2014-06-24 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/6] Link bonding Unit Tests Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/6] testpmd link bonding additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 16:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 6/6] Link Bonding Library doxygen additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-25 13:43           ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-25 14:19             ` Doherty, Declan
2014-06-25 14:23               ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-06-24 14:52       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/6] Link Bonding Library (lib/librte_pmd_bond) Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 14:52       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/6] Support for unique interface naming of pmds Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 14:52       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/6] EAL support for link bonding device initialization Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 14:52       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/6] Link bonding Unit Tests Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 14:52       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/6] testpmd link bonding additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-24 14:52       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] Link Bonding Library doxygen additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/6] Link Bonding Library (lib/librte_pmd_bond) Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/6] Support for unique interface naming of pmds Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] EAL support for link bonding device initialization Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/6] Link bonding Unit Tests Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/6] testpmd link bonding additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-18 16:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] Link Bonding Library doxygen additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-16 11:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] Link Bonding Library (lib/librte_pmd_bond) initial release with support for Mode 0 - Round Robin Mode 1 - Active Backup Mode 2 - Balance -> Supports 3 transmit polices (layer 2, layer 2+3, la Mode 3 - Broadcast Declan Doherty
2014-06-16 11:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/6] Support for unique interface naming of pmds Declan Doherty
2014-06-16 11:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] EAL support for link bonding device initialization Declan Doherty
2014-06-16 11:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/6] Link bonding Unit Tests Declan Doherty
2014-06-16 11:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/6] testpmd link bonding additions Declan Doherty
2014-06-16 11:18   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/6] Link Bonding Library doxygen additions Declan Doherty

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