[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: fix busy polling while fiber link update

[Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@samsung.com>]

If the multispeed fiber link is in DOWN state, ixgbe_setup_link
could take around a second of busy polling. This is highly
inconvenient for the case where single thread periodically
checks the link statuses. For example, OVS main thread
periodically updates the link statuses and hangs for a really
long time busy waiting on ixgbe_setup_link() for a DOWN fiber
ports. For case with 3 down ports it hangs for a 3 seconds and
unable to do anything including packet processing.
Fix that by shifting that workaround to a separate thread by
alarm handler that will try to set up link if it is DOWN.

Fixes: c12d22f65b13 ("net/ixgbe: ensure link status is updated")
CC: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@samsung.com>
---
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 26b192737..a33b9a6e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_interrupt_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				      struct rte_intr_handle *handle);
 static void ixgbe_dev_interrupt_handler(void *param);
 static void ixgbe_dev_interrupt_delayed_handler(void *param);
+static void ixgbe_dev_setup_link_alarm_handler(void *param);
+
 static int ixgbe_add_rar(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
 			 uint32_t index, uint32_t pool);
 static void ixgbe_remove_rar(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index);
@@ -2791,6 +2793,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
+	rte_eal_alarm_cancel(ixgbe_dev_setup_link_alarm_handler, dev);
+
 	/* disable interrupts */
 	ixgbe_disable_intr(hw);
 
@@ -3969,6 +3973,25 @@ ixgbevf_check_link(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, ixgbe_link_speed *speed,
 	return ret_val;
 }
 
+static void
+ixgbe_dev_setup_link_alarm_handler(void *param)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = (struct rte_eth_dev *)param;
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct ixgbe_interrupt *intr =
+		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_INTR(dev->data->dev_private);
+	u32 speed;
+	bool autoneg = false;
+
+	speed = hw->phy.autoneg_advertised;
+	if (!speed)
+		ixgbe_get_link_capabilities(hw, &speed, &autoneg);
+
+	ixgbe_setup_link(hw, speed, true);
+
+	intr->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_CONFIG;
+}
+
 /* return 0 means link status changed, -1 means not changed */
 int
 ixgbe_dev_link_update_share(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
@@ -3981,9 +4004,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_link_update_share(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_INTR(dev->data->dev_private);
 	int link_up;
 	int diag;
-	u32 speed = 0;
 	int wait = 1;
-	bool autoneg = false;
 
 	memset(&link, 0, sizeof(link));
 	link.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN;
@@ -3993,13 +4014,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_link_update_share(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	hw->mac.get_link_status = true;
 
-	if ((intr->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_CONFIG) &&
-		ixgbe_get_media_type(hw) == ixgbe_media_type_fiber) {
-		speed = hw->phy.autoneg_advertised;
-		if (!speed)
-			ixgbe_get_link_capabilities(hw, &speed, &autoneg);
-		ixgbe_setup_link(hw, speed, true);
-	}
+	if (intr->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_CONFIG)
+		return rte_eth_linkstatus_set(dev, &link);
 
 	/* check if it needs to wait to complete, if lsc interrupt is enabled */
 	if (wait_to_complete == 0 || dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc != 0)
@@ -4017,11 +4033,14 @@ ixgbe_dev_link_update_share(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (link_up == 0) {
-		intr->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_CONFIG;
+		if (ixgbe_get_media_type(hw) == ixgbe_media_type_fiber) {
+			intr->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_CONFIG;
+			rte_eal_alarm_set(10,
+				ixgbe_dev_setup_link_alarm_handler, dev);
+		}
 		return rte_eth_linkstatus_set(dev, &link);
 	}
 
-	intr->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_CONFIG;
 	link.link_status = ETH_LINK_UP;
 	link.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX;
 
@@ -5128,6 +5147,8 @@ ixgbevf_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
+	rte_eal_alarm_cancel(ixgbe_dev_setup_link_alarm_handler, dev);
+
 	ixgbevf_intr_disable(dev);
 
 	hw->adapter_stopped = 1;
-- 
2.17.1