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From: Gage Eads <gage.eads@intel.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: olivier.matz@6wind.com, arybchenko@solarflare.com,
	bruce.richardson@intel.com, konstantin.ananyev@intel.com
Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] doc: add NB ring comment to EAL "known issues"
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:01:22 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190110210122.24889-7-gage.eads@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190110210122.24889-1-gage.eads@intel.com>

This comment makes users aware of the non-blocking ring option and its
caveats.

Signed-off-by: Gage Eads <gage.eads@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst
index 9497b879c..b6ac236d6 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ Known Issues
 
   5. It MUST not be used by multi-producer/consumer pthreads, whose scheduling policies are SCHED_FIFO or SCHED_RR.
 
-  Alternatively, x86_64 applications can use the non-blocking stack mempool handler. When considering this handler, note that:
+  Alternatively, x86_64 applications can use the non-blocking ring or stack mempool handlers. When considering one of them, note that:
 
   - it is limited to the x86_64 platform, because it uses an instruction (16-byte compare-and-swap) that is not available on other platforms.
   - it has worse average-case performance than the non-preemptive rte_ring, but software caching (e.g. the mempool cache) can mitigate this by reducing the number of handler operations.
-- 
2.13.6

  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-01-10 21:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 123+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-01-10 21:01 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/6] Add non-blocking ring Gage Eads
2019-01-10 21:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/6] ring: change head and tail to pointer-width size Gage Eads
2019-01-11  4:38   ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-01-11 19:07     ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-11 10:25   ` Burakov, Anatoly
2019-01-11 19:12     ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-11 19:55       ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-01-15 15:48         ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-11 10:40   ` Burakov, Anatoly
2019-01-11 10:58     ` Bruce Richardson
2019-01-11 11:30       ` Burakov, Anatoly
     [not found]         ` <20190111115851.GC3336@bricha3-MOBL.ger.corp.intel.com>
2019-01-11 19:27           ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-21 14:14             ` Burakov, Anatoly
2019-01-22 18:27               ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-10 21:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/6] ring: add a non-blocking implementation Gage Eads
2019-01-10 21:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/6] test_ring: add non-blocking ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-01-10 21:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/6] test_ring_perf: add non-blocking ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-01-10 21:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/6] mempool/ring: add non-blocking ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-01-13 13:43   ` Andrew Rybchenko
2019-01-10 21:01 ` Gage Eads [this message]
2019-01-11  2:51   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] doc: add NB ring comment to EAL "known issues" Varghese, Vipin
2019-01-11 19:30     ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-14  0:07       ` Varghese, Vipin
2019-01-15 23:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] Add non-blocking ring Gage Eads
2019-01-15 23:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] ring: change head and tail to pointer-width size Gage Eads
2019-01-15 23:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] ring: add a non-blocking implementation Gage Eads
2019-01-15 23:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] test_ring: add non-blocking ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-01-15 23:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] test_ring_perf: add non-blocking ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-01-15 23:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] mempool/ring: add non-blocking ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-01-16  0:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] Add non-blocking ring Stephen Hemminger
2019-01-18 15:23   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Gage Eads
2019-01-18 15:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/5] ring: add 64-bit headtail structure Gage Eads
2019-01-18 15:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] ring: add a non-blocking implementation Gage Eads
2019-01-22 10:12       ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-22 14:49       ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-22 21:31         ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-23 10:16           ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-25 17:21             ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-28 10:35               ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-28 18:54                 ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-28 22:31                   ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-28 13:34               ` Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran
2019-01-28 13:43                 ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-28 14:04                   ` Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran
2019-01-28 14:06                     ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-28 18:59                 ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-18 15:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/5] test_ring: add non-blocking ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-01-18 15:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] test_ring_perf: add non-blocking ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-01-18 15:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/5] mempool/ring: add non-blocking ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-01-22  9:27     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] Add non-blocking ring Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-22 10:15       ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-22 19:15       ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-23 16:02       ` Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran
2019-01-23 16:29         ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-28 13:10           ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran
2019-01-25  5:20     ` [dpdk-dev] " Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-01-25 17:42       ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-25 17:56       ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-28 10:41         ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-28 18:14     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Gage Eads
2019-01-28 18:14       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/5] ring: add 64-bit headtail structure Gage Eads
2019-01-29 12:56         ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-01-30  4:26           ` Eads, Gage
2019-01-28 18:14       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/5] ring: add a non-blocking implementation Gage Eads
2019-01-28 18:14       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/5] test_ring: add non-blocking ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-01-28 18:14       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/5] test_ring_perf: add non-blocking ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-01-28 18:14       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] mempool/ring: add non-blocking ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-03-05 17:40       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/6] Add lock-free ring and mempool handler Gage Eads
2019-03-05 17:40         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/6] ring: add a pointer-width headtail structure Gage Eads
2019-03-05 17:40         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/6] ring: add a ring start marker Gage Eads
2019-03-05 17:40         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] ring: add a lock-free implementation Gage Eads
2019-03-05 17:40         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/6] test_ring: add lock-free ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-03-05 17:40         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/6] test_ring_perf: add lock-free ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-03-05 17:40         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] mempool/ring: add lock-free ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-03-06 15:03         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/6] Add lock-free ring and mempool handler Gage Eads
2019-03-06 15:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/6] ring: add a pointer-width headtail structure Gage Eads
2019-03-06 15:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/6] ring: add a ring start marker Gage Eads
2019-03-06 15:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/6] ring: add a lock-free implementation Gage Eads
2019-03-06 15:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/6] test_ring: add lock-free ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-03-06 15:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/6] test_ring_perf: add lock-free ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-03-06 15:03           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] mempool/ring: add lock-free ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/6] Add lock-free ring and mempool handler Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35             ` Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/6] ring: add a pointer-width headtail structure Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35               ` Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/6] ring: add a ring start marker Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35               ` Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/6] ring: add a lock-free implementation Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35               ` Gage Eads
2019-03-19 15:50               ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-03-19 15:50                 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-03-18 21:35             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/6] test_ring: add lock-free ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35               ` Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/6] test_ring_perf: add lock-free ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35               ` Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 6/6] mempool/ring: add lock-free ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:35               ` Gage Eads
2019-03-18 21:49             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/6] Add lock-free ring and mempool handler Eads, Gage
2019-03-18 21:49               ` Eads, Gage
2019-03-19 15:51               ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-03-19 15:51                 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-04-01 19:23                 ` Eads, Gage
2019-04-01 19:23                   ` Eads, Gage
2019-04-02 10:16                   ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-04-02 10:16                     ` Ola Liljedahl
2019-04-04 22:28                     ` Eads, Gage
2019-04-04 22:28                       ` Eads, Gage
2019-03-19  1:20             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 " Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20               ` Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/6] ring: add a pointer-width headtail structure Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20                 ` Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/6] ring: add a ring start marker Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20                 ` Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/6] ring: add a lock-free implementation Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20                 ` Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/6] test_ring: add lock-free ring autotest Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20                 ` Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 5/6] test_ring_perf: add lock-free ring perf test Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20                 ` Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 6/6] mempool/ring: add lock-free ring handlers Gage Eads
2019-03-19  1:20                 ` Gage Eads
2019-04-03 16:46               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/6] Add lock-free ring and mempool handler Thomas Monjalon
2019-04-03 16:46                 ` Thomas Monjalon

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