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From: Sivaprasad Tummala <sivaprasad.tummala@amd.com>
To: <david.hunt@intel.com>, <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>,
	<jerinj@marvell.com>,  <radu.nicolau@intel.com>,
	<gakhil@marvell.com>, <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>,
	<ferruh.yigit@amd.com>, <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>,
	<stephen@networkplumber.org>, <david.marchand@redhat.com>
Cc: <dev@dpdk.org>, <stable@dpdk.org>
Subject: [PATCH v5 1/6] examples/l3fwd: fix lcore ID restriction
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:31:40 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240318173146.24303-2-sivaprasad.tummala@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240318173146.24303-1-sivaprasad.tummala@amd.com>

Currently the config option allows lcore IDs up to 255,
irrespective of RTE_MAX_LCORES and needs to be fixed.

The patch allows config options based on DPDK config.

Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Sivaprasad Tummala <sivaprasad.tummala@amd.com>
Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h       |  2 +-
 examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_acl.c   |  4 ++--
 examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c    |  4 ++--
 examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.h |  2 +-
 examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_fib.c   |  4 ++--
 examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c   |  5 ++---
 examples/l3fwd/main.c        | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 7 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h
index e7ae0e5834..12c264cb4c 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct mbuf_table {
 
 struct lcore_rx_queue {
 	uint16_t port_id;
-	uint8_t queue_id;
+	uint16_t queue_id;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 struct lcore_conf {
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_acl.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_acl.c
index 401692bcec..2bd63181bc 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_acl.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_acl.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ acl_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 	uint64_t prev_tsc, diff_tsc, cur_tsc;
 	int i, nb_rx;
 	uint16_t portid;
-	uint8_t queueid;
+	uint16_t queueid;
 	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
 	int socketid;
 	const uint64_t drain_tsc = (rte_get_tsc_hz() + US_PER_S - 1)
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ acl_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 		portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].port_id;
 		queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].queue_id;
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, L3FWD,
-			" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hhu\n",
+			" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hu\n",
 			lcore_id, portid, queueid);
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
index 40e102b38a..cd2bb4a4bb 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ em_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 	unsigned lcore_id;
 	uint64_t prev_tsc, diff_tsc, cur_tsc;
 	int i, nb_rx;
-	uint8_t queueid;
+	uint16_t queueid;
 	uint16_t portid;
 	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
 	const uint64_t drain_tsc = (rte_get_tsc_hz() + US_PER_S - 1) /
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ em_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 		portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].port_id;
 		queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].queue_id;
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, L3FWD,
-			" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hhu\n",
+			" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hu\n",
 			lcore_id, portid, queueid);
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.h b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.h
index 9aad358003..c6a4a89127 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.h
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.h
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ struct l3fwd_event_resources {
 	uint8_t deq_depth;
 	uint8_t has_burst;
 	uint8_t enabled;
-	uint8_t eth_rx_queues;
 	uint8_t vector_enabled;
+	uint16_t eth_rx_queues;
 	uint16_t vector_size;
 	uint64_t vector_tmo_ns;
 };
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_fib.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_fib.c
index 6a21984415..7da55f707a 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_fib.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_fib.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fib_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 	uint64_t prev_tsc, diff_tsc, cur_tsc;
 	int i, nb_rx;
 	uint16_t portid;
-	uint8_t queueid;
+	uint16_t queueid;
 	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
 	const uint64_t drain_tsc = (rte_get_tsc_hz() + US_PER_S - 1) /
 			US_PER_S * BURST_TX_DRAIN_US;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fib_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 		portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].port_id;
 		queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].queue_id;
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, L3FWD,
-				" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hhu\n",
+				" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hu\n",
 				lcore_id, portid, queueid);
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
index a484a33089..01d38bc69c 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ lpm_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 	unsigned lcore_id;
 	uint64_t prev_tsc, diff_tsc, cur_tsc;
 	int i, nb_rx;
-	uint16_t portid;
-	uint8_t queueid;
+	uint16_t portid, queueid;
 	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
 	const uint64_t drain_tsc = (rte_get_tsc_hz() + US_PER_S - 1) /
 		US_PER_S * BURST_TX_DRAIN_US;
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ lpm_main_loop(__rte_unused void *dummy)
 		portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].port_id;
 		queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[i].queue_id;
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, L3FWD,
-			" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hhu\n",
+			" -- lcoreid=%u portid=%u rxqueueid=%hu\n",
 			lcore_id, portid, queueid);
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index 8d32ae1dd5..19e4d9dfa2 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ struct parm_cfg parm_config;
 
 struct lcore_params {
 	uint16_t port_id;
-	uint8_t queue_id;
-	uint8_t lcore_id;
+	uint16_t queue_id;
+	uint32_t lcore_id;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 static struct lcore_params lcore_params_array[MAX_LCORE_PARAMS];
@@ -292,24 +292,24 @@ setup_l3fwd_lookup_tables(void)
 static int
 check_lcore_params(void)
 {
-	uint8_t queue, lcore;
-	uint16_t i;
+	uint16_t queue, i;
+	uint32_t lcore;
 	int socketid;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_lcore_params; ++i) {
 		queue = lcore_params[i].queue_id;
 		if (queue >= MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_PORT) {
-			printf("invalid queue number: %hhu\n", queue);
+			printf("invalid queue number: %hu\n", queue);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		lcore = lcore_params[i].lcore_id;
 		if (!rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore)) {
-			printf("error: lcore %hhu is not enabled in lcore mask\n", lcore);
+			printf("error: lcore %u is not enabled in lcore mask\n", lcore);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		if ((socketid = rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lcore) != 0) &&
 			(numa_on == 0)) {
-			printf("warning: lcore %hhu is on socket %d with numa off \n",
+			printf("warning: lcore %u is on socket %d with numa off\n",
 				lcore, socketid);
 		}
 	}
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ check_port_config(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static uint8_t
+static uint16_t
 get_port_n_rx_queues(const uint16_t port)
 {
 	int queue = -1;
@@ -352,21 +352,21 @@ get_port_n_rx_queues(const uint16_t port)
 						lcore_params[i].port_id);
 		}
 	}
-	return (uint8_t)(++queue);
+	return (uint16_t)(++queue);
 }
 
 static int
 init_lcore_rx_queues(void)
 {
 	uint16_t i, nb_rx_queue;
-	uint8_t lcore;
+	uint32_t lcore;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_lcore_params; ++i) {
 		lcore = lcore_params[i].lcore_id;
 		nb_rx_queue = lcore_conf[lcore].n_rx_queue;
 		if (nb_rx_queue >= MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_LCORE) {
 			printf("error: too many queues (%u) for lcore: %u\n",
-				(unsigned)nb_rx_queue + 1, (unsigned)lcore);
+				(unsigned int)nb_rx_queue + 1, lcore);
 			return -1;
 		} else {
 			lcore_conf[lcore].rx_queue_list[nb_rx_queue].port_id =
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ parse_config(const char *q_arg)
 	char *str_fld[_NUM_FLD];
 	int i;
 	unsigned size;
+	uint32_t max_fld[_NUM_FLD] = {RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS,
+				USHRT_MAX, RTE_MAX_LCORE};
 
 	nb_lcore_params = 0;
 
@@ -518,7 +520,8 @@ parse_config(const char *q_arg)
 		for (i = 0; i < _NUM_FLD; i++){
 			errno = 0;
 			int_fld[i] = strtoul(str_fld[i], &end, 0);
-			if (errno != 0 || end == str_fld[i] || int_fld[i] > 255)
+			if (errno != 0 || end == str_fld[i] || int_fld[i] >
+									max_fld[i])
 				return -1;
 		}
 		if (nb_lcore_params >= MAX_LCORE_PARAMS) {
@@ -527,11 +530,11 @@ parse_config(const char *q_arg)
 			return -1;
 		}
 		lcore_params_array[nb_lcore_params].port_id =
-			(uint8_t)int_fld[FLD_PORT];
+			(uint16_t)int_fld[FLD_PORT];
 		lcore_params_array[nb_lcore_params].queue_id =
-			(uint8_t)int_fld[FLD_QUEUE];
+			(uint16_t)int_fld[FLD_QUEUE];
 		lcore_params_array[nb_lcore_params].lcore_id =
-			(uint8_t)int_fld[FLD_LCORE];
+			(uint32_t)int_fld[FLD_LCORE];
 		++nb_lcore_params;
 	}
 	lcore_params = lcore_params_array;
@@ -630,7 +633,7 @@ parse_event_eth_rx_queues(const char *eth_rx_queues)
 {
 	struct l3fwd_event_resources *evt_rsrc = l3fwd_get_eventdev_rsrc();
 	char *end = NULL;
-	uint8_t num_eth_rx_queues;
+	uint16_t num_eth_rx_queues;
 
 	/* parse decimal string */
 	num_eth_rx_queues = strtoul(eth_rx_queues, &end, 10);
@@ -1211,7 +1214,8 @@ config_port_max_pkt_len(struct rte_eth_conf *conf,
 static void
 l3fwd_poll_resource_setup(void)
 {
-	uint8_t nb_rx_queue, queue, socketid;
+	uint8_t socketid;
+	uint16_t nb_rx_queue, queue;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	uint32_t n_tx_queue, nb_lcores;
 	struct rte_eth_txconf *txconf;
@@ -1535,7 +1539,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
 	uint16_t queueid, portid;
 	unsigned int lcore_id;
-	uint8_t queue;
+	uint16_t queue;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* init EAL */
-- 
2.25.1


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Thread overview: 96+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-12-18  7:49 [PATCH " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-18  7:49 ` [PATCH 2/6] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-18  7:49 ` [PATCH 3/6] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-18  7:49 ` [PATCH 4/6] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-18  7:49 ` [PATCH 5/6] examples/qos_sched: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-18  7:49 ` [PATCH 6/6] examples/vm_power_manager: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19  3:28 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19  3:28   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] examples/l3fwd: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19 12:05     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-12-19 12:30       ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-12-19 14:18         ` Tummala, Sivaprasad
2023-12-19 15:10           ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-12-20  1:32             ` Tummala, Sivaprasad
2023-12-19  3:28   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19  3:28   ` [PATCH v2 3/6] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19  3:28   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19 12:03     ` Konstantin Ananyev
2023-12-19  3:28   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] examples/qos_sched: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19  3:28   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] examples/vm_power_manager: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-19  3:28   ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20  6:44   ` [PATCH v3 " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20  6:44     ` [PATCH v3 1/6] examples/l3fwd: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20  6:44     ` [PATCH v3 2/6] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20  6:44     ` [PATCH v3 3/6] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20  6:44     ` [PATCH v3 4/6] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20  6:45     ` [PATCH v3 5/6] examples/qos_sched: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20 16:31       ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-01-09 15:16         ` Ferruh Yigit
2024-01-16 12:33           ` Tummala, Sivaprasad
2024-01-16 16:28             ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-12-20  6:45     ` [PATCH v3 6/6] examples/vm_power_manager: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2023-12-20  6:45     ` [PATCH v3 0/6] " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23     ` [PATCH v4 " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23       ` [PATCH v4 1/6] examples/l3fwd: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23       ` [PATCH v4 2/6] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23       ` [PATCH v4 3/6] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23       ` [PATCH v4 4/6] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23       ` [PATCH v4 5/6] examples/qos_sched: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23       ` [PATCH v4 6/6] examples/vm_power_manager: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-01-16 18:23       ` [PATCH v4 0/6] " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-18 17:31       ` [PATCH v5 " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-18 17:31         ` Sivaprasad Tummala [this message]
2024-03-19  7:24           ` [PATCH v5 1/6] examples/l3fwd: " Morten Brørup
2024-03-21  9:55             ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-03-21 11:05               ` Tummala, Sivaprasad
2024-03-21 11:18                 ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-03-21 18:26                   ` Tummala, Sivaprasad
2024-03-21 11:05             ` Tummala, Sivaprasad
2024-03-18 17:31         ` [PATCH v5 2/6] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-18 17:31         ` [PATCH v5 3/6] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-18 17:31         ` [PATCH v5 4/6] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-18 17:31         ` [PATCH v5 5/6] examples/qos_sched: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-18 17:31         ` [PATCH v5 6/6] examples/vm_power_manager: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-18 17:31         ` [PATCH v5 0/6] " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-19 18:41         ` Ferruh Yigit
2024-03-21 18:47         ` [PATCH v6 00/10] " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 01/14] examples/l3fwd: fix queue " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-22 15:41             ` David Marchand
2024-03-25 12:45               ` Tummala, Sivaprasad
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 02/14] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 03/14] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 04/14] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 05/14] examples/l3fwd: fix lcore " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 06/14] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 07/14] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 08/14] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 09/14] examples/qos_sched: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 10/14] examples/vm_power_manager: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 11/14] examples/l3fwd: fix port " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 12/14] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 13/14] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 14/14] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-21 18:47           ` [PATCH v6 00/10] fix lcore " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55           ` [PATCH v7 00/14] " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 01/14] examples/l3fwd: fix queue " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 02/14] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 03/14] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 04/14] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 05/14] examples/l3fwd: fix lcore " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 06/14] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 07/14] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 08/14] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 09/14] examples/qos_sched: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 10/14] examples/vm_power_manager: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 11/14] examples/l3fwd: fix port " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 12/14] examples/l3fwd-power: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 13/14] examples/l3fwd-graph: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 14/14] examples/ipsec-secgw: " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-03-26 12:55             ` [PATCH v7 00/14] fix lcore " Sivaprasad Tummala
2024-04-25 12:31             ` Ferruh Yigit
2024-04-30 13:47               ` Ferruh Yigit
2024-03-07  8:34 ` [PATCH 1/6] examples/l3fwd: " David Marchand
2024-03-07  9:16   ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-07  9:22     ` David Marchand
2024-03-07  9:53       ` Morten Brørup
2024-03-13  9:14   ` Tummala, Sivaprasad

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