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From: "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
To: "Richardson, Bruce" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: don't override mbuf buffer length
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:20:22 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2601191342CEEE43887BDE71AB977258213BCB2D@IRSMSX105.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20141204153204.GD9300@bricha3-MOBL3>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richardson, Bruce
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 3:32 PM
> To: Ananyev, Konstantin
> Cc: Jean-Mickael Guerin; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: don't override mbuf buffer length
> 
> On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 03:29:04PM +0000, Ananyev, Konstantin wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Richardson, Bruce
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 3:15 PM
> > > To: Ananyev, Konstantin
> > > Cc: Jean-Mickael Guerin; dev@dpdk.org
> > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: don't override mbuf buffer length
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 02:50:11PM +0000, Ananyev, Konstantin wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Jean-Mickael Guerin
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 2:26 PM
> > > > > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: don't override mbuf buffer length
> > > > >
> > > > > The template mbuf_initializer is hard coded with a buflen which
> > > > > might have been set differently by the application at the time of
> > > > > mbuf pool creation.
> > > > >
> > > > > Switch to a mbuf allocation, to fetch the correct default values.
> > > > > There is no performance impact because this is not a data-plane API.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Jean-Mickael Guerin <jean-mickael.guerin@6wind.com>
> > > > > Acked-by: David Marchand <david.marchand@6wind.com>
> > > > > Fixes: 0ff3324da2 ("ixgbe: rework vector pmd following mbuf changes")
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec.c | 19 ++++++++++++-------
> > > > >  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec.c
> > > > > index c1b5a78..f7b02f5 100644
> > > > > --- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec.c
> > > > > +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec.c
> > > > > @@ -732,17 +732,22 @@ static struct ixgbe_txq_ops vec_txq_ops = {
> > > > >  int
> > > > >  ixgbe_rxq_vec_setup(struct igb_rx_queue *rxq)
> > > > >  {
> > > > > -	struct rte_mbuf mb_def = { .buf_addr = 0 }; /* zeroed mbuf */
> > > > > +	struct rte_mbuf *mb_def;
> > > > >
> > > > > -	mb_def.nb_segs = 1;
> > > > > -	mb_def.data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
> > > > > -	mb_def.buf_len = rxq->mb_pool->elt_size - sizeof(struct rte_mbuf);
> > > > > -	mb_def.port = rxq->port_id;
> > > > > -	rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(&mb_def, 1);
> > > > > +	mb_def = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(rxq->mb_pool);
> > > >
> > > > Could you explain to me, what is an advantage of using dynamic allocation vs local struct here?
> > > > I don't see any.
> > >
> > > It means that we get an mbuf that is initialized as done by the initialization
> > > function passed to the mempool_create call. The static variable method assumes
> > > that we configure the mbuf using default setting for buf_len etc.
> > >
> >
> > I understand that, but  why it can't be done in some other way?
> > Without allocating/freeing?
> > Let say, at mempool_create() store obj_init() and then add ability to call it again?
> > Anyway, it doesn't look to me like a critical problem, that requires an urgent patch for 1.8.
> >
> > > > Plus if rte_pktmbuf_alloc() would fail, we'll leave our rx queue not configured properly.
> > > > As I can see ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup() doesn't check the return value of >  ixgbe_rxq_vec_setup()
> > > > (as it is just not supposed to fail).
> > > > So ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup() will return OK for unconfigured RX queue.
> > >
> > > Good catch, that's something that should perhaps be looked at in a V2 patch, I
> > > think.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > +	if (mb_def == NULL) {
> > > > > +		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "ixgbe_rxq_vec_setup: could not allocate one mbuf");
> > > > > +		return -1;
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +	/* nb_segs, refcnt, data_off and buf_len are already set */
> > > > > +	mb_def->port = rxq->port_id;
> > > > >
> > > > >  	/* prevent compiler reordering: rearm_data covers previous fields */
> > > > >  	rte_compiler_barrier();
> > > >
> > > > I don't think we need it here.
> > >
> > > I think we might, as the compiler doesn't know that the rearm data overlaps
> > > with the previously set fields, so may reorder the reads and writes thinking
> > > they are independent.
> >
> > Why it doesn't?
> > I suppose compiler has all the knowledge of the mbuf structure layout at that point.
> > Or there is a some sort of bug in some version of the compiler?
> >
> 
> No, we're just violating the layout here by dereferencing past the end of the array :-)

So are  you saying, that any code like:

extern uint64_t *p;
struct {uint32_t a[1], b;} x;
 x.b = 2;
 L1:    
 *p  = (uint64_t *)&x.a; 

Would require a compiler barrier at L1?

> 
> /Bruce
> 
> > > >
> > > > > -	rxq->mbuf_initializer = *((uint64_t *)&mb_def.rearm_data);
> > > > > +	rxq->mbuf_initializer = *((uint64_t *)&mb_def->rearm_data);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	rte_pktmbuf_free(mb_def);
> > > > > +
> > > > >  	return 0;
> > > > >  }
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > 2.1.3
> > > >
> > > > Somy vote -  NACK for the whole series.
> > > > Konstantin
> > > >

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-12-04 16:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-12-04 14:26 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] ixgbe: bug fixes for RX vector mode Jean-Mickael Guerin
2014-12-04 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] ixgbe: fix setup of mbuf initializer template Jean-Mickael Guerin
2014-12-04 14:39   ` Bruce Richardson
2014-12-04 14:42     ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-04 15:15       ` Jean-Mickael Guerin
2014-12-04 16:22         ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-05 22:07     ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-12-04 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: don't override mbuf buffer length Jean-Mickael Guerin
2014-12-04 14:40   ` Bruce Richardson
2014-12-04 14:50   ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-04 15:15     ` Bruce Richardson
2014-12-04 15:29       ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-04 15:32         ` Bruce Richardson
2014-12-04 16:03           ` Jean-Mickael Guerin
2014-12-04 16:20           ` Ananyev, Konstantin [this message]
2014-12-04 15:48         ` Thomas Monjalon
2014-12-04 16:05           ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-04 16:18             ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-04 16:57               ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-04 16:58               ` Bruce Richardson
2014-12-04 17:11                 ` Jean-Mickael Guerin
2014-12-04 17:19                   ` Bruce Richardson
2014-12-04 17:17                 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2014-12-04 17:22                   ` Bruce Richardson

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