From: Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>,
Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>,
"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/8] net/vdev_netvsc: implement core functionality
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:28:12 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AM6PR0502MB3797B5CC832BDDBADC7584ADD2E80@AM6PR0502MB3797.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180118102539.02da1cff@xeon-e3>
From: Stephen Hemminger, Thursday, January 18, 2018 8:26 PM
> On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 08:43:43 +0000
> Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com> wrote:
>
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * Alarm callback that regularly probes system network interfaces.
> > + *
> > + * This callback runs at a frequency determined by
> > +VDEV_NETVSC_PROBE_MS as
> > + * long as an vdev_netvsc context instance exists.
> > + *
> > + * @param arg
> > + * Ignored.
> > + */
> > +static void
> > +vdev_netvsc_alarm(__rte_unused void *arg) {
> > + struct vdev_netvsc_ctx *ctx;
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > + LIST_FOREACH(ctx, &vdev_netvsc_ctx_list, entry) {
> > + ret =
> vdev_netvsc_foreach_iface(vdev_netvsc_device_probe, ctx);
> > + if (ret)
> > + break;
> > + }
> > + if (!vdev_netvsc_ctx_count)
> > + return;
> > + ret = rte_eal_alarm_set(VDEV_NETVSC_PROBE_MS * 1000,
> > + vdev_netvsc_alarm, NULL);
> > + if (ret < 0) {
> > + DRV_LOG(ERR, "unable to reschedule alarm callback: %s",
> > + rte_strerror(-ret));
> > + }
> > +}
> > +
>
> Not a fan of polling for network interface changes.
> Alarms in core code make life difficult for applications.
>
What is the connection to application? It is netvsc driver alarm.
> Also, at least on current Azure infrastructure hotplug of netvsc devices is not
> supported.
>
It detects the PCI device hotplug, no netvsc device.
> Can we just wait until proper hotplug API from kernel (ie read netlink
> uevent) is done?
Why?
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2017-12-18 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 0/3] " Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/3] net/hyperv: introduce MS Hyper-V platform driver Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 18:28 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-18 19:54 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-18 21:17 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-19 10:01 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-19 11:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-19 13:13 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 2/3] net/hyperv: implement core functionality Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 17:04 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-12-18 17:59 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 18:43 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-12-19 8:25 ` Nelio Laranjeiro
2017-12-18 18:26 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-18 20:21 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 21:03 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-18 21:19 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-18 18:34 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-18 20:23 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-19 9:53 ` Bruce Richardson
2017-12-19 10:15 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-19 15:31 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-18 23:59 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-19 10:01 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-19 15:37 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-19 1:54 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-12-19 15:06 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-19 20:44 ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-12-20 14:13 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-21 16:19 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 3/3] net/hyperv: add "force" parameter Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-18 18:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 0/3] Introduce virtual PMD for Hyper-V/Azure platforms Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-18 20:13 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-19 0:40 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-18 20:21 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-22 18:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] " Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-22 18:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] net/failsafe: fix invalid free Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-22 18:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] net/failsafe: add "fd" parameter Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-22 18:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] net/vdev_netvsc: introduce Hyper-V platform driver Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-22 18:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] net/vdev_netvsc: implement core functionality Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-22 18:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] net/vdev_netvsc: add "force" parameter Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-23 2:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] Introduce virtual PMD for Hyper-V/Azure platforms Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-23 14:28 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/8] Introduce virtual driver " Matan Azrad
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/8] net/failsafe: fix invalid free Matan Azrad
2018-01-16 10:24 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/8] net/failsafe: add "fd" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-16 10:54 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-16 11:19 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-16 16:17 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/8] net/failsafe: support probed sub-devices getting Matan Azrad
2018-01-16 11:09 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-16 12:27 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-16 14:40 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-16 16:15 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-16 16:54 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-16 17:20 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-16 22:31 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-17 8:40 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/8] net/vdev_netvsc: introduce Hyper-V platform driver Matan Azrad
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/8] net/vdev_netvsc: implement core functionality Matan Azrad
2018-01-09 18:49 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-01-10 15:02 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 16:51 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/8] net/vdev_netvsc: skip routed netvsc probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-09 18:51 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-01-10 15:07 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 16:43 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-01-11 9:00 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 16:59 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 7/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add "force" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-09 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 8/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add automatic probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce virtual driver for Hyper-V/Azure platforms Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/8] net/failsafe: fix invalid free Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/8] net/failsafe: add "fd" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 8:51 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/8] net/failsafe: add probed etherdev capture Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 9:10 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-18 9:33 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/8] net/vdev_netvsc: introduce Hyper-V platform driver Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/8] net/vdev_netvsc: implement core functionality Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 18:25 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-01-18 18:28 ` Matan Azrad [this message]
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/8] net/vdev_netvsc: skip routed netvsc probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 18:26 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-01-18 18:47 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 7/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add "force" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 18:27 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-01-18 18:30 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 8:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 8/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add automatic probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/8] Introduce virtual driver for Hyper-V/Azure platforms Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/8] net/failsafe: fix invalid free Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/8] net/failsafe: add "fd" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/8] net/failsafe: add probed etherdev capture Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:08 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/8] net/vdev_netvsc: introduce Hyper-V platform driver Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/8] net/vdev_netvsc: implement core functionality Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/8] net/vdev_netvsc: skip routed netvsc probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 7/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add "force" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 10:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 8/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add automatic probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/8] Introduce virtual driver for Hyper-V/Azure platforms Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/8] net/failsafe: fix invalid free Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/8] net/failsafe: add "fd" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/8] net/failsafe: add probed etherdev capture Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 22:34 ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/8] net/vdev_netvsc: introduce Hyper-V platform driver Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/8] net/vdev_netvsc: implement core functionality Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/8] net/vdev_netvsc: skip routed netvsc probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 7/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add "force" parameter Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 13:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 8/8] net/vdev_netvsc: add automatic probing Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 1:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/8] Introduce virtual driver for Hyper-V/Azure platforms Ferruh Yigit
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