From: Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jerinj@marvell.com>
To: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>,
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] mbuf: support dynamic fields and flags
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:23:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BYAPR18MB24242DEF0FB44F38C3F8BD6FC8F20@BYAPR18MB2424.namprd18.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190711073638.64ljp526pengnwga@glumotte.dev.6wind.com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Olivier Matz
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:07 PM
> To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] mbuf: support dynamic fields and flags
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 10:49:17AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:29:07 +0200
> > Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com> wrote:
> >
> > > /**
> > > * Indicate that the metadata field in the mbuf is in use.
> > > @@ -738,6 +741,8 @@ struct rte_mbuf {
> > > */
> > > struct rte_mbuf_ext_shared_info *shinfo;
> > >
> > > + uint64_t dynfield1; /**< Reserved for dynamic fields. */
> > > + uint64_t dynfield2; /**< Reserved for dynamic fields. */
Since the mbuf size is fixed, What is the downside of union scheme[1] vs upside of proposed scheme
[1] Example like:
RTE_STD_C11
union {
void *userdata; /**< Can be used for external metadata */
uint64_t udata64; /**< Allow 8-byte userdata on 32-bit */
};
# The fields like mbuf: hash.usr, used in variety of use case together
Like libraries like distributor() and Eventdev using it. If we switch
to dynamic mbuf scheme, We wil take those field using rte_mbuf_dynfield_register()
on library init?
# I see an upside of dynamic mbuf if we can add rte_mbuf_dynfield_unregister API.
But can we ever do that? Because it will be complex if we need introduce notification mechanism etc.
# In the real world use case, if with union scheme, fastpath API can simply deference
specific element (say mbuf->fieldx). With dynamic scheme, the offset need to store
in some other data structure and de reference in fastpath before assessing the interested field.
Right?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-07-12 12:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 64+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-07-10 9:29 Olivier Matz
2019-07-10 17:14 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-07-11 7:26 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-11 8:04 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-07-11 8:20 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-11 8:34 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-07-11 15:31 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-07-12 9:18 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-10 17:49 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-07-10 18:12 ` Wiles, Keith
2019-07-11 7:53 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-11 14:37 ` Wiles, Keith
2019-07-12 9:06 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-11 7:36 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-12 12:23 ` Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran [this message]
2019-07-16 9:39 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-16 14:43 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-07-11 9:24 ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-07-12 14:54 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2019-07-16 9:49 ` Olivier Matz
2019-07-16 11:31 ` [dpdk-dev] ***Spam*** " Andrew Rybchenko
2019-09-18 16:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] " Olivier Matz
2019-09-21 4:54 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-09-23 8:31 ` Olivier Matz
2019-09-23 11:01 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-09-21 8:28 ` Wiles, Keith
2019-09-23 8:56 ` Morten Brørup
2019-09-23 9:41 ` Olivier Matz
2019-09-23 9:13 ` Olivier Matz
2019-09-23 15:14 ` Wiles, Keith
2019-09-23 16:16 ` Olivier Matz
2019-09-23 17:14 ` Wiles, Keith
2019-09-23 16:09 ` Wiles, Keith
2019-10-01 10:49 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-10-17 7:54 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-17 11:58 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-10-17 12:58 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-17 14:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] " Olivier Matz
2019-10-18 2:47 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-10-18 7:53 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-18 8:28 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-10-18 9:47 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-18 11:24 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-10-22 22:51 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-10-23 3:16 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-10-23 10:21 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-23 15:00 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-10-23 15:12 ` Wang, Haiyue
2019-10-23 10:19 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-23 11:45 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-23 11:49 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2019-10-23 12:00 ` Shahaf Shuler
2019-10-23 13:33 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-24 4:54 ` Shahaf Shuler
2019-10-24 7:07 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-24 7:38 ` Slava Ovsiienko
2019-10-24 7:56 ` Olivier Matz
2019-10-24 8:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] " Olivier Matz
2019-10-24 15:30 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-10-24 15:44 ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-10-24 17:07 ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-10-24 16:40 ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-10-26 12:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] " Olivier Matz
2019-10-26 17:04 ` Thomas Monjalon
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