From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <sshukla@mvista.com> Received: from mail-pf0-f182.google.com (mail-pf0-f182.google.com [209.85.192.182]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 855D28E74 for <dev@dpdk.org>; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:17:26 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-pf0-f182.google.com with SMTP id e65so80870098pfe.0 for <dev@dpdk.org>; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:17:26 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mvista-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=Guk/lJx5pM+U9Z3fvJrN1fm8E9KNKQEgzAJLftLvFqY=; b=h/4HNWNPArqbfdpOwsUxi9k3iG8NSiT1wnChNLgFWDXVi1obXGha7prl7+A49UvZsQ E5yC6t70hTeeKKonZF7nk6fF/vngY1O5H3DzUabeYx0z4lt/bSMYvEvPYSdLCzxyZYO8 HTOSrTwTRpyrgPIBmhK8+CB4tLsCYaWyXEP0OFps2qGb7rm2V/2AOhdlHucX8err3JZq ab9g7kIfwJRwy4behhzaEBq/DI+Ew6V/y++ToH3tONS44jOxCuYAuUKyG2ixLN1TcODf geaqciENtyK1VfdcxvWThUOr9vkGcajYV933/0iUepdhoxop5zQ06A9SGdXyOs5YITsx fVLQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=Guk/lJx5pM+U9Z3fvJrN1fm8E9KNKQEgzAJLftLvFqY=; b=TKi0TnK95jomi573Zb1sP6Sh2Py8gLcizGczmJVnrzcLJK0J6GyGdKjrHuy1Lq+f1c ejS3Bd3TJxtYAHNgMDBEYbihJH/Sb7nxQHZzOwZEx89Vc9zsLZJEg8veT+8iy/lBGDTH ++J5H4EfhehkrsOL+43BDzEMNizkDALgiQOodWumTdXae5pqjU4uJE8mTCRFHu9hTPxs xM8QYUiefn+ERvOGutq6Lo3Ok/AZXTie7udxK2N/FhXRmDlzBaQD5x+iAihrWzSUL6w0 KdFJ6N/ZK23WepvTfmpw7IaU5k1O78uziN2vEWlr/weTZx6SrJIe6gPljEfDel2b0WZc 4few== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQl/dXOoHo0ByZb3u7Dzocrsp8urRbT5hebJjtrXT7Tb5CILqNl0HaB3WgSMYNF3o0II9VACRKICqL4q5DXv2dOyTJ2d1qAzMKHV12MfaatMmEcWzgE= MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.98.15.29 with SMTP id x29mr21739291pfi.61.1452687445803; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:17:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.66.196.81 with HTTP; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:17:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <C37D651A908B024F974696C65296B57B4C57FF82@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com> References: <20151222035041.GA7532@pxdev.xzpeter.org> <1451843773-103006-1-git-send-email-huawei.xie@intel.com> <20160104092507.297de1df@xeon-e3> <C37D651A908B024F974696C65296B57B4C57FD49@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com> <CAAyOgsY0R0_PjyWar1MfRe92scApXWa3_zn6GU3PsmGb5Nkidw@mail.gmail.com> <C37D651A908B024F974696C65296B57B4C57FF82@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:47:25 +0530 Message-ID: <CAAyOgsZAosHY6QLXjL=6QT-CMZC_4-dHdZQU3J5M8L3SBd4WbQ@mail.gmail.com> From: Santosh Shukla <sshukla@mvista.com> To: "Xie, Huawei" <huawei.xie@intel.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/4] fix the issue that DPDK takes over virtio device blindly X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK <dev.dpdk.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/options/dev>, <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/> List-Post: <mailto:dev@dpdk.org> List-Help: <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/dev>, <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:17:27 -0000 On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Xie, Huawei <huawei.xie@intel.com> wrote: > On 1/12/2016 12:24 PM, Santosh Shukla wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Xie, Huawei <huawei.xie@intel.com> wrote: >>> On 1/5/2016 1:25 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote: >>>> On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 01:56:09 +0800 >>>> Huawei Xie <huawei.xie@intel.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> v2 changes: >>>>> Remove unnecessary assignment of NULL to dev->data->mac_addrs >>>>> Ajust one comment's position >>>>> change LOG level from ERR to INFO >>>>> >>>>> virtio PMD doesn't set RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING in drv_flags of its >>>>> eth_driver. It will try igb_uio and PORT IO in turn to configure >>>>> virtio device. Even user in guest VM doesn't want to use virtio for >>>>> DPDK, virtio PMD will take over the device blindly. >>>>> >>>>> The more serious problem is kernel driver is still manipulating the >>>>> device, which causes driver conflict. >>>>> >>>>> This patch checks if there is any kernel driver manipulating the >>>>> virtio device before virtio PMD uses port IO to configure the device. >>>>> >>>>> Huawei Xie (4): >>>>> eal: make the comment more accurate >>>>> eal: set kdrv to RTE_KDRV_NONE if kernel driver isn't manipulating the device. >>>>> virtio: return 1 to tell the kernel we don't take over this device >>>>> virtio: check if any kernel driver is manipulating the virtio device >>>>> >>>>> drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c | 16 ++++++++++++++-- >>>>> lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c | 8 ++++---- >>>>> lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c | 2 +- >>>>> 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) >>>>> >>>> Overall looks good, thanks for addressing this. >>>> >>>> It would be good to note that VFIO no-IOMMU mode should work for this >>>> as well. >>> It isn't implemented yet in virtio PMD. I could add a note in the commit >>> message. Do you plan to implement this? >>> >> I can send vfio-noiommu patches for this one, as I am looking at >> vfio-noiommu for virtio for my arm v4 patch series. Stephen, let me >> know if you already started working on this? >> >> Also for some reason I can't find [3/4] patch, could you point me to >> patch link? Thanks. > Thanks. Here is the patch: http://www.dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/9720/ > Thanks, I am rebasing my v4 series on top of this patch, although I couldn't see current series creating issue for vfio-noiommu case. We'll post feedback in v4 cover-letter.