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From: "Xia, Chenbo" <chenbo.xia@intel.com>
To: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>,
	Vijay Srivastava <vijay.srivastava@xilinx.com>,
	"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Cc: "maxime.coquelin@redhat.com" <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>,
	"Vijay Kumar Srivastava" <vsrivast@xilinx.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/10] vdpa/sfc: introduce Xilinx vDPA driver
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:23:44 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <MN2PR11MB40637603B75074C1BF7C26D39CFA9@MN2PR11MB4063.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ca7be1d2-fdea-5abc-d332-366e691f4d50@oktetlabs.ru>

Hi Andrew,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 4:39 PM
> To: Xia, Chenbo <chenbo.xia@intel.com>; Vijay Srivastava
> <vijay.srivastava@xilinx.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: maxime.coquelin@redhat.com; Vijay Kumar Srivastava <vsrivast@xilinx.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] vdpa/sfc: introduce Xilinx vDPA driver
> 
> Hi Chenbo,
> 
> many thanks for review. See few questions/notes below.
> 
> On 8/11/21 5:26 AM, Xia, Chenbo wrote:
> > Hi Vijay,
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vijay Srivastava <vijay.srivastava@xilinx.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 12:44 AM
> >> To: dev@dpdk.org
> >> Cc: maxime.coquelin@redhat.com; Xia, Chenbo <chenbo.xia@intel.com>;
> >> andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru; Vijay Kumar Srivastava <vsrivast@xilinx.com>
> >> Subject: [PATCH 01/10] vdpa/sfc: introduce Xilinx vDPA driver
> >>
> >> From: Vijay Kumar Srivastava <vsrivast@xilinx.com>
> >>
> >> Add new vDPA PMD to support vDPA operation by Xilinx devices.
> >
> > vDPA operations of Xilinx devices
> >
> >> This patch implements probe and remove functions.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Vijay Kumar Srivastava <vsrivast@xilinx.com>
> 
> [snip]
> 
> >> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.c
> >> new file mode 100644
> >> index 0000000..d8faaca
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.c
> >> @@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
> >> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> >> + *
> >> + * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
> >> + */
> >> +
> >> +#include <stdbool.h>
> >> +#include <stdint.h>
> >> +#include <sys/queue.h>
> >> +
> >> +#include <rte_common.h>
> >> +#include <rte_errno.h>
> >> +#include <rte_string_fns.h>
> >> +#include <rte_vfio.h>
> >> +#include <rte_vhost.h>
> >> +
> >> +#include "efx.h"
> >> +#include "sfc_efx.h"
> >> +#include "sfc_vdpa.h"
> >> +
> >> +TAILQ_HEAD(sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_head, sfc_vdpa_adapter);
> >> +static struct sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_head sfc_vdpa_adapter_list =
> >> +	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(sfc_vdpa_adapter_list);
> >> +
> >> +static pthread_mutex_t sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_lock =
> PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
> >> +
> >> +struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *
> >> +sfc_vdpa_get_adapter_by_dev(struct rte_pci_device *pdev)
> >> +{
> >> +	bool found = false;
> >> +	struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva;
> >> +
> >> +	pthread_mutex_lock(&sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_lock);
> >> +
> >> +	TAILQ_FOREACH(sva, &sfc_vdpa_adapter_list, next) {
> >> +		if (pdev == sva->pdev) {
> >> +			found = true;
> >> +			break;
> >> +		}
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >> +	pthread_mutex_unlock(&sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_lock);
> >> +
> >> +	return found ? sva : NULL;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static int
> >> +sfc_vdpa_vfio_setup(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
> >> +{
> >> +	struct rte_pci_device *dev = sva->pdev;
> >> +	char dev_name[RTE_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN] = {0};
> >> +	int rc;
> >> +
> >> +	if (dev == NULL)
> >> +		goto fail_inval;
> >> +
> >> +	rte_pci_device_name(&dev->addr, dev_name, RTE_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN);
> >> +
> >> +	sva->vfio_container_fd = rte_vfio_container_create();
> >> +	if (sva->vfio_container_fd < 0)	{
> >> +		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "failed to create VFIO container");
> >
> > failed -> Failed
> >
> > I suggest to use capital letter for first letter of every log info.
> > Please check other logs.
> 
> Why? As far as I know it is not defined. It would make sense if
> it is really a start of the log message, sfc_vdpa_* log
> messages start from prefix (see macros definition).

Forgot the prefix here ☹. Ignore the comment.

> 
> >
> >> +		goto fail_container_create;
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >> +	rc = rte_vfio_get_group_num(rte_pci_get_sysfs_path(), dev_name,
> >> +				    &sva->iommu_group_num);
> >> +	if (rc <= 0) {
> >> +		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "failed to get IOMMU group for %s : %s",
> >> +			     dev_name, rte_strerror(-rc));
> >> +		goto fail_get_group_num;
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >> +	sva->vfio_group_fd =
> >> +		rte_vfio_container_group_bind(sva->vfio_container_fd,
> >> +					      sva->iommu_group_num);
> >> +	if (sva->vfio_group_fd < 0) {
> >> +		sfc_vdpa_err(sva,
> >> +			     "failed to bind IOMMU group %d to container %d",
> >> +			     sva->iommu_group_num, sva->vfio_container_fd);
> >> +		goto fail_group_bind;
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >> +	if (rte_pci_map_device(dev) != 0) {
> >> +		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "failed to map PCI device %s : %s",
> >> +			     dev_name, rte_strerror(rte_errno));
> >> +		goto fail_pci_map_device;
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >> +	sva->vfio_dev_fd = dev->intr_handle.vfio_dev_fd;
> >> +
> >> +	return 0;
> >> +
> >> +fail_pci_map_device:
> >> +	if (rte_vfio_container_group_unbind(sva->vfio_container_fd,
> >> +					sva->iommu_group_num) != 0) {
> >> +		sfc_vdpa_err(sva,
> >> +			     "failed to unbind IOMMU group %d from container %d",
> >> +			     sva->iommu_group_num, sva->vfio_container_fd);
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >> +fail_group_bind:
> >> +fail_get_group_num:
> >
> > You can combined these two tags into one with tag name changed.
> 
> I think the original code is better. There is no point to
> combine. This way code is safer against future changes
> between these goto's which could require cleanup.

Personally I don't think it's a problem for developer if the tag name is
well chosen. I would prefer a single tag but have no strong opinion since
there's no policy of it.

> 
> [snip]
> 
> >> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_log.h
> b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_log.h
> >> new file mode 100644
> >> index 0000000..0a3d6ad
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_log.h
> >> @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
> >> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> >> + *
> >> + * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
> >> + */
> >> +
> >> +#ifndef _SFC_VDPA_LOG_H_
> >> +#define _SFC_VDPA_LOG_H_
> >> +
> >> +/** Generic driver log type */
> >> +extern int sfc_vdpa_logtype_driver;
> >> +
> >> +/** Common log type name prefix */
> >> +#define SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_PREFIX	"pmd.vdpa.sfc."
> >> +
> >> +/** Log PMD generic message, add a prefix and a line break */
> >> +#define SFC_VDPA_GENERIC_LOG(level, ...) \
> >> +	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, sfc_vdpa_logtype_driver,		\
> >> +		RTE_FMT("PMD: " RTE_FMT_HEAD(__VA_ARGS__ ,) "\n",	\
> >> +			RTE_FMT_TAIL(__VA_ARGS__ ,)))
> >> +
> >> +/** Name prefix for the per-device log type used to report basic
> information
> >> */
> >> +#define SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_MAIN_STR	SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_PREFIX "main"
> >> +
> >> +#define SFC_VDPA_LOG_PREFIX_MAX	32
> >> +
> >> +/* Log PMD message, automatically add prefix and \n */
> >> +#define SFC_VDPA_LOG(sva, level, type, ...) \
> >> +	rte_log(level, type,					\
> >> +		RTE_FMT("%s" RTE_FMT_HEAD(__VA_ARGS__ ,) "\n",	\
> >> +			sva->log_prefix,			\
> >> +			RTE_FMT_TAIL(__VA_ARGS__ ,)))
> >> +
> >> +#define sfc_vdpa_err(sva, ...) \
> >> +	do {							\
> >> +		const struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *_sva = (sva);	\
> >> +								\
> >> +		SFC_VDPA_LOG(_sva, RTE_LOG_ERR,			\
> >> +			_sva->logtype_main, __VA_ARGS__);	\
> >> +	} while (0)
> >> +
> >> +#define sfc_vdpa_warn(sva, ...) \
> >> +	do {							\
> >> +		const struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *_sva = (sva);	\
> >> +								\
> >> +		SFC_VDPA_LOG(_sva, RTE_LOG_WARNING,		\
> >> +			_sva->logtype_main, __VA_ARGS__);	\
> >> +	} while (0)
> >> +
> >> +#define sfc_vdpa_notice(sva, ...) \
> >> +	do {							\
> >> +		const struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *_sva = (sva);	\
> >> +								\
> >> +		SFC_VDPA_LOG(_sva, RTE_LOG_NOTICE,		\
> >> +			_sva->logtype_main, __VA_ARGS__);	\
> >> +	} while (0)
> >> +
> >> +#define sfc_vdpa_info(sva, ...) \
> >> +	do {							\
> >> +		const struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *_sva = (sva);	\
> >> +								\
> >> +		SFC_VDPA_LOG(_sva, RTE_LOG_INFO,		\
> >> +			_sva->logtype_main, __VA_ARGS__);	\
> >> +	} while (0)
> >> +
> >
> > For above log, can't we make log level a parameter?
> > Then above four define can be one.
> 
> Yes, it definitely could, but it is more convenient to have
> dedicated macros for different log levels and corresponding
> lines shorter this way.

It could save some chars in one log line but also introduce more
LOC. And you may have to change every macro if things like SFC_VDPA_LOG
or naming of sfc_vdpa_adapter change. I prefer combining but since
the duplication is acceptable, I'll let you balance the pros/cons.

Thanks,
Chenbo

> 
> Andrew.

  reply	other threads:[~2021-08-13  9:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 122+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-07-06 16:44 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/10] " Vijay Srivastava
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/10] " Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-11  2:26   ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-08-13  8:38     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-08-13  9:23       ` Xia, Chenbo [this message]
2021-08-13  9:31         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-08-16  1:35           ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-08-13 15:34   ` Stephen Hemminger
2021-08-13 15:36   ` Stephen Hemminger
2021-10-29 11:32     ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-08-13 15:36   ` Stephen Hemminger
2021-10-28 18:13     ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 02/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for device initialization Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30  9:16   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-08-30 10:52   ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-09-03 13:19     ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-09-06  3:02       ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-01 17:31         ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-10-09  3:06           ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-18 10:06             ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-10-19  2:16               ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-25  6:11                 ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 03/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get device and protocol features Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30  9:34   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 04/10] vdpa/sfc: get device supported max queue count Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30  9:35   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 05/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get VFIO device fd Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30  9:39   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 06/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for dev conf and dev close ops Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30 11:35   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-09-03 13:22     ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 07/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get queue notify area info Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30 13:22   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 08/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for MAC filter config Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30 13:47   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-09-03 13:20     ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 09/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to set vring state Vijay Srivastava
2021-08-30 13:58   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-07-06 16:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 10/10] vdpa/sfc: set a multicast filter during vDPA init Vijay Srivastava
2021-07-07  8:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/10] vdpa/sfc: introduce Xilinx vDPA driver Xia, Chenbo
2021-07-07 11:09 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-27 13:18 ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-10-27 15:04   ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-10-27 19:56     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-10-28 18:01     ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 " Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/10] " Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  8:21     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for device initialization Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get device and protocol features Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/10] vdpa/sfc: get device supported max queue count Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get VFIO device fd Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for dev conf and dev close ops Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get queue notify area info Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for MAC filter config Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to set vring state Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  7:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/10] vdpa/sfc: set a multicast filter during vDPA init Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-28  8:08   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/10] vdpa/sfc: introduce Xilinx vDPA driver Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-28  8:11     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-10-28 14:35   ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-10-28 18:03     ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-10-29 14:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/10] " Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-29 20:07     ` Mattias Rönnblom
2021-11-01  8:13       ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-11-01  8:30     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-11-01  8:59       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-11-01  9:10         ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-11-01  9:53       ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for device initialization Vijay Srivastava
2021-10-29 20:21     ` Mattias Rönnblom
2021-11-01  8:09       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-11-01 11:48     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-11-02  4:38       ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-11-02  5:16         ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-11-02  9:50           ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-11-02  7:42       ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-11-02  7:50         ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get device and protocol features Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  7:09     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/10] vdpa/sfc: get device supported max queue count Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  7:10     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get VFIO device fd Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  7:10     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for dev conf and dev close ops Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  7:10     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get queue notify area info Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  7:35     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-11-02  9:47       ` Vijay Kumar Srivastava
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for MAC filter config Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  8:18     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to set vring state Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  8:18     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-10-29 14:46   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/10] vdpa/sfc: set a multicast filter during vDPA init Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-02  8:18     ` Xia, Chenbo
2021-11-03 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/10] vdpa/sfc: introduce Xilinx vDPA driver Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 01/10] " Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-04  9:28     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-11-05  9:01     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-05  9:03       ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-11-05  9:09         ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-05  9:13     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-05  9:28       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2021-11-05  9:40         ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-08  9:34           ` Hemant Agrawal
2021-11-05  9:42     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-05 10:07     ` Ferruh Yigit
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 02/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for device initialization Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-04  9:54     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 03/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get device and protocol features Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/10] vdpa/sfc: get device supported max queue count Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 05/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get VFIO device fd Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 06/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for dev conf and dev close ops Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-04 10:15     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to get queue notify area info Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-04 10:50     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 08/10] vdpa/sfc: add support for MAC filter config Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-04 10:58     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/10] vdpa/sfc: add support to set vring state Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-03 13:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 10/10] vdpa/sfc: set a multicast filter during vDPA init Vijay Srivastava
2021-11-04 11:12     ` Maxime Coquelin
2021-11-04 13:07   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/10] vdpa/sfc: introduce Xilinx vDPA driver Maxime Coquelin

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