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From: "Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)" <Gavin.Hu@arm.com>
To: "Stephen Hemminger" <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
	"Morten Brørup" <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
Cc: "thomas@monjalon.net" <thomas@monjalon.net>,
	"Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)" <Joyce.Kong@arm.com>,
	"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
	"jerinj@marvell.com" <jerinj@marvell.com>,
	Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>, nd <nd@arm.com>,
	"david.marchand@redhat.com" <david.marchand@redhat.com>,
	Honnappa Nagarahalli <Honnappa.Nagarahalli@arm.com>,
	"ravi1.kumar@amd.com" <ravi1.kumar@amd.com>,
	"rmody@marvell.com" <rmody@marvell.com>,
	"shshaikh@marvell.com" <shshaikh@marvell.com>,
	"xuanziyang2@huawei.com" <xuanziyang2@huawei.com>,
	"cloud.wangxiaoyun@huawei.com" <cloud.wangxiaoyun@huawei.com>,
	"zhouguoyang@huawei.com" <zhouguoyang@huawei.com>,
	"Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)" <Gavin.Hu@arm.com>,
	nd <nd@arm.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bitoperation APIs instead
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 06:52:27 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <VI1PR08MB5376251A5540DB022F179BA68F420@VI1PR08MB5376.eurprd08.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20191202085323.7a6f26bb@hermes.lan>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:53 AM
> To: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> Cc: thomas@monjalon.net; Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)
> <Gavin.Hu@arm.com>; Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
> <Joyce.Kong@arm.com>; dev@dpdk.org; jerinj@marvell.com; Bruce
> Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; nd <nd@arm.com>;
> david.marchand@redhat.com; Honnappa Nagarahalli
> <Honnappa.Nagarahalli@arm.com>; ravi1.kumar@amd.com;
> rmody@marvell.com; shshaikh@marvell.com; xuanziyang2@huawei.com;
> cloud.wangxiaoyun@huawei.com; zhouguoyang@huawei.com
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte
> bitoperation APIs instead
> 
> On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 10:24:32 +0100
> Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thomas,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
> Monjalon
> > > Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 10:12 AM
> > >
> > > 02/12/2019 07:09, Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China):
> > > > Hi Bruce, Thomas,
> > > >
> > > > This series of patches was reported a compilation issue[1] on 32bit
> > > Ubuntu.
> > > > On mainstream 64-bit OS,  "unsigned long" is 64-bit in size and we
> > > uses the 64-bit variant of APIs. But the 32-bit OS expect 32-bit
> > > 'unsigned long' arguments.
> > > > This is where the error happens.
> > >
> > > Please could you be more specific? What is the exact error?
> >
> > The PMD has a private structure with an unsigned long field.
> >
> > The patch for the PMD uses the 64 bit operations on this field. The patch
> fails to compile for a 32 bit target, because the struct field is only 32 bit there.
> >
> > >
> > > > My question is how 32-bit OSes shall we support, put another way, can
> > > we ignore this compilation issue?
> > > > If we still need to care, how about making 'obsolete' of 'unsigned
> > > long' and use 'uint32' instead to be multi-OS friendly?
> > >
> > > Which unsigned long?
> > > If it is in the (not merged) bit API, it can still be changed no?
> > >
> >
> > The patch for the PMD can be changed to use the 64 or 32 bit operations
> depending on whether it is being compiled for a 64 or 32 bit target.
> >
> > However, the question seems to be if we want to either 1) do something like
> that, or 2) drop support for 32 bit targets, or 3) make these target dependent
> fields obsolete (i.e. ban the use of unsigned long) and require explicit sizes, e.g.
> uint32_t.
> 
> The bitop library should not assume sizeof(unsigned long) == 32 bit.
As discussed, both 32-bit and 64-bit OSes should be supported, and their sizes of "unsigned long" are not fixed.
Taking all these into considerations, we will use "unsigned int" or uint32_t instead of "unsigned long" in the PMDs to be compatible across 32- or 64-bit OSes.
/Gavin

  reply	other threads:[~2019-12-03  6:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 141+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-10-15  7:49 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 0/5] implement common rte bit operation APIs in PMDs Joyce Kong
2019-10-15  7:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/5] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2019-10-15 16:53   ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-10-18  9:00     ` Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-16  7:54   ` Jerin Jacob
2019-10-18  9:02     ` Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-23  3:12       ` Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-16 19:05   ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-10-17 13:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/5] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bitoperation APIs Morten Brørup
2019-10-18  8:58     ` Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-23  3:07       ` Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-23  7:45         ` Morten Brørup
2019-10-23 17:30           ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-10-24  3:38             ` Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)
2019-11-01 13:48               ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-11-03 15:45                 ` Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-15  7:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 2/5] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2019-10-15  7:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 3/5] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2019-10-15  7:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 4/5] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2019-10-15  7:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 5/5] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2019-10-15 16:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 0/5] implement common rte bit operation APIs in PMDs Stephen Hemminger
2019-10-18  9:01   ` Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-23  2:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/6] " Joyce Kong
2019-10-25 13:14   ` David Marchand
2019-10-29 16:42   ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-10-30  9:55     ` Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-30 10:17       ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-10-30 12:32       ` Jerin Jacob
2019-10-30 13:02         ` Morten Brørup
2019-10-31 10:39           ` Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)
2019-10-23  2:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2019-10-23  3:09   ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-10-23  4:56   ` Jerin Jacob
2019-10-23  7:46   ` Morten Brørup
2019-10-23  2:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] test/iobitops: add io bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2019-10-23  2:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2019-10-23  3:16   ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-10-23  2:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2019-10-23  2:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2019-10-23  2:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-18 10:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/6] implement common rte bit operation APIs in PMDs Joyce Kong
2019-11-18 10:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2019-11-18 10:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bitoperation APIs Morten Brørup
2019-11-19  9:22     ` Joyce Kong (Arm Technology China)
2019-11-18 10:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/6] test/bitops: add bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2019-11-18 10:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2019-11-18 10:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-18 10:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-18 10:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-20 10:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/6] implement common rte bit operation APIs in PMDs Joyce Kong
2019-11-20 10:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2019-11-20 13:40   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bitoperation APIs Morten Brørup
2019-11-20 10:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/6] test/bitops: add bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2019-11-20 10:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2019-11-20 10:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-20 10:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-20 10:12 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-28  6:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/6] implement common rte bit operation APIs in PMDs Joyce Kong
2019-11-28  6:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2019-11-28  6:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/6] test/bitops: add bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2019-11-28  6:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2019-12-02  6:09   ` Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)
2019-12-02  9:12     ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-12-02  9:24       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bitoperation " Morten Brørup
2019-12-02  9:30         ` Thomas Monjalon
2019-12-02 16:53         ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-12-03  6:52           ` Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China) [this message]
2019-11-28  6:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/6] net/bnx2x: use common rte bit operation " Joyce Kong
2019-11-28  6:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2019-11-28  6:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2019-12-18  6:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/6] implement common rte bit operation APIs in PMDs Joyce Kong
2019-12-18  6:55   ` Gavin Hu
2020-01-17 13:03   ` David Marchand
2019-12-18  6:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of rte bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2019-12-20  6:52   ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-12-21 16:07     ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-12-21 18:07       ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-12-23  5:04         ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-12-23 16:36           ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-12-30  3:02             ` Gavin Hu
2020-01-07  0:44               ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2020-01-07  1:26                 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-01-07  4:41                   ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2020-01-07  0:41             ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-12-21 18:08       ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-12-23  5:45         ` Honnappa Nagarahalli
2019-12-23  8:59       ` Jerin Jacob
2019-12-18  6:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/6] test/bitops: add bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2019-12-18  6:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2019-12-18  6:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2019-12-18  6:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2019-12-18  6:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2020-03-09  9:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/6] implement common rte bit operation APIs in PMDs Joyce Kong
2020-03-09  9:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of PMD bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2020-03-09 15:50   ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-03-31 22:35   ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-01  8:27     ` Gavin Hu
2020-04-01  9:45       ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-02  7:20         ` Gavin Hu
2020-04-02  8:07           ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-02  8:11             ` Jerin Jacob
2020-04-02  9:02               ` Gavin Hu
2020-03-09  9:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/6] test/pmdbitops: add PMD bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2020-03-09  9:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2020-03-09  9:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2020-03-09  9:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2020-03-09  9:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-16  5:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/6] implement common bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2020-04-16  5:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of " Joyce Kong
2020-04-16 18:55   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of commonbit " Morten Brørup
2020-04-17  8:18     ` Joyce Kong
2020-04-17  9:38   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of common bit " Jerin Jacob
2020-04-20  2:46     ` Joyce Kong
2020-04-16  5:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/6] test/bitops: add bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2020-04-16  5:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2020-04-16  5:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-16  5:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-16  5:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-24  3:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/6] implement common bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2020-04-24  3:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of " Joyce Kong
2020-04-24  8:08   ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-26  2:07     ` Joyce Kong
2020-04-25 19:59   ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-26  7:18     ` Joyce Kong
2020-04-26  9:23       ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-24  3:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/6] test/bitops: add bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2020-04-24  3:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2020-04-24  3:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-24  3:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-24  3:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-27  7:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/6] implement common bit operation APIs Joyce Kong
2020-06-16 12:36   ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-27  7:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 1/6] lib/eal: implement the family of " Joyce Kong
2020-04-27  7:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/6] test/bitops: add bit operation test case Joyce Kong
2020-04-27  7:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/6] net/axgbe: use common rte bit operation APIs instead Joyce Kong
2020-04-27  7:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 4/6] net/bnx2x: " Joyce Kong
2024-02-17 12:01   ` Mattias Rönnblom
2024-02-17 14:25     ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-27  7:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 5/6] net/qede: " Joyce Kong
2020-04-27  7:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 6/6] net/hinic: " Joyce Kong
2020-06-16 12:31   ` Thomas Monjalon

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