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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7] ethdev: check Rx/Tx offloads
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On 5/5/2018 7:59 PM, Shahaf Shuler wrote:
> Hi Ferruh, Dai,
>> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7] ethdev: check Rx/Tx offloads
>>
>> This patch check if a input requested offloading is valid or not.
>> Any reuqested offloading must be supported in the device capabilities.
>> Any offloading is disabled by default if it is not set in the parameter
>> dev_conf->[rt]xmode.offloads to rte_eth_dev_configure( ) and [rt]x_conf-
>>> offloads to rte_eth_[rt]x_queue_setup( ).
>> From application, a pure per-port offloading can't be enabled on any queue if
>> it hasn't been enabled in rte_eth_dev_configure( ).
>> If any offloading is enabled in rte_eth_dev_configure( ) by application, it is
>> enabled on all queues no matter whether it is per-queue or per-port type
>> and no matter whether it is set or cleared in [rt]x_conf->offloads to
>> rte_eth_[rt]x_queue_setup( ).
>> The underlying PMD must be aware that the requested offloadings to PMD
>> specific queue_setup( ) function only carries those offloadings only enabled
>> for the queue but not enabled in rte_eth_dev_configure( ) and they are
>> certain per-queue type.
>>
>> This patch can make above such checking in a common way in rte_ethdev
>> layer to avoid same checking in underlying PMD.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wei Dai <wei.dai@intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
>>
>> ---
>> v7:
>> Give the maximum freedom for upper application, only minimal checking is
>> performed in ethdev layer.
>> Only requested specific pure per-queue offloadings are input to underlying
>> PMD.
>>
>> v6:
>> No need enable an offload in queue_setup( ) if it has already been enabled
>> in dev_configure( )
>>
>> v5:
>> keep offload settings sent to PMD same as those from application
>>
>> v4:
>> fix a wrong description in git log message.
>>
>> v3:
>> rework according to dicision of offloading API in community
>>
>> v2:
>> add offloads checking in rte_eth_dev_configure( ).
>> check if a requested offloading is supported.
>> ---
>>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c | 150
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 150 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
>> index e560524..0ad05eb 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
>> @@ -1139,6 +1139,28 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t
>> nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
>>  							ETHER_MAX_LEN;
>>  	}
>>
>> +	/* Any requested offloading must be within its device capabilities */
>> +	if ((local_conf.rxmode.offloads & dev_info.rx_offload_capa) !=
>> +	     local_conf.rxmode.offloads) {
>> +		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d requested Rx
>> offloads "
>> +				    "0x%" PRIx64 " doesn't match Rx offloads "
>> +				    "capabilities 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
>> +				    port_id,
>> +				    local_conf.rxmode.offloads,
>> +				    dev_info.rx_offload_capa);
>> +		return -EINVAL;
> 
> While I am OK with such behavior, we should be more careful not to get into the same issue as in [1].
> There are PMD which don't report the capabilities correctly however do expect to have the offload configured.
> 
> All I am saying it is worth a check and cautious decision if it is right to include this one w/o prior application notice and at such late RC of the release. 

This is valid concern. I think this is better than [1] which was less clear than
this check but yes still a concern.

> 
>> +	}
>> +	if ((local_conf.txmode.offloads & dev_info.tx_offload_capa) !=
>> +	     local_conf.txmode.offloads) {
>> +		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d requested Tx
>> offloads "
>> +				    "0x%" PRIx64 " doesn't match Tx offloads "
>> +				    "capabilities 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
>> +				    port_id,
>> +				    local_conf.txmode.offloads,
>> +				    dev_info.tx_offload_capa);
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>> +	}
>> +
>>  	/* Check that device supports requested rss hash functions. */
>>  	if ((dev_info.flow_type_rss_offloads |
>>  	     dev_conf->rx_adv_conf.rss_conf.rss_hf) != @@ -1414,6 +1436,8
>> @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
>>  	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
>>  	struct rte_eth_rxconf local_conf;
>>  	void **rxq;
>> +	uint64_t pure_port_offload_capa;
>> +	uint64_t only_enabled_for_queue;
>>
>>  	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
>>
>> @@ -1504,6 +1528,68 @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id,
>> uint16_t rx_queue_id,
>>  						    &local_conf.offloads);
>>  	}
>>
>> +	/*
>> +	 * The requested offloadings by application for this queue
>> +	 * can be per-queue type or per-port type. and
>> +	 * they must be within the device offloading capabilities.
>> +	 */
>> +	if ((local_conf.offloads & dev_info.rx_offload_capa) !=
>> +	     local_conf.offloads) {
>> +		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Ethdev port_id=%d
>> rx_queue_id=%d "
>> +				    "Requested offload 0x%" PRIx64 "doesn't "
>> +				    "match per-queue capability 0x%" PRIx64
>> +				    " in %s\n",
>> +				    port_id,
>> +				    rx_queue_id,
>> +				    local_conf.offloads,
>> +				    dev_info.rx_queue_offload_capa,
>> +				    __func__);
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * A pure per-port offloading can't be enabled for any queue
>> +	 * if it hasn't been enabled in rte_eth_dev_configure( ).
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Following pure_port_offload_capa is the capabilities which
>> +	 * can't be enabled on some queue while disabled on other queue.
>> +	 * pure_port_offload_capa must be enabled or disabled on all
>> +	 * queues at same time.
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Following only_enabled_for_queue is the offloadings which
>> +	 * are enabled for this queue but hasn't been enabled in
>> +	 * rte_eth_dev_configure( ).
>> +	 */
>> +	pure_port_offload_capa = dev_info.rx_offload_capa ^
>> +				 dev_info.rx_queue_offload_capa;
>> +	only_enabled_for_queue = (local_conf.offloads ^
>> +		dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads) &
>> local_conf.offloads;
> 
> It looks like above logic could be a lot simpler. 
> 
> How about:
> local_conf.offloads &= ~dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads; // keep only the added offloads on top of the port ones
> if ((local_conf.offloads & dev_info.rx_queue_offload_capa) !=
>     local_conf.offloads) { //check if added offloads are part of the queue offload capa
> 	ERROR...

+1

> 
> 
>> +	if (only_enabled_for_queue & pure_port_offload_capa) {
>> +		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Ethdev port_id=%d
>> rx_queue_id=%d, only "
>> +				    "enabled offload 0x%" PRIx64 "for this "
>> +				    "queue haven't been enabled in "
>> +				    "dev_configure( ), they are within "
>> +				    "pure per-port capabilities 0x%" PRIx64
> 
> Need to re-work this error message. The user doesn't know what are "pure per-port capabilities" 

+1

> 
>> +				    " in %s\n",
>> +				    port_id,
>> +				    rx_queue_id,
>> +				    only_enabled_for_queue,
>> +				    pure_port_offload_capa,
>> +				    __func__);
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * If an offloading has already been enabled in
>> +	 * rte_eth_dev_configure(), it has been enabled on all queues,
>> +	 * so there is no need to enable it in this queue again.
>> +	 * The local_conf.offloads input to underlying PMD only carries
>> +	 * those offloadings which are only enabled on this queue and
>> +	 * not enabled on all queues.
>> +	 * The underlying PMD must be aware of this point.
>> +	 */
>> +	local_conf.offloads &= ~dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
>> +
>>  	ret = (*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_setup)(dev, rx_queue_id,
>> nb_rx_desc,
>>  					      socket_id, &local_conf, mp);
>>  	if (!ret) {
>> @@ -1549,6 +1635,8 @@ rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id,
>> uint16_t tx_queue_id,
>>  	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
>>  	struct rte_eth_txconf local_conf;
>>  	void **txq;
>> +	uint64_t pure_port_offload_capa;
>> +	uint64_t only_enabled_for_queue;
>>
>>  	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
>>
>> @@ -1612,6 +1700,68 @@ rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id,
>> uint16_t tx_queue_id,
>>  					  &local_conf.offloads);
>>  	}
>>
>> +	/*
>> +	 * The requested offloadings by application for this queue
>> +	 * can be per-queue type or per-port type. and
>> +	 * they must be within the device offloading capabilities.
>> +	 */
>> +	if ((local_conf.offloads & dev_info.tx_offload_capa) !=
>> +	     local_conf.offloads) {
>> +		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Ethdev port_id=%d
>> tx_queue_id=%d "
>> +				    "Requested offload 0x%" PRIx64 "doesn't "
>> +				    "match per-queue capability 0x%" PRIx64
>> +				    " in %s\n",
>> +				    port_id,
>> +				    tx_queue_id,
>> +				    local_conf.offloads,
>> +				    dev_info.tx_queue_offload_capa,
>> +				    __func__);
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * A pure per-port offloading can't be enabled for any queue
>> +	 * if it hasn't been enabled in rte_eth_dev_configure( ).
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Following pure_port_offload_capa is the capabilities which
>> +	 * can't be enabled on some queue while disabled on other queue.
>> +	 * pure_port_offload_capa must be enabled or disabled on all
>> +	 * queues at same time.
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Following only_enabled_for_queue is the offloadings which
>> +	 * are enabled for this queue but hasn't been enabled in
>> +	 * rte_eth_dev_configure( ).
>> +	 */
>> +	pure_port_offload_capa = dev_info.tx_offload_capa ^
>> +				 dev_info.tx_queue_offload_capa;
>> +	only_enabled_for_queue = (local_conf.offloads ^
>> +		dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads) &
>> local_conf.offloads;
> 
> Same comments as in the Rx part.  
> 
>> +	if (only_enabled_for_queue & pure_port_offload_capa) {
>> +		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Ethdev port_id=%d
>> tx_queue_id=%d, only "
>> +				    "enabled offload 0x%" PRIx64 "for this "
>> +				    "queue haven't been enabled in "
>> +				    "dev_configure( ), they are within "
>> +				    "pure per-port capabilities 0x%" PRIx64
>> +				    " in %s\n",
>> +				    port_id,
>> +				    tx_queue_id,
>> +				    only_enabled_for_queue,
>> +				    pure_port_offload_capa,
>> +				    __func__);
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * If an offloading has already been enabled in
>> +	 * rte_eth_dev_configure(), it has been enabled on all queues,
>> +	 * so there is no need to enable it in this queue again.
>> +	 * The local_conf.offloads input to underlying PMD only carries
>> +	 * those offloadings which are only enabled on this queue and
>> +	 * not enabled on all queues.
>> +	 * The underlying PMD must be aware of this point.
>> +	 */
>> +	local_conf.offloads &= ~dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
>> +
>>  	return eth_err(port_id, (*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_setup)(dev,
>>  		       tx_queue_id, nb_tx_desc, socket_id, &local_conf));  }
>> --
>> 2.7.5
> 
> 
> As for Ferruh's comment
>>
>> PMDs needs to be updated for:
>> 1- Remove existing offload verify checks
>> 2- Update offload configure logic based on new values
>>
>> (1) can be part of this patch. But PMD maintainers should send update 
>> for (2) if a change required.
>>
>> cc'ed Shahaf, specially for (2) one.
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> I think PMD maintainers can help with that. If it will be integrated enough time before the release Mellanox PMDs can be converted by us. 
> 

Thanks.
As far as I can see in v8 Wei is adding some code [2] to keep same input for the
PMD to not break the logic in PMD. But later PMD can be updated for better
support of new offload input to the PMD.

[2]
  +	uint64_t offloads = conf->offloads |
  +			   dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;

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> 
> 
> [1]
> http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/38645/
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