Re: [PATCH 1/2] eal: Introducing option to set mempool handle

[Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>]

Hi Santosh,

On Thu,  1 Jun 2017 13:35:58 +0530, Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com> wrote:
> Platform can have external PCI cards like Intel 40G card and
> Integrated NIC like OcteoTX. Where both NIC has their
> preferred pool handle. Example: Intel 40G NIC preferred pool
> is ring_mp_mc and OcteonTX preferred pool handle would be
> ext-mempool's handle named 'octeontx-fpavf'.
> 
> There is no way that either of NIC's could use their choice
> of mempool handle.
> 
> Because Currently mempool handle programmed in static way i.e.
> User has to set pool handle name in CONFIG_RTE_MEMPOOL_OPS_DEFAULT=''
> 
> So introducing eal option --pkt-mempool="".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
> ---
>  lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c                 |  9 +++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map   |  7 +++++
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c      |  3 +++
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h        |  2 ++
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h             |  2 ++
>  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h         |  9 +++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c               | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map |  7 +++++
>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c                      |  8 ++++--
>  9 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
> index 05f0c1f90..7d8824707 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
> @@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ struct internal_config internal_config;
>  /* used by rte_rdtsc() */
>  int rte_cycles_vmware_tsc_map;
>  
> +char *__rte_unused

why __rte_unused?
I'll also add a const

> +rte_eal_get_mp_name(void)

I suggest rte_eal_mbuf_default_mempool_ops()
It's longer but it shows it's only about mbufs, and it is consistent
with the #define.

> +{
> +	if (internal_config.mp_name[0] == 0x0)
> +		return NULL;
> +	else
> +		return internal_config.mp_name;
> +}
> +

Would returning RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_OPS instead of NULL
make sense?


>  /* Return a pointer to the configuration structure */
>  struct rte_config *
>  rte_eal_get_configuration(void)
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
> index 2e48a7366..a1e9ad95f 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
> @@ -193,3 +193,10 @@ DPDK_17.05 {
>  	vfio_get_group_no;
>  
>  } DPDK_17.02;
> +
> +DPDK_17.08 {
> +	global:
> +
> +	rte_eal_get_mp_name;
> +
> +} DPDK_17.05;
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> index f470195f3..1c147a696 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> @@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ eal_long_options[] = {
>  	{OPT_VFIO_INTR,         1, NULL, OPT_VFIO_INTR_NUM        },
>  	{OPT_VMWARE_TSC_MAP,    0, NULL, OPT_VMWARE_TSC_MAP_NUM   },
>  	{OPT_XEN_DOM0,          0, NULL, OPT_XEN_DOM0_NUM         },
> +	{OPT_PKT_MEMPOOL,       1, NULL, OPT_PKT_MEMPOOL_NUM      },
>  	{0,                     0, NULL, 0                        }
>  };
>  
> @@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ eal_reset_internal_config(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
>  #endif
>  	internal_cfg->vmware_tsc_map = 0;
>  	internal_cfg->create_uio_dev = 0;
> +	memset(&internal_cfg->mp_name[0], 0x0, MAX_POOL_NAME_LEN);
>  }
>  
>  static int

Or it could be initialized to RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_OPS here?

> @@ -1083,5 +1085,6 @@ eal_common_usage(void)
>  	       "  --"OPT_NO_PCI"            Disable PCI\n"
>  	       "  --"OPT_NO_HPET"           Disable HPET\n"
>  	       "  --"OPT_NO_SHCONF"         No shared config (mmap'd files)\n"
> +	       "  --"OPT_PKT_MEMPOOL"       Use pool name as mempool for port\n"
>  	       "\n", RTE_MAX_LCORE);
>  }
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
> index 7b7e8c887..b8fedd2e6 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
> @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
>  #include <rte_pci_dev_feature_defs.h>
>  
>  #define MAX_HUGEPAGE_SIZES 3  /**< support up to 3 page sizes */
> +#define MAX_POOL_NAME_LEN 256 /**< Max len of a pool name */
>  
>  /*
>   * internal configuration structure for the number, size and

Shouldn't we have the same length than RTE_MEMPOOL_OPS_NAMESIZE?
I think we should try to avoid introducing new defines without
RTE_ prefix.


> @@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ struct internal_config {
>  	const char *hugepage_dir;         /**< specific hugetlbfs directory to use */
>  
>  	unsigned num_hugepage_sizes;      /**< how many sizes on this system */
> +	char mp_name[MAX_POOL_NAME_LEN];  /**< mempool handle name */
>  	struct hugepage_info hugepage_info[MAX_HUGEPAGE_SIZES];
>  };

If it's in internal config, I think we can use a char pointer
instead of a table.

What is the expected behavior in case of multiprocess?


>  extern struct internal_config internal_config; /**< Global EAL configuration. */
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
> index a881c62e2..4e52ee255 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
> @@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ enum {
>  	OPT_VMWARE_TSC_MAP_NUM,
>  #define OPT_XEN_DOM0          "xen-dom0"
>  	OPT_XEN_DOM0_NUM,
> +#define OPT_PKT_MEMPOOL       "pkt-mempool"
> +	OPT_PKT_MEMPOOL_NUM,
>  	OPT_LONG_MAX_NUM
>  };
>  

While "pkt-mempool" is probably ok, here are some other suggestions,
in case you feel it's clearer:

 pkt-pool-ops
 mbuf-pool-ops
 mbuf-default-mempool-ops  (too long, but consistent with #define and api)


> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> index abf020bf9..c2f696a3d 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> @@ -283,6 +283,15 @@ static inline int rte_gettid(void)
>  	return RTE_PER_LCORE(_thread_id);
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * Get mempool name from cmdline.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   On success, returns the pool name.
> + *   On Failure, returs NULL.
> + */
> +char *rte_eal_get_mp_name(void);
> +
>  #define RTE_INIT(func) \
>  static void __attribute__((constructor, used)) func(void)
>  
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> index 7c78f2dc2..b2a6c8068 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> @@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ struct internal_config internal_config;
>  /* used by rte_rdtsc() */
>  int rte_cycles_vmware_tsc_map;
>  
> +char *
> +rte_eal_get_mp_name(void)
> +{
> +	if (internal_config.mp_name[0] == 0x0)
> +		return NULL;
> +	else
> +		return internal_config.mp_name;
> +}
> +
>  /* Return a pointer to the configuration structure */
>  struct rte_config *
>  rte_eal_get_configuration(void)
> @@ -478,6 +487,23 @@ eal_parse_vfio_intr(const char *mode)
>  	return -1;
>  }
>  
> +static int
> +eal_parse_mp_name(const char *name)
> +{
> +	int len;
> +
> +	if (name == NULL)
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	len = strlen(name);
> +	if (len >= MAX_POOL_NAME_LEN)
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	strcpy(internal_config.mp_name, name);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +

Why is it linuxapp only?

Using strcpy() is not a good habbit, I suggest to use snprintf
instead. Also, prefer to use sizeof() instead of using the #define
size.


ret = snprintf(internal_config.mp_name, sizeof(internal_config.mp_name),
	"%s", name);
if (ret < 0 || ret >= sizeof(internal_config.mp_name))
	return -1;
return 0;


>  /* Parse the arguments for --log-level only */
>  static void
>  eal_log_level_parse(int argc, char **argv)
> @@ -611,6 +637,16 @@ eal_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
>  			internal_config.create_uio_dev = 1;
>  			break;
>  
> +		case OPT_PKT_MEMPOOL_NUM:
> +			if (eal_parse_mp_name(optarg) < 0) {
> +				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "invalid parameters for --"
> +						OPT_PKT_MEMPOOL "\n");
> +				eal_usage(prgname);
> +				ret = -1;
> +				goto out;
> +			}
> +			break;
> +
>  		default:
>  			if (opt < OPT_LONG_MIN_NUM && isprint(opt)) {
>  				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Option %c is not supported "
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
> index 670bab3a5..e57330bec 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
> @@ -198,3 +198,10 @@ DPDK_17.05 {
>  	vfio_get_group_no;
>  
>  } DPDK_17.02;
> +
> +DPDK_17.08 {
> +	global:
> +
> +	rte_eal_get_mp_name;
> +
> +} DPDK_17.05
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> index 0e3e36a58..38f4b3de0 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> @@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(const char *name, unsigned n,
>  {
>  	struct rte_mempool *mp;
>  	struct rte_pktmbuf_pool_private mbp_priv;
> +	const char *mp_name = NULL;
>  	unsigned elt_size;
>  	int ret;
>  
> @@ -177,8 +178,11 @@ rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(const char *name, unsigned n,
>  	if (mp == NULL)
>  		return NULL;
>  
> -	ret = rte_mempool_set_ops_byname(mp,
> -		RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_OPS, NULL);
> +	mp_name = rte_eal_get_mp_name();
> +	if (mp_name == NULL)
> +		mp_name = RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_OPS;
> +
> +	ret = rte_mempool_set_ops_byname(mp, mp_name, NULL);
>  	if (ret != 0) {
>  		RTE_LOG(ERR, MBUF, "error setting mempool handler\n");
>  		rte_mempool_free(mp);

If NULL is never returned, the code can be simplified a bit.


Olivier