Re: [PATCH] eal: disable IOVA mode detection by default

[Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>]

-----Original Message-----
> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:39:01 +0800
> From: "Tan, Jianfeng" <jianfeng.tan@intel.com>
> To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>, Ferruh Yigit
>  <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> CC: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>, Bruce Richardson
>  <bruce.richardson@intel.com>, Sergio Gonzalez Monroy
>  <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>, dev@dpdk.org, Santosh Shukla
>  <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: disable IOVA mode detection by default
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> On 11/1/2017 2:54 PM, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > > Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:21:18 -0700
> > > From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> > > To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
> > > CC: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>, Bruce Richardson
> > >   <bruce.richardson@intel.com>, Sergio Gonzalez Monroy
> > >   <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>, dev@dpdk.org, Jianfeng Tan
> > >   <jianfeng.tan@intel.com>, Santosh Shukla
> > >   <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: disable IOVA mode detection by default
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> > > On 10/31/2017 9:02 PM, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 01:07:26 +0000
> > > > > From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> > > > > To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>, Bruce Richardson
> > > > >   <bruce.richardson@intel.com>, Sergio Gonzalez Monroy
> > > > >   <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>
> > > > > CC: dev@dpdk.org, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>, Jianfeng Tan
> > > > >   <jianfeng.tan@intel.com>, Santosh Shukla
> > > > >   <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
> > > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: disable IOVA mode detection by default
> > > > > X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.13.6
> > > > > 
> > > > > Fix kernel crash with KNI because KNI requires physical addresses.
> > > > The actual fix would be to make KNI IOMMU aware based on the DPDK mode.
> > > > 
> > > > ie. On slow path,
> > > > 
> > > > /* Get iommu domain for iova to physical addr conversion */
> > > > if (rte_eal_iova_mode() == RTE_IOVA_VA)
> > > > 	kni->iommu_domain = iommu_get_domain_for_dev(dev);
> > > > else
> > > > 	kni->iommu_domain = NULL;
> > > > 
> > > > On fast path,
> > > > 
> > > > static inline u64 kni_iova_to_phys(struct ... *kni, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
> > > > {
> > > >          /* Translation is installed only when IOMMU is present */
> > > >          if (kni->iommu_domain)
> > > >                  return iommu_iova_to_phys(kni->iommu_domain, dma_addr);
> > > >          return dma_addr;
> > > > }
> > > > 
> > > > > A config option introduced to disable IOVA mode detection and to set it
> > > > > to physical address by default. Disabling config option will enable IOVA
> > > > > mode detection.
> > > > > 
> > > > > When there is no intension to use KNI, it is safe to enable detection.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Config option disable IOVA mode detection by default to be sure only who
> > > > > is aware of result enable it.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Fixes: 72d013644bd6 ("mem: honor IOVA mode in malloc virt2phy")
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > Cc: Jianfeng Tan <jianfeng.tan@intel.com>
> > > > > Cc: Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com>
> > > > > Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >   config/common_base                | 5 +++++
> > > > >   lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c   | 4 ++++
> > > > >   lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c | 4 ++++
> > > > >   3 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
> > > > > index 82ee75456..903e7685b 100644
> > > > > --- a/config/common_base
> > > > > +++ b/config/common_base
> > > > > @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ CONFIG_RTE_MALLOC_DEBUG=n
> > > > >   CONFIG_RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES=n
> > > > >   #
> > > > > +# Disabling PHYS_IOVA may crash kernel for KNI, use with caution
> > > > > +#
> > > > > +CONFIG_RTE_EAL_USE_PHYS_IOVA=y
> > > > Defeat the purpose of all dynamic probing scheme.
> > > > Either we can fix the KNI or revert the following patch for this release.
> > > > 
> > > > http://dpdk.org/commit/f37dfab2
> > > This commit just enables IOVA VA mode for Intel drivers, that is how I can able
> > > to observe the issue, but it is not the source of the problem. Reverting that
> > > commit will not solve KNI crash with any other PMD that enables IOVA VA mode.
> > I don't understand why a PMD needs to enable IOVA_VA if it can support IOVA_PA.
> > IMO, IOVA_VA should be enabled only for those device it can WORK ONLY on
> > IOVA_VA mode.
> 
> IOVA_VA is also necessary if we don't want/have root privilege to run DPDK
> app.

OK.

> 
> > Forget about KNI, If we set CONFIG_RTE_EAL_USE_PHYS_IOVA
> > as y then the normal stuff wont work for if PMD can operate only in
> > IOVA_VA mode(like octeontx).
> 
> Yes, agreed.
> 
> > Regarding the KNI crash, it can be avoid by first checking the exiting
> > mode(rte_eal_iova_mode()). i.e since legacy driver like KNI need real
> > physical address to work "now", it can grace full exit on the init time if
> > mode == IOVA_VA;
> 
> For the KNI crash, do we really need to correct the case:  make those PMDs
> (requires IOVA_VA)  also work well with KNI?
> - If no, we just need to report  RTE_PCI_DRV_IOVA_AS_VA smartly.
> - If yes, we shall make KNI work with VA.

I would say "yes". But for this immediate release, I would say "no".

> 
> Thanks,
> Jianfeng
>