From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: techboard@dpdk.org, Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 10/44] eal: record details of all cpus in platform info
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:58:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260429165845.2136843-11-bruce.richardson@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260429165845.2136843-1-bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Populate the platform info structure with details of all the cores on
the system.
Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
---
lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h | 16 ++++++++++++++--
lib/eal/common/eal_private.h | 8 ++++++++
lib/eal/freebsd/eal_lcore.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
lib/eal/linux/eal_lcore.c | 13 +++++++++++++
lib/eal/windows/eal_lcore.c | 6 ++++++
6 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
index 39411f9370..d8cc5e1a91 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ rte_eal_cpu_init(void)
{
/* pointer to global configuration */
struct rte_config *config = rte_eal_get_configuration();
+ struct eal_platform_info *platform_info = eal_get_platform_info();
unsigned lcore_id;
unsigned count = 0;
unsigned int socket_id, prev_socket_id;
@@ -161,6 +162,24 @@ rte_eal_cpu_init(void)
int lcore_to_socket_id[RTE_MAX_LCORE] = {0};
#endif
+ /* allocate cpu_info for all CPUs visible to the OS */
+ platform_info->cpu_count = eal_cpu_max();
+ platform_info->cpu_info = calloc(platform_info->cpu_count,
+ sizeof(*platform_info->cpu_info));
+ if (platform_info->cpu_info == NULL) {
+ EAL_LOG(ERR, "Cannot allocate cpu_info array");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* populate cpu_info with hardware topology for all detected CPUs */
+ for (size_t cpu_id = 0; cpu_id < platform_info->cpu_count; cpu_id++) {
+ if (eal_cpu_detected(cpu_id) == 0)
+ continue;
+ platform_info->cpu_info[cpu_id].detected = true;
+ platform_info->cpu_info[cpu_id].numa_id = eal_cpu_socket_id(cpu_id);
+ platform_info->cpu_info[cpu_id].core_id = eal_cpu_core_id(cpu_id);
+ }
+
/*
* Parse the maximum set of logical cores, detect the subset of running
* ones and enable them by default.
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h b/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
index 9a898e676e..8ed7171bdc 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
@@ -88,10 +88,22 @@ struct eal_user_cfg {
};
/**
- * Discovered information about cores, memory, etc. on the system.
- * Immutable after initialization, so no need for atomic types or locks.
+ * Hardware facts about a single physical CPU, populated during CPU discovery.
+ * Indexed by physical CPU ID (not DPDK lcore ID).
+ */
+struct eal_cpu_info {
+ bool detected; /**< true if this CPU ID is valid and visible to the OS */
+ unsigned int numa_id; /**< NUMA node this CPU belongs to */
+ unsigned int core_id; /**< physical core number on its NUMA node */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Discovered information about the system hardware.
+ * Immutable after discovery.
*/
struct eal_platform_info {
+ size_t cpu_count; /**< number of entries in cpu_info[] */
+ struct eal_cpu_info *cpu_info; /**< per-physical-CPU hardware facts */
uint8_t num_hugepage_sizes; /**< how many sizes on this system */
struct hugepage_info hugepage_info[MAX_HUGEPAGE_SIZES];
};
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h
index d9807fb2fb..00a73a9d61 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -388,6 +388,14 @@ unsigned eal_cpu_core_id(unsigned lcore_id);
*/
int eal_cpu_detected(unsigned lcore_id);
+/**
+ * Get the number of CPU IDs to allocate for platform CPU info.
+ * Returns max_cpu_id + 1: all valid CPU IDs are in [0, eal_cpu_max()).
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+size_t eal_cpu_max(void);
+
/**
* Set TSC frequency from precise value or estimation
*
diff --git a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_lcore.c b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_lcore.c
index 1d3d1b67b9..c20d25358b 100644
--- a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_lcore.c
+++ b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_lcore.c
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
* Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
*/
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
#include <sys/sysctl.h>
#include <rte_log.h>
@@ -21,18 +24,21 @@ eal_cpu_core_id(__rte_unused unsigned lcore_id)
return 0;
}
-static int
-eal_get_ncpus(void)
+size_t
+eal_cpu_max(void)
{
static int ncpu = -1;
int mib[2] = {CTL_HW, HW_NCPU};
size_t len = sizeof(ncpu);
if (ncpu < 0) {
- sysctl(mib, 2, &ncpu, &len, NULL, 0);
+ if (sysctl(mib, 2, &ncpu, &len, NULL, 0) != 0) {
+ EAL_LOG(ERR, "sysctl failed to get number of CPUs: %s", strerror(errno));
+ return CPU_SETSIZE; /* fallback to CPU_SETSIZE */
+ }
EAL_LOG(INFO, "Sysctl reports %d cpus", ncpu);
}
- return ncpu;
+ return (size_t)ncpu;
}
unsigned
@@ -47,6 +53,6 @@ eal_cpu_socket_id(__rte_unused unsigned cpu_id)
int
eal_cpu_detected(unsigned lcore_id)
{
- const unsigned ncpus = eal_get_ncpus();
+ const unsigned ncpus = eal_cpu_max();
return lcore_id < ncpus;
}
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_lcore.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_lcore.c
index 29b36dd610..6a806336bd 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_lcore.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_lcore.c
@@ -72,3 +72,16 @@ eal_cpu_core_id(unsigned lcore_id)
"for lcore %u - assuming core 0", SYS_CPU_DIR, lcore_id);
return 0;
}
+
+size_t
+eal_cpu_max(void)
+{
+ long n = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+
+ if (n <= 0) {
+ EAL_LOG(WARNING, "sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF) failed, "
+ "falling back to CPU_SETSIZE");
+ return CPU_SETSIZE;
+ }
+ return (size_t)n;
+}
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/eal_lcore.c b/lib/eal/windows/eal_lcore.c
index a498044620..dcbba383f7 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/eal_lcore.c
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/eal_lcore.c
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ eal_cpu_core_id(unsigned int lcore_id)
return cpu_map.lcores[lcore_id].core_id;
}
+size_t
+eal_cpu_max(void)
+{
+ return (size_t)cpu_map.lcore_count;
+}
+
unsigned int
eal_socket_numa_node(unsigned int socket_id)
{
--
2.51.0
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Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-29 16:57 [RFC PATCH 00/44] Allow intitializing EAL without argc/argv Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:57 ` [RFC PATCH 01/44] eal: define new functionally distinct config structs Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 19:03 ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-30 7:56 ` Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:57 ` [RFC PATCH 02/44] eal: move memory request fields to user config Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:57 ` [RFC PATCH 03/44] eal: move NUMA " Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:57 ` [RFC PATCH 04/44] eal: move hugepage policy " Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:57 ` [RFC PATCH 05/44] eal: move process " Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:57 ` [RFC PATCH 06/44] eal: move advanced user config options to user cfg struct Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:57 ` [RFC PATCH 07/44] eal: move hugepage size info to platform info struct Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 08/44] telemetry: make cpuset init parameter const Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 09/44] eal: move runtime state to appropriate structure Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` Bruce Richardson [this message]
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 11/44] eal: use platform info for lcore lookups Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 12/44] eal: add RTE_CPU_FFS macro Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 13/44] eal: store lcore configuration in runtime data Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 14/44] eal: cleanup CPU init function Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 15/44] eal: move numa node information to platform info struct Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 16/44] eal: move lcore role and count to runtime state Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 17/44] eal: make lcore role a field in lcore config struct Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 18/44] eal: move main lcore setting to runtime " Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 19/44] eal: move iova mode and process type to runtime cfg Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 20/44] eal: move memory config pointer to runtime state struct Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 21/44] eal: remove rte_config structure Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 22/44] eal: separate runtime state update from arg parsing Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 23/44] eal: move devopt_list staging list into user_cfg Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 24/44] eal: separate plugin paths from loaded plugin objects Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 25/44] eal: simplify internal driver path iteration APIs Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 26/44] eal: move trace config into user config struct Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 27/44] eal: record service cores in " Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 28/44] eal: store user-provided lcore info " Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 29/44] eal: clarify docs on params taking lcore IDs Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 30/44] eal: remove internal config reset function Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 31/44] eal: move functions setting runtime state Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 32/44] eal: initialize platform info on first use Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 33/44] eal: remove duplicated scan of sysfs for hugepage details Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 34/44] eal: add utilities for working with user config struct Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 35/44] eal: split EAL init into two stages Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 36/44] eal: provide hooks for init with externally supplied config Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 37/44] eal_cfg: add new library to programmatically init DPDK Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 38/44] eal_cfg: configure defaults for easier testing and use Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 39/44] app/test: enable testing init using EAL config lib Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 40/44] eal_cfg: add basic setters and getters Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 41/44] eal_cfg: add hugepage memory configuration Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 42/44] eal_cfg: support configuring lcores Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 43/44] eal_cfg: support device and driver lists Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 16:58 ` [RFC PATCH 44/44] eal_cfg: add APIs for configuring remaining init settings Bruce Richardson
2026-04-29 21:40 ` [RFC PATCH 00/44] Allow intitializing EAL without argc/argv Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-29 22:04 ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-30 8:00 ` Bruce Richardson
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