Re: [PATCH net-next 10/10] net: hns3: Add mqprio support when interacting with network stack

[Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>]

Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 02:47:20AM CEST, linyunsheng@huawei.com wrote:
>Hi, Jiri
>
>On 2017/9/23 0:03, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 04:11:51PM CEST, linyunsheng@huawei.com wrote:
>>> Hi, Jiri
>>>
>>>>> - if (!tc) {
>>>>> + if (if_running) {
>>>>> + (void)hns3_nic_net_stop(netdev);
>>>>> + msleep(100);
>>>>> + }
>>>>> +
>>>>> + ret = (kinfo->dcb_ops && kinfo->dcb_ops->>setup_tc) ?
>>>>> + kinfo->dcb_ops->setup_tc(h, tc, prio_tc) : ->EOPNOTSUPP;
>>>
>>>> This is most odd. Why do you call dcb_ops from >ndo_setup_tc callback?
>>>> Why are you mixing this together? prio->tc mapping >can be done
>>>> directly in dcbnl
>>>
>>> Here is what we do in dcb_ops->setup_tc:
>>> Firstly, if current tc num is different from the tc num
>>> that user provide, then we setup the queues for each
>>> tc.
>>>
>>> Secondly, we tell hardware the pri to tc mapping that
>>> the stack is using. In rx direction, our hardware need
>>> that mapping to put different packet into different tc'
>>> queues according to the priority of the packet, then
>>> rss decides which specific queue in the tc should the
>>> packet goto.
>>>
>>> By mixing, I suppose you meant why we need the
>>> pri to tc infomation?
>> 
>> by mixing, I mean what I wrote. You are calling dcb_ops callback from
>> ndo_setup_tc callback. So you are mixing DCBNL subsystem and TC
>> subsystem. Why? Why do you need sch_mqprio? Why DCBNL is not enough for
>> all?
>
>When using lldptool, dcbnl is involved.
>
>But when using tc qdisc, dcbbl is not involved, below is the a few key
>call graph in the kernel when tc qdisc cmd is executed.
>
>cmd:
>tc qdisc add dev eth0 root handle 1:0 mqprio num_tc 4 map 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 hw 1
>
>call graph:
>rtnetlink_rcv_msg -> tc_modify_qdisc -> qdisc_create -> mqprio_init ->
>hns3_nic_setup_tc
>
>When hns3_nic_setup_tc is called, we need to know how many tc num and
>prio_tc mapping from the tc_mqprio_qopt which is provided in the paramter
>in the ndo_setup_tc function, and dcb_ops is the our hardware specific
>method to setup the tc related parameter to the hardware, so this is why
>we call dcb_ops callback in ndo_setup_tc callback.
>
>I hope this will answer your question, thanks for your time.

Okay. I understand that you have a usecase for mqprio mapping offload
without lldptool being involved. Ok. I believe it is wrong to call dcb_ops
from tc callback. You should have a generic layer inside the driver and
call it from both dcb_ops and tc callbacks.

Also, what happens If I run lldptool concurrently with mqprio? Who wins
and is going to configure the mapping?


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>>> I hope I did not misunderstand your question, thanks
>>> for your time reviewing.
>> 
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