[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] hash: add fallback to software CRC32 implementation

Neil Horman nhorman at tuxdriver.com
Mon Nov 17 15:06:52 CET 2014


On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:34:04PM +0000, Ananyev, Konstantin wrote:
> 
> Hi Yerden,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Yerden Zhumabekov
> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 5:59 PM
> > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] hash: add fallback to software CRC32 implementation
> > 
> > Initially, SSE4.2 support is detected via CPUID instruction.
> > 
> > Added rte_hash_crc_set_alg() function to detect and set CRC32
> > implementation if necessary. SSE4.2 is allowed by default. If it's
> > not available, fall back to sw implementation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Yerden Zhumabekov <e_zhumabekov at sts.kz>
> > ---
> >  lib/librte_hash/rte_hash_crc.h |   60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_hash/rte_hash_crc.h b/lib/librte_hash/rte_hash_crc.h
> > index 74e2d92..178b162 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_hash/rte_hash_crc.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_hash/rte_hash_crc.h
> > @@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ extern "C" {
> >  #endif
> > 
> >  #include <stdint.h>
> > +#ifdef RTE_MACHINE_CPUFLAG_SSE4_2
> >  #include <nmmintrin.h>
> > +#endif
> > +#include <rte_cpuflags.h>
> > +#include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
> > 
> >  /* Lookup table for software implementation of CRC32C */
> >  static const uint32_t crc32c_table[256] = {
> > @@ -152,8 +156,42 @@ crc32c_2words(uint64_t data, uint32_t init_val)
> >  	return init_val;
> >  }
> > 
> > +enum crc32_alg_t {
> > +	CRC32_SW = 0,
> > +	CRC32_SSE42,
> > +	CRC32_AUTODETECT
> > +};
> > +
> > +/* Default algorithm is left for autodetection,
> > + * it is detected on first run of hash function
> > + */
> > +static enum crc32_alg_t crc32_alg = CRC32_AUTODETECT;
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * Allow or disallow use of SSE4.2 instrinsics for CRC32 hash
> > + * hash calculation.
> > + *
> > + * @param flag
> > + *   unsigned integer flag
> > + *   - (CRC32_SW) Don't use SSE4.2 intrinsics
> > + *   - (CRC32_SSE42) Use SSE4.2 intrinsics if available, set by default
> > + */
> > +static inline void
> > +rte_hash_crc_set_alg(enum crc32_alg_t alg)
> > +{
> > +	int sse42_supp = rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_SSE4_2);
> > +	enum crc32_alg_t alg_supp = sse42_supp ? CRC32_SSE42 : CRC32_SW;
> > +
> > +	if (alg == CRC32_SSE42)
> > +		crc32_alg = alg_supp;
> > +	else
> > +		crc32_alg = CRC32_SW;
> > +}
> > +
> 
> Wonder can we define that function with __attribute__((constructor))?
> Then, I suppose we can remove CRC32_AUTODETECT, and remove:
> if (unlikely(crc32_alg == CRC32_AUTODETECT))
>    rte_hash_crc_set_alg(CRC32_SSE42);   
> from rte_hash_crc_*byte().
> 
That would make sense.
Neil



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