[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] eal: add manual probing option
Gaëtan Rivet
gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com
Tue Oct 1 09:28:55 CEST 2019
On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 01:51:35PM -0400, Aaron Conole wrote:
> Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com> writes:
>
> > Add a new EAL option enabling manual probing in the EAL.
> > This command line option will configure the EAL so that buses
> > will not trigger their probe step on their own.
> >
> > Applications are then expected to hotplug devices as they see fit.
> >
> > Devices declared on the command line by the user (using -w and --vdev),
> > will be probed using the hotplug API, in the order they are declared.
> >
> > This has the effect of offering a way for users to control probe order
> > of their devices, for drivers requiring it.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>
> > ---
> >
> > I haven't heard many opinions on the matter, please shout if you see an issue
> > with this approach.
> >
> > @Slava: I have tested rather quickly that it does not break anything,
> > and that it works as intended for basic cases.
> > Can you test it further for your use-case and tell me if it works fine?
> >
> > Beyond the obvious difference between both probe mode, something to keep in mind:
> > while using -w on invalid devices would not block (PCI) bus probing, it will stop manual
> > probing in its track. All devices need to exist and be valid device IDs.
> >
> > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst | 9 +++++++
> > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c | 6 +++++
> > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 8 ++++++
> > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h | 1 +
> > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h | 2 ++
> > lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h | 9 +++++++
> > lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h | 17 +++++++++++++
> > lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal/eal.c | 5 ++++
> > lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/eal.c | 5 ++++
> > lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map | 7 +++++
> > 11 files changed, 110 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
> > index 27cfbd9e3..3996e429d 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
> > @@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ New Features
> > Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> > =========================================================
> >
> > +* **EAL wil now propose to enforce manual probing of devices.**
> > +
> > + Previously, a user could not force an order when probing declared devices.
> > + This could cause issues for drivers depending on another device being present.
> > + A new option ``--manual-probe`` is now available to do just that.
> > + This new option relies on the device bus supporting hotplug. It can
> > + also be used to disable automatic probing from the ``PCI`` bus without
> > + having to disable the whole bus.
> > +
> >
> > Removed Items
> > -------------
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c
> > index baa5b532a..145a96812 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c
> > @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
> > #include <string.h>
> > #include <sys/queue.h>
> >
> > +#include <rte_eal.h>
> > #include <rte_bus.h>
> > #include <rte_debug.h>
> > #include <rte_string_fns.h>
> > @@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ rte_bus_probe(void)
> > int ret;
> > struct rte_bus *bus, *vbus = NULL;
> >
> > + if (rte_eal_manual_probe()) {
> > + RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Manual probing enabled.\n");
> > + return rte_dev_probe_devargs_list();
> > + }
> > +
> > TAILQ_FOREACH(bus, &rte_bus_list, next) {
> > if (!strcmp(bus->name, "vdev")) {
> > vbus = bus;
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
> > index 9e4f09d83..3b7769a3c 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
> > @@ -109,6 +109,47 @@ build_devargs(const char *busname, const char *devname,
> > }
> >
> > int
> > +rte_dev_probe_devargs_list(void)
> > +{
> > + struct rte_device *dev;
> > + struct rte_devargs *da;
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > + RTE_EAL_DEVARGS_FOREACH(NULL, da) {
> > + dev = da->bus->find_device(NULL, cmp_dev_name, da->name);
> > + if (dev == NULL) {
> > + RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to find device %s on bus %s\n",
> > + da->name, da->bus->name);
> > + continue;
> > + }
> > +
> > + if (rte_dev_is_probed(dev))
> > + continue;
> > +
> > + if (dev->bus->plug == NULL) {
> > + RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Manual probing (hotplug) not supported by bus %s, "
> > + "required by device %s\n",
> > + dev->bus->name, dev->name);
> > + continue;
> > + }
> > +
> > + ret = dev->bus->plug(dev);
> > + /* Ignore positive return values, they are possibly
> > + * triggered by blacklisted devices on the PCI bus. Probing
> > + * should then continue.
> > + */
> > + if (ret < 0 || !rte_dev_is_probed(dev)) {
> > + RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Driver cannot attach device %s\n",
> > + dev->name);
> > + /* Fail on first real probe error. */
> > + return ret;
> > + }
> > + }
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int
> > rte_eal_hotplug_add(const char *busname, const char *devname,
> > const char *drvargs)
> > {
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> > index 05cae5f75..66c232b14 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> > @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ eal_long_options[] = {
> > {OPT_LEGACY_MEM, 0, NULL, OPT_LEGACY_MEM_NUM },
> > {OPT_SINGLE_FILE_SEGMENTS, 0, NULL, OPT_SINGLE_FILE_SEGMENTS_NUM},
> > {OPT_MATCH_ALLOCATIONS, 0, NULL, OPT_MATCH_ALLOCATIONS_NUM},
> > + {OPT_MANUAL_PROBE, 0, NULL, OPT_MANUAL_PROBE_NUM },
> > {0, 0, NULL, 0 }
> > };
> >
> > @@ -1408,6 +1409,9 @@ eal_parse_common_option(int opt, const char *optarg,
> > return -1;
> > }
> > break;
> > + case OPT_MANUAL_PROBE_NUM:
> > + conf->manual_probe = 1;
> > + break;
> >
> > /* don't know what to do, leave this to caller */
> > default:
> > @@ -1634,6 +1638,10 @@ eal_common_usage(void)
> > " --"OPT_VDEV" Add a virtual device.\n"
> > " The argument format is <driver><id>[,key=val,...]\n"
> > " (ex: --vdev=net_pcap0,iface=eth2).\n"
> > + " --"OPT_MANUAL_PROBE" Enable manual probing.\n"
> > + " Disable probe step for all buses.\n"
> > + " Devices will need to be probed using the hotplug API.\n"
> > + " PCI and vdev declarations will be treated in order as hotplug commands.\n"
> > " --"OPT_IOVA_MODE" Set IOVA mode. 'pa' for IOVA_PA\n"
> > " 'va' for IOVA_VA\n"
> > " -d LIB.so|DIR Add a driver or driver directory\n"
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
> > index a42f34923..0006f903f 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
> > @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct internal_config {
> > unsigned hugepage_unlink; /**< true to unlink backing files */
> > volatile unsigned no_pci; /**< true to disable PCI */
> > volatile unsigned no_hpet; /**< true to disable HPET */
> > + volatile unsigned manual_probe; /**< true to enable manual device probing. */
> > volatile unsigned vmware_tsc_map; /**< true to use VMware TSC mapping
> > * instead of native TSC */
> > volatile unsigned no_shconf; /**< true if there is no shared config */
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
> > index 9855429e5..588fa32a6 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
> > @@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ enum {
> > OPT_IOVA_MODE_NUM,
> > #define OPT_MATCH_ALLOCATIONS "match-allocations"
> > OPT_MATCH_ALLOCATIONS_NUM,
> > +#define OPT_MANUAL_PROBE "manual-probe"
> > + OPT_MANUAL_PROBE_NUM,
> > OPT_LONG_MAX_NUM
> > };
> >
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
> > index 798ede553..fd7ac8e37 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
> > @@ -381,4 +381,13 @@ rte_option_init(void);
> > void
> > rte_option_usage(void);
> >
> > +/**
> > + * Go through the devargs list and probe everything in order.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + * 0 on success, negative on error.
> > + */
> > +int
> > +rte_dev_probe_devargs_list(void);
> > +
> > #endif /* _EAL_PRIVATE_H_ */
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> > index b7cf91214..bd9087bcc 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> > @@ -465,6 +465,23 @@ int rte_eal_has_hugepages(void);
> > int rte_eal_has_pci(void);
> >
> > /**
> > + * Whether EAL probe is manual.
> > + * Enabled by the --manual-probe option.
> > + *
> > + * When manual probing is enabled, batched bus probe of
> > + * their devices is disabled. All devices need to be probed
> > + * using the proper rte_dev API.
> > + *
> > + * In this mode, devices declared on the command line will
> > + * be probed using the bus hotplug API. It is used to enforce
> > + * a specific probe order.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + * Nonzero if manual device probing is enabled.
> > + */
> > +int rte_eal_manual_probe(void);
> > +
> > +/**
> > * Whether the EAL was asked to create UIO device.
> > *
> > * @return
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal/eal.c
> > index d53f0fe69..2daa63b23 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal/eal.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal/eal.c
> > @@ -961,6 +961,11 @@ int rte_eal_has_pci(void)
> > return !internal_config.no_pci;
> > }
> >
> > +int rte_eal_manual_probe(void)
> > +{
> > + return internal_config.manual_probe;
> > +}
> > +
> > int rte_eal_create_uio_dev(void)
> > {
> > return internal_config.create_uio_dev;
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/eal.c
> > index 946222ccd..476fc2e4a 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/eal.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/eal.c
> > @@ -1376,6 +1376,11 @@ int rte_eal_create_uio_dev(void)
> > return internal_config.create_uio_dev;
> > }
> >
> > +int rte_eal_manual_probe(void)
> > +{
> > + return internal_config.manual_probe;
> > +}
> > +
> > enum rte_intr_mode
> > rte_eal_vfio_intr_mode(void)
> > {
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
> > index 7cbf82d37..fe5395c24 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
> > +++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
> > @@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ DPDK_19.08 {
> >
> > } DPDK_19.05;
> >
> > +DPDK_19.05 {
> > + global:
> > +
> > + rte_eal_manual_probe
>
> Syntax error - needs a ';' at the end of this symbol.
>
Ah yes, sorry.
I'm thinking there is a script or a validation tool using this, I should try it.
> > +
> > +} DPDK_19.11;
> > +
> > EXPERIMENTAL {
> > global:
--
Gaëtan Rivet
6WIND
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