[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix counter container resize

[Raslan Darawsheh]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Matan Azrad
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 3:52 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Slava Ovsiienko <viacheslavo at mellanox.com>; stable at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix counter container resize
> 
> The design of counter container resize used double buffer algorithm in
> order to synchronize between the query thread to the control thread.
> When the control thread detected resize need, it created new bigger
> buffer for the counter pools in a new container and change the container
> index atomically.
> In case the query thread had not detect the previous resize before a new
> one need was detected by the control thread, the control thread returned
> EAGAIN to the flow creation API used a COUNT action.
> 
> The rte_flow API doesn't allow unblocked commands and doesn't expect to
> get EAGAIN error type.
> 
> So, when a lot of flows were created between 2 different periodic
> queries, 2 different resizes might try to be created and caused EAGAIN
> error.
> This behavior may blame flow creations.
> 
> Change the synchronization way to use lock instead of double buffer
> algorithm.
> 
> The critical section of this lock is very small, so flow insertion
> rate should not be decreased.
> 
> Fixes: ebbac312e448 ("net/mlx5: resize a full counter container")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matan Azrad <matan at mellanox.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c            |  70 +++++++++++------------
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h            |  23 +++++---
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c       |  37 ++++---------
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h       |   6 --
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c    | 110 +++++++++++++++------------------
> ----
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c |   6 +-
>  6 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 148 deletions(-)
> 

Patch applied to next-net-mlx,

Kindest regards,
Raslan Darawsheh