[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/8] net/hns3: support runtime config to select IO burst func

fengchengwen fengchengwen at huawei.com
Tue Mar 23 04:37:26 CET 2021


sorry to send again: +to Ferruh

On 2021/3/22 21:58, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 3/19/2021 1:07 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>> From: Chengwen Feng <fengchengwen at huawei.com>
>>
>> Currently, the driver support multiple IO burst function and auto
>> selection of the most appropriate function based on offload
>> configuration.
>>
>> Most applications such as l2fwd/l3fwd don't provide the means to
>> change offload configuration, so it will use the auto selection's io
>> burst function.
>>
>> This patch support runtime config to select io burst function, which
>> add two config: rx_func_hint and tx_func_hint, both could assign
>> vec/sve/simple/common.
>>
>> The driver will use the following rules to select io burst func:
>> a. if hint equal vec and meet the vec Rx/Tx usage condition then use
>> the neon function.
>> b. if hint equal sve and meet the sve Rx/Tx usage condition then use
>> the sve function.
>> c. if hint equal simple and meet the simple Rx/Tx usage condition then
>> use the simple function.
>> d. if hint equal common then use the common function.
>> e. if hint not set then:
>> e.1. if meet the vec Rx/Tx usage condition then use the neon function.
>> e.2. if meet the simple Rx/Tx usage condition then use the simple
>> function.
>> e.3. else use the common function.
>>
>> Note: the sve Rx/Tx usage condition based on the vec Rx/Tx usage
>> condition and runtime environment (which must support SVE).
>>
>> In the previous versions, driver will preferred use the sve function
>> when meet the sve Rx/Tx usage condition, but in this case driver could
>> get better performance if use the neon function.
>>
> 
> Is this saying 'neon' is giving better performance even if 'sve' is supported?

I'm sorry to confuse you, let me explain the hns3 sve function history:
1. The sve instruction only support on our latest processor Kunpeng930, and
the sve Rx/Tx function is being gradually optimized.
2. We define a macro CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_INC_VECTOR_SVE which equal n
default in the original scheme, so driver will not select sve Rx/Tx function
unless user config CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_INC_VECTOR_SVE=y.
3. We plan to switch CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_INC_VECTOR_SVE equal y when the
sve Rx/Tx function is fully optimized.
4. The makefile is switched to meson build in 20.11, and it's not recommended
to define the marco such as above, so the upload scheme is adjusted which
delete the macro CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_INC_VECTOR_SVE, this leads to driver
select sve Rx/Tx function when meeting sve conditions (which are gcc support
compile sve and the host cpu&os support sve), but it doesn't fit out plan, so
here we modify it.

> 
>> Signed-off-by: Chengwen Feng <fengchengwen at huawei.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Min Hu (Connor) <humin29 at huawei.com>
>> ---
>> v6:
>> - document hns3.rst about description of vec, common and simple.
>> ---
>>   doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst               | 19 +++++++++
>>   doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst |  1 +
>>   drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c         | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h         | 15 +++++++
>>   drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c      |  4 ++
>>   drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c           | 54 +++++++++++++++++-------
>>   6 files changed, 156 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst b/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst
>> index 84bd7a3..8f48240 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst
>> @@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ Prerequisites
>>   - Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup the basic DPDK environment.
>>     +Runtime Config Options
>> +----------------------
>> +
>> +- ``rx_func_hint`` (default ``none``)
>> +
>> +  Used to select Rx burst function, supported value are "vec", "sve", "simple", "common".
> 
> ``vec``, ``sve``, ``simple`` and ``common``. ??
> 
>> +  When equal "vec" and meet the vector Rx usage condition then use the default vector Rx implementation, 'neon' for Kunpeng Arm platform.
>> +  When equal "sve" and meet the sve Rx usage condition then use the sve Rx function.
>> +  When equal "simple" and meet the simple Rx usage condition then use the simple Rx function which indicates the Scalar algorithm obtained from rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get.
>> +  When equal "common" then use the common Rx function which indicates the Scalar Scattered algorithm obtained from rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get.
>> +
> 
> A few comments on the documentation,
> 
> - What about using `` to highlight the parameter, like ``vec``, on all occurrences.
> 
> - What about adding bullet points for each parameter
> 
> - I think you can drop "When equal" start from all
> 
> - You can drop "obtained from rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get" part, the function name is not needed here, something like gives same information:
> 
> - Can "and meet the vector Rx usage condition" be simplified, overall what about something like:
> * ``simple``, if supported use the ``simple`` Rx function which indicates the scalar algorithm.
> 
> - It is not clear what happens when provided parameter is not supported, like when I set 'vec' but if PMD doesn't support it, which function will be supported?
> 
> - Can you please try to limit the line length aroung 80 columns.
> 
> - No need to start words with uppercase for 'Scalar' & 'Scalar Scattered'
> 
> - Same for below Tx ones.
> 
> .
OK, will fix in later patch



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