[dpdk-dev] [PATCH RFC 2/3] eal: don't call rte_eal_iopl_init unconditionnally

Xie, Huawei huawei.xie at intel.com
Wed Aug 27 19:26:59 CEST 2014


Acked-by: Huawei Xie <huawei.xie at intel.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of David Marchand
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 10:12 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH RFC 2/3] eal: don't call rte_eal_iopl_init
> unconditionnally
> 
> There is no need for ioport access for applications that won't use virtio pmds.
> Make rte_eal_iopl_init() non-static so that it is called from pmds that need it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Marchand <david.marchand at 6wind.com>
> ---
>  lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c         |    5 +----
>  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h |   14 +++++++++++---
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c       |   11 ++++-------
>  lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c   |   15 ++++++++-------
>  4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
> index 0697b05..dad9e0c 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
> @@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ int rte_eal_has_hugepages(void)
>  }
> 
>  /* Abstraction for port I/0 privilege */
> -static int
> +int
>  rte_eal_iopl_init(void)
>  {
>  	int fd = -1;
> @@ -864,9 +864,6 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
> 
>  	rte_config_init();
> 
> -	if (rte_eal_iopl_init() == 0)
> -		rte_config.flags |= EAL_FLG_HIGH_IOPL;
> -
>  	if (rte_eal_cpu_init() < 0)
>  		rte_panic("Cannot detect lcores\n");
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> index 273da9a..8d39cba 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
> @@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ struct rte_config {
>  	struct rte_mem_config *mem_config;
>  } __attribute__((__packed__));
> 
> -/* Flag definitions for rte_config flags */
> -#define EAL_FLG_HIGH_IOPL 1 /**< indicates high IO privilege in a linux env */
> -
>  /**
>   * Get the global configuration structure.
>   *
> @@ -119,6 +116,17 @@ enum rte_lcore_role_t rte_eal_lcore_role(unsigned
> lcore_id);
>  enum rte_proc_type_t rte_eal_process_type(void);
> 
>  /**
> + * Request iopl privilege for all RPL.
> + *
> + * This function should be called by pmds which need access to ioports.
> +
> + * @return
> + *   - On success, returns 0.
> + *   - On failure, returns -1.
> + */
> +int rte_eal_iopl_init(void);
> +
> +/**
>   * Initialize the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL).
>   *
>   * This function is to be executed on the MASTER lcore only, as soon
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> index 2940e69..884aa9b 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
> @@ -107,8 +107,6 @@
> 
>  #define SOCKET_MEM_STRLEN (RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES * 10)
> 
> -#define HIGHEST_RPL 3
> -
>  #define BITS_PER_HEX 4
> 
>  /* Allow the application to print its usage message too if set */
> @@ -1060,10 +1058,12 @@ rte_eal_mcfg_complete(void)
>  /*
>   * Request iopl privilege for all RPL, returns 0 on success
>   */
> -static int
> +int
>  rte_eal_iopl_init(void)
>  {
> -	return iopl(HIGHEST_RPL);
> +	if (iopl(3) != 0)
> +		return -1;
> +	return 0;
>  }
> 
>  /* Launch threads, called at application init(). */
> @@ -1125,9 +1125,6 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
> 
>  	rte_config_init();
> 
> -	if (rte_eal_iopl_init() == 0)
> -		rte_config.flags |= EAL_FLG_HIGH_IOPL;
> -
>  	if (rte_eal_pci_init() < 0)
>  		rte_panic("Cannot init PCI\n");
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
> b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
> index 3344ffb..587b746 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
> @@ -736,12 +736,6 @@ eth_virtio_dev_init(__rte_unused struct eth_driver
> *eth_drv,
>  		return -1;
>  	}
> 
> -	if (!(rte_eal_get_configuration()->flags & EAL_FLG_HIGH_IOPL)) {
> -		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR,
> -			"IOPL call failed in EAL init - cannot use virtio PMD
> driver\n");
> -		return -1;
> -	}
> -
>  	eth_dev->dev_ops = &virtio_eth_dev_ops;
>  	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &virtio_xmit_pkts;
> 
> @@ -896,8 +890,15 @@ static struct eth_driver rte_virtio_pmd = {
>   * Returns 0 on success.
>   */
>  static int
> -rte_virtio_pmd_init(const char *name __rte_unused, const char *param
> __rte_unused)
> +rte_virtio_pmd_init(const char *name __rte_unused,
> +		    const char *param __rte_unused)
>  {
> +	if (rte_eal_iopl_init() != 0) {
> +		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "IOPL call failed - "
> +				  "cannot use virtio PMD driver\n");
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
>  	rte_eth_driver_register(&rte_virtio_pmd);
>  	return 0;
>  }
> --
> 1.7.10.4



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