[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/4] app/testpmd: show example to handle hot unplug

[Guo, Jia]

hi, matan

thanks for your review, see comment.

On 6/26/2018 7:58 PM, Matan Azrad wrote:
> Hi Jeff
>
> Please see comments...
>
> From: Jeff Guo
>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 2:51 PM
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>> ferruh.yigit at intel.com; konstantin.ananyev at intel.com;
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>> Subject: [PATCH v2 4/4] app/testpmd: show example to handle hot unplug
>>
>> Use testpmd for example, to show how an application smoothly handle failure
>> when device being hot unplug. If app have enabled the device event monitor
>> and register the hot plug event’s callback before running, once app detect the
>> removal event, the callback would be called. It will first stop the packet
>> forwarding, then stop the port, close the port, and finally detach the port to
>> remove the device out from the device lists.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Guo <jia.guo at intel.com>
>> ---
>> v2->v1(v21):
>> rebase testpmd code
>> ---
>>   app/test-pmd/testpmd.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
>>   1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c index
>> 24c1998..286f242 100644
>> --- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
>> +++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
>> @@ -1951,9 +1951,10 @@ eth_dev_event_callback_unregister(void)
>>   void
>>   attach_port(char *identifier)
>>   {
>> -	portid_t pi = 0;
>>   	unsigned int socket_id;
>>
>> +	portid_t pi = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
>> +
>>   	printf("Attaching a new port...\n");
>>
>>   	if (identifier == NULL) {
>> @@ -2125,16 +2126,25 @@ check_all_ports_link_status(uint32_t port_mask)
>> static void  rmv_event_callback(void *arg)  {
> There is a race between ethdev RMV event to the EAL remove event, I think the application must synchronize it if both are configured.

Is this race will affect the device detaching? what is the side effect 
and what is your propose to synchronize it, and i still think about 
that.....

>> +	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
>> +
>>   	int need_to_start = 0;
>>   	int org_no_link_check = no_link_check;
>>   	portid_t port_id = (intptr_t)arg;
>>
>>   	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_RET(port_id);
>> +	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
>> +
>> +	if (dev->state == RTE_ETH_DEV_UNUSED)
>> +		return;
> Can you explain why do you check the state?
> Doesn't RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_RET do it?

correct, i check that it is no used here. thank info.

>> +	printf("removing device %s\n", dev->device->name);
>>
>>   	if (!test_done && port_is_forwarding(port_id)) {
>>   		need_to_start = 1;
>>   		stop_packet_forwarding();
>>   	}
>> +
>>   	no_link_check = 1;
>>   	stop_port(port_id);
>>   	no_link_check = org_no_link_check;
>> @@ -2196,6 +2206,9 @@ static void
>>   eth_dev_event_callback(char *device_name, enum rte_dev_event_type type,
>>   			     __rte_unused void *arg)
>>   {
>> +	uint16_t port_id;
>> +	int ret;
>> +
>>   	if (type >= RTE_DEV_EVENT_MAX) {
>>   		fprintf(stderr, "%s called upon invalid event %d\n",
>>   			__func__, type);
>> @@ -2206,9 +2219,12 @@ eth_dev_event_callback(char *device_name, enum
>> rte_dev_event_type type,
>>   	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_REMOVE:
>>   		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "The device: %s has been removed!\n",
>>   			device_name);
>> -		/* TODO: After finish failure handle, begin to stop
>> -		 * packet forward, stop port, close port, detach port.
>> -		 */
>> +		ret = rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(device_name, &port_id);
>> +		if (ret) {
>> +			printf("can not get port by device %s!\n",
>> device_name);
>> +			return;
>> +		}
>> +		rmv_event_callback((void *)(intptr_t)port_id);
>>   		break;
>>   	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_ADD:
>>   		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "The device: %s has been added!\n", @@ -
>> 2736,7 +2752,6 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
>>   			return -1;
>>   		}
>>   		eth_dev_event_callback_register();
>> -
>>   	}
>>
>>   	if (start_port(RTE_PORT_ALL) != 0)
>> --
>> 2.7.4