[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/17] vhost: fix messages error checks

Ilya Maximets i.maximets at samsung.com
Thu Oct 4 07:42:22 CEST 2018


On 03.10.2018 17:39, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/03/2018 11:07 AM, Ilya Maximets wrote:
>> On 03.10.2018 11:32, Ilya Maximets wrote:
>>> On 03.10.2018 11:02, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/03/2018 09:57 AM, Ilya Maximets wrote:
>>>>> On 03.10.2018 10:50, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/02/2018 04:15 PM, Ilya Maximets wrote:
>>>>>>> On 02.10.2018 12:36, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>>>>>>> Return of message handling has now changed to an enum that can
>>>>>>>> take non-negative value that is not zero in case a reply is
>>>>>>>> needed. But the code checking the variable afterwards has not
>>>>>>>> been updated, leading to success messages handling being
>>>>>>>> treated as errors.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Fixes: 4e601952cae6 ("vhost: message handling implemented as a callback array")
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>     lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c | 6 +++---
>>>>>>>>     1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c
>>>>>>>> index 7ef3fb4a4..060b41893 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c
>>>>>>>> +++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c
>>>>>>>> @@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ vhost_user_msg_handler(int vid, int fd)
>>>>>>>>         }
>>>>>>>>       skip_to_post_handle:
>>>>>>>> -    if (!ret && dev->extern_ops.post_msg_handle) {
>>>>>>>> +    if (ret != VH_RESULT_ERR && dev->extern_ops.post_msg_handle) {
>>>>>>>>             uint32_t need_reply;
>>>>>>>>               ret = (*dev->extern_ops.post_msg_handle)(
>>>>>>>> @@ -1800,10 +1800,10 @@ vhost_user_msg_handler(int vid, int fd)
>>>>>>>>             vhost_user_unlock_all_queue_pairs(dev);
>>>>>>>>           if (msg.flags & VHOST_USER_NEED_REPLY) {
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe we need to reply here only if we didn't reply
>>>>>>> already (not VH_RESULT_REPLY) ? Otherwise, we could
>>>>>>> reply twice (with payload and with return code).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, if the master sets this bit, it means it is waiting for
>>>>>> a "reply-ack", so not sending it would cause the master to wait
>>>>>> forever.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is the master responsibility to not set this bit for requests
>>>>>> already expecting a non "reply-ack" reply (as you fixed it for
>>>>>> postcopy's set mem table case).
>>>>>
>>>>> vhost-user docs in QEMU says:
>>>>> "
>>>>> For the message types that already solicit a reply from the client, the
>>>>> presence of VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_REPLY_ACK or need_reply bit being set brings
>>>>> no behavioural change.
>>>>> "
>>>>> i.e. even if QEMU sets the need_reply flag, vhost should not reply twice.
>>>>> Am I missing something?
>>>>
>>>> Oh, right. Thanks for pointing it out.
>>>>
>>>> So coming back to the DPDK implementation, I just had a look again, and it seems that we don't send a reply twice, as send_vhost_reply takes
>>>> care of clearing the VHOST_USER_NEED_REPLY flag.
>>>> Do you confirm my understanding is correct?
>>>
>>> Hmm. Yes, you're right. send_vhost_reply clears the VHOST_USER_NEED_REPLY
>>> flag and vhost doesn't send replies twice.
>>> Maybe some comment with clarifications needed here, or some more
>>> refactoring to make this aspect more clear.
>>>
> 
> Agree.
> I'm adding a comment, I don't think a refactoring is required, and I
> would be reluctant to add one more refactoring so close to the
> integration deadline.
> 
> Does it work for you?

Sure. Thanks. I agree that it's not the right time for refactoring now.

> 
> Thanks,
> Maxime
> 
> 


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