[dpdk-dev] [RFC] ethdev: complete closing to free all resources

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 9/8/2018 12:39 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> After closing a port, it cannot be restarted.
> So there is no reason to not free all associated resources.
> 
> The last step was done with rte_eth_dev_detach() which is deprecated.
> Instead of removing the associated rte_device, the driver should check
> if no more port (ethdev, cryptodev, etc) is still open for the device.
> Then the device resources can be freed by the driver inside the
> dev_close() driver callback operation.
> 
> The last ethdev freeing (dev_private and final release), which were done
> by rte_eth_dev_detach(), are now done at the end of rte_eth_dev_close().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> ---
> This patch contains only the change in the close function as RFC.
> 
> This idea was presented at Dublin during the "hotplug talk".
> ---
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c | 5 +++++
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h | 5 +++--
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
> index 4c3202505..071fcbd23 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
> @@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ void
>  rte_eth_dev_close(uint16_t port_id)
>  {
>  	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
> +	struct rte_bus *bus;
>  
>  	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_RET(port_id);
>  	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
> @@ -1372,6 +1373,10 @@ rte_eth_dev_close(uint16_t port_id)
>  	dev->data->nb_tx_queues = 0;
>  	rte_free(dev->data->tx_queues);
>  	dev->data->tx_queues = NULL;
> +
> +	rte_free(dev->data->dev_private);
> +
> +	rte_eth_dev_release_port(dev);

These already done in:
rte_eth_dev_pci_generic_remove()
	rte_eth_dev_pci_release()

Perhaps all content of rte_eth_dev_pci_release(), including above updates,
should move to rte_eth_dev_close() and rte_eth_dev_pci_generic_remove() call
rte_eth_dev_close() directly.


Just thinking aloud,

driver->probe() called when a new device added.
Application startup can be thought as all devices added one by one. [Perhaps
this can be change in the future to add devices only when explicitly stated]

driver->remove() called when device removed.
When application terminated this path not called at all, perhaps we need a way
to remove all devices one by one on exit.

eth_dev_close(), when eth_dev removed in ethdev layer but device is not removed
in eal level,

I think it make sense for eth_dev_close():
- It does more cleanup, free resources and port_id
- but it may need to do more clean up, like call uninit() and do more driver
internal clean up too, and clean up the hw.
- so call stack can be:
  driver->remove()
    rte_eth_dev_pci_generic_remove()
      eth_dev_close()
        dev_uninit() [driver unint function ]


Another question, after eth_dev_close() ethdev is not usable and not able to
restart it back. So why we need eth_dev_close() in addition to dev remove, why
not directly call rte_eth_dev_detach()?


>  }
>  
>  int
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> index 7070e9ab4..37a757a7a 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> @@ -1797,8 +1797,9 @@ int rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint16_t port_id);
>  
>  /**
>   * Close a stopped Ethernet device. The device cannot be restarted!
> - * The function frees all resources except for needed by the
> - * closed state. To free these resources, call rte_eth_dev_detach().
> + * The function frees all port resources.
> + * If there is no more port associated with the underlying device,
> + * the driver should free the device resources.
>   *
>   * @param port_id
>   *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
>