[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/3] Improve automatic selection of IOVA mode

[Thomas Monjalon]

Help in review would be much appreciated here, thanks.

14/06/2019 11:39, David Marchand:
> In SPDK, not all drivers are registered with DPDK at start up time.
> Previously, that meant DPDK always chose to set itself up in IOVA_PA
> mode. Instead, when the correct iova choice is unclear based on the
> devices and drivers known to DPDK at start up time, use other heuristics
> (such as whether /proc/self/pagemap is accessible) to make a better
> choice.
> 
> This enables SPDK to run as an unprivileged user again without requiring
> users to explicitly set the iova mode on the command line.
> 
> 
> Changelog since v1:
> - I took over the series following experiments and discussions with Ben
>   and others, squashed Ben patches as two patches focusing on the main
>   issues,
> - introduced a fix on KNI,
> - on the EAL bits,
> 
>   - added log on which IOVA mode has been selected,
>   - updated BSD EAL,
>   - in Linux EAL, moved KNI special case after IOVA selection,
>   - in Linux EAL, added check on forced mode wrt physical addresses
>     availability,
> 
> - on the PCI bus driver bits,
> 
>   - enforced the checks in the common code of the PCI bus,
>   - added debug logs to track why a iova mode has been chosen per device,
>   - added BSD part,
>   - in Linux part, checked that VFIO is enabled,
>   - in Linux part, defaulted to DC if a driver supports both PA and VA,