[dpdk-dev] [RFC V4] app/testpmd: fix queue stats mapping configuration

[Min Hu (Connor)]

Hi, Ferruh,
	I have sent V1 patch, please check it out, thanks；

https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/84716/

在 2020/12/2 18:44, Ferruh Yigit 写道:
> On 11/30/2020 8:29 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>> Hi, Ferruh, and all,
>>      are there any comments about this set of patch?
>>
> 
> I am good with this one, would you mind sending an actual patch (not 
> RFC) on top of the latest head?
> 
> Thanks,
> ferruh
> 
>> 在 2020/11/23 17:51, Ferruh Yigit 写道:
>>> On 11/21/2020 4:29 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:33:40 +0000
>>>> Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 11/20/2020 11:21 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:26:55 +0000
>>>>>> Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 11/20/2020 11:50 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>>>>>>>> From: Huisong Li <lihuisong at huawei.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Currently, the queue stats mapping has the following problems:
>>>>>>>> 1) Many PMD drivers don't support queue stats mapping. But there 
>>>>>>>> is no
>>>>>>>>     failure message after executing the command "set stat_qmap 
>>>>>>>> rx 0 2 2".
>>>>>>>> 2) Once queue mapping is set, unrelated and unmapped queues are 
>>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>> displayed.
>>>>>>>> 3) The configuration result does not take effect or can not be 
>>>>>>>> queried
>>>>>>>> in real time.
>>>>>>>> 4) The mapping arrays, "tx_queue_stats_mappings_array" &
>>>>>>>> "rx_queue_stats_mappings_array" are global and their sizes are 
>>>>>>>> based on
>>>>>>>> fixed max port and queue size assumptions.
>>>>>>>> 5) These record structures, 
>>>>>>>> 'map_port_queue_stats_mapping_registers()'
>>>>>>>>     and its sub functions are redundant for majority of drivers.
>>>>>>>> 6) The display of the queue stats and queue stats mapping is mixed
>>>>>>>>     together.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since xstats is used to obtain queue statistics, we have made 
>>>>>>>> the following
>>>>>>>>     simplifications and adjustments:
>>>>>>>> 1) If PMD requires and supports queue stats mapping, configure 
>>>>>>>> to driver in
>>>>>>>>     real time by calling ethdev API after executing the command
>>>>>>>>     "set stat_qmap rx/tx ...". If not, the command can not be 
>>>>>>>> accepted.
>>>>>>>> 2) Based on the above adjustments, these record structures,
>>>>>>>> 'map_port_queue_stats_mapping_registers()' and its sub functions 
>>>>>>>> can be
>>>>>>>>     removed. "tx-queue-stats-mapping" & "rx-queue-stats-mapping" 
>>>>>>>> parameters,
>>>>>>>>     and 'parse_queue_stats_mapping_config()' can be removed too.
>>>>>>>> 3) remove display of queue stats mapping in 'fwd_stats_display()' &
>>>>>>>>     'nic_stats_display()', and obtain queue stats by xstats.
>>>>>>>>     Since the record structures are removed, 
>>>>>>>> 'nic_stats_mapping_display()'
>>>>>>>>     can be deleted.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Fixes: 4dccdc789bf4b ("app/testpmd: simplify handling of stats 
>>>>>>>> mappings error")
>>>>>>>> Fixes: 013af9b6b64f6 ("app/testpmd: various updates")
>>>>>>>> Fixes: ed30d9b691b21 ("app/testpmd: add stats per queue")
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong at huawei.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Overall    looks good to me.
>>>>>>> I did a quick test didn't see anything unexpected. 'xstats' or 
>>>>>>> 'dpdk-proc-info'
>>>>>>> app still can be used to get queue stats and "set stat_qmap ..." 
>>>>>>> is working as
>>>>>>> expected.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But it is a little late for this release cycle, would you be OK 
>>>>>>> to get this at
>>>>>>> the beginning of next release?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could we plan to deprecate queue stats mapping in future when 
>>>>>> xstats work is done?
>>>>>
>>>>> Even queue stats moved to xstats, a few PMDs still need this 
>>>>> configuration and API.
>>>>> And this patch already cleans the queue stats mapping noise from 
>>>>> testpmd.
>>>>>
>>>>> What is the benefit/motivation to deprecate the queue stats mapping 
>>>>> API?
>>>>
>>>> Mostly because so few drivers implement it, that any application 
>>>> using it
>>>> is  going to be non-portable.
>>>>
>>>
>>> 'rte_eth_dev_set_.*_queue_stats_mapping()' APIs return '-ENOTSUP' if 
>>> underlying PMD doesn't support it, applications can check this for 
>>> portable code.
>>> .
> 
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