[RFC PATCH 03/44] eal: move NUMA request fields to user config

Bruce Richardson bruce.richardson at intel.com
Wed Apr 29 18:57:55 CEST 2026


As with basic memory user parameters, move the NUMA-specific parameters
to the user config struct. Update flag types to bool in the process.

Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
---
 lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c  | 15 +++++++--------
 lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 24 +++++++++++-------------
 lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h   | 11 ++++-------
 lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c        |  2 +-
 lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c               |  2 +-
 lib/eal/linux/eal.c                 |  2 +-
 lib/eal/linux/eal_memory.c          | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
 lib/eal/windows/eal.c               |  2 +-
 8 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c
index 5bd22f6ef0..38e3ff7bcb 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ eal_dynmem_hugepage_init(void)
 	int hp_sz_idx, socket_id;
 	struct internal_config *internal_conf =
 		eal_get_internal_configuration();
+	const struct eal_user_cfg *user_cfg = eal_get_user_configuration();
 
 	memset(used_hp, 0, sizeof(used_hp));
 
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ eal_dynmem_hugepage_init(void)
 
 	/* make a copy of numa_mem, needed for balanced allocation. */
 	for (hp_sz_idx = 0; hp_sz_idx < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; hp_sz_idx++)
-		memory[hp_sz_idx] = internal_conf->numa_mem[hp_sz_idx];
+		memory[hp_sz_idx] = user_cfg->numa_mem[hp_sz_idx];
 
 	/* calculate final number of pages */
 	if (eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(memory,
@@ -334,10 +335,10 @@ eal_dynmem_hugepage_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* if socket limits were specified, set them */
-	if (internal_conf->force_numa_limits) {
+	if (user_cfg->force_numa_limits) {
 		unsigned int i;
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++) {
-			uint64_t limit = internal_conf->numa_limit[i];
+			uint64_t limit = user_cfg->numa_limit[i];
 			if (limit == 0)
 				continue;
 			if (rte_mem_alloc_validator_register("socket-limit",
@@ -374,8 +375,6 @@ eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(
 	unsigned int requested, available;
 	int total_num_pages = 0;
 	uint64_t remaining_mem, cur_mem;
-	const struct internal_config *internal_conf =
-		eal_get_internal_configuration();
 	const struct eal_user_cfg *user_cfg = eal_get_user_configuration();
 	uint64_t total_mem = user_cfg->memory;
 
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(
 		return -1;
 
 	/* if specific memory amounts per socket weren't requested */
-	if (internal_conf->force_numa == 0) {
+	if (!user_cfg->force_numa) {
 		size_t total_size;
 #ifdef RTE_ARCH_64
 		int cpu_per_socket[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];
@@ -510,8 +509,8 @@ eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(
 
 		/* if we didn't satisfy all memory requirements per socket */
 		if (memory[socket] > 0 &&
-				internal_conf->numa_mem[socket] != 0) {
-			requested = internal_conf->numa_mem[socket] / 0x100000;
+				user_cfg->numa_mem[socket] != 0) {
+			requested = user_cfg->numa_mem[socket] / 0x100000;
 			available = requested - (memory[socket] / 0x100000);
 			EAL_LOG(ERR, "Not enough memory available on socket %u! Requested: %uMB, available: %uMB",
 				socket, requested, available);
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c
index 11b77bc9dd..03c0aed4e2 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c
@@ -499,18 +499,16 @@ eal_reset_internal_config(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 	user_cfg->memory = 0;
 	user_cfg->force_nrank = 0;
 	user_cfg->force_nchannel = 0;
+	user_cfg->force_numa = false;
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
+		user_cfg->numa_mem[i] = 0;
+	user_cfg->force_numa_limits = false;
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
+		user_cfg->numa_limit[i] = 0;
 	internal_cfg->hugefile_prefix = NULL;
 	internal_cfg->hugepage_dir = NULL;
 	internal_cfg->hugepage_file.unlink_before_mapping = false;
 	internal_cfg->hugepage_file.unlink_existing = true;
-	internal_cfg->force_numa = 0;
-	/* zero out the NUMA config */
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		internal_cfg->numa_mem[i] = 0;
-	internal_cfg->force_numa_limits = 0;
-	/* zero out the NUMA limits config */
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		internal_cfg->numa_limit[i] = 0;
 	/* zero out hugedir descriptors */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HUGEPAGE_SIZES; i++) {
 		memset(&internal_cfg->hugepage_info[i], 0,
@@ -2174,18 +2172,18 @@ eal_parse_args(void)
 		}
 	}
 	if (args.numa_mem != NULL) {
-		if (eal_parse_socket_arg(args.numa_mem, int_cfg->numa_mem) < 0) {
+		if (eal_parse_socket_arg(args.numa_mem, user_cfg->numa_mem) < 0) {
 			EAL_LOG(ERR, "invalid numa-mem parameter: '%s'", args.numa_mem);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		int_cfg->force_numa = 1;
+		user_cfg->force_numa = true;
 	}
 	if (args.numa_limit != NULL) {
-		if (eal_parse_socket_arg(args.numa_limit, int_cfg->numa_limit) < 0) {
+		if (eal_parse_socket_arg(args.numa_limit, user_cfg->numa_limit) < 0) {
 			EAL_LOG(ERR, "invalid numa-limit parameter: '%s'", args.numa_limit);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		int_cfg->force_numa_limits = 1;
+		user_cfg->force_numa_limits = true;
 	}
 
 	/* tracing settings, not supported on windows */
@@ -2371,7 +2369,7 @@ eal_adjust_config(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 	/* if no memory amounts were requested, this will result in 0 and
 	 * will be overridden later, right after eal_hugepage_info_init() */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		user_cfg->memory += internal_cfg->numa_mem[i];
+		user_cfg->memory += user_cfg->numa_mem[i];
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h b/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
index 1625c697b2..e99e74cecd 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_internal_cfg.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ struct eal_user_cfg {
 	size_t memory;           /**< amount of asked memory */
 	uint8_t force_nchannel;  /**< force number of channels */
 	uint8_t force_nrank;     /**< force number of ranks */
+	bool force_numa;         /**< true to request memory on specific NUMA nodes */
+	bool force_numa_limits;  /**< true to apply per-NUMA memory limits */
+	uint64_t numa_mem[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];    /**< amount of memory per NUMA node */
+	uint64_t numa_limit[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];  /**< limit amount of memory per NUMA node */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -93,13 +97,6 @@ struct internal_config {
 	 */
 	volatile unsigned create_uio_dev; /**< true to create /dev/uioX devices */
 	volatile enum rte_proc_type_t process_type; /**< multi-process proc type */
-	/** true to try allocating memory on specific NUMA nodes */
-	volatile unsigned force_numa;
-	/** amount of memory per NUMA node */
-	volatile uint64_t numa_mem[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];
-	volatile unsigned force_numa_limits;
-	/** limit amount of memory per NUMA node */
-	volatile uint64_t numa_limit[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];
 	uintptr_t base_virtaddr;          /**< base address to try and reserve memory from */
 	volatile unsigned legacy_mem;
 	/**< true to enable legacy memory behavior (no dynamic allocation,
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c b/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c
index 39240c261c..77f364158a 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ malloc_heap_alloc_on_heap_id(size_t size, unsigned int heap_id, unsigned int fla
 static unsigned int
 malloc_get_numa_socket(void)
 {
-	const struct internal_config *conf = eal_get_internal_configuration();
+	const struct eal_user_cfg *conf = eal_get_user_configuration();
 	unsigned int socket_id = rte_socket_id();
 	unsigned int idx;
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
index 1779362686..d890b899e1 100644
--- a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (user_cfg->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_numa == 0) {
+	if (user_cfg->memory == 0 && !user_cfg->force_numa) {
 		if (internal_conf->no_hugetlbfs)
 			user_cfg->memory = MEMSIZE_IF_NO_HUGE_PAGE;
 		else
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
index a15e4dd598..ae0f42b15e 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (user_cfg->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_numa == 0) {
+	if (user_cfg->memory == 0 && !user_cfg->force_numa) {
 		if (internal_conf->no_hugetlbfs)
 			user_cfg->memory = MEMSIZE_IF_NO_HUGE_PAGE;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_memory.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_memory.c
index 695596668f..9532dfc5cb 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_memory.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_memory.c
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ map_all_hugepages(struct hugepage_file *hugepg_tbl, struct hugepage_info *hpi,
 	struct bitmask *oldmask = NULL;
 	bool have_numa = true;
 	unsigned long maxnode = 0;
-	const struct internal_config *internal_conf =
-		eal_get_internal_configuration();
+	const struct eal_user_cfg *user_cfg = eal_get_user_configuration();
 
 	/* Check if kernel supports NUMA. */
 	if (numa_available() != 0) {
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ map_all_hugepages(struct hugepage_file *hugepg_tbl, struct hugepage_info *hpi,
 			oldpolicy = MPOL_DEFAULT;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-			if (internal_conf->numa_mem[i])
+			if (user_cfg->numa_mem[i])
 				maxnode = i + 1;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ map_all_hugepages(struct hugepage_file *hugepg_tbl, struct hugepage_info *hpi,
 
 			if (j == maxnode) {
 				node_id = (node_id + 1) % maxnode;
-				while (!internal_conf->numa_mem[node_id]) {
+				while (!user_cfg->numa_mem[node_id]) {
 					node_id++;
 					node_id %= maxnode;
 				}
@@ -1151,6 +1150,7 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 	struct hugepage_info used_hp[MAX_HUGEPAGE_SIZES];
 	struct internal_config *internal_conf =
 		eal_get_internal_configuration();
+	const struct eal_user_cfg *user_cfg = eal_get_user_configuration();
 
 	uint64_t memory[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];
 
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 
 	/* make a copy of numa_mem, needed for balanced allocation. */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		memory[i] = internal_conf->numa_mem[i];
+		memory[i] = user_cfg->numa_mem[i];
 
 	/* map all hugepages and sort them */
 	for (i = 0; i < (int)internal_conf->num_hugepage_sizes; i++) {
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 
 	huge_recover_sigbus();
 
-	if (eal_get_user_configuration()->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_numa == 0)
+	if (eal_get_user_configuration()->memory == 0 && !user_cfg->force_numa)
 		eal_get_user_configuration()->memory = eal_get_hugepage_mem_size();
 
 	nr_hugefiles = nr_hugepages;
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 
 	/* make a copy of numa_mem, needed for number of pages calculation */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		memory[i] = internal_conf->numa_mem[i];
+		memory[i] = user_cfg->numa_mem[i];
 
 	/* calculate final number of pages */
 	nr_hugepages = eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(memory,
@@ -1720,6 +1720,7 @@ memseg_primary_init_32(void)
 	uint64_t max_mem;
 	struct internal_config *internal_conf =
 		eal_get_internal_configuration();
+	const struct eal_user_cfg *user_cfg = eal_get_user_configuration();
 
 	/* no-huge does not need this at all */
 	if (internal_conf->no_hugetlbfs)
@@ -1744,12 +1745,12 @@ memseg_primary_init_32(void)
 	 */
 	active_sockets = 0;
 	total_requested_mem = 0;
-	if (internal_conf->force_numa)
+	if (user_cfg->force_numa)
 		for (i = 0; i < rte_socket_count(); i++) {
 			uint64_t mem;
 
 			socket_id = rte_socket_id_by_idx(i);
-			mem = internal_conf->numa_mem[socket_id];
+			mem = user_cfg->numa_mem[socket_id];
 
 			if (mem == 0)
 				continue;
@@ -1807,7 +1808,7 @@ memseg_primary_init_32(void)
 
 		/* if we didn't specifically request memory on this socket */
 		skip = active_sockets != 0 &&
-				internal_conf->numa_mem[socket_id] == 0;
+				user_cfg->numa_mem[socket_id] == 0;
 		/* ...or if we didn't specifically request memory on *any*
 		 * socket, and this is not main lcore
 		 */
@@ -1822,7 +1823,7 @@ memseg_primary_init_32(void)
 
 		/* max amount of memory on this socket */
 		max_socket_mem = (active_sockets != 0 ?
-					internal_conf->numa_mem[socket_id] :
+					user_cfg->numa_mem[socket_id] :
 					eal_get_user_configuration()->memory) +
 					extra_mem_per_socket;
 		cur_socket_mem = 0;
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/eal.c b/lib/eal/windows/eal.c
index 2e1cd88189..f8a536bb97 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/eal.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	if (user_cfg->memory == 0 && !internal_conf->force_numa) {
+	if (user_cfg->memory == 0 && !user_cfg->force_numa) {
 		if (internal_conf->no_hugetlbfs)
 			user_cfg->memory = MEMSIZE_IF_NO_HUGE_PAGE;
 	}
-- 
2.51.0



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