From: Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com>
To: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>
Cc: dpdk-dev <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/7] Register external threads as lcore
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:39:30 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CALBAE1MtGgC-eMx=GsegBY6-kpnyYOom2vs9o3eoXKimQQoM2g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200610144506.30505-1-david.marchand@redhat.com>
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 8:15 PM David Marchand
<david.marchand@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> OVS and some other applications have been hacking into DPDK internals to
> fake EAL threads and avoid performance penalty of only having non-EAL
> threads.
>
> This series proposes to add a new type of lcores and maps those external
> threads to such lcores.
> Those threads won't run the DPDK eal mainloop and as a consequence part of
> the EAL threads API cannot work.
>
> Having new lcores appearing during the process lifetime is not expected
> by some DPDK components. This is addressed by notifying of such lcore
> hotplug.
>
> This patchset has still some more work (like refusing new lcore type in
> incompatible EAL threads API, updating the documentation and adding unit
> tests) but I am sending it anyway as I would like to get this in for
> 20.08.
Cool feature.
Is mempool's lcore local cache working for external cores with this scheme?
>
> For the interested parties, I have a patch [1] against dpdk-latest OVS
> branch that makes use of this series.
>
> 1: https://github.com/david-marchand/ovs/commit/dpdk-latest-external-lcores
Usage is clear from the example code,
Looking forward to having documentation and UT for the new API
in the next version.
>
> --
> David Marchand
>
> David Marchand (7):
> eal: relocate per thread symbols to common
> eal: fix multiple definition of per lcore thread id
> eal: introduce thread init helper
> eal: introduce thread uninit helper
> eal: register non-EAL threads as lcore
> eal: dump lcores
> eal: add lcore hotplug notifications
>
> doc/guides/howto/debug_troubleshoot.rst | 5 +-
> lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c | 167 +++++++++++++++++++++-
> lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_thread.c | 143 ++++++++++++++----
> lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace.c | 49 ++++++-
> lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h | 43 ++++++
> lib/librte_eal/common/eal_thread.h | 26 +++-
> lib/librte_eal/common/eal_trace.h | 1 +
> lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c | 16 ++-
> lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal_thread.c | 38 +----
> lib/librte_eal/include/rte_eal.h | 12 +-
> lib/librte_eal/include/rte_lcore.h | 112 +++++++++++++--
> lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c | 17 ++-
> lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_thread.c | 38 +----
> lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map | 14 ++
> lib/librte_eal/windows/eal.c | 3 +-
> lib/librte_eal/windows/eal_thread.c | 14 +-
> 16 files changed, 536 insertions(+), 162 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.23.0
>
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Thread overview: 133+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-06-10 14:44 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/7] Register external threads as lcore David Marchand
2020-06-10 14:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/7] eal: relocate per thread symbols to common David Marchand
2020-06-10 14:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/7] eal: fix multiple definition of per lcore thread id David Marchand
2020-06-15 6:46 ` Kinsella, Ray
2020-06-10 14:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/7] eal: introduce thread init helper David Marchand
2020-06-10 14:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/7] eal: introduce thread uninit helper David Marchand
2020-06-10 14:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/7] eal: register non-EAL threads as lcore David Marchand
2020-06-15 6:43 ` Kinsella, Ray
2020-06-10 14:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/7] eal: dump lcores David Marchand
2020-06-15 6:40 ` Kinsella, Ray
2020-06-10 14:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 7/7] eal: add lcore hotplug notifications David Marchand
2020-06-15 6:34 ` Kinsella, Ray
2020-06-15 7:13 ` David Marchand
2020-06-10 15:09 ` Jerin Jacob [this message]
2020-06-10 15:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/7] Register external threads as lcore Bruce Richardson
2020-06-10 15:18 ` David Marchand
2020-06-10 15:33 ` Jerin Jacob
2020-06-15 7:11 ` David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/9] Register non-EAL " David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/9] eal: relocate per thread symbols to common David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/9] eal: fix multiple definition of per lcore thread id David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/9] eal: introduce thread init helper David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/9] eal: introduce thread uninit helper David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/9] eal: move lcore role code David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/9] eal: register non-EAL threads as lcores David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 7/9] eal: add lcore init callbacks David Marchand
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 8/9] eal: add lcore iterators David Marchand
2020-06-20 2:21 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-19 16:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 9/9] mempool/bucket: handle non-EAL lcores David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/9] Register non-EAL threads as lcore David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/9] eal: relocate per thread symbols to common David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/9] eal: fix multiple definition of per lcore thread id David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/9] eal: introduce thread init helper David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/9] eal: introduce thread uninit helper David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/9] eal: move lcore role code David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/9] eal: register non-EAL threads as lcores David Marchand
2020-06-22 15:49 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-22 16:37 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-23 7:49 ` David Marchand
2020-06-23 9:14 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-06-23 12:49 ` David Marchand
2020-06-23 13:15 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-24 9:23 ` David Marchand
2020-06-24 9:56 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-06-24 10:08 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-06-24 10:45 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-24 10:39 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-24 10:48 ` David Marchand
2020-06-24 11:59 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-26 14:43 ` David Marchand
2020-06-30 10:35 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-06-30 12:07 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-30 12:44 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-30 14:37 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-06-30 19:02 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-30 14:35 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-06-30 18:57 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-07-01 7:48 ` David Marchand
2020-07-01 11:58 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-07-02 13:06 ` David Marchand
2020-07-03 15:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-07-03 16:40 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-07-04 15:00 ` David Marchand
2020-07-04 21:24 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-23 17:02 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 7/9] eal: add lcore init callbacks David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 8/9] eal: add lcore iterators David Marchand
2020-06-22 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 9/9] mempool/bucket: handle non-EAL lcores David Marchand
2020-06-23 17:28 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-06-26 14:13 ` David Marchand
2020-06-26 14:34 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/9] Register non-EAL threads as lcore David Marchand
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/9] eal: relocate per thread symbols to common David Marchand
2020-06-30 9:33 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/9] eal: fix multiple definition of per lcore thread id David Marchand
2020-06-30 9:34 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/9] eal: introduce thread init helper David Marchand
2020-06-30 9:37 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-30 12:04 ` David Marchand
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/9] eal: introduce thread uninit helper David Marchand
2020-06-26 15:00 ` Jerin Jacob
2020-06-29 9:07 ` David Marchand
2020-06-29 8:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [EXT] " Sunil Kumar Kori
2020-06-29 9:25 ` David Marchand
2020-06-30 9:42 ` [dpdk-dev] " Olivier Matz
2020-07-01 8:00 ` David Marchand
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/9] eal: move lcore role code David Marchand
2020-06-30 9:45 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/9] eal: register non-EAL threads as lcores David Marchand
2020-06-29 14:27 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-30 10:07 ` Olivier Matz
2020-07-01 7:13 ` David Marchand
2020-07-01 9:11 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 7/9] eal: add lcore init callbacks David Marchand
2020-06-29 12:46 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-30 10:09 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-30 10:15 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 8/9] eal: add lcore iterators David Marchand
2020-06-30 10:11 ` Olivier Matz
2020-06-26 14:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 9/9] mempool/bucket: handle non-EAL lcores David Marchand
2020-06-26 14:52 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-07-06 14:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/10] Register non-EAL threads as lcore David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 01/10] eal: relocate per thread symbols to common David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 02/10] eal: fix multiple definition of per lcore thread id David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/10] eal: introduce thread init helper David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 04/10] eal: introduce thread uninit helper David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 05/10] eal: move lcore role code David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 06/10] eal: register non-EAL threads as lcores David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 07/10] eal: add lcore init callbacks David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 08/10] eal: add lcore iterators David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 09/10] mempool/bucket: handle non-EAL lcores David Marchand
2020-07-06 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 10/10] eal: add multiprocess disable API David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 00/10] Register non-EAL threads as lcore David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 01/10] eal: relocate per thread symbols to common David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 02/10] eal: fix multiple definition of per lcore thread id David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 03/10] eal: introduce thread init helper David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 04/10] eal: introduce thread uninit helper David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 05/10] eal: move lcore role code David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 06/10] eal: register non-EAL threads as lcores David Marchand
2022-11-03 9:02 ` Morten Brørup
2022-11-03 10:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 07/10] eal: add lcore init callbacks David Marchand
2022-12-15 9:05 ` Morten Brørup
2022-12-15 9:09 ` David Marchand
2022-12-15 10:21 ` Morten Brørup
2022-12-16 8:09 ` David Marchand
2022-12-16 9:55 ` Morten Brørup
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 08/10] eal: add lcore iterators David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 09/10] mempool/bucket: handle non-EAL lcores David Marchand
2020-07-06 20:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 10/10] eal: add multiprocess disable API David Marchand
2020-07-06 23:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 00/10] Register non-EAL threads as lcore Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-07-08 13:05 ` David Marchand
2020-07-08 13:06 ` David Marchand
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