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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
>

  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-06-10 15:09 UTC|newest]

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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