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From: Parav Pandit <parav@mellanox.com>
To: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
Cc: "alex.williamson@redhat.com" <alex.williamson@redhat.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>,
	"kwankhede@nvidia.com" <kwankhede@nvidia.com>,
	"davem@davemloft.net" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	"kvm@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 0/5] Introduce variable length mdev alias
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:15:58 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <AM0PR05MB4866EA74D8C47F28C7435B0CD18E0@AM0PR05MB4866.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190917121357.02480c09.cohuck@redhat.com>

Hi Cornelia,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 5:14 AM
> To: Parav Pandit <parav@mellanox.com>
> Cc: alex.williamson@redhat.com; Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>;
> kwankhede@nvidia.com; davem@davemloft.net; kvm@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] Introduce variable length mdev alias
> 
> On Sun,  1 Sep 2019 23:24:31 -0500
> Parav Pandit <parav@mellanox.com> wrote:
> 
> > To have consistent naming for the netdevice of a mdev and to have
> > consistent naming of the devlink port [1] of a mdev, which is formed
> > using phys_port_name of the devlink port, current UUID is not usable
> > because UUID is too long.
> >
> > UUID in string format is 36-characters long and in binary 128-bit.
> > Both formats are not able to fit within 15 characters limit of netdev
> > name.
> >
> > It is desired to have mdev device naming consistent using UUID.
> > So that widely used user space framework such as ovs [2] can make use
> > of mdev representor in similar way as PCIe SR-IOV VF and PF representors.
> >
> > Hence,
> > (a) mdev alias is created which is derived using sha1 from the mdev name.
> > (b) Vendor driver describes how long an alias should be for the child
> > mdev created for a given parent.
> > (c) Mdev aliases are unique at system level.
> > (d) alias is created optionally whenever parent requested.
> > This ensures that non networking mdev parents can function without
> > alias creation overhead.
> >
> > This design is discussed at [3].
> >
> > An example systemd/udev extension will have,
> >
> > 1. netdev name created using mdev alias available in sysfs.
> >
> > mdev UUID=83b8f4f2-509f-382f-3c1e-e6bfe0fa1001
> > mdev 12 character alias=cd5b146a80a5
> >
> > netdev name of this mdev = enmcd5b146a80a5 Here en = Ethernet link m =
> > mediated device
> >
> > 2. devlink port phys_port_name created using mdev alias.
> > devlink phys_port_name=pcd5b146a80a5
> >
> > This patchset enables mdev core to maintain unique alias for a mdev.
> >
> > Patch-1 Introduces mdev alias using sha1.
> > Patch-2 Ensures that mdev alias is unique in a system.
> > Patch-3 Exposes mdev alias in a sysfs hirerchy, update Documentation
> > Patch-4 Introduces mdev_alias() API.
> > Patch-5 Extends mtty driver to optionally provide alias generation.
> > This also enables to test UUID based sha1 collision and trigger error
> > handling for duplicate sha1 results.
> >
> > [1] http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/devlink-port.8.html
> > [2] https://docs.openstack.org/os-vif/latest/user/plugins/ovs.html
> > [3] https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/11084231/
> >
> > ---
> > Changelog:
> > v2->v3:
> >  - Addressed comment from Yunsheng Lin
> >  - Changed strcmp() ==0 to !strcmp()
> >  - Addressed comment from Cornelia Hunk
> >  - Merged sysfs Documentation patch with syfs patch
> >  - Added more description for alias return value
> > v1->v2:
> >  - Corrected a typo from 'and' to 'an'
> >  - Addressed comments from Alex Williamson
> >  - Kept mdev_device naturally aligned
> >  - Added error checking for crypt_*() calls
> >  - Moved alias NULL check at beginning
> >  - Added mdev_alias() API
> >  - Updated mtty driver to show example mdev_alias() usage
> >  - Changed return type of generate_alias() from int to char*
> > v0->v1:
> >  - Addressed comments from Alex Williamson, Cornelia Hunk and Mark
> > Bloch
> >  - Moved alias length check outside of the parent lock
> >  - Moved alias and digest allocation from kvzalloc to kzalloc
> >  - &alias[0] changed to alias
> >  - alias_length check is nested under get_alias_length callback check
> >  - Changed comments to start with an empty line
> >  - Added comment where alias memory ownership is handed over to mdev
> > device
> >  - Fixed cleaunup of hash if mdev_bus_register() fails
> >  - Updated documentation for new sysfs alias file
> >  - Improved commit logs to make description more clear
> >  - Fixed inclusiong of alias for NULL check
> >  - Added ratelimited debug print for sha1 hash collision error
> >
> > Parav Pandit (5):
> >   mdev: Introduce sha1 based mdev alias
> >   mdev: Make mdev alias unique among all mdevs
> >   mdev: Expose mdev alias in sysfs tree
> >   mdev: Introduce an API mdev_alias
> >   mtty: Optionally support mtty alias
> >
> >  .../driver-api/vfio-mediated-device.rst       |   9 ++
> >  drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c                 | 142 +++++++++++++++++-
> >  drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h              |   5 +-
> >  drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c                |  26 +++-
> >  include/linux/mdev.h                          |   5 +
> >  samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c                      |  13 ++
> >  6 files changed, 190 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >
> 
> The patches on their own look sane (and I gave my R-b), but the consumer of
> this new API should be ready before this is merged, as already discussed below.

Thanks for the review. I will send v4 here to address all comments and to add your R-b tag.
I am waiting for Saeed to post other prep series of mlx5_core to be merged before I post actual consumer series, as it depends on it.
I will also drop the mtty sample patch and change-log to avoid confusion with versions when I combine them with consumer series.


      reply	other threads:[~2019-09-18 17:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 96+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-08-26 20:41 [PATCH 0/4] Introduce variable length mdev alias Parav Pandit
2019-08-26 20:41 ` [PATCH 1/4] mdev: Introduce sha1 based " Parav Pandit
2019-08-27  1:44   ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27  1:51     ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27  4:24     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 10:24   ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 11:12     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 11:24       ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 11:33         ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 11:41           ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 11:57             ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 13:35               ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 16:50                 ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27 11:16     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-26 20:41 ` [PATCH 2/4] mdev: Make mdev alias unique among all mdevs Parav Pandit
2019-08-26 23:02   ` Mark Bloch
2019-08-27  4:28     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 15:23       ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27 16:16         ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 10:29   ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 11:08     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 11:29       ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 15:28         ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27 15:39           ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 16:13           ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 16:24             ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27 18:54               ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-26 20:41 ` [PATCH 3/4] mdev: Expose mdev alias in sysfs tree Parav Pandit
2019-08-27  1:53   ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27  3:30     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 10:47   ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 11:07     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 11:34       ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 11:52         ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 11:55           ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 12:00             ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-26 20:41 ` [PATCH 4/4] mtty: Optionally support mtty alias Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 13:11 ` [PATCH 0/4] Introduce variable length mdev alias Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 13:31   ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-27 17:48   ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-27 18:11     ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 19:16 ` [PATCH v1 0/5] " Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 19:16   ` [PATCH v1 1/5] mdev: Introduce sha1 based " Parav Pandit
2019-08-28 21:25     ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-28 21:34       ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-29  9:07         ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-29  9:06       ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 19:16   ` [PATCH v1 2/5] mdev: Make mdev alias unique among all mdevs Parav Pandit
2019-08-28 21:36     ` Alex Williamson
2019-08-29  9:07       ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 19:16   ` [PATCH v1 3/5] mdev: Expose mdev alias in sysfs tree Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 19:16   ` [PATCH v1 4/5] mdev: Update sysfs documentation Parav Pandit
2019-08-27 19:16   ` [PATCH v1 5/5] mtty: Optionally support mtty alias Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 11:18 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] Introduce variable length mdev alias Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 11:18   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] mdev: Introduce sha1 based " Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 12:26     ` Yunsheng Lin
2019-08-30  2:27       ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-30  9:17     ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-30 12:33       ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-30 12:39         ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-30 12:58           ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-30 14:02             ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-30 15:45               ` Parav Pandit
2019-09-02 14:46                 ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-03  3:47                   ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 11:19   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] mdev: Make mdev alias unique among all mdevs Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 12:31     ` Yunsheng Lin
2019-08-30 12:40     ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-30 12:59       ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 11:19   ` [PATCH v2 3/6] mdev: Expose mdev alias in sysfs tree Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 11:19   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] mdev: Introduce an API mdev_alias Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 11:19   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] mdev: Update sysfs documentation Parav Pandit
2019-08-30 12:49     ` Cornelia Huck
2019-08-30 13:10       ` Parav Pandit
2019-09-02 14:36         ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-03  3:53           ` Parav Pandit
2019-08-29 11:19   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] mtty: Optionally support mtty alias Parav Pandit
2019-09-02  4:24 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Introduce variable length mdev alias Parav Pandit
2019-09-02  4:24   ` [PATCH v3 1/5] mdev: Introduce sha1 based " Parav Pandit
2019-09-17 10:03     ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-02  4:24   ` [PATCH v3 2/5] mdev: Make mdev alias unique among all mdevs Parav Pandit
2019-09-17 10:04     ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-02  4:24   ` [PATCH v3 3/5] mdev: Expose mdev alias in sysfs tree Parav Pandit
2019-09-17 10:08     ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-02  4:24   ` [PATCH v3 4/5] mdev: Introduce an API mdev_alias Parav Pandit
2019-09-17 10:10     ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-02  4:24   ` [PATCH v3 5/5] mtty: Optionally support mtty alias Parav Pandit
2019-09-09 20:42   ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Introduce variable length mdev alias Parav Pandit
2019-09-11 13:56     ` Alex Williamson
2019-09-11 15:30       ` Parav Pandit
2019-09-11 16:29         ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-11 16:38         ` Parav Pandit
2019-09-13 21:32           ` Alex Williamson
2019-09-13 23:19             ` Parav Pandit
2019-09-17 10:13   ` Cornelia Huck
2019-09-18 17:15     ` Parav Pandit [this message]

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