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From: "Chen, Mike Ximing" <mike.ximing.chen@intel.com>
To: "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"davem@davemloft.net" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	"kuba@kernel.org" <kuba@kernel.org>,
	"arnd@arndb.de" <arnd@arndb.de>,
	"Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	"pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com" 
	<pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v10 01/20] dlb: add skeleton for DLB driver
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 13:59:02 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BYAPR11MB30950FD82E2D9A17CC8A0A93D9949@BYAPR11MB3095.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YC4cxfhaBTD1Mb+2@kroah.com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 2:53 AM
> To: Chen, Mike Ximing <mike.ximing.chen@intel.com>
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org>; davem@davemloft.net; kuba@kernel.org; arnd@arndb.de;
> Williams, Dan J <dan.j.williams@intel.com>; pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 01/20] dlb: add skeleton for DLB driver
> 
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 07:34:31AM +0000, Chen, Mike Ximing wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mike Ximing Chen <mike.ximing.chen@intel.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:54 PM
> > > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > > Cc: davem@davemloft.net; kuba@kernel.org; arnd@arndb.de;
> > > gregkh@linuxfoundation.org; Williams, Dan J <dan.j.williams@intel.com>;
> pierre-
> > > louis.bossart@linux.intel.com; Gage Eads <gage.eads@intel.com>
> > > Subject: [PATCH v10 01/20] dlb: add skeleton for DLB driver
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/dlb.rst b/Documentation/misc-
> > > devices/dlb.rst
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..aa79be07ee49
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/dlb.rst
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
> > > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> > > +
> > > +===========================================
> > > +Intel(R) Dynamic Load Balancer Overview
> > > +===========================================
> > > +
> > > +:Authors: Gage Eads and Mike Ximing Chen
> > > +
> > > +Contents
> > > +========
> > > +
> > > +- Introduction
> > > +- Scheduling
> > > +- Queue Entry
> > > +- Port
> > > +- Queue
> > > +- Credits
> > > +- Scheduling Domain
> > > +- Interrupts
> > > +- Power Management
> > > +- User Interface
> > > +- Reset
> > > +
> > > +Introduction
> > > +============
> > > +
> > > +The Intel(r) Dynamic Load Balancer (Intel(r) DLB) is a PCIe device that
> > > +provides load-balanced, prioritized scheduling of core-to-core communication.
> > > +
> > > +Intel DLB is an accelerator for the event-driven programming model of
> > > +DPDK's Event Device Library[2]. The library is used in packet processing
> > > +pipelines that arrange for multi-core scalability, dynamic load-balancing, and
> > > +variety of packet distribution and synchronization schemes.
> > > +
> > > +Intel DLB device consists of queues and arbiters that connect producer
> > > +cores and consumer cores. The device implements load-balanced queueing
> > > features
> > > +including:
> > > +- Lock-free multi-producer/multi-consumer operation.
> > > +- Multiple priority levels for varying traffic types.
> > > +- 'Direct' traffic (i.e. multi-producer/single-consumer)
> > > +- Simple unordered load-balanced distribution.
> > > +- Atomic lock free load balancing across multiple consumers.
> > > +- Queue element reordering feature allowing ordered load-balanced distribution.
> > > +
> >
> > Hi Jakub/Dave,
> > This is a device driver for a HW core-to-core communication accelerator. It is
> submitted
> > to "linux-kernel" for a module under device/misc. Greg suggested (see below) that
> we
> > also sent it to you for any potential feedback in case there is any interaction with
> > networking initiatives. The device is used to handle the load balancing among CPU
> cores
> > after the packets are received and forwarded to CPU. We don't think it interferes
> > with networking operations, but would appreciate very much your
> review/comment on this.
> 
> It's the middle of the merge window, getting maintainers to review new
> stuff until after 5.12-rc1 is out is going to be a very difficult thing
> to do.
> 

Hi Jakub/Dave,
Just wonder if you had a chance to take a look at our patch. With the close of 5.12
merge window, we would like to get the process moving again.

> In the meantime, why don't you all help out and review submitted patches
> to the mailing lists for the subsystems you all are trying to get this
> patch into.  I know maintainers would appreciate the help, right?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Did a few reviews last weekend, and will continue to help.

Thanks
Mike

  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-03-07 13:59 UTC|newest]

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2021-02-18  7:34   ` [PATCH v10 01/20] dlb: add skeleton for DLB driver Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-02-18  7:52     ` gregkh
2021-02-18 15:37       ` Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-03-07 13:59       ` Chen, Mike Ximing [this message]
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2021-07-16  1:04                 ` [PATCH v10 00/20] dlb: introduce DLB device driver Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-01-27 22:56 Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-27 22:56 ` [PATCH v10 01/20] dlb: add skeleton for DLB driver Mike Ximing Chen
2021-02-09 13:36   ` Greg KH
2021-02-09 16:29     ` Dan Williams
2021-02-10 18:09       ` Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-03-08 20:00       ` Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-03-08 20:13         ` Greg KH
2021-03-08 22:05           ` Dan Williams
2021-03-08 23:14             ` Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-03-09  4:53           ` Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-03-10 20:10             ` Dan Williams

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