[ovs-dev] [PATCH v4] netdev-dpdk: add hotplug support

Mauricio Vásquez mauricio.vasquezbernal at studenti.polito.it
Tue May 10 19:47:12 UTC 2016


Adding in CC all the people involved.
(I don't know why git just takes two)

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 9:11 PM, Mauricio Vasquez B <
mauricio.vasquezbernal at studenti.polito.it> wrote:

> In order to use dpdk ports in ovs they have to be bound to a DPDK
> compatible driver before ovs is started.
>
> This patch adds the possibility to hotplug (or hot-unplug) a device
> after ovs has been started. The implementation adds an appctl command:
> netdev-dpdk/port-clt
>
> After the user attaches a new device, it has to be added to a bridge
> using the add-port command, similarly, before detaching a device
> it has to be removed using the del-port command.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mauricio Vasquez B <
> mauricio.vasquezbernal at studenti.polito.it>
> ---
> v4:
>  - fix typo in commit message
>  - remove unnecessary whitespace change in INSTALL.DPDK.md
> v3:
>  - create dpdk_port_attach and dpdk_port_detach functions
>  - modify mutex locking order
> v2:
>  - use rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port() to check if a port is valid
>
>  INSTALL.DPDK.md   |  24 +++++++++++++
>  NEWS              |   1 +
>  lib/netdev-dpdk.c | 102
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  3 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/INSTALL.DPDK.md b/INSTALL.DPDK.md
> index 9ec8bf6..026373d 100644
> --- a/INSTALL.DPDK.md
> +++ b/INSTALL.DPDK.md
> @@ -227,6 +227,29 @@ Using the DPDK with ovs-vswitchd:
>     For more details regarding egress-policer parameters please refer to
> the
>     vswitch.xml.
>
> +9. Port Hotplug
> +
> +   ovs supports port hotplugging, it allows to use ports that were not
> bound
> +   to DPDK when vswitchd was started.
> +   In order to attach a port, it has to be bound to DPDK using the
> +   dpdk_nic_bind.py script:
> +
> +   `$DPDK_DIR/tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py --bind=igb_uio 0000:01:00.0`
> +
> +   Then it can be attached to OVS:
> +
> +   `ovs-appctl netdev-dpdk/port-ctl attach 0000:01:00.0`
> +
> +   At this point, the user can create a ovs port using the add-port
> command.
> +
> +   It is also possible to detach a port from ovs, the user has to remove
> the
> +   port using the del-port command, then it can be detached using:
> +
> +   `ovs-appctl netdev-dpdk/port-ctl detach dpdk0`
> +
> +   This feature is not supported by all the NICs, please refer to the
> +   [DPDK Port Hotplug Framework] in order to get more information.
> +
>  Performance Tuning:
>  -------------------
>
> @@ -959,3 +982,4 @@ Please report problems to bugs at openvswitch.org.
>  [INSTALL.md]:INSTALL.md
>  [DPDK Linux GSG]:
> http://www.dpdk.org/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.html#binding-and-unbinding-network-ports-to-from-the-igb-uioor-vfio-modules
>  [DPDK Docs]: http://dpdk.org/doc
> +[DPDK Port Hotplug Framework]:
> http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/prog_guide/port_hotplug_framework.html
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index ea7f3a1..2ba8659 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Post-v2.5.0
>         assignment.
>       * Type of log messages from PMD threads changed from INFO to DBG.
>       * QoS functionality with sample egress-policer implementation.
> +     * Port Hotplug is now supported.
>     - ovs-benchmark: This utility has been removed due to lack of use and
>       bitrot.
>     - ovs-appctl:
> diff --git a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
> index e09b471..cd98a2b 100644
> --- a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
> +++ b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
> @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ dpdk_eth_dev_init(struct netdev_dpdk *dev)
> OVS_REQUIRES(dpdk_mutex)
>      int diag;
>      int n_rxq, n_txq;
>
> -    if (dev->port_id < 0 || dev->port_id >= rte_eth_dev_count()) {
> +    if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(dev->port_id)) {
>          return ENODEV;
>      }
>
> @@ -1985,6 +1985,89 @@ netdev_dpdk_set_admin_state(struct unixctl_conn
> *conn, int argc,
>      unixctl_command_reply(conn, "OK");
>  }
>
> +static int
> +dpdk_port_attach(const char * port, char * response, size_t size)
> +    OVS_REQUIRES(dpdk_mutex)
> +{
> +    int ret;
> +    uint8_t port_id;
> +
> +    ret = rte_eth_dev_attach(port, &port_id);
> +    if (ret < 0) {
> +        snprintf(response, size, "Error attaching device '%s'", port);
> +        return -1;
> +    }
> +
> +    snprintf(response, size,
> +             "Device '%s' has been attached as 'dpdk%d'", port, port_id);
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +dpdk_port_detach(const char * port, char * response, size_t size)
> +    OVS_REQUIRES(dpdk_mutex)
> +{
> +    int ret;
> +    unsigned int parsed_port;
> +    uint8_t port_id;
> +    char devname[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
> +
> +    ret = dpdk_dev_parse_name(port, "dpdk", &parsed_port);
> +    if (ret) {
> +        snprintf(response, size, "'%s' is not a valid dpdk device", port);
> +        return -1;
> +    }
> +
> +    port_id = parsed_port;
> +
> +    struct netdev *netdev = netdev_from_name(port);
> +    if (netdev) {
> +        netdev_close(netdev);
> +        snprintf(response, size,
> +                 "Port '%s' is being used. Remove it before detaching",
> port);
> +        return -1;
> +    }
> +
> +    rte_eth_dev_close(port_id);
> +
> +    ret = rte_eth_dev_detach(port_id, devname);
> +    if (ret < 0) {
> +        snprintf(response, size, "Port '%s' can not be detached", port);
> +        return -1;
> +    }
> +
> +    snprintf(response, size, "Port '%s' has been detached", port);
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +netdev_dpdk_port_ctl(struct unixctl_conn *conn, int argc OVS_UNUSED,
> +                     const char *argv[], void *aux OVS_UNUSED)
> +{
> +    int ret;
> +    char response[512];
> +
> +    ovs_mutex_lock(&dpdk_mutex);
> +
> +    if (strcmp(argv[1], "attach") == 0) {
> +        ret = dpdk_port_attach(argv[2], response, sizeof(response));
> +    } else if (strcmp(argv[1], "detach") == 0) {
> +        ret = dpdk_port_detach(argv[2], response, sizeof(response));
> +    } else {
> +        snprintf(response, sizeof(response),
> +                 "'%s' is not a valid argument", argv[1]);
> +        ret = -1;
> +    }
> +
> +    ovs_mutex_unlock(&dpdk_mutex);
> +
> +    if (ret) {
> +        unixctl_command_reply_error(conn, response);
> +    } else {
> +        unixctl_command_reply(conn, response);
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * Set virtqueue flags so that we do not receive interrupts.
>   */
> @@ -2282,6 +2365,10 @@ dpdk_common_init(void)
>                               "[netdev] up|down", 1, 2,
>                               netdev_dpdk_set_admin_state, NULL);
>
> +    unixctl_command_register("netdev-dpdk/port-ctl",
> +                             "attach/detach device", 2, 2,
> +                             netdev_dpdk_port_ctl, NULL);
> +
>      ovs_thread_create("dpdk_watchdog", dpdk_watchdog, NULL);
>  }
>
> @@ -2293,7 +2380,7 @@ dpdk_ring_create(const char dev_name[], unsigned int
> port_no,
>  {
>      struct dpdk_ring *ivshmem;
>      char ring_name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
> -    int err;
> +    int err, port_id;
>
>      ivshmem = dpdk_rte_mzalloc(sizeof *ivshmem);
>      if (ivshmem == NULL) {
> @@ -2327,19 +2414,20 @@ dpdk_ring_create(const char dev_name[], unsigned
> int port_no,
>          return ENOMEM;
>      }
>
> -    err = rte_eth_from_rings(dev_name, &ivshmem->cring_rx, 1,
> -                             &ivshmem->cring_tx, 1, SOCKET0);
> +    port_id = rte_eth_from_rings(dev_name, &ivshmem->cring_rx, 1,
> +                                 &ivshmem->cring_tx, 1, SOCKET0);
>
> -    if (err < 0) {
> +    if (port_id < 0) {
>          rte_free(ivshmem);
>          return ENODEV;
>      }
>
>      ivshmem->user_port_id = port_no;
> -    ivshmem->eth_port_id = rte_eth_dev_count() - 1;
> +    ivshmem->eth_port_id = port_id;
> +    *eth_port_id = port_id;
> +
>      ovs_list_push_back(&dpdk_ring_list, &ivshmem->list_node);
>
> -    *eth_port_id = ivshmem->eth_port_id;
>      return 0;
>  }
>
> --
> 1.9.1
>
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