[ovs-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] netdev: Add netdev_txq_flush function.
Bhanuprakash Bodireddy
bhanuprakash.bodireddy at intel.com
Thu Jun 29 22:39:31 UTC 2017
Add netdev_txq_flush(), that flush packets on a queue. This is needed
to transmit packets on the intermediate queue.
Signed-off-by: Bhanuprakash Bodireddy <bhanuprakash.bodireddy at intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Fischetti <antonio.fischetti at intel.com>
Co-authored-by: Antonio Fischetti <antonio.fischetti at intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Markus Magnusson <markus.magnusson at ericsson.com>
Co-authored-by: Markus Magnusson <markus.magnusson at ericsson.com>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro at redhat.com>
---
lib/netdev-bsd.c | 1 +
lib/netdev-dpdk.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
lib/netdev-dummy.c | 1 +
lib/netdev-linux.c | 1 +
lib/netdev-provider.h | 8 ++++++++
lib/netdev-vport.c | 2 +-
lib/netdev.c | 9 +++++++++
lib/netdev.h | 1 +
8 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/netdev-bsd.c b/lib/netdev-bsd.c
index 6cc83d3..6305852 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-bsd.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-bsd.c
@@ -1549,6 +1549,7 @@ netdev_bsd_update_flags(struct netdev *netdev_, enum netdev_flags off,
netdev_bsd_rxq_recv, \
netdev_bsd_rxq_wait, \
netdev_bsd_rxq_drain, \
+ NULL, \
\
NO_OFFLOAD_API \
}
diff --git a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
index 5ad9244..9ca4433 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
@@ -1892,6 +1892,17 @@ netdev_dpdk_send__(struct netdev_dpdk *dev, int qid,
}
}
+/* Flush tx queues
+ * This is done periodically to empty the intermediate queue in case of
+ * few packets (< INTERIM_QUEUE_BURST_THRESHOLD) buffered in the queue.
+ */
+static int
+netdev_dpdk_txq_flush(struct netdev *netdev OVS_UNUSED,
+ int qid OVS_UNUSED, bool concurrent_txq OVS_UNUSED)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int
netdev_dpdk_eth_send(struct netdev *netdev, int qid,
struct dp_packet_batch *batch, bool may_steal,
@@ -3241,7 +3252,7 @@ unlock:
SET_CONFIG, SET_TX_MULTIQ, SEND, \
GET_CARRIER, GET_STATS, \
GET_FEATURES, GET_STATUS, \
- RECONFIGURE, RXQ_RECV) \
+ RECONFIGURE, RXQ_RECV, TXQ_FLUSH) \
{ \
NAME, \
true, /* is_pmd */ \
@@ -3309,6 +3320,7 @@ unlock:
RXQ_RECV, \
NULL, /* rx_wait */ \
NULL, /* rxq_drain */ \
+ TXQ_FLUSH, /* txq_flush */ \
NO_OFFLOAD_API \
}
@@ -3326,7 +3338,8 @@ static const struct netdev_class dpdk_class =
netdev_dpdk_get_features,
netdev_dpdk_get_status,
netdev_dpdk_reconfigure,
- netdev_dpdk_rxq_recv);
+ netdev_dpdk_rxq_recv,
+ netdev_dpdk_txq_flush);
static const struct netdev_class dpdk_ring_class =
NETDEV_DPDK_CLASS(
@@ -3342,7 +3355,8 @@ static const struct netdev_class dpdk_ring_class =
netdev_dpdk_get_features,
netdev_dpdk_get_status,
netdev_dpdk_reconfigure,
- netdev_dpdk_rxq_recv);
+ netdev_dpdk_rxq_recv,
+ NULL);
static const struct netdev_class dpdk_vhost_class =
NETDEV_DPDK_CLASS(
@@ -3358,7 +3372,8 @@ static const struct netdev_class dpdk_vhost_class =
NULL,
NULL,
netdev_dpdk_vhost_reconfigure,
- netdev_dpdk_vhost_rxq_recv);
+ netdev_dpdk_vhost_rxq_recv,
+ NULL);
static const struct netdev_class dpdk_vhost_client_class =
NETDEV_DPDK_CLASS(
"dpdkvhostuserclient",
@@ -3373,7 +3388,8 @@ static const struct netdev_class dpdk_vhost_client_class =
NULL,
NULL,
netdev_dpdk_vhost_client_reconfigure,
- netdev_dpdk_vhost_rxq_recv);
+ netdev_dpdk_vhost_rxq_recv,
+ NULL);
void
netdev_dpdk_register(void)
diff --git a/lib/netdev-dummy.c b/lib/netdev-dummy.c
index 51d29d5..a9e69d3 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-dummy.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-dummy.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,7 @@ netdev_dummy_update_flags(struct netdev *netdev_,
netdev_dummy_rxq_recv, \
netdev_dummy_rxq_wait, \
netdev_dummy_rxq_drain, \
+ NULL, \
\
NO_OFFLOAD_API \
}
diff --git a/lib/netdev-linux.c b/lib/netdev-linux.c
index e1d8701..8e08ed5 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-linux.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-linux.c
@@ -2876,6 +2876,7 @@ netdev_linux_update_flags(struct netdev *netdev_, enum netdev_flags off,
netdev_linux_rxq_recv, \
netdev_linux_rxq_wait, \
netdev_linux_rxq_drain, \
+ NULL, \
\
FLOW_OFFLOAD_API \
}
diff --git a/lib/netdev-provider.h b/lib/netdev-provider.h
index 3c3c181..af010b3 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-provider.h
+++ b/lib/netdev-provider.h
@@ -343,6 +343,11 @@ struct netdev_class {
* If the function returns a non-zero value, some of the packets might have
* been sent anyway.
*
+ * Some netdev provider - like in case of 'dpdk' - may buffer the batch
+ * of packets into an intermediate queue. Buffered packets shall be
+ * transmitted when the packet count exceeds a threshold (or) by the
+ * periodic call to the flush function.
+ *
* If 'may_steal' is false, the caller retains ownership of all the
* packets. If 'may_steal' is true, the caller transfers ownership of all
* the packets to the network device, regardless of success.
@@ -784,6 +789,9 @@ struct netdev_class {
/* Discards all packets waiting to be received from 'rx'. */
int (*rxq_drain)(struct netdev_rxq *rx);
+ /* Flush all packets waiting to be sent on 'qid' queue. */
+ int (*txq_flush)(struct netdev *netdev, int qid, bool concurrent_txq);
+
/* ## -------------------------------- ## */
/* ## netdev flow offloading functions ## */
/* ## -------------------------------- ## */
diff --git a/lib/netdev-vport.c b/lib/netdev-vport.c
index 7de58b8..bc9f78d 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-vport.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-vport.c
@@ -950,10 +950,10 @@ netdev_vport_get_ifindex(const struct netdev *netdev_)
NULL, /* rx_recv */ \
NULL, /* rx_wait */ \
NULL, /* rx_drain */ \
+ NULL, /* tx_flush */ \
\
NETDEV_FLOW_OFFLOAD_API
-
#define TUNNEL_CLASS(NAME, DPIF_PORT, BUILD_HEADER, PUSH_HEADER, POP_HEADER, \
GET_IFINDEX) \
{ DPIF_PORT, \
diff --git a/lib/netdev.c b/lib/netdev.c
index a7840a8..b3fa0dd 100644
--- a/lib/netdev.c
+++ b/lib/netdev.c
@@ -700,6 +700,15 @@ netdev_rxq_drain(struct netdev_rxq *rx)
: 0);
}
+/* Flush packets on the 'qid' queue. */
+int
+netdev_txq_flush(struct netdev *netdev, int qid, bool netdev_txq_flush)
+{
+ return (netdev->netdev_class->txq_flush
+ ? netdev->netdev_class->txq_flush(netdev, qid, netdev_txq_flush)
+ : EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
/* Configures the number of tx queues of 'netdev'. Returns 0 if successful,
* otherwise a positive errno value.
*
diff --git a/lib/netdev.h b/lib/netdev.h
index 998f942..5032e38 100644
--- a/lib/netdev.h
+++ b/lib/netdev.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ int netdev_rxq_drain(struct netdev_rxq *);
int netdev_send(struct netdev *, int qid, struct dp_packet_batch *,
bool may_steal, bool concurrent_txq);
void netdev_send_wait(struct netdev *, int qid);
+int netdev_txq_flush(struct netdev *, int qid, bool concurrent_txq);
/* Flow offloading. */
struct offload_info {
--
2.4.11
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