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> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 12:18 PM
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> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [RFC] ethdev: remove all offload API
>
> On 6/11/2018 12:00 PM, Shahaf Shuler wrote:
> > Hi Ferruh,
> >
> > Thanks for this patch.
> >
> > Monday, June 11, 2018 12:10 PM, Ferruh Yigit:
> >> Subject: Re: [RFC] ethdev: remove all offload API
> >>
> >> On 6/9/2018 9:04 AM, Andrew Rybchenko wrote:
> >>> On 06/09/2018 01:41 AM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> >>>> Cc: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>
> >>>> ---
> >>>
> >>> <...>
> >>>
> >>>> diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
> >>>> b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
> >>>> index d00f91802..9fe042ffe 100644
> >>>> --- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
> >>>> +++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
> >>>> @@ -680,13 +680,7 @@ perf_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct
> >> evt_options *opt)
> >>>> .mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
> >>>> .max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
> >>>> .split_hdr_size = 0,
> >>>> - .header_split = 0,
> >>>> - .hw_ip_checksum = 0,
> >>>> - .hw_vlan_filter = 0,
> >>>> - .hw_vlan_strip = 0,
> >>>> - .hw_vlan_extend = 0,
> >>>> .jumbo_frame = 0,
> >>>> - .hw_strip_crc = 1,
> >>>
> >>
> >> Hi Andrew,
> >>
> >>> I have 2 questions here:
> >>> 1. Why is jumbo_frame kept? There is
> >> DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME.
> >>
> >> Because there are still some usage of this flag in PMDs, they need to be
> >> clarified before removing the flag. I am for removing the flag in final
> >> version,
> >> but for this RFC I am not able to find enough time to work on PMDs for it.
> >
> > Can you elaborate?
> > Is this something more than just a replace of the jumbo_frame bit with its
> > corresponding flag?
>
> That was my concern that copy paste won't be enough because some drivers not
> just use the jumbo_frame but set it based on max_rx_pkt_len etc.., that is why
> left out .jumbo_frame in the RFC.
But max_rx_pkt_len need to be remained (and properly processed anyway) no?
BTW, I always wonder is there any reason to have jumbo_frame flag at all
(as we do have max_rx_pkt_len anyway)?
Konstantin
>
> >
> >>
> >>> 2. Why is hw_strip_crc=1 discarded? Yes, I remember plans to make it
> >>> default behaviour and introduce flag to keep CRC, but right now
> >>> the
> >>> patch looks like mixture of two changes which is not good.
> >>
> >> Yes it is wrong, app should replace "".hw_strip_crc=1 with KEEP_CRC
> >> offload.
> >> Since both are RFC, kind of hard to maintain, but I think good to create a
> >> dependency from this patch to KEEP_CRC one.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> There are more cases in the patch where hw_strip_crc=1 is simply
> >> discarded.
> >>>
> >>> <...>
> >>>
> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
> >>>> b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c index 1b6499f85..ee8ae5b9f 100644
> >>>> --- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
> >>>> +++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
> >>>> @@ -1089,7 +1089,6 @@ sfc_tx_queue_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev
> >> *dev,
> >>>> uint16_t tx_queue_id,
> >>>>
> >>>> memset(qinfo, 0, sizeof(*qinfo));
> >>>>
> >>>> - qinfo->conf.txq_flags = txq_info->txq->flags;
> >>>> qinfo->conf.offloads = txq_info->txq->offloads;
> >>>> qinfo->conf.tx_free_thresh = txq_info->txq->free_thresh;
> >>>> qinfo->conf.tx_deferred_start = txq_info->deferred_start; diff
> >>>> --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c index
> >>>> cc76a5b15..58a0df583 100644
> >>>> --- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
> >>>> +++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
> >>>> @@ -1446,7 +1446,6 @@ sfc_rx_check_mode(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
> >> struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode)
> >>>> if (~rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP) {
> >>>> sfc_warn(sa, "FCS stripping cannot be disabled - always
> >>>> on");
> >>>> rxmode->offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
> >>>> - rxmode->hw_strip_crc = 1;
> >>>> }
> >>>>
> >>>> return rc;
> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.c
> >>>> index 1bcc2c697..6d42a1a65 100644
> >>>> --- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.c
> >>>> +++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.c
> >>>> @@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ sfc_tx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int
> >> sw_index,
> >>>> txq->free_thresh =
> >>>> (tx_conf->tx_free_thresh) ? tx_conf->tx_free_thresh :
> >>>> SFC_TX_DEFAULT_FREE_THRESH;
> >>>> - txq->flags = tx_conf->txq_flags;
> >>>> txq->offloads = offloads;
> >>>>
> >>>> rc = sfc_dma_alloc(sa, "txq", sw_index,
> >>>> EFX_TXQ_SIZE(txq_info->entries), @@ -182,7 +181,6 @@
> >> sfc_tx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index,
> >>>> memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
> >>>> info.max_fill_level = txq_max_fill_level;
> >>>> info.free_thresh = txq->free_thresh;
> >>>> - info.flags = tx_conf->txq_flags;
> >>>> info.offloads = offloads;
> >>>> info.txq_entries = txq_info->entries;
> >>>> info.dma_desc_size_max = encp->enc_tx_dma_desc_size_max;
> >> @@ -431,18
> >>>> +429,10 @@ sfc_tx_qstart(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
> >>>> if (rc != 0)
> >>>> goto fail_ev_qstart;
> >>>>
> >>>> - /*
> >>>> - * The absence of ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE is associated with a
> >> legacy
> >>>> - * application which expects that IPv4 checksum offload is
> >>>> enabled
> >>>> - * all the time as there is no legacy flag to turn off the
> >>>> offload.
> >>>> - */
> >>>> - if ((txq->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM) ||
> >>>> - (~txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE))
> >>>> + if (txq->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM)
> >>>> flags |= EFX_TXQ_CKSUM_IPV4;
> >>>>
> >>>> - if ((txq->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM) ||
> >>>> - ((~txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE) &&
> >>>> - (offloads_supported &
> >> DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM)))
> >>>> + if (txq->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM)
> >>>> flags |= EFX_TXQ_CKSUM_INNER_IPV4;
> >>>>
> >>>> if ((txq->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM) || @@ -453,16
> >> +443,7
> >>>> @@ sfc_tx_qstart(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
> >>>> flags |= EFX_TXQ_CKSUM_INNER_TCPUDP;
> >>>> }
> >>>>
> >>>> - /*
> >>>> - * The absence of ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE is associated with a
> >> legacy
> >>>> - * application. In turn, the absence of ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMTCP
> >> is
> >>>> - * associated specifically with a legacy application which
> >>>> expects
> >>>> - * both TCP checksum offload and TSO to be enabled because the
> >> legacy
> >>>> - * API does not provide a dedicated mechanism to control TSO.
> >>>> - */
> >>>> - if ((txq->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO) ||
> >>>> - ((~txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE) &&
> >>>> - (~txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMTCP)))
> >>>> + if (txq->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO)
> >>>> flags |= EFX_TXQ_FATSOV2;
> >>>>
> >>>> rc = efx_tx_qcreate(sa->nic, sw_index, 0, &txq->mem,
> >>>
> >>> net/sfc changes looks good.
> >>> Plus 'struct sfc_txq -> flags' (drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h) and 'struct
> >>> sfc_dp_tx_qcreate_info -> flags' (drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h) should
> >>> be removed since there are not used now.
> >>>
> >>> If finally rxmode.jumbo_frame is removed, it should removed from
> >>> net/sfc as well (but compiler will help to find it in any case).
> >>>
> >>> After applying the patch:
> >>> $ git grep ETH_TXQ_FLAGS
> >>> drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k.h:#define FM10K_SIMPLE_TX_FLAG
> >>> ((uint32_t)ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOMULTSEGS | \
> >>> drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k.h:
> >>> ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOOFFLOADS)
> >>
> >> Thanks, will remove this too.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> In general I think that we should do it ASAP. Also it will guarantee
> >>> that new PMDs do not use corresponding structure members etc.
> >>
> >> +1, +1
> >
