> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerin Jacob [mailto:jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 1:31 PM > To: Ophir Munk <ophi...@mellanox.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>; Pascal > Mazon <pascal.ma...@6wind.com>; Jan Viktorin > <vikto...@rehivetech.com>; Jianbo Liu <jianbo....@arm.com> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/tap: fix build issue with ARM32 > > -----Original Message----- > > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:38:32 +0000 > > From: Ophir Munk <ophi...@mellanox.com> > > To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com> > > CC: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>, Thomas Monjalon > > <tho...@monjalon.net>, Pascal Mazon <pascal.ma...@6wind.com>, > Jan > > Viktorin <vikto...@rehivetech.com>, Jianbo Liu <jianbo....@arm.com> > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/tap: fix build issue with ARM32 > > > > Hi, > > Please see inline > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jerin Jacob [mailto:jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:24 PM > > > To: Ophir Munk <ophi...@mellanox.com> > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>; Pascal > > > Mazon <pascal.ma...@6wind.com>; Jan Viktorin > > > <vikto...@rehivetech.com>; Jianbo Liu <jianbo....@arm.com> > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/tap: fix build issue with ARM32 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:59:45 +0000 > > > > From: Ophir Munk <ophi...@mellanox.com> > > > > To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" > > > > <dev@dpdk.org> > > > > CC: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>, Pascal Mazon > > > > <pascal.ma...@6wind.com>, Jan Viktorin <vikto...@rehivetech.com>, > > > > Jianbo Liu <jianbo....@arm.com> > > > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/tap: fix build issue with > > > > ARM32 > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Please see comments inline > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Jerin Jacob > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:14 AM > > > > > To: dev@dpdk.org > > > > > Cc: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>; Jerin Jacob > > > > > <jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com>; Pascal Mazon > > > > > <pascal.ma...@6wind.com>; Jan Viktorin > > > > > <vikto...@rehivetech.com>; Jianbo Liu <jianbo....@arm.com> > > > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/tap: fix build issue with ARM32 > > > > > > > > > > arm32 Linux does not support eBPF interface. > > > > > Since tap PMD driver has a dependency on eBPF(the symbol > > > > > __NR_bpf), disabling it armv7 config. > > > > > > > > > > compilation error log: > > > > > In file included from /tmp/dpdk/drivers/net/tap/tap_bpf_api.c:15:0: > > > > > /tmp/dpdk/drivers/net/tap/tap_bpf.h:103:4: error: #error > > > > > __NR_bpf not defined # error __NR_bpf not defined > > > > > ^ > > > > > > > > arm architecture is missing is file drivers/tap/tap_bpf.h I > > > > suggest adding it, for example > > > > > > > > # elif defined(__arm__) > > > > # define __NR_bpf 386 > > > > > > By looking at Linux source code > > > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fel > > > ixi > > > r.free- > > > > electrons.com%2Flinux%2Fv4.15%2Fsource%2Ftools%2Fbuild%2Ffeature%2 > > > Ftest- > > > > bpf.c%23L6&data=02%7C01%7Cophirmu%40mellanox.com%7C19f50ad7f27 > > > > 34d00173808d56894c997%7Ca652971c7d2e4d9ba6a4d149256f461b%7C0% > > > > 7C0%7C636529910613736017&sdata=ynsxHG9fvao4LyfWLo4GVJjlKNmcF0q > > > 0BkFocJyarAE%3D&reserved=0 > > > I am not sure, Is eBPF support available for arm32 support? > > > > TAP eBPF has a graceful approach: it must successfully compile on all > > Linux distributions. If a specific kernel cannot support eBPF it will > > gracefully refuse the eBPF netlink message sent to it. > > Thus, there is no harm even if there is no eBPF support available for arm32. > > OK. But, To enable grace full refuse, we should not any random system call > number like #define __NR_bpf 386. > It should at least unused for arm32. >
For arm - system call 386 seems to be used only for eBPF http://elixir.free-electrons.com/linux/v4.15/source/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd32.h#L796 > > > > You should enable TAP compilation for cases where you only need TAP > without eBPF. > > Yes. It would have been better if new eBPF depended features would have > under conditional compilation flag so it it can be turned off selectively. > I am in favor of keeping configuration as simple as possible if possible. I will issue a PR which includes arm BPF definition > > > > > > > > > > > > > It should work for you. Can you please try it? > > > > > > I don't have access to an arm32 board. I was facing cross > > > compilation build issue with arm32. > > > > > > > If it doesn't work for you, please have a look in this link: > > > > > > > > > > > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs > > > ou > > > > > > > > rceforge.net%2Fp%2Fpredef%2Fwiki%2FArchitectures%2F&data=02%7C01% > > > 7Coph > > > > > > > > irmu%40mellanox.com%7C19f50ad7f2734d00173808d56894c997%7Ca6529 > > > 71c7d2e4 > > > > > > > > d9ba6a4d149256f461b%7C0%7C0%7C636529910613736017&sdata=g5fEkG > > > Gwm%2BJgR > > > > KyDrxJgbFII0%2B1%2BxtbT%2FE4Qy1HACEg%3D&reserved=0 > > > > where you can see more arm architecture definitions. > > > > You should find the one suitable for you. > > > > > > I guess, it is not just matter of enabling the build for arm32. It > > > should work at runtime too, If some can confirm following addition > > > in the drivers/net/tap/tap_bpf.h works then we can add it. > > > > > > > As mentioned above it must not work at runtime too. > > > > > # elif defined(__arm__) > > > # define __NR_bpf 386 > > > > > > > > > > > > /tmp/dpdk/drivers/net/tap/tap_bpf_api.c: In function ‘sys_bpf’: > > > > > /tmp/dpdk/drivers/net/tap/tap_bpf_api.c:92:17: error: ‘__NR_bpf’ > > > > > undeclared (first use in this function) > > > > > return syscall(__NR_bpf, cmd, attr, size); > > > > > ^ > > > > > /tmp/dpdk/drivers/net/tap/tap_bpf_api.c:92:17: note: each > > > > > undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it > > > > > appears in > > > > > /tmp/dpdk/drivers/net/tap/tap_bpf_api.c:93:1: error: control > > > > > reaches end of non-void function [-Werror=return-type] } ^ > > > > > cc1: all warnings being treated as errors > > > > > > > > > > Fixes: b02d85e1 ("net/tap: add eBPF API") > > > > > > > > > > Cc: Pascal Mazon <pascal.ma...@6wind.com> > > > > > Cc: Jan Viktorin <vikto...@rehivetech.com> > > > > > Cc: Jianbo Liu <jianbo....@arm.com> > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com> > > > > > --- > > > > > config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc | 1 + > > > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc > > > > > b/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc > > > > > index a20b7a85f..4a55bb397 100644 > > > > > --- a/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc > > > > > +++ b/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc > > > > > @@ -80,3 +80,4 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_PMD=n > > > > > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_QEDE_PMD=n > > > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_SFC_EFX_PMD=n > > > > > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_AVP_PMD=n > > > > > +CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_TAP=n > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > I suggest fixing the compilation issue by adding the missing > > > > architecture system call number (as suggested above) instead of > > > > disabling TAP compilation by default > > > > > > > > > 2.16.1 > > > >
