Hi Aaron, just gentle reminder
> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@openvswitch.org] On Behalf Of Aaron > Conole > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 8:55 PM > To: dev@openvswitch.org > Cc: Flavio Leitner <f...@sysclose.org> > Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH v10 0/6] Convert DPDK configuration from > command line to DB based > > Hi (and apologies if the top posting is inappropriate), > > Don't want to be a pest, but just pinging re: this series. What work > remains? I want to try and close this out to do some additional > vhostuser config work, so anything that might be gating this please let > me know and I'll work on it. > Please remember to add "vhost-sock-dir" to the database, even if there will be used the default directory (no command line value). > Thanks, > -Aaron > Thanks, Robert > Aaron Conole <acon...@redhat.com> writes: > > Currently, configuration of DPDK parameters is done via the command line > > through a --dpdk **OPTIONS** -- command line argument. This has a > number of > > challenges, including: > > * It must be the first option passed to ovs-vswitchd > > * It is the only datapath feature in OVS to be configured on the command > line > > * It requires specialized knowledge of sub-component command switches > > * It also inteprets non-EAL arguments (confusing users) > > * It is a broken model. > > > > > > This series brings the following changes to openvswitch: > > * All DPDK options are taken from the ovs database rather than the > > command line > > * Non-EAL arguments also have separate database entries > > * DPDK lcores are optionally auto-assigned to a single core based on the > > bridge coremask. > > * DPDK options have default behaviors > > * Updated documentation > > > > v2: > > * Dropped the vhost-user socket configuration options. Those can be re- > added > > as an extension > > * Incorporated feedback from Kevin Traynor. > > > > v3: > > * Went back to a global dpdk-init > > * Language cleanup and various minor fixes > > > > v4: > > * Added a way to pass arbitrary eal arguments > > > > v5: > > * Restore the socket-mem default, and fix up the ovs-dev.py script, along > > with the manpage for ovsdb-server > > > > v6: > > * Correct a documentation issue with INSTALL.DPDK.md > > * Correct a non-dpdk enabled OVS incorrect warning variable > > * Remove an excess whitespace > > > > v7: > > * After testing by Christian with dpdk-alloc-mem > > > > v8: > > * Confirmed ``make check`` operation with and without dpdk. > > Retested on live-host > > > > v9: > > * Cleanup of comments > > * Cleanup of one place where headers are specified > > * Mark the dpdk coremask and numa config as optional > > * Added 5/6 to scan the extras and warn the user when conflicting > > DB entries are present > > * Acks given for all but patch 5/6 > > > > v10: > > * Rebased against latest upstream > > * ACK or Tested-by for all patches > > * Code cleanup on patch 2/6 (vhost-cuse warning) > > * DB options documentation cleanup. > > > > Aaron Conole (6): > > netdev-dpdk: Restore thread affinity after DPDK init > > netdev-dpdk: Convert initialization from cmdline to db > > netdev-dpdk: Autofill lcore coremask if absent > > netdev-dpdk: Allow arbitrary eal arguments > > netdev-dpdk: Check dpdk-extra when reading db > > NEWS: Announce the DPDK EAL configuration change > > > > FAQ.md | 6 +- > > INSTALL.DPDK.md | 86 +++++++--- > > NEWS | 3 + > > lib/netdev-dpdk.c | 409 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- > > lib/netdev-dpdk.h | 22 ++- > > tests/ofproto-macros.at | 3 +- > > utilities/ovs-dev.py | 7 +- > > vswitchd/bridge.c | 3 + > > vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in | 5 +- > > vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.c | 25 +-- > > vswitchd/vswitch.xml | 142 +++++++++++++++- > > 11 files changed, 581 insertions(+), 130 deletions(-) > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openvswitch.org > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev -------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Research and Development Ireland Limited Registered in Ireland Registered Office: Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare Registered Number: 308263 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
