[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH] vhost: Add VHOST PMD

[Tetsuya Mukawa]

On 2015/08/31 14:14, Ouyang, Changchun wrote:
>
> +struct pmd_internal {
> +	TAILQ_ENTRY(pmd_internal) next;
> +	char *dev_name;
> +	char *iface_name;
> +	unsigned nb_rx_queues;
> +	unsigned nb_tx_queues;
> +	rte_atomic16_t xfer;
> +
> +	struct vhost_queue
> rx_vhost_queues[RTE_PMD_RING_MAX_RX_RINGS];
> +	struct vhost_queue
> tx_vhost_queues[RTE_PMD_RING_MAX_TX_RINGS];
> +};
> Need consider how the vhost multiple queues implements here.
> You can refer to the patch set I sent before.

Hi Ouyang,

I appreciate your comments.
I will refer to your patch and fix it.

>> +
>> +TAILQ_HEAD(pmd_internal_head, pmd_internal); static struct
>> +pmd_internal_head internals_list =
>> +	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(internals_list);
>> +
>> +static pthread_mutex_t internal_list_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
>> +
>> +static struct rte_eth_link pmd_link = {
>> +		.link_speed = 10000,
>> +		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX,
>> +		.link_status = 0
>> +};
>> +
>> +static uint16_t
>> +eth_vhost_rx(void *q, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_bufs) {
>> +	struct vhost_queue *r = q;
>> +	uint16_t nb_rx;
>> +
>> +	if (unlikely(r->internal == NULL))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	if (unlikely(rte_atomic16_read(&r->internal->xfer) == 0))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	rte_atomic16_set(&r->rx_executing, 1);
>> +
>> +	if (unlikely(rte_atomic16_read(&r->internal->xfer) == 0))
>> +		goto out;
>> +
>> +	nb_rx = (uint16_t)rte_vhost_dequeue_burst(r->device,
>> +			VIRTIO_TXQ, r->mb_pool, bufs, nb_bufs);
> Logically correct here, 
> But it would be better to have more clear description why need use VIRTIO_TXQ for vhost_rx function.
> It increases readability. :-)

Sure, I will add comments here, also TX function.

>
> +static void *vhost_driver_session(void *param __rte_unused) {
> +	static struct virtio_net_device_ops *vhost_ops = NULL;
> +	vhost_ops = rte_zmalloc(NULL, sizeof(*vhost_ops), 0);
> +	if (vhost_ops == NULL)
> +		rte_panic("Can't allocate memory\n");
> +
> +	/* set vhost arguments */
> +	vhost_ops->new_device = new_device;
> +	vhost_ops->destroy_device = destroy_device;
> +	if (rte_vhost_driver_callback_register(vhost_ops) < 0)
> +		rte_panic("Can't register callbacks\n");
> +
> +	/* start event handling */
> +	rte_vhost_driver_session_start();
> It should be called after rte_vhost_driver_register, 
> But rte_vhost_driver_session_start is called when  dev_init,
> Error here?

In the case of vhost-cuse, it seems we should call register() before
calling start().
Thanks for your checking. I will fix it in next patch.

Regards,
Tetsuya