[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] Add VHOST PMD

Yuanhan Liu yuanhan.liu at linux.intel.com
Mon Nov 9 06:42:35 CET 2015


On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 02:16:59PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
> The patch introduces a new PMD. This PMD is implemented as thin wrapper
> of librte_vhost.
> 
> * Known issue.
> We may see issues while handling RESET_OWNER message.
> These handlings are done in vhost library, so not a part of vhost PMD.
> So far, we are waiting for QEMU fixing.

I will try to fix them in this week.

	--yliu
> 
> PATCH v3 changes:
>  - Rebase on latest matser
>  - Specify correct queue_id in RX/TX function.
> 
> PATCH v2 changes:
>  - Remove a below patch that fixes vhost library.
>    The patch was applied as a separate patch.
>    - vhost: fix crash with multiqueue enabled
>  - Fix typos.
>    (Thanks to Thomas, Monjalon)
>  - Rebase on latest tree with above bernard's patches.
> 
> PATCH v1 changes:
>  - Support vhost multiple queues.
>  - Rebase on "remove pci driver from vdevs".
>  - Optimize RX/TX functions.
>  - Fix resource leaks.
>  - Fix compile issue.
>  - Add patch to fix vhost library.
> 
> RFC PATCH v3 changes:
>  - Optimize performance.
>    In RX/TX functions, change code to access only per core data.
>  - Add below API to allow user to use vhost library APIs for a port managed
>    by vhost PMD. There are a few limitations. See "rte_eth_vhost.h".
>     - rte_eth_vhost_portid2vdev()
>    To support this functionality, vhost library is also changed.
>    Anyway, if users doesn't use vhost PMD, can fully use vhost library APIs.
>  - Add code to support vhost multiple queues.
>    Actually, multiple queues functionality is not enabled so far.
> 
> RFC PATCH v2 changes:
>  - Fix issues reported by checkpatch.pl
>    (Thanks to Stephen Hemminger)
> 
> 
> Tetsuya Mukawa (2):
>   vhost: Add callback and private data for vhost PMD
>   vhost: Add VHOST PMD
> 
>  config/common_linuxapp                        |   6 +
>  doc/guides/nics/index.rst                     |   1 +
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst          |   2 +
>  drivers/net/Makefile                          |   4 +
>  drivers/net/vhost/Makefile                    |  62 +++
>  drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c             | 768 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h             |  65 +++
>  drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map   |   8 +
>  lib/librte_vhost/rte_vhost_version.map        |   6 +
>  lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h             |   3 +
>  lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.c |  13 +-
>  lib/librte_vhost/virtio-net.c                 |  56 +-
>  lib/librte_vhost/virtio-net.h                 |   4 +-
>  mk/rte.app.mk                                 |   8 +-
>  14 files changed, 993 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map
> 
> -- 
> 2.1.4


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