[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: update data->eth_link status on start

Zhang, Qi Z qi.z.zhang at intel.com
Mon Apr 2 15:45:42 CEST 2018



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chas Williams [mailto:3chas3 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 9:38 PM
> To: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> Cc: Zhang, Helin <helin.zhang at intel.com>; dev at dpdk.org; Lu, Wenzhuo
> <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>; Ananyev, Konstantin
> <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>; Charles (Chas) Williams <chas3 at att.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: update data->eth_link status on
> start
> 
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 8:40 AM, Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com> wrote:
> > Hi Williams:
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Chas Williams
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 1:22 AM
> >> To: Zhang, Helin <helin.zhang at intel.com>
> >> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>; Ananyev,
> >> Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>; Charles (Chas) Williams
> >> <chas3 at att.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: update data->eth_link
> >> status on start
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 12:30 PM, Zhang, Helin
> >> <helin.zhang at intel.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Chas Williams
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 6:56 AM
> >> >> To: dev at dpdk.org
> >> >> Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo; Ananyev, Konstantin; Charles (Chas) Williams
> >> >> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: update data->eth_link
> >> >> status on start
> >> >>
> >> >> From: "Charles (Chas) Williams" <chas3 at att.com>
> >> >>
> >> >> dev->data->eth_link isn't updated until the first interrupt.  If a
> >> >> link is carrier down, then this interrupt may never happen.
> >> >> Before we finished starting the PMD, call ixgbe_dev_link_update()
> >> >> to ensure we
> >> have a valid status.
> >> >>
> >> >> Signed-off-by: Chas Williams <chas3 at att.com>
> >> >> ---
> >> >>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c | 4 ++++
> >> >>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >> >>
> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >> >> b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >> >> index 37eb668..27d29dc 100644
> >> >> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >> >> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >> >> @@ -2666,6 +2666,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
> >> >>       if (err)
> >> >>               goto error;
> >> >>
> >> >> +     ixgbe_dev_link_update(dev, 0);
> >> > It is called in rte_eth_dev_start() if lsc is not enabled, and it
> >> > is not needed here to avoid any duplication.
> >> > BTW, did you see any issue or just check the code? Thanks!
> >>
> >> Yes, I see an issue with bonding.  If LSC is enabled, then
> >> link_status isn't set until the first interrupt to update the link
> >> status.  If a link is down, this interrupt may never happen result in
> link_status being somewhat undefined.
> >
> > Is your issue only happened on VF?
> > For PF, I saw ixgbe_check_link is called at ixgbe_dev_start, so link status is
> assume be updated.
> > If you think it is just missed in VF, can you implemented this in the similar way
> as PF?
> 
> No, I don't believe it's isolated to VF.  ixgbe_check_link() doesn't update
> (atomically write) the dev->data->dev_link.  After .dev_start() finishes, I need
> the link_status of the adapter to be set. 

I saw dev_link.link_status does be updated.
	err = ixgbe_check_link(hw, &speed, &link_up, 0);
	if (err)
		goto error;
	dev->data->dev_link.link_status = link_up;

> I can't wait until I hope the first
> interrupt has happened that would update
> dev->data->dev_link.  How long would I wait?  I don't really care if
> the link is down,
> or up, or whatever, but it can't be partially filled in.  Bonding (in
> 802.3ad) wants the
> links to be similarly configured.
> 
> >
> > Regards
> > Qi
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> > /Helin
> >> >
> >> >> +
> >> >>  skip_link_setup:
> >> >>
> >> >>       if (rte_intr_allow_others(intr_handle)) { @@ -5033,6 +5035,8
> >> >> @@ ixgbevf_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
> >> >>
> >> >>       ixgbevf_dev_rxtx_start(dev);
> >> >>
> >> >> +     ixgbevf_dev_link_update(dev, 0);
> >> >> +
> >> >>       /* check and configure queue intr-vector mapping */
> >> >>       if (rte_intr_cap_multiple(intr_handle) &&
> >> >>           dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.rxq) {
> >> >> --
> >> >> 2.9.5
> >> >


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