[v2,1/3] ethdev: fix MAC changes when live change not supported

Message ID 1535109359-48584-2-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com (mailing list archive)
State Changes Requested, archived
Delegated to: Ferruh Yigit
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Series [v2,1/3] ethdev: fix MAC changes when live change not supported |

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Alejandro Lucero Aug. 24, 2018, 11:15 a.m. UTC
  Current code assumes a MAC change can occur when the port has been
started. In fact, there are some NICs which require this port state
for being successful, but other NICs not always support MAC change
in that case.

This patch supports a new device flag for a device advertising this
limitation, and if the flag is set, the MAC is changed before the
port starts.

Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
---
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++---------
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Ferruh Yigit Aug. 24, 2018, 12:27 p.m. UTC | #1
On 8/24/2018 12:15 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> Current code assumes a MAC change can occur when the port has been
> started. In fact, there are some NICs which require this port state
> for being successful, but other NICs not always support MAC change
> in that case.
> 
> This patch supports a new device flag for a device advertising this
> limitation, and if the flag is set, the MAC is changed before the
> port starts.
> 
> Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>

<...>

> @@ -2839,6 +2841,10 @@ int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
>  /**
>   * Set the default MAC address.
>   *
> + * A NIC not supporting MAC change after started should set
> + * RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR and this function should check such a flag
> + * and NIC state.
> + *

Only rte_eth_dev_start() API effected from this change, API behavior changes
based on if PMD provides this flag or not, I was thinking to document this in
rte_eth_dev_start(), something like:
"Driver RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR flag cause MAC address to be set before
start dev_ops"

As you mentioned in cover letter, rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add() will return an
error if not supported, this is not changed with RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR
flag, so I think no need to add this comment.
  
Ferruh Yigit Aug. 24, 2018, 12:29 p.m. UTC | #2
On 8/24/2018 12:15 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> Current code assumes a MAC change can occur when the port has been
> started. In fact, there are some NICs which require this port state
> for being successful, but other NICs not always support MAC change
> in that case.
> 
> This patch supports a new device flag for a device advertising this
> limitation, and if the flag is set, the MAC is changed before the
> port starts.
> 
> Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org

And this looks like behavior change, controlled with a new flag. Do you thinks
is this fix or should be really backported stable trees?
  
Alejandro Lucero Aug. 24, 2018, 12:45 p.m. UTC | #3
On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
wrote:

> On 8/24/2018 12:15 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> > Current code assumes a MAC change can occur when the port has been
> > started. In fact, there are some NICs which require this port state
> > for being successful, but other NICs not always support MAC change
> > in that case.
> >
> > This patch supports a new device flag for a device advertising this
> > limitation, and if the flag is set, the MAC is changed before the
> > port starts.
> >
> > Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> > Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
>
> <...>
>
> > @@ -2839,6 +2841,10 @@ int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint16_t port_id,
> struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
> >  /**
> >   * Set the default MAC address.
> >   *
> > + * A NIC not supporting MAC change after started should set
> > + * RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR and this function should check such a
> flag
> > + * and NIC state.
> > + *
>
> Only rte_eth_dev_start() API effected from this change, API behavior
> changes
> based on if PMD provides this flag or not, I was thinking to document this
> in
> rte_eth_dev_start(), something like:
> "Driver RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR flag cause MAC address to be set before
> start dev_ops"
>
> As you mentioned in cover letter, rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add() will return an
> error if not supported, this is not changed with
> RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR
> flag, so I think no need to add this comment.
>

Ok. I will send another version.

Thanks
  

Patch

diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index f32722f..16825bf 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -1219,19 +1219,14 @@  struct rte_eth_dev *
 }
 
 static void
-rte_eth_dev_config_restore(uint16_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_mac_restore(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	struct ether_addr *addr;
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint32_t pool = 0;
 	uint64_t pool_mask;
 
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-
-	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
-
 	/* replay MAC address configuration including default MAC */
 	addr = &dev->data->mac_addrs[0];
 	if (*dev->dev_ops->mac_addr_set != NULL)
@@ -1240,7 +1235,7 @@  struct rte_eth_dev *
 		(*dev->dev_ops->mac_addr_add)(dev, addr, 0, pool);
 
 	if (*dev->dev_ops->mac_addr_add != NULL) {
-		for (i = 1; i < dev_info.max_mac_addrs; i++) {
+		for (i = 1; i < dev_info->max_mac_addrs; i++) {
 			addr = &dev->data->mac_addrs[i];
 
 			/* skip zero address */
@@ -1259,6 +1254,14 @@  struct rte_eth_dev *
 			} while (pool_mask);
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+static void
+rte_eth_dev_config_restore(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			   struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info, uint16_t port_id)
+{
+	if (!(*dev_info->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR))
+		rte_eth_dev_mac_restore(dev, dev_info);
 
 	/* replay promiscuous configuration */
 	if (rte_eth_promiscuous_get(port_id) == 1)
@@ -1277,6 +1280,7 @@  struct rte_eth_dev *
 rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	int diag;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
@@ -1292,13 +1296,19 @@  struct rte_eth_dev *
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
+
+	/* Lets restore MAC now if device does not support live change */
+	if (*dev_info.dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR)
+		rte_eth_dev_mac_restore(dev, &dev_info);
+
 	diag = (*dev->dev_ops->dev_start)(dev);
 	if (diag == 0)
 		dev->data->dev_started = 1;
 	else
 		return eth_err(port_id, diag);
 
-	rte_eth_dev_config_restore(port_id);
+	rte_eth_dev_config_restore(dev, &dev_info, port_id);
 
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc == 0) {
 		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->link_update, -ENOTSUP);
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index 7070e9a..f6c45bc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1268,6 +1268,8 @@  struct rte_eth_dev_owner {
 #define RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_RMV     0x0008
 /** Device is port representor */
 #define RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR  0x0010
+/** Device does not support MAC change after started */
+#define RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR  0x0020
 
 /**
  * Iterates over valid ethdev ports owned by a specific owner.
@@ -2839,6 +2841,10 @@  int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
 /**
  * Set the default MAC address.
  *
+ * A NIC not supporting MAC change after started should set
+ * RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR and this function should check such a flag
+ * and NIC state.
+ *
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  * @param mac_addr