net/mlx5: remove Tx gather support
authorNélio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:17:42 +0000 (15:17 +0200)
committerBruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:17:51 +0000 (16:17 +0200)
This is done in preparation of bypassing Verbs entirely for the data path
as a performance improvement. TX gather cannot be maintained during the
transition and will be reimplemented later.

Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
Signed-off-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c

index 0a881b6..280a90a 100644 (file)
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ mlx5_secondary_data_setup(struct priv *priv)
                if (txq != NULL) {
                        if (txq_setup(priv->dev,
                                      txq,
-                                     primary_txq->elts_n * MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N,
+                                     primary_txq->elts_n,
                                      primary_txq->socket,
                                      NULL) == 0) {
                                txq->stats.idx = primary_txq->stats.idx;
index aeeddfb..9a1f2f7 100644 (file)
@@ -228,156 +228,6 @@ insert_vlan_sw(struct rte_mbuf *buf)
        return 0;
 }
 
-#if MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1
-
-/**
- * Copy scattered mbuf contents to a single linear buffer.
- *
- * @param[out] linear
- *   Linear output buffer.
- * @param[in] buf
- *   Scattered input buffer.
- *
- * @return
- *   Number of bytes copied to the output buffer or 0 if not large enough.
- */
-static unsigned int
-linearize_mbuf(linear_t *linear, struct rte_mbuf *buf)
-{
-       unsigned int size = 0;
-       unsigned int offset;
-
-       do {
-               unsigned int len = DATA_LEN(buf);
-
-               offset = size;
-               size += len;
-               if (unlikely(size > sizeof(*linear)))
-                       return 0;
-               memcpy(&(*linear)[offset],
-                      rte_pktmbuf_mtod(buf, uint8_t *),
-                      len);
-               buf = NEXT(buf);
-       } while (buf != NULL);
-       return size;
-}
-
-/**
- * Handle scattered buffers for mlx5_tx_burst().
- *
- * @param txq
- *   TX queue structure.
- * @param segs
- *   Number of segments in buf.
- * @param elt
- *   TX queue element to fill.
- * @param[in] buf
- *   Buffer to process.
- * @param elts_head
- *   Index of the linear buffer to use if necessary (normally txq->elts_head).
- * @param[out] sges
- *   Array filled with SGEs on success.
- *
- * @return
- *   A structure containing the processed packet size in bytes and the
- *   number of SGEs. Both fields are set to (unsigned int)-1 in case of
- *   failure.
- */
-static struct tx_burst_sg_ret {
-       unsigned int length;
-       unsigned int num;
-}
-tx_burst_sg(struct txq *txq, unsigned int segs, struct txq_elt *elt,
-           struct rte_mbuf *buf, unsigned int elts_head,
-           struct ibv_sge (*sges)[MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N])
-{
-       unsigned int sent_size = 0;
-       unsigned int j;
-       int linearize = 0;
-
-       /* When there are too many segments, extra segments are
-        * linearized in the last SGE. */
-       if (unlikely(segs > RTE_DIM(*sges))) {
-               segs = (RTE_DIM(*sges) - 1);
-               linearize = 1;
-       }
-       /* Update element. */
-       elt->buf = buf;
-       /* Register segments as SGEs. */
-       for (j = 0; (j != segs); ++j) {
-               struct ibv_sge *sge = &(*sges)[j];
-               uint32_t lkey;
-
-               /* Retrieve Memory Region key for this memory pool. */
-               lkey = txq_mp2mr(txq, txq_mb2mp(buf));
-               if (unlikely(lkey == (uint32_t)-1)) {
-                       /* MR does not exist. */
-                       DEBUG("%p: unable to get MP <-> MR association",
-                             (void *)txq);
-                       /* Clean up TX element. */
-                       elt->buf = NULL;
-                       goto stop;
-               }
-               /* Update SGE. */
-               sge->addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(buf, uintptr_t);
-               if (txq->priv->sriov)
-                       rte_prefetch0((volatile void *)
-                                     (uintptr_t)sge->addr);
-               sge->length = DATA_LEN(buf);
-               sge->lkey = lkey;
-               sent_size += sge->length;
-               buf = NEXT(buf);
-       }
-       /* If buf is not NULL here and is not going to be linearized,
-        * nb_segs is not valid. */
-       assert(j == segs);
-       assert((buf == NULL) || (linearize));
-       /* Linearize extra segments. */
-       if (linearize) {
-               struct ibv_sge *sge = &(*sges)[segs];
-               linear_t *linear = &(*txq->elts_linear)[elts_head];
-               unsigned int size = linearize_mbuf(linear, buf);
-
-               assert(segs == (RTE_DIM(*sges) - 1));
-               if (size == 0) {
-                       /* Invalid packet. */
-                       DEBUG("%p: packet too large to be linearized.",
-                             (void *)txq);
-                       /* Clean up TX element. */
-                       elt->buf = NULL;
-                       goto stop;
-               }
-               /* If MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N is 1, free mbuf immediately. */
-               if (RTE_DIM(*sges) == 1) {
-                       do {
-                               struct rte_mbuf *next = NEXT(buf);
-
-                               rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(buf);
-                               buf = next;
-                       } while (buf != NULL);
-                       elt->buf = NULL;
-               }
-               /* Update SGE. */
-               sge->addr = (uintptr_t)&(*linear)[0];
-               sge->length = size;
-               sge->lkey = txq->mr_linear->lkey;
-               sent_size += size;
-               /* Include last segment. */
-               segs++;
-       }
-       return (struct tx_burst_sg_ret){
-               .length = sent_size,
-               .num = segs,
-       };
-stop:
-       return (struct tx_burst_sg_ret){
-               .length = -1,
-               .num = -1,
-       };
-}
-
-#endif /* MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1 */
-
 /**
  * DPDK callback for TX.
  *
@@ -424,14 +274,14 @@ mlx5_tx_burst(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
                unsigned int elts_head_next =
                        (((elts_head + 1) == elts_n) ? 0 : elts_head + 1);
                struct txq_elt *elt = &(*txq->elts)[elts_head];
-               unsigned int segs = NB_SEGS(buf);
-#ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
-               unsigned int sent_size = 0;
-#endif
                uint32_t send_flags = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
                int insert_vlan = 0;
 #endif /* HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION */
+               uintptr_t addr;
+               uint32_t length;
+               uint32_t lkey;
+               uintptr_t buf_next_addr;
 
                if (i + 1 < max)
                        rte_prefetch0(buf_next);
@@ -464,126 +314,83 @@ mlx5_tx_burst(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
                                        goto stop;
                        }
                }
-               if (likely(segs == 1)) {
-                       uintptr_t addr;
-                       uint32_t length;
-                       uint32_t lkey;
-                       uintptr_t buf_next_addr;
-
-                       /* Retrieve buffer information. */
-                       addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(buf, uintptr_t);
-                       length = DATA_LEN(buf);
-                       /* Update element. */
-                       elt->buf = buf;
-                       if (txq->priv->sriov)
-                               rte_prefetch0((volatile void *)
-                                             (uintptr_t)addr);
-                       /* Prefetch next buffer data. */
-                       if (i + 1 < max) {
-                               buf_next_addr =
-                                       rte_pktmbuf_mtod(buf_next, uintptr_t);
-                               rte_prefetch0((volatile void *)
-                                             (uintptr_t)buf_next_addr);
-                       }
-                       /* Put packet into send queue. */
+               /* Retrieve buffer information. */
+               addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(buf, uintptr_t);
+               length = DATA_LEN(buf);
+               /* Update element. */
+               elt->buf = buf;
+               if (txq->priv->sriov)
+                       rte_prefetch0((volatile void *)
+                                     (uintptr_t)addr);
+               /* Prefetch next buffer data. */
+               if (i + 1 < max) {
+                       buf_next_addr =
+                               rte_pktmbuf_mtod(buf_next, uintptr_t);
+                       rte_prefetch0((volatile void *)
+                                     (uintptr_t)buf_next_addr);
+               }
+               /* Put packet into send queue. */
 #if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-                       if (length <= txq->max_inline) {
-#ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-                               if (insert_vlan)
-                                       err = txq->send_pending_inline_vlan
-                                               (txq->qp,
-                                                (void *)addr,
-                                                length,
-                                                send_flags,
-                                                &buf->vlan_tci);
-                               else
-#endif /* HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION */
-                                       err = txq->send_pending_inline
-                                               (txq->qp,
-                                                (void *)addr,
-                                                length,
-                                                send_flags);
-                       } else
-#endif
-                       {
-                               /* Retrieve Memory Region key for this
-                                * memory pool. */
-                               lkey = txq_mp2mr(txq, txq_mb2mp(buf));
-                               if (unlikely(lkey == (uint32_t)-1)) {
-                                       /* MR does not exist. */
-                                       DEBUG("%p: unable to get MP <-> MR"
-                                             " association", (void *)txq);
-                                       /* Clean up TX element. */
-                                       elt->buf = NULL;
-                                       goto stop;
-                               }
+               if (length <= txq->max_inline) {
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-                               if (insert_vlan)
-                                       err = txq->send_pending_vlan
-                                               (txq->qp,
-                                                addr,
-                                                length,
-                                                lkey,
-                                                send_flags,
-                                                &buf->vlan_tci);
-                               else
+                       if (insert_vlan)
+                               err = txq->send_pending_inline_vlan
+                                       (txq->qp,
+                                        (void *)addr,
+                                        length,
+                                        send_flags,
+                                        &buf->vlan_tci);
+                       else
 #endif /* HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION */
-                                       err = txq->send_pending
-                                               (txq->qp,
-                                                addr,
-                                                length,
-                                                lkey,
-                                                send_flags);
-                       }
-                       if (unlikely(err))
-                               goto stop;
-#ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
-                       sent_size += length;
+                               err = txq->send_pending_inline
+                                       (txq->qp,
+                                        (void *)addr,
+                                        length,
+                                        send_flags);
+               } else
 #endif
-               } else {
-#if MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1
-                       struct ibv_sge sges[MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N];
-                       struct tx_burst_sg_ret ret;
-
-                       ret = tx_burst_sg(txq, segs, elt, buf, elts_head,
-                                         &sges);
-                       if (ret.length == (unsigned int)-1)
+               {
+                       /*
+                        * Retrieve Memory Region key for this
+                        * memory pool.
+                        */
+                       lkey = txq_mp2mr(txq, txq_mb2mp(buf));
+                       if (unlikely(lkey == (uint32_t)-1)) {
+                               /* MR does not exist. */
+                               DEBUG("%p: unable to get MP <-> MR"
+                                     " association", (void *)txq);
+                               /* Clean up TX element. */
+                               elt->buf = NULL;
                                goto stop;
-                       /* Put SG list into send queue. */
+                       }
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
                        if (insert_vlan)
-                               err = txq->send_pending_sg_list_vlan
+                               err = txq->send_pending_vlan
                                        (txq->qp,
-                                        sges,
-                                        ret.num,
+                                        addr,
+                                        length,
+                                        lkey,
                                         send_flags,
                                         &buf->vlan_tci);
                        else
 #endif /* HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION */
-                               err = txq->send_pending_sg_list
+                               err = txq->send_pending
                                        (txq->qp,
-                                        sges,
-                                        ret.num,
+                                        addr,
+                                        length,
+                                        lkey,
                                         send_flags);
-                       if (unlikely(err))
-                               goto stop;
-#ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
-                       sent_size += ret.length;
-#endif
-#else /* MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1 */
-                       DEBUG("%p: TX scattered buffers support not"
-                             " compiled in", (void *)txq);
-                       goto stop;
-#endif /* MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1 */
                }
-               elts_head = elts_head_next;
-               buf = buf_next;
+               if (unlikely(err))
+                       goto stop;
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
                /* Increment sent bytes counter. */
-               txq->stats.obytes += sent_size;
+               txq->stats.obytes += length;
 #endif
-       }
 stop:
+               elts_head = elts_head_next;
+               buf = buf_next;
+       }
        /* Take a shortcut if nothing must be sent. */
        if (unlikely(i == 0))
                return 0;
index 462eddf..8358ccb 100644 (file)
@@ -242,14 +242,6 @@ struct txq_elt {
        struct rte_mbuf *buf;
 };
 
-/* Linear buffer type. It is used when transmitting buffers with too many
- * segments that do not fit the hardware queue (see max_send_sge).
- * Extra segments are copied (linearized) in such buffers, replacing the
- * last SGE during TX.
- * The size is arbitrary but large enough to hold a jumbo frame with
- * 8 segments considering mbuf.buf_len is about 2048 bytes. */
-typedef uint8_t linear_t[16384];
-
 /* TX queue descriptor. */
 struct txq {
        struct priv *priv; /* Back pointer to private data. */
@@ -263,12 +255,6 @@ struct txq {
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
        int (*send_pending_inline_vlan)();
 #endif
-#endif
-#if MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1
-       int (*send_pending_sg_list)();
-#ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-       int (*send_pending_sg_list_vlan)();
-#endif
 #endif
        int (*send_flush)(struct ibv_qp *qp);
        struct ibv_cq *cq; /* Completion Queue. */
@@ -289,9 +275,6 @@ struct txq {
                uint32_t lkey; /* mr->lkey */
        } mp2mr[MLX5_PMD_TX_MP_CACHE]; /* MP to MR translation table. */
        struct mlx5_txq_stats stats; /* TX queue counters. */
-       /* Elements used only for init part are here. */
-       linear_t (*elts_linear)[]; /* Linearized buffers. */
-       struct ibv_mr *mr_linear; /* Memory Region for linearized buffers. */
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
        struct ibv_exp_qp_burst_family_v1 *if_qp; /* QP burst interface. */
 #else
index e20df21..5a248c9 100644 (file)
@@ -82,26 +82,13 @@ txq_alloc_elts(struct txq *txq, unsigned int elts_n)
        unsigned int i;
        struct txq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] =
                rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*elts), 0, txq->socket);
-       linear_t (*elts_linear)[elts_n] =
-               rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*elts_linear), 0,
-                                 txq->socket);
-       struct ibv_mr *mr_linear = NULL;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if ((elts == NULL) || (elts_linear == NULL)) {
+       if (elts == NULL) {
                ERROR("%p: can't allocate packets array", (void *)txq);
                ret = ENOMEM;
                goto error;
        }
-       mr_linear =
-               ibv_reg_mr(txq->priv->pd, elts_linear, sizeof(*elts_linear),
-                          IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
-       if (mr_linear == NULL) {
-               ERROR("%p: unable to configure MR, ibv_reg_mr() failed",
-                     (void *)txq);
-               ret = EINVAL;
-               goto error;
-       }
        for (i = 0; (i != elts_n); ++i) {
                struct txq_elt *elt = &(*elts)[i];
 
@@ -119,15 +106,9 @@ txq_alloc_elts(struct txq *txq, unsigned int elts_n)
                ((MLX5_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ < (elts_n / 4)) ?
                 MLX5_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ : (elts_n / 4));
        txq->elts_comp_cd = txq->elts_comp_cd_init;
-       txq->elts_linear = elts_linear;
-       txq->mr_linear = mr_linear;
        assert(ret == 0);
        return 0;
 error:
-       if (mr_linear != NULL)
-               claim_zero(ibv_dereg_mr(mr_linear));
-
-       rte_free(elts_linear);
        rte_free(elts);
 
        DEBUG("%p: failed, freed everything", (void *)txq);
@@ -148,8 +129,6 @@ txq_free_elts(struct txq *txq)
        unsigned int elts_head = txq->elts_head;
        unsigned int elts_tail = txq->elts_tail;
        struct txq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] = txq->elts;
-       linear_t (*elts_linear)[elts_n] = txq->elts_linear;
-       struct ibv_mr *mr_linear = txq->mr_linear;
 
        DEBUG("%p: freeing WRs", (void *)txq);
        txq->elts_n = 0;
@@ -159,12 +138,7 @@ txq_free_elts(struct txq *txq)
        txq->elts_comp_cd = 0;
        txq->elts_comp_cd_init = 0;
        txq->elts = NULL;
-       txq->elts_linear = NULL;
-       txq->mr_linear = NULL;
-       if (mr_linear != NULL)
-               claim_zero(ibv_dereg_mr(mr_linear));
 
-       rte_free(elts_linear);
        if (elts == NULL)
                return;
        while (elts_tail != elts_head) {
@@ -286,12 +260,14 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
        int ret = 0;
 
        (void)conf; /* Thresholds configuration (ignored). */
-       if ((desc == 0) || (desc % MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N)) {
-               ERROR("%p: invalid number of TX descriptors (must be a"
-                     " multiple of %d)", (void *)dev, MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N);
+       if (desc == 0) {
+               ERROR("%p: invalid number of TX descriptors", (void *)dev);
+               return EINVAL;
+       }
+       if (MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1) {
+               ERROR("%p: TX gather is not supported", (void *)dev);
                return EINVAL;
        }
-       desc /= MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N;
        /* MRs will be registered in mp2mr[] later. */
        attr.rd = (struct ibv_exp_res_domain_init_attr){
                .comp_mask = (IBV_EXP_RES_DOMAIN_THREAD_MODEL |
@@ -332,10 +308,7 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
                                        priv->device_attr.max_qp_wr :
                                        desc),
                        /* Max number of scatter/gather elements in a WR. */
-                       .max_send_sge = ((priv->device_attr.max_sge <
-                                         MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N) ?
-                                        priv->device_attr.max_sge :
-                                        MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N),
+                       .max_send_sge = 1,
 #if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
                        .max_inline_data = MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE,
 #endif
@@ -439,12 +412,6 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
        txq->send_pending_inline_vlan = txq->if_qp->send_pending_inline_vlan;
 #endif
-#endif
-#if MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N > 1
-       txq->send_pending_sg_list = txq->if_qp->send_pending_sg_list;
-#ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-       txq->send_pending_sg_list_vlan = txq->if_qp->send_pending_sg_list_vlan;
-#endif
 #endif
        txq->send_pending = txq->if_qp->send_pending;
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION