bogdanPricope replied on github web page:

example/generator/odp_generator.c
line 303
@@ -838,39 +892,55 @@ static int gen_recv_thread(void *arg)
                if (thr_args->stop)
                        break;
 
-               /* Use schedule to get buf from any input queue */
-               ev_cnt = odp_schedule_multi(NULL, ODP_SCHED_NO_WAIT,
-                                           events, burst_size);
-               if (ev_cnt == 0)
-                       continue;
-               for (i = 0, pkt_cnt = 0; i < ev_cnt; i++) {
-                       pkt = odp_packet_from_event(events[i]);
-                       itf = &itfs[odp_pktio_index(odp_packet_input(pkt))];
-
-                       if (odp_packet_has_ipv4(pkt)) {
-                               if (itf->config.pktin.bit.ipv4_chksum) {
-                                       if (odp_packet_has_l3_error(pkt))
-                                               printf("HW detected L3 
error\n");
-                               }
-                       }
+               pkt_cnt = odp_pktin_recv_tmo(pktin, pkts, burst_size,
+                                            ODP_PKTIN_NO_WAIT);
 
-                       if (odp_packet_has_udp(pkt)) {
-                               if (itf->config.pktin.bit.udp_chksum) {
-                                       if (odp_packet_has_l4_error(pkt))
-                                               printf("HW detected L4 
error\n");
-                               }
-                       }
+               if (pkt_cnt > 0) {
+                       process_pkts(thr, thr_args, pkts, pkt_cnt);
 
-                       /* Drop packets with errors */
-                       if (odp_unlikely(odp_packet_has_error(pkt))) {
-                               odp_packet_free(pkt);
-                               continue;
-                       }
-                       pkts[pkt_cnt++] = pkt;
+                       odp_packet_free_multi(pkts, pkt_cnt);
+               } else if (pkt_cnt == 0) {
+                       continue;
+               } else {
+                       break;
                }
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
 
-               if (pkt_cnt) {
-                       print_pkts(thr, thr_args, pkts, pkt_cnt);
+/**
+ * Scheduler receive function
+ *
+ * @param arg  thread arguments of type 'thread_args_t *'
+ */
+static int gen_recv_sched_thread(void *arg)
+{
+       int thr;
+       thread_args_t *thr_args;
+       odp_packet_t pkts[MAX_RX_BURST];
+       odp_event_t events[MAX_RX_BURST];
+       int pkt_cnt, burst_size, i;
+
+       thr = odp_thread_id();
+       thr_args = (thread_args_t *)arg;
+       burst_size = args->rx_burst_size;
+
+       printf("  [%02i] created mode: RECEIVE SCHEDULER\n", thr);
+       odp_barrier_wait(&barrier);
+
+       for (;;) {
+               if (thr_args->stop)
+                       break;
+
+               pkt_cnt = odp_schedule_multi(NULL, ODP_SCHED_NO_WAIT,
+                                            events, burst_size);
+
+               if (pkt_cnt > 0) {


Comment:
 * @return Number of events outputted (0 ... num)

> Bill Fischofer(Bill-Fischofer-Linaro) wrote:
> The new `odp_event_filter_packet()` API would be useful here.


>> Bill Fischofer(Bill-Fischofer-Linaro) wrote:
>> Why `ODP_SCHED_NO_WAIT` vs. `ODP_SCHED_WAIT` here? You're just spinning if 
>> no packets are available so why not let the scheduler do the waiting?


>>> Bill Fischofer(Bill-Fischofer-Linaro) wrote:
>>> Agree with @muvarov, this could use some comments to explain why these 
>>> calls are being used. You'd expect a dedicated RX thread to simply wait for 
>>> packet input.


>>>> Bill Fischofer(Bill-Fischofer-Linaro) wrote:
>>>> Checksum errors will result in `odp_packet_has_error()` being set as well, 
>>>> so these checks can be done only if the summary packet error predicate is 
>>>> set, avoiding unnecessary checks for known good packets.


>>>>> Bill Fischofer(Bill-Fischofer-Linaro) wrote:
>>>>> Might be good to have options for controlling the queue sync type here as 
>>>>> `ODP_SCHED_SYNC_PARALLEL` should result in highest throughput, and 
>>>>> `ODP_SCHED_SYNC_ORDERED` would be useful in testing performance of 
>>>>> scheduler implementations (in theory should be better than 
>>>>> `ODP_SCHED_SYNC_ATOMIC`).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Something to explore in another PR


>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>> ok


>>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>>> and why odp_pktin_recv_tmo() and not odp_pktin_recv() ?


>>>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>>>> why not ODP_PKTIN_WAIT?


>>>>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>>>>> not all events are packets.


>>>>>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>>>>>> ```
>>>>>>>>>>  * @return Next highest priority event
>>>>>>>>>>  * @retval ODP_EVENT_INVALID on timeout and no events available
>>>>>>>>>> ```


>>>>>>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>>>>>>> just separate rx function for scheduler and on thread start you 
>>>>>>>>>>> just select scheduler or direct.


>>>>>>>>>>>> bogdanPricope wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>> This will complicate this already over-complicated code: we may 
>>>>>>>>>>>> need to decide between ultimate performance and feature richness. 


>>>>>>>>>>>>> bogdanPricope wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>> No -  we need to print csum errors first.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> This part was significantly changed in api-next (csum checks use 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> different/ new API) and it makes no sense to optimize it for the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> old (master) code. After integration in api-next, this part will 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> be  reworked  to use less parser flags (reduce parsing level).
>>>>>>>>>>>>> For example, removing L4 parsing and locating interface is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringing an extra 1 mpps.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bogdanPricope wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> '-r' may work.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bill Fischofer(Bill-Fischofer-Linaro) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Having an option to use direct mode seems reasonable, but 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shouldn't we retain schedule mode (perhaps as a command line 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> switch)? This would provide an easy means of testing scheduler 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> efficiency as it is tuned. At least in some environments we'd 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like schedule mode to show better performance than direct.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that has to be the first check.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> muvarov wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -r ?


https://github.com/Linaro/odp/pull/343#discussion_r158210528
updated_at 2017-12-21 07:24:05

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