Sounds good. I'll incorporate those changes. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrell Ball [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 4:53 PM
> To: O Mahony, Billy <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH v6] dpif-netdev: Assign ports to pmds on non-
> local numa node.
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/26/17, 6:52 AM, "O Mahony, Billy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Darrell,
> 
> 
> 
>     Thanks for reviewing.
> 
> 
> 
>     > -----Original Message-----
> 
>     > From: Darrell Ball [mailto:[email protected]]
> 
>     > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 8:04 AM
> 
>     > To: O Mahony, Billy <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> 
>     > Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH v6] dpif-netdev: Assign ports to pmds on
> non-
> 
>     > local numa node.
> 
>     >
> 
>     > I think this is helpful in some cases where lower performance is an
> 
>     > acceptable tradeoff with more frugal and/or more flexible usage of cpu
> 
>     > resources.
> 
>     >
> 
>     > I did not test it since Ian has already done that, but I reviewed the 
> code
> 
>     > change and other related code.
> 
>     >
> 
>     > One comment inline regarding the added documentation.
> 
>     >
> 
>     > Otherwise, Acked-by: Darrell Ball <[email protected]>
> 
>     >
> 
>     >
> 
>     >
> 
>     > On 5/10/17, 8:59 AM, "[email protected] on behalf of
> Billy
> 
>     > O'Mahony" <[email protected] on behalf of
> 
>     > [email protected]> wrote:
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     From: billyom <[email protected]>
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     Previously if there is no available (non-isolated) pmd on the numa 
> node
> 
>     >     for a port then the port is not polled at all. This can result in a
> 
>     >     non-operational system until such time as nics are physically
> 
>     >     repositioned. It is preferable to operate with a pmd on the 'wrong'
> numa
> 
>     >     node albeit with lower performance. Local pmds are still chosen when
> 
>     >     available.
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     Signed-off-by: Billy O'Mahony <[email protected]>
> 
>     >     ---
> 
>     >     v6: Change 'port' to 'queue' in a warning msg
> 
>     >     v5: Fix warning msg; Update same in docs
> 
>     >     v4: Fix a checkpatch error
> 
>     >     v3: Fix warning messages not appearing when using multiqueue
> 
>     >     v2: Add details of warning messages into docs
> 
>     >
> 
>     >      Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst | 10 +++++++++
> 
>     >      lib/dpif-netdev.c                    | 43
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> 
>     > --
> 
>     >      2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> 
>     > b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> 
>     >     index d1c0e65..7a66bff 100644
> 
>     >     --- a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> 
>     >     +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> 
>     >     @@ -460,6 +460,16 @@ affinitized accordingly.
> 
>     >          pmd thread on a NUMA node is only created if there is at least 
> one
> DPDK
> 
>     >          interface from that NUMA node added to OVS.
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     +  .. note::
> 
>     >     +   On NUMA systems PCI devices are also local to a NUMA node.  Rx
> 
>     > queues for
> 
>     >     +   PCI device will assigned to a pmd on it's local NUMA node if 
> pmd-
> cpu-
> 
>     > mask
> 
>     >     +   has created a pmd thread on that NUMA node.  If not the queue 
> will
> be
> 
>     >     +   assigned to a pmd on a remote NUMA node.
> 
>     >
> 
>     >
> 
>     >
> 
>     > I think the below text is a bit more accurate
> 
>     > +  .. note::
> 
>     > +   On NUMA systems PCI devices are also local to a NUMA node.  Rx
> queues
> 
>     > for
> 
>     > +   a PCI device will be assigned to a pmd on it's local NUMA node.
> 
> 
> 
>     [[BO'M]]
> 
>     Re suggested sentence: "Rx queues for a PCI device will be assigned to a
> pmd on it's local NUMA node."
> 
>     However, with this patch that is no longer always the case. Assignment to 
> a
> pmd on it's local NUMA node will be preferred but it that is not possible then
> assignment will be done to a PMD on a non-local NUMA node.
> 
> 
> 
>     Is the suggested change in order to emphasize that a PMD is created if
> specified in pmd-cpu-mask but not actually scheduled by the OS unless at
> least one rxq is assigned to it? That case is covered in the preceeding
> paragraph (which is not modified by this patch) "A pmd thread on a NUMA
> node is only created if there is at least one DPDK interface from that NUMA
> node added to OVS."  Which, now I read it should be modified to read "A
> PMD thread only becomes runnable if there is at least one DPDK interface
> assigned to it."
> 
> 
> [Darrell]
> I unintentionally deleted the below line of text from the beginning of the
> following paragraph – “my bad”.
> “If not the queue will be assigned to a pmd on a remote NUMA node. “
> 
> 
> 
> The full text was intended to be
> 
> +  .. note::
> +   On NUMA systems PCI devices are also local to a NUMA node.  Rx queues
> for
> +   a PCI device will be assigned to a pmd on it's local NUMA node.  A pmd is
> +   created if at least one dpdk interface is added to OVS on that NUMA node
> or
> +   if the pmd-cpu-mask has created a pmd thread on that NUMA node.  If
> not the queue will be
> +   assigned to a pmd on a remote NUMA node. This will result in reduced
> +   maximum throughput on that device.  In the case such a queue
> assignment
> +   is made a warning message will be logged: "There's no available (non-
> +   isolated) pmd thread on numa node N. Queue Q on port P will be assigned
> to
> +   the pmd on core C (numa node N'). Expect reduced performance."
> +
> 
> which is not totally accurate.
> 
> Also, as you pointed out, I also added a redundant line from the above
> paragraph I expected one .. note::
> and you added a second.
> 
> This is getting confusing.
> How about dividing the thread and queue discussions more cleanly and
> adding more context.
> 
>   .. note::
>     A pmd thread on a NUMA node is only created if there is at least one DPDK
>     interface from that NUMA node added to OVS. A pmd thread is created by
>     default on a core of a NUMA node or when a specified pmd-cpu-mask has
>     indicated so.
> 
>   .. note::
>    On NUMA systems PCI devices are also local to a NUMA node.  Unbound Rx
>    queues for a PCI device will assigned to a pmd on it's local NUMA node if a
>    non-isolated PMD exists on that NUMA node.  If not, the queue will be
>    assigned to a non-isolated pmd on a remote NUMA node.  This will result in
>    reduced maximum throughput on that device.  In the case such, a queue
>    assignment is made a warning message will be logged: "There's no available
>    (non-isolated) pmd thread on numa node N. Queue Q on port P will
>    be assigned to the pmd on core C (numa node N'). Expect reduced
> performance."
> 
> 
> 
>      A pmd is
> 
>     > +   created if at least one dpdk interface is added to OVS on that NUMA
> node
> 
>     > or
> 
>     > +   if the pmd-cpu-mask has created a pmd thread on that NUMA node.
> 
> 
> 
>      [[BO'M]]
> 
>     Is this part of the suggested change in order to emphasize that a PMD is
> created if specified in pmd-cpu-mask but not actually scheduled by the OS
> unless at least one rxq is assigned to it? (introduced 2788a1b). That detail 
> is
> covered somewhat in the preceding paragraph (which is not modified by this
> patch) "A pmd thread on a NUMA node is only created if there is at least one
> DPDK interface from that NUMA node added to OVS."
> 
> 
> 
>     Which, now I read it should be modified to actually reflect that. What do
> you think?
> 
> 
> [Darrell] see above comment
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     + This will result in reduced
> 
>     >     +   maximum throughput on that device.  In the case such a queue
> 
>     > assignment
> 
>     >     +   is made a warning message will be logged: "There's no available
> (non-
> 
>     >     +   isolated) pmd thread on numa node N. Queue Q on port P will be
> 
>     > assigned to
> 
>     >     +   the pmd on core C (numa node N'). Expect reduced performance."
> 
>     >     +
> 
>     >      - QEMU vCPU thread Affinity
> 
>     >
> 
>     >        A VM performing simple packet forwarding or running complex
> packet
> 
>     > pipelines
> 
>     >     diff --git a/lib/dpif-netdev.c b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
> 
>     >     index b3a0806..34f1963 100644
> 
>     >     --- a/lib/dpif-netdev.c
> 
>     >     +++ b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
> 
>     >     @@ -3149,10 +3149,13 @@ rr_numa_list_lookup(struct rr_numa_list
> *rr,
> 
>     > int numa_id)
> 
>     >      }
> 
>     >
> 
>     >      static void
> 
>     >     -rr_numa_list_populate(struct dp_netdev *dp, struct rr_numa_list 
> *rr)
> 
>     >     +rr_numa_list_populate(struct dp_netdev *dp, struct rr_numa_list 
> *rr,
> 
>     >     +                      int *all_numa_ids, unsigned all_numa_ids_sz,
> 
>     >     +                      int *num_ids_written)
> 
>     >      {
> 
>     >          struct dp_netdev_pmd_thread *pmd;
> 
>     >          struct rr_numa *numa;
> 
>     >     +    unsigned idx = 0;
> 
>     >
> 
>     >          hmap_init(&rr->numas);
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     @@ -3170,7 +3173,11 @@ rr_numa_list_populate(struct dp_netdev
> *dp,
> 
>     > struct rr_numa_list *rr)
> 
>     >              numa->n_pmds++;
> 
>     >              numa->pmds = xrealloc(numa->pmds, numa->n_pmds * sizeof
> 
>     > *numa->pmds);
> 
>     >              numa->pmds[numa->n_pmds - 1] = pmd;
> 
>     >     +
> 
>     >     +        all_numa_ids[idx % all_numa_ids_sz] = pmd->numa_id;
> 
>     >     +        idx++;
> 
>     >          }
> 
>     >     +    *num_ids_written = idx;
> 
>     >      }
> 
>     >
> 
>     >      static struct dp_netdev_pmd_thread *
> 
>     >     @@ -3202,8 +3209,15 @@ rxq_scheduling(struct dp_netdev *dp, bool
> 
>     > pinned) OVS_REQUIRES(dp->port_mutex)
> 
>     >      {
> 
>     >          struct dp_netdev_port *port;
> 
>     >          struct rr_numa_list rr;
> 
>     >     +    int all_numa_ids [64];
> 
>     >     +    int all_numa_ids_sz = sizeof all_numa_ids / sizeof 
> all_numa_ids[0];
> 
>     >     +    unsigned all_numa_ids_idx = 0;
> 
>     >     +    int all_numa_ids_max_idx = 0;
> 
>     >     +    int num_numa_ids = 0;
> 
>     >
> 
>     >     -    rr_numa_list_populate(dp, &rr);
> 
>     >     +    rr_numa_list_populate(dp, &rr, all_numa_ids, all_numa_ids_sz,
> 
>     >     +                          &num_numa_ids);
> 
>     >     +    all_numa_ids_max_idx = MIN(num_numa_ids - 1, all_numa_ids_sz
> - 1);
> 
>     >
> 
>     >          HMAP_FOR_EACH (port, node, &dp->ports) {
> 
>     >              struct rr_numa *numa;
> 
>     >     @@ -3234,10 +3248,29 @@ rxq_scheduling(struct dp_netdev *dp, bool
> 
>     > pinned) OVS_REQUIRES(dp->port_mutex)
> 
>     >                      }
> 
>     >                  } else if (!pinned && q->core_id == OVS_CORE_UNSPEC) {
> 
>     >                      if (!numa) {
> 
>     >     -                    VLOG_WARN("There's no available (non isolated) 
> pmd
> thread "
> 
>     >     +                    if (all_numa_ids_max_idx < 0) {
> 
>     >     +                        VLOG_ERR("There is no available 
> (non-isolated) pmd "
> 
>     >     +                                 "thread for port \'%s\' queue %d. 
> This queue "
> 
>     >     +                                 "will not be polled. Is 
> pmd-cpu-mask set to "
> 
>     >     +                                 "zero? Or are all PMDs isolated 
> to other "
> 
>     >     +                                 "queues?", 
> netdev_get_name(port->netdev),
> 
>     >     +                                 qid);
> 
>     >     +                        continue;
> 
>     >     +                    }
> 
>     >     +                    int alt_numa_id = 
> all_numa_ids[all_numa_ids_idx];
> 
>     >     +                    struct rr_numa *alt_numa;
> 
>     >     +                    alt_numa = rr_numa_list_lookup(&rr, 
> alt_numa_id);
> 
>     >     +                    q->pmd = rr_numa_get_pmd(alt_numa);
> 
>     >     +                    VLOG_WARN("There's no available (non-isolated) 
> pmd
> thread "
> 
>     >                                    "on numa node %d. Queue %d on port 
> \'%s\' will "
> 
>     >     -                              "not be polled.",
> 
>     >     -                              numa_id, qid, 
> netdev_get_name(port->netdev));
> 
>     >     +                              "be assigned to the pmd on core %d "
> 
>     >     +                              "(numa node %d). Expect reduced 
> performance.",
> 
>     >     +                              numa_id, qid, 
> netdev_get_name(port->netdev),
> 
>     >     +                              q->pmd->core_id, q->pmd->numa_id);
> 
>     >     +                    all_numa_ids_idx++;
> 
>     >     +                    if (all_numa_ids_idx > all_numa_ids_max_idx) {
> 
>     >     +                        all_numa_ids_idx = 0;
> 
>     >     +                    }
> 
>     >                      } else {
> 
>     >                          q->pmd = rr_numa_get_pmd(numa);
> 
>     >                      }
> 
>     >     --
> 
>     >     2.7.4
> 
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