kni: set default carrier state of interface
Add module parameter 'carrier='on|off' to set the default carrier state for linux network interfaces created by the KNI module. The default carrier state is 'off'. For KNI interfaces which need to reflect the carrier state of a physical Ethernet port controlled by the DPDK application, the default carrier state should be left set to 'off'. The application can set the carrier state of the KNI interface to reflect the state of the physical Ethernet port using rte_kni_update_link(). For KNI interfaces which are purely virtual, the default carrier state can be set to 'on'. This enables the KNI interface to be used without having to explicity set the carrier state to 'on' using rte_kni_update_link(). Signed-off-by: Dan Gora <dg@adax.com> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
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@ -29,58 +29,222 @@ The components of an application using the DPDK Kernel NIC Interface are shown i
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The DPDK KNI Kernel Module
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--------------------------
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The KNI kernel loadable module provides support for two types of devices:
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The KNI kernel loadable module ``rte_kni`` provides the kernel interface
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for DPDK applications.
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* A Miscellaneous device (/dev/kni) that:
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When the ``rte_kni`` module is loaded, it will create a device ``/dev/kni``
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that is used by the DPDK KNI API functions to control and communicate with
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the kernel module.
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* Creates net devices (via ioctl calls).
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The ``rte_kni`` kernel module contains several optional parameters which
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can be specified when the module is loaded to control its behavior:
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* Maintains a kernel thread context shared by all KNI instances
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(simulating the RX side of the net driver).
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.. code-block:: console
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* For single kernel thread mode, maintains a kernel thread context shared by all KNI instances
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(simulating the RX side of the net driver).
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# modinfo rte_kni.ko
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<snip>
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parm: lo_mode: KNI loopback mode (default=lo_mode_none):
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lo_mode_none Kernel loopback disabled
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lo_mode_fifo Enable kernel loopback with fifo
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lo_mode_fifo_skb Enable kernel loopback with fifo and skb buffer
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(charp)
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parm: kthread_mode: Kernel thread mode (default=single):
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single Single kernel thread mode enabled.
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multiple Multiple kernel thread mode enabled.
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(charp)
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parm: carrier: Default carrier state for KNI interface (default=off):
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off Interfaces will be created with carrier state set to off.
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on Interfaces will be created with carrier state set to on.
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(charp)
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* For multiple kernel thread mode, maintains a kernel thread context for each KNI instance
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(simulating the RX side of the net driver).
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Loading the ``rte_kni`` kernel module without any optional parameters is
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the typical way a DPDK application gets packets into and out of the kernel
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network stack. Without any parameters, only one kernel thread is created
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for all KNI devices for packet receiving in kernel side, loopback mode is
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disabled, and the default carrier state of KNI interfaces is set to *off*.
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* Net device:
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.. code-block:: console
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* Net functionality provided by implementing several operations such as netdev_ops,
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header_ops, ethtool_ops that are defined by struct net_device,
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including support for DPDK mbufs and FIFOs.
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# insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko
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* The interface name is provided from userspace.
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.. _kni_loopback_mode:
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* The MAC address can be the real NIC MAC address or random.
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Loopback Mode
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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For testing, the ``rte_kni`` kernel module can be loaded in loopback mode
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by specifying the ``lo_mode`` parameter:
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.. code-block:: console
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# insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko lo_mode=lo_mode_fifo
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The ``lo_mode_fifo`` loopback option will loop back ring enqueue/dequeue
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operations in kernel space.
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# insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko lo_mode=lo_mode_fifo_skb
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The ``lo_mode_fifo_skb`` loopback option will loop back ring enqueue/dequeue
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operations and sk buffer copies in kernel space.
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If the ``lo_mode`` parameter is not specified, loopback mode is disabled.
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.. _kni_kernel_thread_mode:
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Kernel Thread Mode
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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To provide flexibility of performance, the ``rte_kni`` KNI kernel module
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can be loaded with the ``kthread_mode`` parameter. The ``rte_kni`` kernel
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module supports two options: "single kernel thread" mode and "multiple
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kernel thread" mode.
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Single kernel thread mode is enabled as follows:
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# insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko kthread_mode=single
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This mode will create only one kernel thread for all KNI interfaces to
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receive data on the kernel side. By default, this kernel thread is not
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bound to any particular core, but the user can set the core affinity for
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this kernel thread by setting the ``core_id`` and ``force_bind`` parameters
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in ``struct rte_kni_conf`` when the first KNI interface is created:
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For optimum performance, the kernel thread should be bound to a core in
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on the same socket as the DPDK lcores used in the application.
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The KNI kernel module can also be configured to start a separate kernel
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thread for each KNI interface created by the DPDK application. Multiple
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kernel thread mode is enabled as follows:
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.. code-block:: console
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# insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko kthread_mode=multiple
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This mode will create a separate kernel thread for each KNI interface to
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receive data on the kernel side. The core affinity of each ``kni_thread``
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kernel thread can be specified by setting the ``core_id`` and ``force_bind``
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parameters in ``struct rte_kni_conf`` when each KNI interface is created.
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Multiple kernel thread mode can provide scalable higher performance if
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sufficient unused cores are available on the host system.
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If the ``kthread_mode`` parameter is not specified, the "single kernel
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thread" mode is used.
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.. _kni_default_carrier_state:
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Default Carrier State
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The default carrier state of KNI interfaces created by the ``rte_kni``
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kernel module is controlled via the ``carrier`` option when the module
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is loaded.
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If ``carrier=off`` is specified, the kernel module will leave the carrier
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state of the interface *down* when the interface is management enabled.
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The DPDK application can set the carrier state of the KNI interface using the
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``rte_kni_update_link()`` function. This is useful for DPDK applications
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which require that the carrier state of the KNI interface reflect the
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actual link state of the corresponding physical NIC port.
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If ``carrier=on`` is specified, the kernel module will automatically set
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the carrier state of the interface to *up* when the interface is management
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enabled. This is useful for DPDK applications which use the KNI interface as
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a purely virtual interface that does not correspond to any physical hardware
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and do not wish to explicitly set the carrier state of the interface with
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``rte_kni_update_link()``. It is also useful for testing in loopback mode
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where the NIC port may not be physically connected to anything.
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To set the default carrier state to *on*:
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# insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko carrier=on
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To set the default carrier state to *off*:
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# insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko carrier=off
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If the ``carrier`` parameter is not specified, the default carrier state
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of KNI interfaces will be set to *off*.
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KNI Creation and Deletion
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-------------------------
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The KNI interfaces are created by a DPDK application dynamically.
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The interface name and FIFO details are provided by the application through an ioctl call
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using the rte_kni_device_info struct which contains:
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Before any KNI interfaces can be created, the ``rte_kni`` kernel module must
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be loaded into the kernel and configured withe ``rte_kni_init()`` function.
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* The interface name.
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The KNI interfaces are created by a DPDK application dynamically via the
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``rte_kni_alloc()`` function.
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* Physical addresses of the corresponding memzones for the relevant FIFOs.
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The ``struct rte_kni_conf`` structure contains fields which allow the
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user to specify the interface name, set the MTU size, set an explicit or
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random MAC address and control the affinity of the kernel Rx thread(s)
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(both single and multi-threaded modes).
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* Mbuf mempool details, both physical and virtual (to calculate the offset for mbuf pointers).
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The ``struct rte_kni_ops`` structure contains pointers to functions to
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handle requests from the ``rte_kni`` kernel module. These functions
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allow DPDK applications to perform actions when the KNI interfaces are
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manipulated by control commands or functions external to the application.
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* PCI information.
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For example, the DPDK application may wish to enabled/disable a physical
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NIC port when a user enabled/disables a KNI interface with ``ip link set
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[up|down] dev <ifaceX>``. The DPDK application can register a callback for
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``config_network_if`` which will be called when the interface management
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state changes.
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* Core affinity.
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There are currently four callbacks for which the user can register
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application functions:
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Refer to rte_kni_common.h in the DPDK source code for more details.
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``config_network_if``:
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The physical addresses will be re-mapped into the kernel address space and stored in separate KNI contexts.
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Called when the management state of the KNI interface changes.
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For example, when the user runs ``ip link set [up|down] dev <ifaceX>``.
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The affinity of kernel RX thread (both single and multi-threaded modes) is controlled by force_bind and
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core_id config parameters.
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``change_mtu``:
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The KNI interfaces can be deleted by a DPDK application dynamically after being created.
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Furthermore, all those KNI interfaces not deleted will be deleted on the release operation
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of the miscellaneous device (when the DPDK application is closed).
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Called when the user changes the MTU size of the KNI
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interface. For example, when the user runs ``ip link set mtu <size>
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dev <ifaceX>``.
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``config_mac_address``:
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Called when the user changes the MAC address of the KNI interface.
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For example, when the user runs ``ip link set address <MAC>
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dev <ifaceX>``. If the user sets this callback function to NULL,
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but sets the ``port_id`` field to a value other than -1, a default
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callback handler in the rte_kni library ``kni_config_mac_address()``
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will be called which calls ``rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set()``
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on the specified ``port_id``.
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``config_promiscusity``:
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Called when the user changes the promiscusity state of the KNI
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interface. For example, when the user runs ``ip link set promisc
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[on|off] dev <ifaceX>``. If the user sets this callback function to
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NULL, but sets the ``port_id`` field to a value other than -1, a default
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callback handler in the rte_kni library ``kni_config_promiscusity()``
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will be called which calls ``rte_eth_promiscuous_<enable|disable>()``
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on the specified ``port_id``.
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In order to run these callbacks, the application must periodically call
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the ``rte_kni_handle_request()`` function. Any user callback function
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registered will be called directly from ``rte_kni_handle_request()`` so
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care must be taken to prevent deadlock and to not block any DPDK fastpath
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tasks. Typically DPDK applications which use these callbacks will need
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to create a separate thread or secondary process to periodically call
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``rte_kni_handle_request()``.
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The KNI interfaces can be deleted by a DPDK application with
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``rte_kni_release()``. All KNI interfaces not explicitly deleted will be
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deleted when the the ``/dev/kni`` device is closed, either explicitly with
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``rte_kni_close()`` or when the DPDK application is closed.
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DPDK mbuf Flow
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--------------
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@ -118,7 +282,7 @@ The packet is received from the Linux net stack, by calling the kni_net_tx() cal
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The mbuf is dequeued (without waiting due the cache) and filled with data from sk_buff.
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The sk_buff is then freed and the mbuf sent in the tx_q FIFO.
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The DPDK TX thread dequeues the mbuf and sends it to the PMD (via rte_eth_tx_burst()).
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The DPDK TX thread dequeues the mbuf and sends it to the PMD via ``rte_eth_tx_burst()``.
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It then puts the mbuf back in the cache.
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Ethtool
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where each net device must register its own callbacks for the supported operations.
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The current implementation uses the igb/ixgbe modified Linux drivers for ethtool support.
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Ethtool is not supported in i40e and VMs (VF or EM devices).
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Link state and MTU change
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-------------------------
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Link state and MTU change are network interface specific operations usually done via ifconfig.
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The request is initiated from the kernel side (in the context of the ifconfig process)
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and handled by the user space DPDK application.
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The application polls the request, calls the application handler and returns the response back into the kernel space.
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The application handlers can be registered upon interface creation or explicitly registered/unregistered in runtime.
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This provides flexibility in multiprocess scenarios
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(where the KNI is created in the primary process but the callbacks are handled in the secondary one).
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The constraint is that a single process can register and handle the requests.
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#define MBUF_BURST_SZ 32
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/* Default carrier state for created KNI network interfaces */
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extern uint32_t dflt_carrier;
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/**
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* A structure describing the private information for a kni device.
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*/
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static char *kthread_mode;
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static uint32_t multiple_kthread_on;
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/* Default carrier state for created KNI network interfaces */
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static char *carrier;
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uint32_t dflt_carrier;
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#define KNI_DEV_IN_USE_BIT_NUM 0 /* Bit number for device in use */
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static int kni_net_id;
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return -ENODEV;
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}
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netif_carrier_off(net_dev);
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ret = kni_run_thread(knet, kni, dev_info.force_bind);
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if (ret != 0)
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return ret;
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@ -590,6 +596,24 @@ kni_parse_kthread_mode(void)
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return 0;
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}
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static int __init
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kni_parse_carrier_state(void)
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{
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if (!carrier) {
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dflt_carrier = 0;
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return 0;
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}
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if (strcmp(carrier, "off") == 0)
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dflt_carrier = 0;
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else if (strcmp(carrier, "on") == 0)
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dflt_carrier = 1;
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else
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return -1;
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return 0;
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}
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static int __init
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kni_init(void)
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{
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else
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pr_debug("Multiple kernel thread mode enabled\n");
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if (kni_parse_carrier_state() < 0) {
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pr_err("Invalid parameter for carrier\n");
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return -EINVAL;
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}
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if (dflt_carrier == 0)
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pr_debug("Default carrier state set to off.\n");
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else
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pr_debug("Default carrier state set to on.\n");
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#ifdef HAVE_SIMPLIFIED_PERNET_OPERATIONS
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rc = register_pernet_subsys(&kni_net_ops);
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#else
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module_init(kni_init);
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module_exit(kni_exit);
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module_param(lo_mode, charp, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
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module_param(lo_mode, charp, 0644);
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MODULE_PARM_DESC(lo_mode,
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"KNI loopback mode (default=lo_mode_none):\n"
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" lo_mode_none Kernel loopback disabled\n"
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" lo_mode_fifo Enable kernel loopback with fifo\n"
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" lo_mode_fifo_skb Enable kernel loopback with fifo and skb buffer\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\tlo_mode_none Kernel loopback disabled\n"
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"\t\tlo_mode_fifo Enable kernel loopback with fifo\n"
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"\t\tlo_mode_fifo_skb Enable kernel loopback with fifo and skb buffer\n"
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"\t\t"
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);
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module_param(kthread_mode, charp, S_IRUGO);
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module_param(kthread_mode, charp, 0644);
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MODULE_PARM_DESC(kthread_mode,
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"Kernel thread mode (default=single):\n"
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" single Single kernel thread mode enabled.\n"
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" multiple Multiple kernel thread mode enabled.\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\tsingle Single kernel thread mode enabled.\n"
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"\t\tmultiple Multiple kernel thread mode enabled.\n"
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"\t\t"
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);
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module_param(carrier, charp, 0644);
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MODULE_PARM_DESC(carrier,
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"Default carrier state for KNI interface (default=off):\n"
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"\t\toff Interfaces will be created with carrier state set to off.\n"
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"\t\ton Interfaces will be created with carrier state set to on.\n"
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"\t\t"
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);
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struct kni_dev *kni = netdev_priv(dev);
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netif_start_queue(dev);
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if (dflt_carrier == 1)
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netif_carrier_on(dev);
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else
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netif_carrier_off(dev);
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memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
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req.req_id = RTE_KNI_REQ_CFG_NETWORK_IF;
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struct kni_dev *kni = netdev_priv(dev);
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netif_stop_queue(dev); /* can't transmit any more */
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netif_carrier_off(dev);
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memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
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req.req_id = RTE_KNI_REQ_CFG_NETWORK_IF;
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