From patchwork Mon Feb 12 18:13:03 2018 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Stephen Finucane X-Patchwork-Id: 872261 X-Patchwork-Delegate: ian.stokes@intel.com Return-Path: X-Original-To: incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org Delivered-To: patchwork-incoming@bilbo.ozlabs.org Authentication-Results: ozlabs.org; spf=pass (mailfrom) smtp.mailfrom=openvswitch.org (client-ip=140.211.169.12; helo=mail.linuxfoundation.org; envelope-from=ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org; receiver=) Authentication-Results: ozlabs.org; dkim=fail reason="key not found in DNS" (0-bit key; unprotected) header.d=that.guru header.i=@that.guru header.b="h7RmBGw5"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org (mail.linuxfoundation.org [140.211.169.12]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3zgDZy2gmrz9s0Z for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2018 05:24:10 +1100 (AEDT) Received: from mail.linux-foundation.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17D9FECF; Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:23:22 +0000 (UTC) X-Original-To: dev@openvswitch.org Delivered-To: ovs-dev@mail.linuxfoundation.org Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 26F70DC9 for ; Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:23:21 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: delayed 00:10:04 by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from catfish.maple.relay.mailchannels.net (catfish.maple.relay.mailchannels.net [23.83.214.32]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 642E8424 for ; Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:23:18 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: 5xi41l16bi|x-authuser|stephen@that.guru Received: from relay.mailchannels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06ABC3E0C4B; Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:13:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from one.mxroute.com (unknown [100.96.4.59]) (Authenticated sender: 5xi41l16bi) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 714D63E0AEE; Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:13:19 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: 5xi41l16bi|x-authuser|stephen@that.guru Received: from one.mxroute.com (one-outgoing.mxroute.com [172.18.43.43]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 0.0.0.0:2500 (trex/5.13.1); Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:13:19 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: 5xi41l16bi|x-authuser|stephen@that.guru X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: 5xi41l16bi X-Thoughtful-Grain: 587209813279379d_1518459199854_1569886164 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1518459199854:3557888535 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1518459199854 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=that.guru; s=default; h=References:In-Reply-To:Message-Id:Date:Subject:Cc:To:From: Sender:Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=wPSDMcrNdubpC3NxKWmAp+snx4nXy7mLH0BldBolVZo=; b=h7RmBGw550G9+Z+6le/W57n0Tf REQivJxvF/zD7M5S7W6q7gxV5eHNs5AMq1rWhBkzbChdPTIiYDm+ahqK4a1slsxLkhjBRosZC82kw Hx2jV+t3rwtodqxC+rN1MjNkxXFwUattUVHj3/xXaqSVkKL1MHDqQe4se49IbWWmwAaUJKUT0S1V5 kMVGGp4TjOOJBmTwUli5srFbMGP4Qjofu580KEOn52jxdCR9BGCadQI8P8XIZUt1mdEaTHch5GVDd DlojJLgH5GyPfuTaP5rYKlp/hXZhCTS2oCI0q6oMOs8dfJ4f1tAduLFUm2xO9xlMzjG/5inTI1SYR 4jnDmsKg==; From: Stephen Finucane To: dev@openvswitch.org Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:13:03 +0000 Message-Id: <20180212181306.6674-6-stephen@that.guru> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.14.3 In-Reply-To: <20180212181306.6674-1-stephen@that.guru> References: <20180212181306.6674-1-stephen@that.guru> X-AuthUser: stephen@that.guru X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=no version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: [ovs-dev] [PATCH 5/8] doc: Add "bridge" topic document X-BeenThere: ovs-dev@openvswitch.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org Errors-To: ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org This details configuration steps that apply to the entire bridge, rather than individual ports. Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane --- Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst | 60 -------------------- Documentation/topics/dpdk/bridge.rst | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst | 1 + 3 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/topics/dpdk/bridge.rst diff --git a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst index 608dde814..c01bf7a39 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst +++ b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst @@ -170,66 +170,6 @@ largest frame size supported by Fortville NIC using the DPDK i40e driver, but larger frames and other DPDK NIC drivers may be supported. These cases are common for use cases involving East-West traffic only. -.. _extended-statistics: - -Extended & Custom Statistics ----------------------------- - -DPDK Extended Statistics API allows PMD to expose unique set of statistics. -The Extended statistics are implemented and supported only for DPDK physical -and vHost ports. Custom statistics are dynamic set of counters which can -vary depenend on a driver. Those statistics are implemented -for DPDK physical ports and contain all "dropped", "error" and "management" -counters from XSTATS. XSTATS counters list can be found here: -`__. - -To enable statistics, you have to enable OpenFlow 1.4 support for OVS. -Configure bridge br0 to support OpenFlow version 1.4:: - - $ ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev \ - protocols=OpenFlow10,OpenFlow11,OpenFlow12,OpenFlow13,OpenFlow14 - -Check the OVSDB protocols column in the bridge table if OpenFlow 1.4 support -is enabled for OVS:: - - $ ovsdb-client dump Bridge protocols - -Query the port statistics by explicitly specifying -O OpenFlow14 option:: - - $ ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow14 dump-ports br0 - -Note about "Extended Statistics": vHost ports supports only partial -statistics. RX packet size based counter are only supported and -doesn't include TX packet size counters. - -EMC Insertion Probability -------------------------- -By default 1 in every 100 flows are inserted into the Exact Match Cache (EMC). -It is possible to change this insertion probability by setting the -``emc-insert-inv-prob`` option:: - - $ ovs-vsctl --no-wait set Open_vSwitch . other_config:emc-insert-inv-prob=N - -where: - -``N`` - is a positive integer representing the inverse probability of insertion ie. - on average 1 in every N packets with a unique flow will generate an EMC - insertion. - -If ``N`` is set to 1, an insertion will be performed for every flow. If set to -0, no insertions will be performed and the EMC will effectively be disabled. - -With default ``N`` set to 100, higher megaflow hits will occur initially -as observed with pmd stats:: - - $ ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show - -For certain traffic profiles with many parallel flows, it's recommended to set -``N`` to '0' to achieve higher forwarding performance. - -For more information on the EMC refer to :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk` . - .. _dpdk-ovs-in-guest: OVS with DPDK Inside VMs diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/bridge.rst b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/bridge.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..307005f3b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/bridge.rst @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +.. + Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may + not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain + a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + + Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT + WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the + License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations + under the License. + + Convention for heading levels in Open vSwitch documentation: + + ======= Heading 0 (reserved for the title in a document) + ------- Heading 1 + ~~~~~~~ Heading 2 + +++++++ Heading 3 + ''''''' Heading 4 + + Avoid deeper levels because they do not render well. + +============ +DPDK Bridges +============ + +The DPDK datapath requires specially configured bridge(s) in order to utilize +DPDK-backed :doc:`physical ` and `virtual ` ports. + +Quick Example +------------- + +This example demonstrates how to add a bridge using the DPDK datapath:: + + $ ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev + +This assumes Open vSwitch has been built with DPDK support. Refer to +:doc:`/intro/install/dpdk` for more information. + +.. _extended-statistics: + +Extended & Custom Statistics +---------------------------- + +The DPDK Extended Statistics API allows PMDs to expose unique set of statistics. +The Extended statistics are implemented and supported only for DPDK physical +and vHost ports. Custom statistics are dynamic set of counters which can vary +depending on the driver. Those statistics are implemented for DPDK physical +ports and contain all "dropped", "error" and "management" counters from +``XSTATS``. A list of all ``XSTATS`` counters can be found `here`__. + +__ https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/fastpath/Collectd+Metrics+and+Events + +.. note:: + + vHost ports only support RX packet size-based counters. TX packet size + counters are not available. + +To enable statistics, you have to enable OpenFlow 1.4 support for OVS. To +configure a bridge, ``br0``, to support OpenFlow version 1.4, run:: + + $ ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev \ + protocols=OpenFlow10,OpenFlow11,OpenFlow12,OpenFlow13,OpenFlow14 + +Once configured, check the OVSDB protocols column in the bridge table to ensure +OpenFlow 1.4 support is enabled:: + + $ ovsdb-client dump Bridge protocols + +You can also query the port statistics by explicitly specifying the ``-O +OpenFlow14`` option:: + + $ ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow14 dump-ports br0 + +EMC Insertion Probability +------------------------- + +By default 1 in every 100 flows is inserted into the Exact Match Cache (EMC). +It is possible to change this insertion probability by setting the +``emc-insert-inv-prob`` option:: + + $ ovs-vsctl --no-wait set Open_vSwitch . other_config:emc-insert-inv-prob=N + +where: + +``N`` + A positive integer representing the inverse probability of insertion, i.e. on + average 1 in every ``N`` packets with a unique flow will generate an EMC + insertion. + +If ``N`` is set to 1, an insertion will be performed for every flow. If set to +0, no insertions will be performed and the EMC will effectively be disabled. + +With default ``N`` set to 100, higher megaflow hits will occur initially as +observed with pmd stats:: + + $ ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show + +For certain traffic profiles with many parallel flows, it's recommended to set +``N`` to '0' to achieve higher forwarding performance. + +For more information on the EMC refer to :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk` . diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst index fe4d97b8b..52cacaef6 100644 --- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ The DPDK Datapath .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + bridge phy vhost-user ring