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[ovs-dev,RFC,v2,1/2] dpdk: allow init to fail

Message ID 20180418183023.2627-2-aconole@redhat.com
State Superseded
Delegated to: Ian Stokes
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Series dpdk: minor refactor of the initialization step | expand

Commit Message

Aaron Conole April 18, 2018, 6:30 p.m. UTC
It's possible for dpdk initialization to fail either due to an internal
error or an invalid configuration.  When that happens, it's rather
impolite to immediately abort without any details.

With this change, a failed dpdk initialization attempt will continue to
trigger a SIGABRT.  However, the failure details will be logged, and a
user or administrator may have more information to correct the issue.
A restart of OvS would still be required to re-attempt initialization.

The refactor to propagate the init error will be used in an upcoming
commit.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
---
 lib/dpdk.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Comments

Kevin Traynor April 25, 2018, 4:47 p.m. UTC | #1
On 04/18/2018 07:30 PM, Aaron Conole wrote:
> It's possible for dpdk initialization to fail either due to an internal
> error or an invalid configuration.  When that happens, it's rather
> impolite to immediately abort without any details.
> 
> With this change, a failed dpdk initialization attempt will continue to
> trigger a SIGABRT.  However, the failure details will be logged, and a
> user or administrator may have more information to correct the issue.
> A restart of OvS would still be required to re-attempt initialization.
> 
> The refactor to propagate the init error will be used in an upcoming
> commit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
> ---
>  lib/dpdk.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/dpdk.c b/lib/dpdk.c
> index 00dd97470..641474cde 100644
> --- a/lib/dpdk.c
> +++ b/lib/dpdk.c
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
>  #include <sys/stat.h>
>  #include <getopt.h>
>  
> +#include <rte_errno.h>
>  #include <rte_log.h>
>  #include <rte_memzone.h>
>  #include <rte_version.h>
> @@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ static cookie_io_functions_t dpdk_log_func = {
>      .write = dpdk_log_write,
>  };
>  
> -static void
> +static bool
>  dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>  {
>      char **argv = NULL, **argv_to_release = NULL;
> @@ -422,10 +423,11 @@ dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>  
>      /* Make sure things are initialized ... */
>      result = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
> +    argv_release(argv, argv_to_release, argc);
>      if (result < 0) {
> -        ovs_abort(result, "Cannot init EAL");
> +        VLOG_EMER("Unable to initialize DPDK: %s", ovs_strerror(rte_errno));
> +        return false;
>      }
> -    argv_release(argv, argv_to_release, argc);
>  
>      /* Set the main thread affinity back to pre rte_eal_init() value */
>      if (auto_determine && !err) {

On eal init failure, I think you should still execute this code block
before returning to (possibly) restore the threads

> @@ -459,6 +461,7 @@ dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>  
>      /* Finally, register the dpdk classes */
>      netdev_dpdk_register();
> +    return true;
>  }
>  
>  void
> @@ -476,10 +479,15 @@ dpdk_init(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>          if (ovsthread_once_start(&once_enable)) {
>              VLOG_INFO("Using %s", rte_version());
>              VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initializing...");
> -            dpdk_init__(ovs_other_config);
> -            enabled = true;
> -            VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initialized");
> +            enabled = dpdk_init__(ovs_other_config);
> +            if (enabled) {
> +                VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initialized");
> +            } else {
> +                ovs_abort(rte_errno, "Cannot init EAL");
> +            }
>              ovsthread_once_done(&once_enable);
> +        } else {
> +            VLOG_ERR_ONCE("DPDK Initialization Failed.");
>          }
>      } else {
>          VLOG_INFO_ONCE("DPDK Disabled - Use other_config:dpdk-init to enable");
>
Aaron Conole April 25, 2018, 5:06 p.m. UTC | #2
Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com> writes:

Thanks, Kevin!

> On 04/18/2018 07:30 PM, Aaron Conole wrote:
>> It's possible for dpdk initialization to fail either due to an internal
>> error or an invalid configuration.  When that happens, it's rather
>> impolite to immediately abort without any details.
>> 
>> With this change, a failed dpdk initialization attempt will continue to
>> trigger a SIGABRT.  However, the failure details will be logged, and a
>> user or administrator may have more information to correct the issue.
>> A restart of OvS would still be required to re-attempt initialization.
>> 
>> The refactor to propagate the init error will be used in an upcoming
>> commit.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>  lib/dpdk.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
>>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/lib/dpdk.c b/lib/dpdk.c
>> index 00dd97470..641474cde 100644
>> --- a/lib/dpdk.c
>> +++ b/lib/dpdk.c
>> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
>>  #include <sys/stat.h>
>>  #include <getopt.h>
>>  
>> +#include <rte_errno.h>
>>  #include <rte_log.h>
>>  #include <rte_memzone.h>
>>  #include <rte_version.h>
>> @@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ static cookie_io_functions_t dpdk_log_func = {
>>      .write = dpdk_log_write,
>>  };
>>  
>> -static void
>> +static bool
>>  dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>>  {
>>      char **argv = NULL, **argv_to_release = NULL;
>> @@ -422,10 +423,11 @@ dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>>  
>>      /* Make sure things are initialized ... */
>>      result = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
>> +    argv_release(argv, argv_to_release, argc);
>>      if (result < 0) {
>> -        ovs_abort(result, "Cannot init EAL");
>> +        VLOG_EMER("Unable to initialize DPDK: %s", ovs_strerror(rte_errno));
>> +        return false;
>>      }
>> -    argv_release(argv, argv_to_release, argc);
>>  
>>      /* Set the main thread affinity back to pre rte_eal_init() value */
>>      if (auto_determine && !err) {
>
> On eal init failure, I think you should still execute this code block
> before returning to (possibly) restore the threads

Good point.

>> @@ -459,6 +461,7 @@ dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>>  
>>      /* Finally, register the dpdk classes */
>>      netdev_dpdk_register();
>> +    return true;
>>  }
>>  
>>  void
>> @@ -476,10 +479,15 @@ dpdk_init(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
>>          if (ovsthread_once_start(&once_enable)) {
>>              VLOG_INFO("Using %s", rte_version());
>>              VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initializing...");
>> -            dpdk_init__(ovs_other_config);
>> -            enabled = true;
>> -            VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initialized");
>> +            enabled = dpdk_init__(ovs_other_config);
>> +            if (enabled) {
>> +                VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initialized");
>> +            } else {
>> +                ovs_abort(rte_errno, "Cannot init EAL");
>> +            }
>>              ovsthread_once_done(&once_enable);
>> +        } else {
>> +            VLOG_ERR_ONCE("DPDK Initialization Failed.");
>>          }
>>      } else {
>>          VLOG_INFO_ONCE("DPDK Disabled - Use other_config:dpdk-init to enable");
>>
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diff --git a/lib/dpdk.c b/lib/dpdk.c
index 00dd97470..641474cde 100644
--- a/lib/dpdk.c
+++ b/lib/dpdk.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
+#include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_version.h>
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@  static cookie_io_functions_t dpdk_log_func = {
     .write = dpdk_log_write,
 };
 
-static void
+static bool
 dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
 {
     char **argv = NULL, **argv_to_release = NULL;
@@ -422,10 +423,11 @@  dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
 
     /* Make sure things are initialized ... */
     result = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
+    argv_release(argv, argv_to_release, argc);
     if (result < 0) {
-        ovs_abort(result, "Cannot init EAL");
+        VLOG_EMER("Unable to initialize DPDK: %s", ovs_strerror(rte_errno));
+        return false;
     }
-    argv_release(argv, argv_to_release, argc);
 
     /* Set the main thread affinity back to pre rte_eal_init() value */
     if (auto_determine && !err) {
@@ -459,6 +461,7 @@  dpdk_init__(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
 
     /* Finally, register the dpdk classes */
     netdev_dpdk_register();
+    return true;
 }
 
 void
@@ -476,10 +479,15 @@  dpdk_init(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
         if (ovsthread_once_start(&once_enable)) {
             VLOG_INFO("Using %s", rte_version());
             VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initializing...");
-            dpdk_init__(ovs_other_config);
-            enabled = true;
-            VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initialized");
+            enabled = dpdk_init__(ovs_other_config);
+            if (enabled) {
+                VLOG_INFO("DPDK Enabled - initialized");
+            } else {
+                ovs_abort(rte_errno, "Cannot init EAL");
+            }
             ovsthread_once_done(&once_enable);
+        } else {
+            VLOG_ERR_ONCE("DPDK Initialization Failed.");
         }
     } else {
         VLOG_INFO_ONCE("DPDK Disabled - Use other_config:dpdk-init to enable");