[v5,1/3] lib/lpm: integrate RCU QSBR

Message ID 20200629080301.97515-2-ruifeng.wang@arm.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: David Marchand
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Series RCU integration with LPM library |

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Ruifeng Wang June 29, 2020, 8:02 a.m. UTC
  Currently, the tbl8 group is freed even though the readers might be
using the tbl8 group entries. The freed tbl8 group can be reallocated
quickly. This results in incorrect lookup results.

RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaim.
Refer to RCU documentation to understand various aspects of
integrating RCU library into other libraries.

Signed-off-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst  |  32 +++++++
 lib/librte_lpm/Makefile            |   2 +-
 lib/librte_lpm/meson.build         |   1 +
 lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c           | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h           |  59 +++++++++++++
 lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map |   6 ++
 6 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
  

Comments

David Marchand June 29, 2020, 11:56 a.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 10:03 AM Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com> wrote:
>
> Currently, the tbl8 group is freed even though the readers might be
> using the tbl8 group entries. The freed tbl8 group can be reallocated
> quickly. This results in incorrect lookup results.
>
> RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaim.
> Refer to RCU documentation to understand various aspects of
> integrating RCU library into other libraries.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst  |  32 +++++++
>  lib/librte_lpm/Makefile            |   2 +-
>  lib/librte_lpm/meson.build         |   1 +
>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c           | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h           |  59 +++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map |   6 ++
>  6 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> index 1609a57d0..7cc99044a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> @@ -145,6 +145,38 @@ depending on whether we need to move to the next table or not.
>  Prefix expansion is one of the keys of this algorithm,
>  since it improves the speed dramatically by adding redundancy.
>
> +Deletion
> +~~~~~~~~
> +
> +When deleting a rule, a replacement rule is searched for. Replacement rule is an existing rule that has
> +the longest prefix match with the rule to be deleted, but has smaller depth.
> +
> +If a replacement rule is found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries are updated to have the same depth and next hop
> +value with the replacement rule.
> +
> +If no replacement rule can be found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries will be cleared.
> +
> +Prefix expansion is performed if the rule's depth is not exactly 24 bits or 32 bits.
> +
> +After deleting a rule, a group of tbl8s that belongs to the same tbl24 entry are freed in following cases:
> +
> +*   All tbl8s in the group are empty .
> +
> +*   All tbl8s in the group have the same values and with depth no greater than 24.
> +
> +Free of tbl8s have different behaviors:
> +
> +*   If RCU is not used, tbl8s are cleared and reclaimed immediately.
> +
> +*   If RCU is used, tbl8s are reclaimed when readers are in quiescent state.
> +
> +When the LPM is not using RCU, tbl8 group can be freed immediately even though the readers might be using
> +the tbl8 group entries. This might result in incorrect lookup results.
> +
> +RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaimation. Application has certain responsibilities
> +while using this feature. Please refer to resource reclaimation framework of :ref:`RCU library <RCU_Library>`
> +for more details.
> +

Would the lpm6 library benefit from the same?
Asking as I do not see much code shared between lpm and lpm6.

[...]

> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> index 38ab512a4..41e9c49b8 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>   * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
> + * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
>   */
>
>  #include <string.h>
> @@ -245,13 +246,84 @@ rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
>                 TAILQ_REMOVE(lpm_list, te, next);
>
>         rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
> -
> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> +       if (lpm->dq)
> +               rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_delete(lpm->dq);
> +#endif

All DPDK code under lib/ is compiled with the ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API flag set.
There is no need to protect against this flag in rte_lpm.c.

[...]

> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> index b9d49ac87..7889f21b3 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h

> @@ -130,6 +143,28 @@ struct rte_lpm {
>                         __rte_cache_aligned; /**< LPM tbl24 table. */
>         struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8; /**< LPM tbl8 table. */
>         struct rte_lpm_rule *rules_tbl; /**< LPM rules. */
> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> +       /* RCU config. */
> +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;         /* RCU QSBR variable. */
> +       enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode rcu_mode;/* Blocking, defer queue. */
> +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq;     /* RCU QSBR defer queue. */
> +#endif
> +};

This is more a comment/question for the lpm maintainers.

Afaics, the rte_lpm structure is exported/public because of lookup
which is inlined.
But most of the structure can be hidden and stored in a private
structure that would embed the exposed rte_lpm.
The slowpath functions would only have to translate from publicly
exposed to internal representation (via container_of).

This patch could do this and be the first step to hide the unneeded
exposure of other fields (later/in 20.11 ?).

Thoughts?
  
Bruce Richardson June 29, 2020, 12:55 p.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 01:56:07PM +0200, David Marchand wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 10:03 AM Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com> wrote:
> >
> > Currently, the tbl8 group is freed even though the readers might be
> > using the tbl8 group entries. The freed tbl8 group can be reallocated
> > quickly. This results in incorrect lookup results.
> >
> > RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaim.
> > Refer to RCU documentation to understand various aspects of
> > integrating RCU library into other libraries.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst  |  32 +++++++
> >  lib/librte_lpm/Makefile            |   2 +-
> >  lib/librte_lpm/meson.build         |   1 +
> >  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c           | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h           |  59 +++++++++++++
> >  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map |   6 ++
> >  6 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> > index 1609a57d0..7cc99044a 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> > @@ -145,6 +145,38 @@ depending on whether we need to move to the next table or not.
> >  Prefix expansion is one of the keys of this algorithm,
> >  since it improves the speed dramatically by adding redundancy.
> >
> > +Deletion
> > +~~~~~~~~
> > +
> > +When deleting a rule, a replacement rule is searched for. Replacement rule is an existing rule that has
> > +the longest prefix match with the rule to be deleted, but has smaller depth.
> > +
> > +If a replacement rule is found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries are updated to have the same depth and next hop
> > +value with the replacement rule.
> > +
> > +If no replacement rule can be found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries will be cleared.
> > +
> > +Prefix expansion is performed if the rule's depth is not exactly 24 bits or 32 bits.
> > +
> > +After deleting a rule, a group of tbl8s that belongs to the same tbl24 entry are freed in following cases:
> > +
> > +*   All tbl8s in the group are empty .
> > +
> > +*   All tbl8s in the group have the same values and with depth no greater than 24.
> > +
> > +Free of tbl8s have different behaviors:
> > +
> > +*   If RCU is not used, tbl8s are cleared and reclaimed immediately.
> > +
> > +*   If RCU is used, tbl8s are reclaimed when readers are in quiescent state.
> > +
> > +When the LPM is not using RCU, tbl8 group can be freed immediately even though the readers might be using
> > +the tbl8 group entries. This might result in incorrect lookup results.
> > +
> > +RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaimation. Application has certain responsibilities
> > +while using this feature. Please refer to resource reclaimation framework of :ref:`RCU library <RCU_Library>`
> > +for more details.
> > +
> 
> Would the lpm6 library benefit from the same?
> Asking as I do not see much code shared between lpm and lpm6.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > index 38ab512a4..41e9c49b8 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
> >  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> >   * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
> > + * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
> >   */
> >
> >  #include <string.h>
> > @@ -245,13 +246,84 @@ rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
> >                 TAILQ_REMOVE(lpm_list, te, next);
> >
> >         rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
> > -
> > +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> > +       if (lpm->dq)
> > +               rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_delete(lpm->dq);
> > +#endif
> 
> All DPDK code under lib/ is compiled with the ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API flag set.
> There is no need to protect against this flag in rte_lpm.c.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> > index b9d49ac87..7889f21b3 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> 
> > @@ -130,6 +143,28 @@ struct rte_lpm {
> >                         __rte_cache_aligned; /**< LPM tbl24 table. */
> >         struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8; /**< LPM tbl8 table. */
> >         struct rte_lpm_rule *rules_tbl; /**< LPM rules. */
> > +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> > +       /* RCU config. */
> > +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;         /* RCU QSBR variable. */
> > +       enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode rcu_mode;/* Blocking, defer queue. */
> > +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq;     /* RCU QSBR defer queue. */
> > +#endif
> > +};
> 
> This is more a comment/question for the lpm maintainers.
> 
> Afaics, the rte_lpm structure is exported/public because of lookup
> which is inlined.
> But most of the structure can be hidden and stored in a private
> structure that would embed the exposed rte_lpm.
> The slowpath functions would only have to translate from publicly
> exposed to internal representation (via container_of).
> 
> This patch could do this and be the first step to hide the unneeded
> exposure of other fields (later/in 20.11 ?).
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
Hiding as much of the structures as possible is always a good idea, so if
that is possible in this patchset I would support such a move.

/Bruce
  
Ray Kinsella June 30, 2020, 10:33 a.m. UTC | #3
On 29/06/2020 09:02, Ruifeng Wang wrote:
> Currently, the tbl8 group is freed even though the readers might be
> using the tbl8 group entries. The freed tbl8 group can be reallocated
> quickly. This results in incorrect lookup results.
> 
> RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaim.
> Refer to RCU documentation to understand various aspects of
> integrating RCU library into other libraries.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst  |  32 +++++++
>  lib/librte_lpm/Makefile            |   2 +-
>  lib/librte_lpm/meson.build         |   1 +
>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c           | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h           |  59 +++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map |   6 ++
>  6 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> index 1609a57d0..7cc99044a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> @@ -145,6 +145,38 @@ depending on whether we need to move to the next table or not.
>  Prefix expansion is one of the keys of this algorithm,
>  since it improves the speed dramatically by adding redundancy.
>  
> +Deletion
> +~~~~~~~~
> +
> +When deleting a rule, a replacement rule is searched for. Replacement rule is an existing rule that has
> +the longest prefix match with the rule to be deleted, but has smaller depth.
> +
> +If a replacement rule is found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries are updated to have the same depth and next hop
> +value with the replacement rule.
> +
> +If no replacement rule can be found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries will be cleared.
> +
> +Prefix expansion is performed if the rule's depth is not exactly 24 bits or 32 bits.
> +
> +After deleting a rule, a group of tbl8s that belongs to the same tbl24 entry are freed in following cases:
> +
> +*   All tbl8s in the group are empty .
> +
> +*   All tbl8s in the group have the same values and with depth no greater than 24.
> +
> +Free of tbl8s have different behaviors:
> +
> +*   If RCU is not used, tbl8s are cleared and reclaimed immediately.
> +
> +*   If RCU is used, tbl8s are reclaimed when readers are in quiescent state.
> +
> +When the LPM is not using RCU, tbl8 group can be freed immediately even though the readers might be using
> +the tbl8 group entries. This might result in incorrect lookup results.
> +
> +RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaimation. Application has certain responsibilities
> +while using this feature. Please refer to resource reclaimation framework of :ref:`RCU library <RCU_Library>`
> +for more details.
> +
>  Lookup
>  ~~~~~~
>  
> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
> index d682785b6..6f06c5c03 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
> @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIB = librte_lpm.a
>  
>  CFLAGS += -O3
>  CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
> -LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_hash
> +LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_hash -lrte_rcu
>  
>  EXPORT_MAP := rte_lpm_version.map
>  
> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build b/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build
> index 021ac6d8d..6cfc083c5 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build
> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build
> @@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ headers = files('rte_lpm.h', 'rte_lpm6.h')
>  # without worrying about which architecture we actually need
>  headers += files('rte_lpm_altivec.h', 'rte_lpm_neon.h', 'rte_lpm_sse.h')
>  deps += ['hash']
> +deps += ['rcu']
> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> index 38ab512a4..41e9c49b8 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>   * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
> + * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
>   */
>  
>  #include <string.h>
> @@ -245,13 +246,84 @@ rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
>  		TAILQ_REMOVE(lpm_list, te, next);
>  
>  	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
> -
> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> +	if (lpm->dq)
> +		rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_delete(lpm->dq);
> +#endif
>  	rte_free(lpm->tbl8);
>  	rte_free(lpm->rules_tbl);
>  	rte_free(lpm);
>  	rte_free(te);
>  }
>  
> +static void
> +__lpm_rcu_qsbr_free_resource(void *p, void *data, unsigned int n)
> +{
> +	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry zero_tbl8_entry = {0};
> +	uint32_t tbl8_group_index = *(uint32_t *)data;
> +	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8 = ((struct rte_lpm *)p)->tbl8;
> +
> +	RTE_SET_USED(n);
> +	/* Set tbl8 group invalid */
> +	__atomic_store(&tbl8[tbl8_group_index], &zero_tbl8_entry,
> +		__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
> +}
> +
> +/* Associate QSBR variable with an LPM object.
> + */
> +int
> +rte_lpm_rcu_qsbr_add(struct rte_lpm *lpm, struct rte_lpm_rcu_config *cfg,
> +	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq **dq)
> +{
> +	char rcu_dq_name[RTE_RCU_QSBR_DQ_NAMESIZE];
> +	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_parameters params = {0};
> +
> +	if ((lpm == NULL) || (cfg == NULL)) {
> +		rte_errno = EINVAL;
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (lpm->v) {
> +		rte_errno = EEXIST;
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (cfg->mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_SYNC) {
> +		/* No other things to do. */
> +	} else if (cfg->mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_DQ) {
> +		/* Init QSBR defer queue. */
> +		snprintf(rcu_dq_name, sizeof(rcu_dq_name),
> +				"LPM_RCU_%s", lpm->name);
> +		params.name = rcu_dq_name;
> +		params.size = cfg->dq_size;
> +		if (params.size == 0)
> +			params.size = lpm->number_tbl8s;
> +		params.trigger_reclaim_limit = cfg->reclaim_thd;
> +		params.max_reclaim_size = cfg->reclaim_max;
> +		if (params.max_reclaim_size == 0)
> +			params.max_reclaim_size = RTE_LPM_RCU_DQ_RECLAIM_MAX;
> +		params.esize = sizeof(uint32_t);	/* tbl8 group index */
> +		params.free_fn = __lpm_rcu_qsbr_free_resource;
> +		params.p = lpm;
> +		params.v = cfg->v;
> +		lpm->dq = rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_create(&params);
> +		if (lpm->dq == NULL) {
> +			RTE_LOG(ERR, LPM,
> +					"LPM QS defer queue creation failed\n");
> +			return 1;
> +		}
> +		if (dq)
> +			*dq = lpm->dq;
> +	} else {
> +		rte_errno = EINVAL;
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +	lpm->rcu_mode = cfg->mode;
> +	lpm->v = cfg->v;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * Adds a rule to the rule table.
>   *
> @@ -394,14 +466,15 @@ rule_find(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth)
>   * Find, clean and allocate a tbl8.
>   */
>  static int32_t
> -tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8, uint32_t number_tbl8s)
> +_tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
>  {
>  	uint32_t group_idx; /* tbl8 group index. */
>  	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8_entry;
>  
>  	/* Scan through tbl8 to find a free (i.e. INVALID) tbl8 group. */
> -	for (group_idx = 0; group_idx < number_tbl8s; group_idx++) {
> -		tbl8_entry = &tbl8[group_idx * RTE_LPM_TBL8_GROUP_NUM_ENTRIES];
> +	for (group_idx = 0; group_idx < lpm->number_tbl8s; group_idx++) {
> +		tbl8_entry = &lpm->tbl8[group_idx *
> +					RTE_LPM_TBL8_GROUP_NUM_ENTRIES];
>  		/* If a free tbl8 group is found clean it and set as VALID. */
>  		if (!tbl8_entry->valid_group) {
>  			struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry new_tbl8_entry = {
> @@ -427,14 +500,46 @@ tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8, uint32_t number_tbl8s)
>  	return -ENOSPC;
>  }
>  
> +static int32_t
> +tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
> +{
> +	int32_t group_idx; /* tbl8 group index. */
> +
> +	group_idx = _tbl8_alloc(lpm);
> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> +	if ((group_idx == -ENOSPC) && (lpm->dq != NULL)) {
> +		/* If there are no tbl8 groups try to reclaim one. */
> +		if (rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_reclaim(lpm->dq, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0)
> +			group_idx = _tbl8_alloc(lpm);
> +	}
> +#endif
> +	return group_idx;
> +}
> +
>  static void
> -tbl8_free(struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8, uint32_t tbl8_group_start)
> +tbl8_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t tbl8_group_start)
>  {
> -	/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
>  	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry zero_tbl8_entry = {0};
> -
> -	__atomic_store(&tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> +	if (!lpm->v) {
> +		/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
> +		__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
> +				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
> +	} else if (lpm->rcu_mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_SYNC) {
> +		/* Wait for quiescent state change. */
> +		rte_rcu_qsbr_synchronize(lpm->v, RTE_QSBR_THRID_INVALID);
> +		/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
> +		__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
> +				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
> +	} else if (lpm->rcu_mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_DQ) {
> +		/* Push into QSBR defer queue. */
> +		rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(lpm->dq, (void *)&tbl8_group_start);
> +	}
> +#else
> +	/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
> +	__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
>  			__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
> +#endif
>  }
>  
>  static __rte_noinline int32_t
> @@ -523,7 +628,7 @@ add_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth,
>  
>  	if (!lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index].valid) {
>  		/* Search for a free tbl8 group. */
> -		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm->tbl8, lpm->number_tbl8s);
> +		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm);
>  
>  		/* Check tbl8 allocation was successful. */
>  		if (tbl8_group_index < 0) {
> @@ -569,7 +674,7 @@ add_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth,
>  	} /* If valid entry but not extended calculate the index into Table8. */
>  	else if (lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index].valid_group == 0) {
>  		/* Search for free tbl8 group. */
> -		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm->tbl8, lpm->number_tbl8s);
> +		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm);
>  
>  		if (tbl8_group_index < 0) {
>  			return tbl8_group_index;
> @@ -977,7 +1082,7 @@ delete_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked,
>  		 */
>  		lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index].valid = 0;
>  		__atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> -		tbl8_free(lpm->tbl8, tbl8_group_start);
> +		tbl8_free(lpm, tbl8_group_start);
>  	} else if (tbl8_recycle_index > -1) {
>  		/* Update tbl24 entry. */
>  		struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry new_tbl24_entry = {
> @@ -993,7 +1098,7 @@ delete_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked,
>  		__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index], &new_tbl24_entry,
>  				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
>  		__atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> -		tbl8_free(lpm->tbl8, tbl8_group_start);
> +		tbl8_free(lpm, tbl8_group_start);
>  	}
>  #undef group_idx
>  	return 0;
> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> index b9d49ac87..7889f21b3 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>   * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
> + * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
>   */
>  
>  #ifndef _RTE_LPM_H_
> @@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
>  #include <rte_memory.h>
>  #include <rte_common.h>
>  #include <rte_vect.h>
> +#include <rte_rcu_qsbr.h>
>  
>  #ifdef __cplusplus
>  extern "C" {
> @@ -62,6 +64,17 @@ extern "C" {
>  /** Bitmask used to indicate successful lookup */
>  #define RTE_LPM_LOOKUP_SUCCESS          0x01000000
>  
> +/** @internal Default RCU defer queue entries to reclaim in one go. */
> +#define RTE_LPM_RCU_DQ_RECLAIM_MAX	16
> +
> +/** RCU reclamation modes */
> +enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode {
> +	/** Create defer queue for reclaim. */
> +	RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_DQ = 0,
> +	/** Use blocking mode reclaim. No defer queue created. */
> +	RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_SYNC
> +};
> +
>  #if RTE_BYTE_ORDER == RTE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
>  /** @internal Tbl24 entry structure. */
>  __extension__
> @@ -130,6 +143,28 @@ struct rte_lpm {
>  			__rte_cache_aligned; /**< LPM tbl24 table. */
>  	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8; /**< LPM tbl8 table. */
>  	struct rte_lpm_rule *rules_tbl; /**< LPM rules. */
> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> +	/* RCU config. */
> +	struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;		/* RCU QSBR variable. */
> +	enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode rcu_mode;/* Blocking, defer queue. */
> +	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq;	/* RCU QSBR defer queue. */
> +#endif
> +};
> +
> +/** LPM RCU QSBR configuration structure. */
> +struct rte_lpm_rcu_config {
> +	struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;	/* RCU QSBR variable. */
> +	/* Mode of RCU QSBR. RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_xxx
> +	 * '0' for default: create defer queue for reclaim.
> +	 */
> +	enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode mode;
> +	uint32_t dq_size;	/* RCU defer queue size.
> +				 * default: lpm->number_tbl8s.
> +				 */
> +	uint32_t reclaim_thd;	/* Threshold to trigger auto reclaim. */
> +	uint32_t reclaim_max;	/* Max entries to reclaim in one go.
> +				 * default: RTE_LPM_RCU_DQ_RECLAIM_MAX.
> +				 */
>  };
>  
>  /**
> @@ -179,6 +214,30 @@ rte_lpm_find_existing(const char *name);
>  void
>  rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm);
>  
> +/**
> + * @warning
> + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
> + *
> + * Associate RCU QSBR variable with an LPM object.
> + *
> + * @param lpm
> + *   the lpm object to add RCU QSBR
> + * @param cfg
> + *   RCU QSBR configuration
> + * @param dq
> + *   handler of created RCU QSBR defer queue
> + * @return
> + *   On success - 0
> + *   On error - 1 with error code set in rte_errno.
> + *   Possible rte_errno codes are:
> + *   - EINVAL - invalid pointer
> + *   - EEXIST - already added QSBR
> + *   - ENOMEM - memory allocation failure
> + */
> +__rte_experimental
> +int rte_lpm_rcu_qsbr_add(struct rte_lpm *lpm, struct rte_lpm_rcu_config *cfg,
> +	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq **dq);
> +
>  /**
>   * Add a rule to the LPM table.
>   *
> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map
> index 500f58b80..bfccd7eac 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map
> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map
> @@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ DPDK_20.0 {
>  
>  	local: *;
>  };
> +
> +EXPERIMENTAL {
> +	global:
> +
> +	rte_lpm_rcu_qsbr_add;
> +};
> 

Acked-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
  
Ray Kinsella June 30, 2020, 10:35 a.m. UTC | #4
On 29/06/2020 13:55, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 01:56:07PM +0200, David Marchand wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 10:03 AM Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Currently, the tbl8 group is freed even though the readers might be
>>> using the tbl8 group entries. The freed tbl8 group can be reallocated
>>> quickly. This results in incorrect lookup results.
>>>
>>> RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaim.
>>> Refer to RCU documentation to understand various aspects of
>>> integrating RCU library into other libraries.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
>>> ---
>>>  doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst  |  32 +++++++
>>>  lib/librte_lpm/Makefile            |   2 +-
>>>  lib/librte_lpm/meson.build         |   1 +
>>>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c           | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>>>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h           |  59 +++++++++++++
>>>  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map |   6 ++
>>>  6 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
>>> index 1609a57d0..7cc99044a 100644
>>> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
>>> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
>>> @@ -145,6 +145,38 @@ depending on whether we need to move to the next table or not.
>>>  Prefix expansion is one of the keys of this algorithm,
>>>  since it improves the speed dramatically by adding redundancy.
>>>
>>> +Deletion
>>> +~~~~~~~~
>>> +
>>> +When deleting a rule, a replacement rule is searched for. Replacement rule is an existing rule that has
>>> +the longest prefix match with the rule to be deleted, but has smaller depth.
>>> +
>>> +If a replacement rule is found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries are updated to have the same depth and next hop
>>> +value with the replacement rule.
>>> +
>>> +If no replacement rule can be found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries will be cleared.
>>> +
>>> +Prefix expansion is performed if the rule's depth is not exactly 24 bits or 32 bits.
>>> +
>>> +After deleting a rule, a group of tbl8s that belongs to the same tbl24 entry are freed in following cases:
>>> +
>>> +*   All tbl8s in the group are empty .
>>> +
>>> +*   All tbl8s in the group have the same values and with depth no greater than 24.
>>> +
>>> +Free of tbl8s have different behaviors:
>>> +
>>> +*   If RCU is not used, tbl8s are cleared and reclaimed immediately.
>>> +
>>> +*   If RCU is used, tbl8s are reclaimed when readers are in quiescent state.
>>> +
>>> +When the LPM is not using RCU, tbl8 group can be freed immediately even though the readers might be using
>>> +the tbl8 group entries. This might result in incorrect lookup results.
>>> +
>>> +RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaimation. Application has certain responsibilities
>>> +while using this feature. Please refer to resource reclaimation framework of :ref:`RCU library <RCU_Library>`
>>> +for more details.
>>> +
>>
>> Would the lpm6 library benefit from the same?
>> Asking as I do not see much code shared between lpm and lpm6.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
>>> index 38ab512a4..41e9c49b8 100644
>>> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
>>> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
>>> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>>>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>>>   * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
>>> + * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
>>>   */
>>>
>>>  #include <string.h>
>>> @@ -245,13 +246,84 @@ rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
>>>                 TAILQ_REMOVE(lpm_list, te, next);
>>>
>>>         rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
>>> -
>>> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
>>> +       if (lpm->dq)
>>> +               rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_delete(lpm->dq);
>>> +#endif
>>
>> All DPDK code under lib/ is compiled with the ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API flag set.
>> There is no need to protect against this flag in rte_lpm.c.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
>>> index b9d49ac87..7889f21b3 100644
>>> --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
>>> +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
>>
>>> @@ -130,6 +143,28 @@ struct rte_lpm {
>>>                         __rte_cache_aligned; /**< LPM tbl24 table. */
>>>         struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8; /**< LPM tbl8 table. */
>>>         struct rte_lpm_rule *rules_tbl; /**< LPM rules. */
>>> +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
>>> +       /* RCU config. */
>>> +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;         /* RCU QSBR variable. */
>>> +       enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode rcu_mode;/* Blocking, defer queue. */
>>> +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq;     /* RCU QSBR defer queue. */
>>> +#endif
>>> +};
>>
>> This is more a comment/question for the lpm maintainers.
>>
>> Afaics, the rte_lpm structure is exported/public because of lookup
>> which is inlined.
>> But most of the structure can be hidden and stored in a private
>> structure that would embed the exposed rte_lpm.
>> The slowpath functions would only have to translate from publicly
>> exposed to internal representation (via container_of).
>>
>> This patch could do this and be the first step to hide the unneeded
>> exposure of other fields (later/in 20.11 ?).
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
> Hiding as much of the structures as possible is always a good idea, so if
> that is possible in this patchset I would support such a move.
> 
> /Bruce
> 

Agreed - I acked the change as it doesn't break ABI compatibility.
Bruce and David's comments still hold for 20.11+. 

Ray K
  
David Marchand July 3, 2020, 7:43 a.m. UTC | #5
Hello Ruifeng,

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 1:56 PM David Marchand
<david.marchand@redhat.com> wrote:
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > index 38ab512a4..41e9c49b8 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
> >  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> >   * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
> > + * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
> >   */
> >
> >  #include <string.h>
> > @@ -245,13 +246,84 @@ rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
> >                 TAILQ_REMOVE(lpm_list, te, next);
> >
> >         rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
> > -
> > +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> > +       if (lpm->dq)
> > +               rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_delete(lpm->dq);
> > +#endif
>
> All DPDK code under lib/ is compiled with the ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API flag set.
> There is no need to protect against this flag in rte_lpm.c.

Please can you look at this?
Thanks.
  
Ruifeng Wang July 4, 2020, 5 p.m. UTC | #6
Hi David,

Sorry, I missed tracking of this thread.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 7:56 PM
> To: Ruifeng Wang <Ruifeng.Wang@arm.com>; Vladimir Medvedkin
> <vladimir.medvedkin@intel.com>; Bruce Richardson
> <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> Cc: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Marko Kovacevic
> <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>; Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>; Neil Horman
> <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>; dev <dev@dpdk.org>; Ananyev, Konstantin
> <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>; Honnappa Nagarahalli
> <Honnappa.Nagarahalli@arm.com>; nd <nd@arm.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/3] lib/lpm: integrate RCU QSBR
> 
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 10:03 AM Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Currently, the tbl8 group is freed even though the readers might be
> > using the tbl8 group entries. The freed tbl8 group can be reallocated
> > quickly. This results in incorrect lookup results.
> >
> > RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaim.
> > Refer to RCU documentation to understand various aspects of
> > integrating RCU library into other libraries.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang@arm.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst  |  32 +++++++
> >  lib/librte_lpm/Makefile            |   2 +-
> >  lib/librte_lpm/meson.build         |   1 +
> >  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c           | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h           |  59 +++++++++++++
> >  lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map |   6 ++
> >  6 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> > b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> > index 1609a57d0..7cc99044a 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
> > @@ -145,6 +145,38 @@ depending on whether we need to move to the
> next table or not.
> >  Prefix expansion is one of the keys of this algorithm,  since it
> > improves the speed dramatically by adding redundancy.
> >
> > +Deletion
> > +~~~~~~~~
> > +
> > +When deleting a rule, a replacement rule is searched for. Replacement
> > +rule is an existing rule that has the longest prefix match with the rule to be
> deleted, but has smaller depth.
> > +
> > +If a replacement rule is found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries are
> > +updated to have the same depth and next hop value with the
> replacement rule.
> > +
> > +If no replacement rule can be found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries will be
> cleared.
> > +
> > +Prefix expansion is performed if the rule's depth is not exactly 24 bits or
> 32 bits.
> > +
> > +After deleting a rule, a group of tbl8s that belongs to the same tbl24 entry
> are freed in following cases:
> > +
> > +*   All tbl8s in the group are empty .
> > +
> > +*   All tbl8s in the group have the same values and with depth no greater
> than 24.
> > +
> > +Free of tbl8s have different behaviors:
> > +
> > +*   If RCU is not used, tbl8s are cleared and reclaimed immediately.
> > +
> > +*   If RCU is used, tbl8s are reclaimed when readers are in quiescent state.
> > +
> > +When the LPM is not using RCU, tbl8 group can be freed immediately
> > +even though the readers might be using the tbl8 group entries. This might
> result in incorrect lookup results.
> > +
> > +RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaimation.
> > +Application has certain responsibilities while using this feature.
> > +Please refer to resource reclaimation framework of :ref:`RCU library
> <RCU_Library>` for more details.
> > +
> 
> Would the lpm6 library benefit from the same?
> Asking as I do not see much code shared between lpm and lpm6.
> 
Didn't look into lpm6. It may need separate integration with RCU since no shared code between lpm and lpm6 as you mentioned.

> [...]
> 
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c index
> > 38ab512a4..41e9c49b8 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
> > @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
> >  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> >   * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
> > + * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
> >   */
> >
> >  #include <string.h>
> > @@ -245,13 +246,84 @@ rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
> >                 TAILQ_REMOVE(lpm_list, te, next);
> >
> >         rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
> > -
> > +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> > +       if (lpm->dq)
> > +               rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_delete(lpm->dq); #endif
> 
> All DPDK code under lib/ is compiled with the ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> flag set.
> There is no need to protect against this flag in rte_lpm.c.
> 
OK, I see. So DPDK libraries will always be compiled with the ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API. It is application's 
choice to use experimental APIs. 
Will update in next version to remove the ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API flag from rte_lpm.c and only keep the one in rte_lpm.h.

> [...]
> 
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h index
> > b9d49ac87..7889f21b3 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
> 
> > @@ -130,6 +143,28 @@ struct rte_lpm {
> >                         __rte_cache_aligned; /**< LPM tbl24 table. */
> >         struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8; /**< LPM tbl8 table. */
> >         struct rte_lpm_rule *rules_tbl; /**< LPM rules. */
> > +#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
> > +       /* RCU config. */
> > +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;         /* RCU QSBR variable. */
> > +       enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode rcu_mode;/* Blocking, defer queue. */
> > +       struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq;     /* RCU QSBR defer queue. */
> > +#endif
> > +};
> 
> This is more a comment/question for the lpm maintainers.
> 
> Afaics, the rte_lpm structure is exported/public because of lookup which is
> inlined.
> But most of the structure can be hidden and stored in a private structure that
> would embed the exposed rte_lpm.
> The slowpath functions would only have to translate from publicly exposed
> to internal representation (via container_of).
> 
> This patch could do this and be the first step to hide the unneeded exposure
> of other fields (later/in 20.11 ?).
> 
To hide most of the structure is reasonable. 
Since it will break ABI, I can do that in 20.11.

> Thoughts?
> 
> 
> --
> David Marchand
  

Patch

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
index 1609a57d0..7cc99044a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm_lib.rst
@@ -145,6 +145,38 @@  depending on whether we need to move to the next table or not.
 Prefix expansion is one of the keys of this algorithm,
 since it improves the speed dramatically by adding redundancy.
 
+Deletion
+~~~~~~~~
+
+When deleting a rule, a replacement rule is searched for. Replacement rule is an existing rule that has
+the longest prefix match with the rule to be deleted, but has smaller depth.
+
+If a replacement rule is found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries are updated to have the same depth and next hop
+value with the replacement rule.
+
+If no replacement rule can be found, target tbl24 and tbl8 entries will be cleared.
+
+Prefix expansion is performed if the rule's depth is not exactly 24 bits or 32 bits.
+
+After deleting a rule, a group of tbl8s that belongs to the same tbl24 entry are freed in following cases:
+
+*   All tbl8s in the group are empty .
+
+*   All tbl8s in the group have the same values and with depth no greater than 24.
+
+Free of tbl8s have different behaviors:
+
+*   If RCU is not used, tbl8s are cleared and reclaimed immediately.
+
+*   If RCU is used, tbl8s are reclaimed when readers are in quiescent state.
+
+When the LPM is not using RCU, tbl8 group can be freed immediately even though the readers might be using
+the tbl8 group entries. This might result in incorrect lookup results.
+
+RCU QSBR process is integrated for safe tbl8 group reclaimation. Application has certain responsibilities
+while using this feature. Please refer to resource reclaimation framework of :ref:`RCU library <RCU_Library>`
+for more details.
+
 Lookup
 ~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
index d682785b6..6f06c5c03 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@  LIB = librte_lpm.a
 
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
-LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_hash
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_hash -lrte_rcu
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_lpm_version.map
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build b/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build
index 021ac6d8d..6cfc083c5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/meson.build
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@  headers = files('rte_lpm.h', 'rte_lpm6.h')
 # without worrying about which architecture we actually need
 headers += files('rte_lpm_altivec.h', 'rte_lpm_neon.h', 'rte_lpm_sse.h')
 deps += ['hash']
+deps += ['rcu']
diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
index 38ab512a4..41e9c49b8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ 
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
@@ -245,13 +246,84 @@  rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(lpm_list, te, next);
 
 	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
-
+#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+	if (lpm->dq)
+		rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_delete(lpm->dq);
+#endif
 	rte_free(lpm->tbl8);
 	rte_free(lpm->rules_tbl);
 	rte_free(lpm);
 	rte_free(te);
 }
 
+static void
+__lpm_rcu_qsbr_free_resource(void *p, void *data, unsigned int n)
+{
+	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry zero_tbl8_entry = {0};
+	uint32_t tbl8_group_index = *(uint32_t *)data;
+	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8 = ((struct rte_lpm *)p)->tbl8;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(n);
+	/* Set tbl8 group invalid */
+	__atomic_store(&tbl8[tbl8_group_index], &zero_tbl8_entry,
+		__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+}
+
+/* Associate QSBR variable with an LPM object.
+ */
+int
+rte_lpm_rcu_qsbr_add(struct rte_lpm *lpm, struct rte_lpm_rcu_config *cfg,
+	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq **dq)
+{
+	char rcu_dq_name[RTE_RCU_QSBR_DQ_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_parameters params = {0};
+
+	if ((lpm == NULL) || (cfg == NULL)) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (lpm->v) {
+		rte_errno = EEXIST;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (cfg->mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_SYNC) {
+		/* No other things to do. */
+	} else if (cfg->mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_DQ) {
+		/* Init QSBR defer queue. */
+		snprintf(rcu_dq_name, sizeof(rcu_dq_name),
+				"LPM_RCU_%s", lpm->name);
+		params.name = rcu_dq_name;
+		params.size = cfg->dq_size;
+		if (params.size == 0)
+			params.size = lpm->number_tbl8s;
+		params.trigger_reclaim_limit = cfg->reclaim_thd;
+		params.max_reclaim_size = cfg->reclaim_max;
+		if (params.max_reclaim_size == 0)
+			params.max_reclaim_size = RTE_LPM_RCU_DQ_RECLAIM_MAX;
+		params.esize = sizeof(uint32_t);	/* tbl8 group index */
+		params.free_fn = __lpm_rcu_qsbr_free_resource;
+		params.p = lpm;
+		params.v = cfg->v;
+		lpm->dq = rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_create(&params);
+		if (lpm->dq == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, LPM,
+					"LPM QS defer queue creation failed\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (dq)
+			*dq = lpm->dq;
+	} else {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	lpm->rcu_mode = cfg->mode;
+	lpm->v = cfg->v;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Adds a rule to the rule table.
  *
@@ -394,14 +466,15 @@  rule_find(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth)
  * Find, clean and allocate a tbl8.
  */
 static int32_t
-tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8, uint32_t number_tbl8s)
+_tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
 {
 	uint32_t group_idx; /* tbl8 group index. */
 	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8_entry;
 
 	/* Scan through tbl8 to find a free (i.e. INVALID) tbl8 group. */
-	for (group_idx = 0; group_idx < number_tbl8s; group_idx++) {
-		tbl8_entry = &tbl8[group_idx * RTE_LPM_TBL8_GROUP_NUM_ENTRIES];
+	for (group_idx = 0; group_idx < lpm->number_tbl8s; group_idx++) {
+		tbl8_entry = &lpm->tbl8[group_idx *
+					RTE_LPM_TBL8_GROUP_NUM_ENTRIES];
 		/* If a free tbl8 group is found clean it and set as VALID. */
 		if (!tbl8_entry->valid_group) {
 			struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry new_tbl8_entry = {
@@ -427,14 +500,46 @@  tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8, uint32_t number_tbl8s)
 	return -ENOSPC;
 }
 
+static int32_t
+tbl8_alloc(struct rte_lpm *lpm)
+{
+	int32_t group_idx; /* tbl8 group index. */
+
+	group_idx = _tbl8_alloc(lpm);
+#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+	if ((group_idx == -ENOSPC) && (lpm->dq != NULL)) {
+		/* If there are no tbl8 groups try to reclaim one. */
+		if (rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_reclaim(lpm->dq, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0)
+			group_idx = _tbl8_alloc(lpm);
+	}
+#endif
+	return group_idx;
+}
+
 static void
-tbl8_free(struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8, uint32_t tbl8_group_start)
+tbl8_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t tbl8_group_start)
 {
-	/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
 	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry zero_tbl8_entry = {0};
-
-	__atomic_store(&tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
+#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+	if (!lpm->v) {
+		/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
+		__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
+				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+	} else if (lpm->rcu_mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_SYNC) {
+		/* Wait for quiescent state change. */
+		rte_rcu_qsbr_synchronize(lpm->v, RTE_QSBR_THRID_INVALID);
+		/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
+		__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
+				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+	} else if (lpm->rcu_mode == RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_DQ) {
+		/* Push into QSBR defer queue. */
+		rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(lpm->dq, (void *)&tbl8_group_start);
+	}
+#else
+	/* Set tbl8 group invalid*/
+	__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl8[tbl8_group_start], &zero_tbl8_entry,
 			__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+#endif
 }
 
 static __rte_noinline int32_t
@@ -523,7 +628,7 @@  add_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth,
 
 	if (!lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index].valid) {
 		/* Search for a free tbl8 group. */
-		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm->tbl8, lpm->number_tbl8s);
+		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm);
 
 		/* Check tbl8 allocation was successful. */
 		if (tbl8_group_index < 0) {
@@ -569,7 +674,7 @@  add_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth,
 	} /* If valid entry but not extended calculate the index into Table8. */
 	else if (lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index].valid_group == 0) {
 		/* Search for free tbl8 group. */
-		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm->tbl8, lpm->number_tbl8s);
+		tbl8_group_index = tbl8_alloc(lpm);
 
 		if (tbl8_group_index < 0) {
 			return tbl8_group_index;
@@ -977,7 +1082,7 @@  delete_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked,
 		 */
 		lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index].valid = 0;
 		__atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
-		tbl8_free(lpm->tbl8, tbl8_group_start);
+		tbl8_free(lpm, tbl8_group_start);
 	} else if (tbl8_recycle_index > -1) {
 		/* Update tbl24 entry. */
 		struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry new_tbl24_entry = {
@@ -993,7 +1098,7 @@  delete_depth_big(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked,
 		__atomic_store(&lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index], &new_tbl24_entry,
 				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
 		__atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
-		tbl8_free(lpm->tbl8, tbl8_group_start);
+		tbl8_free(lpm, tbl8_group_start);
 	}
 #undef group_idx
 	return 0;
diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
index b9d49ac87..7889f21b3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ 
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Arm Limited
  */
 
 #ifndef _RTE_LPM_H_
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ 
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
+#include <rte_rcu_qsbr.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -62,6 +64,17 @@  extern "C" {
 /** Bitmask used to indicate successful lookup */
 #define RTE_LPM_LOOKUP_SUCCESS          0x01000000
 
+/** @internal Default RCU defer queue entries to reclaim in one go. */
+#define RTE_LPM_RCU_DQ_RECLAIM_MAX	16
+
+/** RCU reclamation modes */
+enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode {
+	/** Create defer queue for reclaim. */
+	RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_DQ = 0,
+	/** Use blocking mode reclaim. No defer queue created. */
+	RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_SYNC
+};
+
 #if RTE_BYTE_ORDER == RTE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 /** @internal Tbl24 entry structure. */
 __extension__
@@ -130,6 +143,28 @@  struct rte_lpm {
 			__rte_cache_aligned; /**< LPM tbl24 table. */
 	struct rte_lpm_tbl_entry *tbl8; /**< LPM tbl8 table. */
 	struct rte_lpm_rule *rules_tbl; /**< LPM rules. */
+#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+	/* RCU config. */
+	struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;		/* RCU QSBR variable. */
+	enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode rcu_mode;/* Blocking, defer queue. */
+	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq;	/* RCU QSBR defer queue. */
+#endif
+};
+
+/** LPM RCU QSBR configuration structure. */
+struct rte_lpm_rcu_config {
+	struct rte_rcu_qsbr *v;	/* RCU QSBR variable. */
+	/* Mode of RCU QSBR. RTE_LPM_QSBR_MODE_xxx
+	 * '0' for default: create defer queue for reclaim.
+	 */
+	enum rte_lpm_qsbr_mode mode;
+	uint32_t dq_size;	/* RCU defer queue size.
+				 * default: lpm->number_tbl8s.
+				 */
+	uint32_t reclaim_thd;	/* Threshold to trigger auto reclaim. */
+	uint32_t reclaim_max;	/* Max entries to reclaim in one go.
+				 * default: RTE_LPM_RCU_DQ_RECLAIM_MAX.
+				 */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -179,6 +214,30 @@  rte_lpm_find_existing(const char *name);
 void
 rte_lpm_free(struct rte_lpm *lpm);
 
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Associate RCU QSBR variable with an LPM object.
+ *
+ * @param lpm
+ *   the lpm object to add RCU QSBR
+ * @param cfg
+ *   RCU QSBR configuration
+ * @param dq
+ *   handler of created RCU QSBR defer queue
+ * @return
+ *   On success - 0
+ *   On error - 1 with error code set in rte_errno.
+ *   Possible rte_errno codes are:
+ *   - EINVAL - invalid pointer
+ *   - EEXIST - already added QSBR
+ *   - ENOMEM - memory allocation failure
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_lpm_rcu_qsbr_add(struct rte_lpm *lpm, struct rte_lpm_rcu_config *cfg,
+	struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq **dq);
+
 /**
  * Add a rule to the LPM table.
  *
diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map
index 500f58b80..bfccd7eac 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@  DPDK_20.0 {
 
 	local: *;
 };
+
+EXPERIMENTAL {
+	global:
+
+	rte_lpm_rcu_qsbr_add;
+};