@@ -353,6 +353,18 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_loop(void *arg)
return NULL;
}
+static uint32_t control_thread_loop(void *arg)
+{
+ struct thread_context *t = arg;
+
+ printf("Control thread running successfully\n");
+
+ /* Set the thread state to DONE */
+ t->state = Thread_DONE;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int
test_ctrl_thread(void)
{
@@ -380,6 +392,32 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_loop(void *arg)
}
static int
+test_control_thread(void)
+{
+ struct thread_context ctrl_thread_context;
+ struct thread_context *t;
+
+ /* Create one control thread */
+ t = &ctrl_thread_context;
+ t->state = Thread_INIT;
+ if (rte_control_thread_create(&t->id, "test_control_threads",
+ NULL, control_thread_loop, t) != 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ /* Wait till the control thread exits.
+ * This also acts as the barrier such that the memory operations
+ * in control thread are visible to this thread.
+ */
+ rte_thread_join(t->id, NULL);
+
+ /* Check if the control thread set the correct state */
+ if (t->state != Thread_DONE)
+ return -1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int
test_lcores(void)
{
unsigned int eal_threads_count = 0;
@@ -409,6 +447,9 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_loop(void *arg)
if (test_ctrl_thread() < 0)
return TEST_FAILED;
+ if (test_control_thread() < 0)
+ return TEST_FAILED;
+
return TEST_SUCCESS;
}
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status {
};
struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
- void *(*start_routine)(void *);
+ union {
+ void *(*ctrl_start_routine)(void *arg);
+ rte_thread_func control_start_routine;
+ } u;
void *arg;
int ret;
/* Control thread status.
@@ -241,27 +244,47 @@ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
};
-static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
+static int ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
{
struct internal_config *internal_conf =
eal_get_internal_configuration();
rte_cpuset_t *cpuset = &internal_conf->ctrl_cpuset;
struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
- void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->start_routine;
- void *routine_arg = params->arg;
__rte_thread_init(rte_lcore_id(), cpuset);
params->ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(rte_thread_self(), cpuset);
if (params->ret != 0) {
__atomic_store_n(¶ms->ctrl_thread_status,
CTRL_THREAD_ERROR, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
- return NULL;
+ return params->ret;
}
__atomic_store_n(¶ms->ctrl_thread_status,
CTRL_THREAD_RUNNING, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
- return start_routine(routine_arg);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void *ctrl_thread_start(void *arg)
+{
+ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
+ void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->u.ctrl_start_routine;
+
+ if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return start_routine(params->arg);
+}
+
+static uint32_t control_thread_start(void *arg)
+{
+ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
+ rte_thread_func start_routine = params->u.control_start_routine;
+
+ if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
+ return params->ret;
+
+ return start_routine(params->arg);
}
int
@@ -277,12 +300,12 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
if (!params)
return -ENOMEM;
- params->start_routine = start_routine;
+ params->u.ctrl_start_routine = start_routine;
params->arg = arg;
params->ret = 0;
params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
- ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_init, (void *)params);
+ ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_start, (void *)params);
if (ret != 0) {
free(params);
return -ret;
@@ -315,6 +338,52 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
}
int
+rte_control_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
+ const rte_thread_attr_t *attr,
+ rte_thread_func start_routine, void *arg)
+{
+ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params;
+ enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
+ int ret;
+
+ params = malloc(sizeof(*params));
+ if (params == NULL)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ params->u.control_start_routine = start_routine;
+ params->arg = arg;
+ params->ret = 0;
+ params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
+
+ ret = rte_thread_create(thread, attr, control_thread_start, params);
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ free(params);
+ return -ret;
+ }
+
+ if (name != NULL)
+ rte_thread_set_name(*thread, name);
+
+ /* Wait for the control thread to initialize successfully */
+ while ((ctrl_thread_status =
+ __atomic_load_n(¶ms->ctrl_thread_status,
+ __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) == CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING) {
+ rte_delay_us_sleep(1);
+ }
+
+ /* Check if the control thread encountered an error */
+ if (ctrl_thread_status == CTRL_THREAD_ERROR) {
+ /* ctrl thread is exiting */
+ rte_thread_join(*thread, NULL);
+ }
+
+ ret = params->ret;
+ free(params);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+int
rte_thread_register(void)
{
unsigned int lcore_id;
@@ -98,6 +98,39 @@ int rte_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread_id,
* @warning
* @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
*
+ * Create a control thread.
+ *
+ * Creates a control thread with the given name and attributes. The
+ * affinity of the new thread is based on the CPU affinity retrieved
+ * at the time rte_eal_init() was called, the EAL threads are then
+ * excluded. If setting the name of the thread fails, the error is
+ * ignored and a debug message is logged.
+ *
+ * @param thread
+ * Filled with the thread id of the new created thread.
+ * @param name
+ * The name of the control thread
+ * (max RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN characters including '\0').
+ * @param thread_attr
+ * Attributes for the new thread.
+ * @param thread_func
+ * Function to be executed by the new thread.
+ * @param arg
+ * Argument passed to start_routine.
+ * @return
+ * On success, returns 0; on error, it returns a negative value
+ * corresponding to the error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_control_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
+ const rte_thread_attr_t *thread_attr,
+ rte_thread_func thread_func, void *arg);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
* Waits for the thread identified by 'thread_id' to terminate
*
* @param thread_id
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
rte_thread_join;
# added in 23.03
+ rte_control_thread_create;
rte_thread_set_name;
};