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1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2  * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
3  */
4 
5 #ifndef _RTE_EAL_H_
6 #define _RTE_EAL_H_
7 
8 /**
9  * @file
10  *
11  * EAL Configuration API
12  */
13 
14 #include <stdint.h>
15 #include <time.h>
16 
17 #include <rte_config.h>
18 #include <rte_compat.h>
19 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
20 #include <rte_uuid.h>
21 
22 #include <rte_pci_dev_feature_defs.h>
23 
24 #ifdef __cplusplus
25 extern "C" {
26 #endif
27 
28 #define RTE_MAGIC 19820526 /**< Magic number written by the main partition when ready. */
29 
30 /**
31  * The type of process in a linux, multi-process setup
32  */
33 enum rte_proc_type_t {
34 	RTE_PROC_AUTO = -1,   /* allow auto-detection of primary/secondary */
35 	RTE_PROC_PRIMARY = 0, /* set to zero, so primary is the default */
36 	RTE_PROC_SECONDARY,
37 
38 	RTE_PROC_INVALID
39 };
40 
41 /**
42  * Get the process type in a multi-process setup
43  *
44  * @return
45  *   The process type
46  */
47 enum rte_proc_type_t rte_eal_process_type(void);
48 
49 /**
50  * Request iopl privilege for all RPL.
51  *
52  * This function should be called by pmds which need access to ioports.
53 
54  * @return
55  *   - On success, returns 0.
56  *   - On failure, returns -1.
57  */
58 int rte_eal_iopl_init(void);
59 
60 /**
61  * Initialize the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL).
62  *
63  * This function is to be executed on the MAIN lcore only, as soon
64  * as possible in the application's main() function.
65  * It puts the WORKER lcores in the WAIT state.
66  *
67  * @param argc
68  *   A non-negative value.  If it is greater than 0, the array members
69  *   for argv[0] through argv[argc] (non-inclusive) shall contain pointers
70  *   to strings.
71  * @param argv
72  *   An array of strings.  The contents of the array, as well as the strings
73  *   which are pointed to by the array, may be modified by this function.
74  *   The program name pointer argv[0] is copied into the last parsed argv
75  *   so that argv[0] is still the same after deducing the parsed arguments.
76  * @return
77  *   - On success, the number of parsed arguments, which is greater or
78  *     equal to zero. After the call to rte_eal_init(),
79  *     all arguments argv[x] with x < ret may have been modified by this
80  *     function call and should not be further interpreted by the
81  *     application.  The EAL does not take any ownership of the memory used
82  *     for either the argv array, or its members.
83  *   - On failure, -1 and rte_errno is set to a value indicating the cause
84  *     for failure.  In some instances, the application will need to be
85  *     restarted as part of clearing the issue.
86  *
87  *   Error codes returned via rte_errno:
88  *     EACCES indicates a permissions issue.
89  *
90  *     EAGAIN indicates either a bus or system resource was not available,
91  *            setup may be attempted again.
92  *
93  *     EALREADY indicates that the rte_eal_init function has already been
94  *              called, and cannot be called again.
95  *
96  *     EFAULT indicates the tailq configuration name was not found in
97  *            memory configuration.
98  *
99  *     EINVAL indicates invalid parameters were passed as argv/argc.
100  *
101  *     ENOMEM indicates failure likely caused by an out-of-memory condition.
102  *
103  *     ENODEV indicates memory setup issues.
104  *
105  *     ENOTSUP indicates that the EAL cannot initialize on this system.
106  *
107  *     EPROTO indicates that the PCI bus is either not present, or is not
108  *            readable by the eal.
109  *
110  *     ENOEXEC indicates that a service core failed to launch successfully.
111  */
112 int rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv);
113 
114 /**
115  * Clean up the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL)
116  *
117  * This function must be called to release any internal resources that EAL has
118  * allocated during rte_eal_init(). After this call, no DPDK function calls may
119  * be made. It is expected that common usage of this function is to call it
120  * just before terminating the process.
121  *
122  * @return
123  *  - 0 Successfully released all internal EAL resources.
124  *  - -EFAULT There was an error in releasing all resources.
125  */
126 int rte_eal_cleanup(void);
127 
128 /**
129  * Check if a primary process is currently alive
130  *
131  * This function returns true when a primary process is currently
132  * active.
133  *
134  * @param config_file_path
135  *   The config_file_path argument provided should point at the location
136  *   that the primary process will create its config file. If NULL, the default
137  *   config file path is used.
138  *
139  * @return
140  *  - If alive, returns 1.
141  *  - If dead, returns 0.
142  */
143 int rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(const char *config_file_path);
144 
145 /**
146  * Disable multiprocess.
147  *
148  * This function can be called to indicate that multiprocess won't be used for
149  * the rest of the application life.
150  *
151  * @return
152  *   - true if called from a primary process that had no secondary processes
153  *     attached,
154  *   - false, otherwise.
155  */
156 bool rte_mp_disable(void);
157 
158 #define RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM	253  /* The max amount of fds (see SCM_MAX_FD) */
159 #define RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN	64   /* The max length of action name */
160 #define RTE_MP_MAX_PARAM_LEN	256  /* The max length of param */
161 struct rte_mp_msg {
162 	char name[RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN];
163 	int len_param;
164 	int num_fds;
165 	uint8_t param[RTE_MP_MAX_PARAM_LEN];
166 	int fds[RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM];
167 };
168 
169 struct rte_mp_reply {
170 	int nb_sent;
171 	int nb_received;
172 	struct rte_mp_msg *msgs; /* caller to free */
173 };
174 
175 /**
176  * Action function typedef used by other components.
177  *
178  * As we create  socket channel for primary/secondary communication, use
179  * this function typedef to register action for coming messages.
180  *
181  * @note When handling IPC request callbacks, the reply must be sent even in
182  *   cases of error handling. Simply returning success or failure will *not*
183  *   send a response to the requestor.
184  *   Implementation of error signalling mechanism is up to the application.
185  *
186  * @note No memory allocations should take place inside the callback.
187  */
188 typedef int (*rte_mp_t)(const struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const void *peer);
189 
190 /**
191  * Asynchronous reply function typedef used by other components.
192  *
193  * As we create socket channel for primary/secondary communication, use
194  * this function typedef to register action for coming responses to asynchronous
195  * requests.
196  *
197  * @note When handling IPC request callbacks, the reply must be sent even in
198  *   cases of error handling. Simply returning success or failure will *not*
199  *   send a response to the requestor.
200  *   Implementation of error signalling mechanism is up to the application.
201  *
202  * @note No memory allocations should take place inside the callback.
203  */
204 typedef int (*rte_mp_async_reply_t)(const struct rte_mp_msg *request,
205 		const struct rte_mp_reply *reply);
206 
207 /**
208  * Register an action function for primary/secondary communication.
209  *
210  * Call this function to register an action, if the calling component wants
211  * to response the messages from the corresponding component in its primary
212  * process or secondary processes.
213  *
214  * @note IPC may be unsupported in certain circumstances, so caller should check
215  *    for ENOTSUP error.
216  *
217  * @param name
218  *   The name argument plays as the nonredundant key to find the action.
219  *
220  * @param action
221  *   The action argument is the function pointer to the action function.
222  *
223  * @return
224  *  - 0 on success.
225  *  - (<0) on failure.
226  */
227 int
228 rte_mp_action_register(const char *name, rte_mp_t action);
229 
230 /**
231  * Unregister an action function for primary/secondary communication.
232  *
233  * Call this function to unregister an action  if the calling component does
234  * not want to response the messages from the corresponding component in its
235  * primary process or secondary processes.
236  *
237  * @note IPC may be unsupported in certain circumstances, so caller should check
238  *    for ENOTSUP error.
239  *
240  * @param name
241  *   The name argument plays as the nonredundant key to find the action.
242  */
243 void
244 rte_mp_action_unregister(const char *name);
245 
246 /**
247  * Send a message to the peer process.
248  *
249  * This function will send a message which will be responded by the action
250  * identified by name in the peer process.
251  *
252  * @param msg
253  *   The msg argument contains the customized message.
254  *
255  * @return
256  *  - On success, return 0.
257  *  - On failure, return -1, and the reason will be stored in rte_errno.
258  */
259 int
260 rte_mp_sendmsg(struct rte_mp_msg *msg);
261 
262 /**
263  * Send a request to the peer process and expect a reply.
264  *
265  * This function sends a request message to the peer process, and will
266  * block until receiving reply message from the peer process.
267  *
268  * @note The caller is responsible to free reply->replies.
269  *
270  * @note This API must not be used inside memory-related or IPC callbacks, and
271  *   no memory allocations should take place inside such callback.
272  *
273  * @note IPC may be unsupported in certain circumstances, so caller should check
274  *    for ENOTSUP error.
275  *
276  * @param req
277  *   The req argument contains the customized request message.
278  *
279  * @param reply
280  *   The reply argument will be for storing all the replied messages;
281  *   the caller is responsible for free reply->msgs.
282  *
283  * @param ts
284  *   The ts argument specifies how long we can wait for the peer(s) to reply.
285  *
286  * @return
287  *  - On success, return 0.
288  *  - On failure, return -1, and the reason will be stored in rte_errno.
289  */
290 int
291 rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
292 	       const struct timespec *ts);
293 
294 /**
295  * Send a request to the peer process and expect a reply in a separate callback.
296  *
297  * This function sends a request message to the peer process, and will not
298  * block. Instead, reply will be received in a separate callback.
299  *
300  * @note IPC may be unsupported in certain circumstances, so caller should check
301  *    for ENOTSUP error.
302  *
303  * @param req
304  *   The req argument contains the customized request message.
305  *
306  * @param ts
307  *   The ts argument specifies how long we can wait for the peer(s) to reply.
308  *
309  * @param clb
310  *   The callback to trigger when all responses for this request have arrived.
311  *
312  * @return
313  *  - On success, return 0.
314  *  - On failure, return -1, and the reason will be stored in rte_errno.
315  */
316 int
317 rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
318 		rte_mp_async_reply_t clb);
319 
320 /**
321  * Send a reply to the peer process.
322  *
323  * This function will send a reply message in response to a request message
324  * received previously.
325  *
326  * @note When handling IPC request callbacks, the reply must be sent even in
327  *   cases of error handling. Simply returning success or failure will *not*
328  *   send a response to the requestor.
329  *   Implementation of error signalling mechanism is up to the application.
330  *
331  * @param msg
332  *   The msg argument contains the customized message.
333  *
334  * @param peer
335  *   The peer argument is the pointer to the peer socket path.
336  *
337  * @return
338  *  - On success, return 0.
339  *  - On failure, return -1, and the reason will be stored in rte_errno.
340  */
341 int
342 rte_mp_reply(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer);
343 
344 /**
345  * Usage function typedef used by the application usage function.
346  *
347  * Use this function typedef to define and call rte_set_application_usage_hook()
348  * routine.
349  */
350 typedef void	(*rte_usage_hook_t)(const char * prgname);
351 
352 /**
353  * Add application usage routine callout from the eal_usage() routine.
354  *
355  * This function allows the application to include its usage message
356  * in the EAL system usage message. The routine rte_set_application_usage_hook()
357  * needs to be called before the rte_eal_init() routine in the application.
358  *
359  * This routine is optional for the application and will behave as if the set
360  * routine was never called as the default behavior.
361  *
362  * @param usage_func
363  *   The func argument is a function pointer to the application usage routine.
364  *   Called function is defined using rte_usage_hook_t typedef, which is of
365  *   the form void rte_usage_func(const char * prgname).
366  *
367  *   Calling this routine with a NULL value will reset the usage hook routine and
368  *   return the current value, which could be NULL.
369  * @return
370  *   - Returns the current value of the rte_application_usage pointer to allow
371  *     the caller to daisy chain the usage routines if needing more then one.
372  */
373 rte_usage_hook_t
374 rte_set_application_usage_hook(rte_usage_hook_t usage_func);
375 
376 /**
377  * Whether EAL is using huge pages (disabled by --no-huge option).
378  * The no-huge mode is not compatible with all drivers or features.
379  *
380  * @return
381  *   Nonzero if hugepages are enabled.
382  */
383 int rte_eal_has_hugepages(void);
384 
385 /**
386  * Whether EAL is using PCI bus.
387  * Disabled by --no-pci option.
388  *
389  * @return
390  *   Nonzero if the PCI bus is enabled.
391  */
392 int rte_eal_has_pci(void);
393 
394 /**
395  * Whether the EAL was asked to create UIO device.
396  *
397  * @return
398  *   Nonzero if true.
399  */
400 int rte_eal_create_uio_dev(void);
401 
402 /**
403  * The user-configured vfio interrupt mode.
404  *
405  * @return
406  *   Interrupt mode configured with the command line,
407  *   RTE_INTR_MODE_NONE by default.
408  */
409 enum rte_intr_mode rte_eal_vfio_intr_mode(void);
410 
411 /**
412  * Copy the user-configured vfio VF token.
413  *
414  * @param vf_token
415  *   vfio VF token configured with the command line is copied
416  *   into this parameter, zero uuid by default.
417  */
418 void rte_eal_vfio_get_vf_token(rte_uuid_t vf_token);
419 
420 /**
421  * A wrap API for syscall gettid.
422  *
423  * @return
424  *   On success, returns the thread ID of calling process.
425  *   It is always successful.
426  */
427 int rte_sys_gettid(void);
428 
429 RTE_DECLARE_PER_LCORE(int, _thread_id);
430 
431 /**
432  * Get system unique thread id.
433  *
434  * @return
435  *   On success, returns the thread ID of calling process.
436  *   It is always successful.
437  */
438 static inline int rte_gettid(void)
439 {
440 	if (RTE_PER_LCORE(_thread_id) == -1)
441 		RTE_PER_LCORE(_thread_id) = rte_sys_gettid();
442 	return RTE_PER_LCORE(_thread_id);
443 }
444 
445 /**
446  * Get the OS-specific EAL base address.
447  *
448  * @return
449  *    The base address.
450  */
451 __rte_internal
452 uint64_t rte_eal_get_baseaddr(void);
453 
454 /**
455  * IOVA mapping mode.
456  *
457  * IOVA mapping mode is iommu programming mode of a device.
458  * That device (for example: IOMMU backed DMA device) based
459  * on rte_iova_mode will generate physical or virtual address.
460  */
461 enum rte_iova_mode {
462 	RTE_IOVA_DC = 0,	/* Don't care mode */
463 	RTE_IOVA_PA = (1 << 0), /* DMA using physical address */
464 	RTE_IOVA_VA = (1 << 1)  /* DMA using virtual address */
465 };
466 
467 /**
468  * Get the iova mode
469  *
470  * @return
471  *   enum rte_iova_mode value.
472  */
473 enum rte_iova_mode rte_eal_iova_mode(void);
474 
475 /**
476  * Get user provided pool ops name for mbuf
477  *
478  * @return
479  *   returns user provided pool ops name.
480  */
481 const char *
482 rte_eal_mbuf_user_pool_ops(void);
483 
484 /**
485  * Get the runtime directory of DPDK
486  *
487  * @return
488  *  The runtime directory path of DPDK
489  */
490 const char *
491 rte_eal_get_runtime_dir(void);
492 
493 /**
494  * Convert a string describing a mask of core ids into an array of core ids.
495  *
496  * On success, the passed array is filled with the orders of the core ids
497  * present in the mask (-1 indicating that a core id is absent).
498  * For example, passing a 0xa coremask results in cores[1] = 0, cores[3] = 1,
499  * and the rest of the array is set to -1.
500  *
501  * @param coremask
502  *   A string describing a mask of core ids.
503  * @param cores
504  *   An array where to store the core ids orders.
505  *   This array must be at least RTE_MAX_LCORE large.
506  * @return
507  *   0 on success, -1 if the string content was invalid.
508  */
509 __rte_internal
510 int
511 rte_eal_parse_coremask(const char *coremask, int *cores);
512 
513 #ifdef __cplusplus
514 }
515 #endif
516 
517 #endif /* _RTE_EAL_H_ */
518