[v4,5/5] Documentation: Add reconnect process for VDUSE
Commit Message
Add a document explaining the reconnect process, including what the
Userspace App needs to do and how it works with the kernel.
Signed-off-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@redhat.com>
---
Documentation/userspace-api/vduse.rst | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
Comments
On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 1:47 PM Cindy Lu <lulu@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Add a document explaining the reconnect process, including what the
> Userspace App needs to do and how it works with the kernel.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@redhat.com>
> ---
> Documentation/userspace-api/vduse.rst | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/vduse.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/vduse.rst
> index bdb880e01132..a2be85e0e516 100644
> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/vduse.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/vduse.rst
> @@ -231,3 +231,35 @@ able to start the dataplane processing as follows:
> after the used ring is filled.
>
> For more details on the uAPI, please see include/uapi/linux/vduse.h.
> +
> +HOW VDUSE devices reconnectoin works
Typos, let's use a spell checker.
> +----------------
> +0. Userspace APP checks if the device /dev/vduse/vduse_name exists.
> + If it does not exist, need to create the instance.goto step 1
> + If it does exist, it means this is a reconnect and goto step 3.
> +
> +1. Create a new VDUSE instance with ioctl(VDUSE_CREATE_DEV) on
> + /dev/vduse/control.
> +
> +2. When the ioctl(VDUSE_CREATE_DEV) function is called, the kernel allocates memory
> + to save the reconnect information.
> +
> +3. Userspace App need to mmap the pages to userspace
Need to describe what kind of pages need to be mapped. And what's more:
Does this require cooperation from the disconnected application? If
yes, how to distinguish from the one that is not cooperative (doesn't
support reconnection)?
> + Userspace App need to map Pages 0 to vq_number for vq status,
> + Users can define the structure for saving the reconnect information themselves
> + in the userspace.
> +
> +4. Check if the infomatin sutiable for reconnect
Typos again.
> + If this is reconnect:
> + Before attempting to reconnect, The userspace application need to the
> + ioctl VDUSE_DEV_GET_CONFIG,VDUSE_DEV_GET_STATUS,VDUSE_DEV_GET_FEATURES...
"..." is not good, let's describe the steps in detail.
> + to get the and confirm if these information are suitable for reconnecting.
> +
> +5. Start the userspace App.
I had a hard time understanding this, does it mean the application
needs to restart itself?
> + While running, the application should store the relevant information about
> + reconnections in mapped pages.
> + When calling ioctl VDUSE_VQ_GET_INFO from the userspace APP
Abbrev is not good here. Let's use "application" for consistency.
> to get vq information, it is necessary
> + to check if this is a reconnection.
How to check whether or not it is reconnected?
> If a reconnection has occurred, the vq-related information
> + must be get from the mapped pages.
> +
> +6. When the Userspace App exits, it is necessary to unmap all the reconnect pages.
> --
> 2.43.0
>
Thanks
@@ -231,3 +231,35 @@ able to start the dataplane processing as follows:
after the used ring is filled.
For more details on the uAPI, please see include/uapi/linux/vduse.h.
+
+HOW VDUSE devices reconnectoin works
+----------------
+0. Userspace APP checks if the device /dev/vduse/vduse_name exists.
+ If it does not exist, need to create the instance.goto step 1
+ If it does exist, it means this is a reconnect and goto step 3.
+
+1. Create a new VDUSE instance with ioctl(VDUSE_CREATE_DEV) on
+ /dev/vduse/control.
+
+2. When the ioctl(VDUSE_CREATE_DEV) function is called, the kernel allocates memory
+ to save the reconnect information.
+
+3. Userspace App need to mmap the pages to userspace
+ Userspace App need to map Pages 0 to vq_number for vq status,
+ Users can define the structure for saving the reconnect information themselves
+ in the userspace.
+
+4. Check if the infomatin sutiable for reconnect
+ If this is reconnect:
+ Before attempting to reconnect, The userspace application need to the
+ ioctl VDUSE_DEV_GET_CONFIG,VDUSE_DEV_GET_STATUS,VDUSE_DEV_GET_FEATURES...
+ to get the and confirm if these information are suitable for reconnecting.
+
+5. Start the userspace App.
+ While running, the application should store the relevant information about
+ reconnections in mapped pages.
+ When calling ioctl VDUSE_VQ_GET_INFO from the userspace APP to get vq information, it is necessary
+ to check if this is a reconnection. If a reconnection has occurred, the vq-related information
+ must be get from the mapped pages.
+
+6. When the Userspace App exits, it is necessary to unmap all the reconnect pages.