Re: [PATCH net-next RFC v3 00/14] Add devlink reload action option

From: Jiri Pirko
Date: Wed Sep 02 2020 - 03:55:38 EST

Tue, Sep 01, 2020 at 09:16:17PM CEST, moshe@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>On 8/31/2020 1:49 PM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 05:27:20PM CEST, moshe@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > Introduce new option on devlink reload API to enable the user to select the
>> > reload action required. Complete support for all actions in mlx5.
>> > The following reload actions are supported:
>> > driver_reinit: driver entities re-initialization, applying devlink-param
>> > and devlink-resource values.
>> > fw_activate: firmware activate.
>> > fw_activate_no_reset: Activate new firmware image without any reset.
>> > (also known as: firmware live patching).
>> >
>> > Each driver which support this command should expose the reload actions
>> > supported.
>> > The uAPI is backward compatible, if the reload action option is omitted
>> >from the reload command, the driver reinit action will be used.
>> > Note that when required to do firmware activation some drivers may need
>> > to reload the driver. On the other hand some drivers may need to reset
>> > the firmware to reinitialize the driver entities. Therefore, the devlink
>> > reload command returns the actions which were actually done.
>> >
>> > Add reload actions counters to hold the history per reload action type.
>> > For example, the number of times fw_activate has been done on this
>> > device since the driver module was added or if the firmware activation
>> > was done with or without reset.
>> >
>> > Patch 1 adds the new API reload action option to devlink.
>> > Patch 2 adds reload actions counters.
>> > Patch 3 exposes the reload actions counters on devlink dev get.
>> > Patches 4-9 add support on mlx5 for devlink reload action fw_activate
>> > and handle the firmware reset events.
>> > Patches 10-11 add devlink enable remote dev reset parameter and use it
>> > in mlx5.
>> > Patches 12-13 mlx5 add devlink reload action fw_activate_no_reset support
>> > and event handling.
>> > Patch 14 adds documentation file devlink-reload.rst
>> >
>> > command examples:
>> > $devlink dev reload pci/0000:82:00.0 action driver_reinit
>> > reload_actions_done:
>> > driver_reinit
>> >
>> > $devlink dev reload pci/0000:82:00.0 action fw_activate
>> > reload_actions_done:
>> > driver_reinit fw_activate
>> >
>> > $ devlink dev reload pci/0000:82:00.0 action fw_activate no_reset
>> You are missing "_".
>
> I meant that no_reset is an option here, so the uAPI is :
>
>$ devlink dev reload DEV [ netns { PID | NAME | ID } ] [ action {
>driver_reinit | fw_activate [no_reset] } ]

In the uapi enum, it's a different value. It is desirable to follow the
uapi for things like this. I don't see why not.

>
> Should have been as "--no_reset" or "-no_reset" but it seemed that all
>options in devlink are global, not specific to command
>
>Do you see a better way, please advise

if you want to do it this way, you need a separate netlink attr. But I
don't think it is necessary. I provided suggestion in the other email.


>
>>
>> > reload_actions_done:
>> No need to have "reload" word here. And maybe "performed" would be
>> better than "done". Idk:
>> "actions_performed"
>> ?
>
>
>Yes, that's better, I will fix.
>
>>
>> > fw_activate_no_reset
>> >
>> > v2 -> v3:
>> > - Replace fw_live_patch action by fw_activate_no_reset
>> > - Devlink reload returns the actions done over netlink reply
>> > - Add reload actions counters
>> >
>> > v1 -> v2:
>> > - Instead of reload levels driver,fw_reset,fw_live_patch have reload
>> > actions driver_reinit,fw_activate,fw_live_patch
>> > - Remove driver default level, the action driver_reinit is the default
>> > action for all drivers
>> >
>> > Moshe Shemesh (14):
>> > devlink: Add reload action option to devlink reload command
>> > devlink: Add reload actions counters
>> > devlink: Add reload actions counters to dev get
>> > net/mlx5: Add functions to set/query MFRL register
>> > net/mlx5: Set cap for pci sync for fw update event
>> > net/mlx5: Handle sync reset request event
>> > net/mlx5: Handle sync reset now event
>> > net/mlx5: Handle sync reset abort event
>> > net/mlx5: Add support for devlink reload action fw activate
>> > devlink: Add enable_remote_dev_reset generic parameter
>> > net/mlx5: Add devlink param enable_remote_dev_reset support
>> > net/mlx5: Add support for fw live patch event
>> > net/mlx5: Add support for devlink reload action fw activate no reset
>> > devlink: Add Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst
>> >
>> > .../networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst | 6 +
>> > .../networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst | 68 +++
>> > Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst | 1 +
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c | 14 +-
>> > .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Makefile | 2 +-
>> > .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c | 117 ++++-
>> > .../mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c | 31 ++
>> > .../mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.h | 1 +
>> > .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c | 453 ++++++++++++++++++
>> > .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.h | 19 +
>> > .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c | 35 +-
>> > .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 13 +
>> > .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h | 2 +
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c | 24 +-
>> > drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c | 16 +-
>> > include/linux/mlx5/device.h | 1 +
>> > include/linux/mlx5/driver.h | 4 +
>> > include/net/devlink.h | 13 +-
>> > include/uapi/linux/devlink.h | 24 +
>> > net/core/devlink.c | 174 ++++++-
>> > 20 files changed, 967 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
>> > create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst
>> > create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
>> > create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.h
>> >
>> > --
>> > 2.17.1
>> >