Difference between revisions of "VPP/AArch64"
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| + | == Plan == | ||
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| + | * <code>make test</code> | ||
| + | * src/vppinfra/cache.h - aarch64 is always 128B cache block size | ||
| + | * src/vppinfra/cpu.[ch] - need ARM feature detection & "show cpu" output | ||
| + | * src/vppinfra/time.[ch] - review ARM architected timer / use cntfrq_el0 instead of estimation | ||
| + | * src/vppinfra/smp.h - use "isb" or "yield" inst | ||
| + | * src/vppinfra/byte_order.h - use "rev" inst | ||
| + | * review __sync use for non-x86/TSO machines; "TCP shared-memory fifos, event logger, etc." | ||
| + | * bihash_8_8.h - crc32 vs xxhash | ||
| + | * string.h - memcpy (inlined by compiler) perf | ||
| + | * SIMD | ||
| + | * quad loop / dual loop optimizations e.g. l2_forward() - hide memory latency | ||
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| + | == CSIT == | ||
== Patches == | == Patches == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | | lb plugin - fix format() type mismatches || Merged 10/16 || https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8755/ | ||
| + | |- | ||
| Use AESNI=y only on x86_64 machines || Merged 10/14 || https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8622/ | | Use AESNI=y only on x86_64 machines || Merged 10/14 || https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8622/ | ||
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| Native arm64 build: dpdk/Makefile change || Merged 8/31 || https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8228/ | | Native arm64 build: dpdk/Makefile change || Merged 8/31 || https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8228/ | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| + | == Known Issues == | ||
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| + | GCC 5.3.x ICEs during FP register allocation. Please use GCC 5.4+. | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 17 October 2017
Contents
Plan
-
make test - src/vppinfra/cache.h - aarch64 is always 128B cache block size
- src/vppinfra/cpu.[ch] - need ARM feature detection & "show cpu" output
- src/vppinfra/time.[ch] - review ARM architected timer / use cntfrq_el0 instead of estimation
- src/vppinfra/smp.h - use "isb" or "yield" inst
- src/vppinfra/byte_order.h - use "rev" inst
- review __sync use for non-x86/TSO machines; "TCP shared-memory fifos, event logger, etc."
- bihash_8_8.h - crc32 vs xxhash
- string.h - memcpy (inlined by compiler) perf
- SIMD
- quad loop / dual loop optimizations e.g. l2_forward() - hide memory latency
CSIT
Patches
| lb plugin - fix format() type mismatches | Merged 10/16 | https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8755/ |
| Use AESNI=y only on x86_64 machines | Merged 10/14 | https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8622/ |
| Improved arm64 chip detection | Merged 9/11 | https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8372/ |
| Native arm64 build: dpdk/Makefile change | Merged 8/31 | https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/8228/ |
Known Issues
GCC 5.3.x ICEs during FP register allocation. Please use GCC 5.4+.
