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authorDave Barach <dave@barachs.net>2016-08-11 17:21:02 -0400
committerFlorin Coras <florin.coras@gmail.com>2016-08-12 09:38:04 +0000
commit6353920e0c2507e2e67ef4033fd1bc92fd8ba965 (patch)
tree5ca34b1c17ff04b0d051f33dc3f5a490f93ab91d /vlib
parent9876d48c2d2177ca23970bf8f8cc796b4177e704 (diff)
VPP-223 Add doxygen tags to counter.h
Change-Id: Ifddf37db04b2ecfa7b470cd52e8eaa2211823f3d Signed-off-by: Dave Barach <dave@barachs.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'vlib')
-rw-r--r--vlib/vlib/counter.h176
1 files changed, 118 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/vlib/vlib/counter.h b/vlib/vlib/counter.h
index 845bd4eb..28686b4b 100644
--- a/vlib/vlib/counter.h
+++ b/vlib/vlib/counter.h
@@ -40,33 +40,40 @@
#ifndef included_vlib_counter_h
#define included_vlib_counter_h
-/*
- * Annoyingly enough, counters are created long before
- * the CPU configuration is available, so we have to
- * preallocate the mini-counter per-cpu vectors
- */
-
-typedef struct
-{
- /* Compact counters that (rarely) can overflow. */
- u16 **minis;
+/** \file
- /* Counters to hold overflow. */
- u64 *maxi;
+ Optimized thread-safe counters.
- /* Counter values as of last clear. */
- u64 *value_at_last_clear;
+ Each vlib_[simple|combined]_counter_main_t consists of a single
+ vector of thread-safe / atomically-updated u64 counters [the
+ "maxi" vector], and a (u16 **) per-thread vector [the "minis"
+ vector] of narrow, per-thread counters.
- /* Values as of last serialize. */
- u64 *value_at_last_serialize;
+ The idea is to drastically reduce the number of atomic operations.
+ In the case of packet counts, we divide the number of atomic ops
+ by 2**16, etc.
+*/
- /* Last counter index serialized incrementally. */
- u32 last_incremental_serialize_index;
+/** A collection of simple counters */
- /* Counter name. */
- char *name;
+typedef struct
+{
+ u16 **minis; /**< Per-thread u16 non-atomic counters */
+ u64 *maxi; /**< Shared wide counters */
+ u64 *value_at_last_clear; /**< Counter values as of last clear. */
+ u64 *value_at_last_serialize; /**< Values as of last serialize. */
+ u32 last_incremental_serialize_index; /**< Last counter index
+ serialized incrementally. */
+
+ char *name; /**< The counter collection's name. */
} vlib_simple_counter_main_t;
+/** Increment a simple counter
+ @param cm - (vlib_simple_counter_main_t *) simple counter main pointer
+ @param cpu_index - (u32) the current cpu index
+ @param index - (u32) index of the counter to increment
+ @param increment - (u32) quantitiy to add to the counter
+*/
always_inline void
vlib_increment_simple_counter (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm,
u32 cpu_index, u32 index, u32 increment)
@@ -88,6 +95,15 @@ vlib_increment_simple_counter (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm,
}
}
+/** Get the value of a simple counter
+ Scrapes the entire set of mini counters. Innacurate unless
+ worker threads which might increment the counter are
+ barrier-synchronized
+
+ @param cm - (vlib_simple_counter_main_t *) simple counter main pointer
+ @param index - (u32) index of the counter to fetch
+ @returns - (u64) current counter value
+*/
always_inline u64
vlib_get_simple_counter (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm, u32 index)
{
@@ -117,6 +133,12 @@ vlib_get_simple_counter (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm, u32 index)
return v;
}
+/** Clear a simple counter
+ Clears the set of per-thread u16 counters, and the u64 counter
+
+ @param cm - (vlib_simple_counter_main_t *) simple counter main pointer
+ @param index - (u32) index of the counter to clear
+*/
always_inline void
vlib_zero_simple_counter (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm, u32 index)
{
@@ -137,13 +159,19 @@ vlib_zero_simple_counter (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm, u32 index)
cm->value_at_last_clear[index] = 0;
}
-/* Combined counters hold both packets and byte differences. */
-/* Maxi-packet/byte counter. */
+/** Combined counter to hold both packets and byte differences.
+ */
typedef struct
{
- u64 packets, bytes;
+ u64 packets; /**< packet counter */
+ u64 bytes; /**< byte counter */
} vlib_counter_t;
+/** Add two combined counters, results in the first counter
+ @param [in/out] a - (vlib_counter_t *) dst counter
+ @param b - (vlib_counter_t *) src counter
+*/
+
always_inline void
vlib_counter_add (vlib_counter_t * a, vlib_counter_t * b)
{
@@ -151,6 +179,10 @@ vlib_counter_add (vlib_counter_t * a, vlib_counter_t * b)
a->bytes += b->bytes;
}
+/** Subtract combined counters, results in the first counter
+ @param [in/out] a - (vlib_counter_t *) dst counter
+ @param b - (vlib_counter_t *) src counter
+*/
always_inline void
vlib_counter_sub (vlib_counter_t * a, vlib_counter_t * b)
{
@@ -160,56 +192,51 @@ vlib_counter_sub (vlib_counter_t * a, vlib_counter_t * b)
a->bytes -= b->bytes;
}
+/** Clear a combined counter
+ @param a - (vlib_counter_t *) counter to clear
+*/
always_inline void
vlib_counter_zero (vlib_counter_t * a)
{
a->packets = a->bytes = 0;
}
-/* Micro-counter: 16 bits of packets and 16 bits of byte difference. */
+/** Mini combined counter */
typedef struct
{
- /* Packet count. */
- u16 packets;
-
- /* The average packet size hack doesn't work in a multi-core config */
- i16 bytes;
+ u16 packets; /**< Packet count */
+ i16 bytes; /**< Byte count */
} vlib_mini_counter_t;
+/** A collection of combined counters */
typedef struct
{
- /* Compact counters that (rarely) can overflow. */
- vlib_mini_counter_t **minis;
-
- /* Counters to hold overflow. */
- vlib_counter_t *maxi;
-
- /* Debug counters for testing. */
- vlib_counter_t *debug;
-
- /* Counter values as of last clear. */
- vlib_counter_t *value_at_last_clear;
-
- /* Counter values as of last serialize. */
- vlib_counter_t *value_at_last_serialize;
-
- /* Last counter index serialized incrementally. */
- u32 last_incremental_serialize_index;
-
- /* Average packet sizes used in mini-counter byte differences. */
- u32 ave_packet_size;
-
- /* Current summed packets and bytes for average computation. */
- u32 ave_packets, ave_bytes;
-
- /* Counter name. */
- char *name;
-
+ vlib_mini_counter_t **minis; /**< Per-thread u16 non-atomic counter pairs */
+ vlib_counter_t *maxi; /**< Shared wide counter pairs */
+ vlib_counter_t *value_at_last_clear; /**< Counter values as of last clear. */
+ vlib_counter_t *value_at_last_serialize; /**< Counter values as of last serialize. */
+ u32 last_incremental_serialize_index; /**< Last counter index serialized incrementally. */
+ char *name; /**< The counter collection's name. */
} vlib_combined_counter_main_t;
+/** Clear a collection of simple counters
+ @param cm - (vlib_simple_counter_main_t *) collection to clear
+*/
void vlib_clear_simple_counters (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm);
+
+/** Clear a collection of combined counters
+ @param cm - (vlib_combined_counter_main_t *) collection to clear
+*/
void vlib_clear_combined_counters (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm);
+/** Increment a combined counter
+ @param cm - (vlib_combined_counter_main_t *) comined counter main pointer
+ @param cpu_index - (u32) the current cpu index
+ @param index - (u32) index of the counter to increment
+ @param packet_increment - (u32) number of packets to add to the counter
+ @param byte_increment - (u32) number of bytes to add to the counter
+*/
+
always_inline void
vlib_increment_combined_counter (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm,
u32 cpu_index,
@@ -246,7 +273,16 @@ vlib_increment_combined_counter (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm,
}
}
-/* This is never done in the speed path */
+/** Get the value of a combined counter, never called in the speed path
+ Scrapes the entire set of mini counters. Innacurate unless
+ worker threads which might increment the counter are
+ barrier-synchronized
+
+ @param cm - (vlib_combined_counter_main_t *) combined counter main pointer
+ @param index - (u32) index of the combined counter to fetch
+ @param result [out] - (vlib_counter_t *) result stored here
+*/
+
static inline void
vlib_get_combined_counter (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm,
u32 index, vlib_counter_t * result)
@@ -275,6 +311,12 @@ vlib_get_combined_counter (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm,
vlib_counter_sub (result, &cm->value_at_last_clear[index]);
}
+/** Clear a combined counter
+ Clears the set of per-thread u16 counters, and the shared vlib_counter_t
+
+ @param cm - (vlib_combined_counter_main_t *) combined counter main pointer
+ @param index - (u32) index of the counter to clear
+*/
always_inline void
vlib_zero_combined_counter (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm, u32 index)
{
@@ -295,12 +337,30 @@ vlib_zero_combined_counter (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm, u32 index)
vlib_counter_zero (&cm->value_at_last_clear[index]);
}
+/** validate a simple counter
+ @param cm - (vlib_simple_counter_main_t *) pointer to the counter collection
+ @param index - (u32) index of the counter to validate
+*/
+
void vlib_validate_simple_counter (vlib_simple_counter_main_t * cm,
u32 index);
+/** validate a combined counter
+ @param cm - (vlib_combined_counter_main_t *) pointer to the counter
+ collection
+ @param index - (u32) index of the counter to validate
+*/
+
void vlib_validate_combined_counter (vlib_combined_counter_main_t * cm,
u32 index);
-/* Number of simple/combined counters allocated. */
+/** Obtain the number of simple or combined counters allocated.
+ A macro which reduces to to vec_len(cm->maxi), the answer in either
+ case.
+
+ @param cm - (vlib_simple_counter_main_t) or
+ (vlib_combined_counter_main_t) the counter collection to interrogate
+ @returns vec_len(cm->maxi)
+*/
#define vlib_counter_len(cm) vec_len((cm)->maxi)
serialize_function_t serialize_vlib_simple_counter_main,