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ibv_read_counters - Read counter values

#include <infiniband/verbs.h>
int ibv_read_counters(struct ibv_counters *counters,

uint64_t *counters_value,
uint32_t ncounters,
uint32_t flags);

ibv_read_counters() returns the values of the chosen counters into counters_value array of which can accumulate ncounters. The values are filled according to the configuration defined by the user in the ibv_attach_counters_point_xxx functions.

Counters object to read.
Input buffer to hold read result.
Number of counters to fill.
Use enum ibv_read_counters_flags.

flags Argument

Will prefer reading the values from driver cache, else it will do volatile hardware access which is the default.

ibv_read_counters() returns 0 on success, or the value of errno on failure (which indicates the failure reason)

Example: Statically attach counters to a new flow

This example demonstrates the use of counters which are attached statically with the creation of a new flow. The counters are read from hardware periodically, and finally all resources are released.

/* create counters object and define its counters points        */
/* create simple L2 flow with hardcoded MAC, and a count action */
/* read counters periodically, every 1sec, until loop ends      */
/* assumes user prepared a RAW_PACKET QP as input               */
/* only limited error checking in run time for code simplicity  */
#include <inttypes.h>
#include <infiniband/verbs.h>
/* the below MAC should be replaced by user */
#define FLOW_SPEC_ETH_MAC_VAL {

.dst_mac = { 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04,0x05},
.src_mac = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00},
.ether_type = 0, .vlan_tag = 0, } #define FLOW_SPEC_ETH_MAC_MASK {
.dst_mac = { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF},
.src_mac = { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF},
.ether_type = 0, .vlan_tag = 0, } void example_create_flow_with_counters_on_raw_qp(struct ibv_qp *qp) {
int idx = 0;
int loop = 10;
struct ibv_flow *flow = NULL;
struct ibv_counters *counters = NULL;
struct ibv_counters_init_attr init_attr = {0};
struct ibv_counter_attach_attr attach_attr = {0};
/* create single counters handle */
counters = ibv_create_counters(qp->context, &init_attr);
/* define counters points */
attach_attr.counter_desc = IBV_COUNTER_PACKETS;
attach_attr.index = idx++;
ret = ibv_attach_counters_point_flow(counters, &attach_attr, NULL);
if (ret == ENOTSUP) {
fprintf(stderr, "Attaching IBV_COUNTER_PACKETS to flow is not \ supported");
exit(1);
}
attach_attr.counter_desc = IBV_COUNTER_BYTES;
attach_attr.index = idx++;
ibv_attach_counters_point_flow(counters, &attach_attr, NULL);
if (ret == ENOTSUP) {
fprintf(stderr, "Attaching IBV_COUNTER_BYTES to flow is not \ supported");
exit(1);
}
/* define a new flow attr that includes the counters handle */
struct raw_eth_flow_attr {
struct ibv_flow_attr attr;
struct ibv_flow_spec_eth spec_eth;
struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action spec_count;
} flow_attr = {
.attr = {
.comp_mask = 0,
.type = IBV_FLOW_ATTR_NORMAL,
.size = sizeof(flow_attr),
.priority = 0,
.num_of_specs = 2, /* ETH + COUNT */
.port = 1,
.flags = 0,
},
.spec_eth = {
.type = IBV_EXP_FLOW_SPEC_ETH,
.size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_eth),
.val = FLOW_SPEC_ETH_MAC_VAL,
.mask = FLOW_SPEC_ETH_MAC_MASK,
},
.spec_count = {
.type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_COUNT,
.size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action),
.counters = counters, /* attached this counters handle to the newly created ibv_flow */ } };
/* create the flow */
flow = ibv_create_flow(qp, &flow_attr.attr);
/* allocate array for counters value reading */
uint64_t *counters_value = malloc(sizeof(uint64_t) * idx);
/* periodical read and print of flow counters */
while (--loop) {
sleep(1);
/* read hardware counters values */
ibv_read_counters(counters, counters_value, idx,
IBV_READ_COUNTERS_ATTR_PREFER_CACHED);
printf("PACKETS = %"PRIu64", BYTES = %"PRIu64 \n",
counters_value[0], counters_value[1] );
}
/* all done, release all */
free(counters_value);
/* destroy flow and detach counters */
ibv_destroy_flow(flow);
/* destroy counters handle */
ibv_destroy_counters(counters);
return; }

ibv_create_counters, ibv_destroy_counters, ibv_attach_counters_point_flow, ibv_create_flow

Raed Salem <raeds@mellanox.com>

Alex Rosenbaum <alexr@mellanox.com>

2018-04-02 libibverbs