[v2] app/testpmd: fix meter commands help strings
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Helps strings syntax is "command : description", the 'command' part was
missing, updated command help strings.
Fixes: 281eeb8afc55 ("app/testpmd: add commands for metering and policing")
Fixes: 30ffb4e67ee3 ("app/testpmd: add commands traffic metering and policing")
Fixes: e63b50162aa3 ("app/testpmd: clean metering and policing commands")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
---
Cc: jasvinder.singh@intel.com
Cc: cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com
- "set port meter dscp table" documented with 'port_id' & 'mtr_id', but
command itself is not requiring it, can be better to double check the
intention in the command.
- In command "show port meter stats <port_id> <mtr_id> yes|no", it is
not clear what 'yes|no' is, can be better to have a 'clear' keyword
there: "show port meter stats <port_id> <mtr_id> clear yes|no"
- 'meter' commands seems using many high level commands, that is harder
to remember when you take all commands into account:
"show port meter ..."
"add port meter ..."
"del port meter ..."
"create port meter ..."
"enable port meter ..."
"disable port meter ..."
"set port meter ..."
And some high level commands created just for 'meter'. Instead I think
it is better to group the commands, like:
"port meter [add,del,create,enable,disable] ..."
"show port meter ..."
It is already too late but it worth to keep in mind for the possible
future update.
v2:
* Fixed typo, actiono -> action0
* Added more info to help string, like "<variable>(possible values)"
---
app/test-pmd/cmdline.c | 2 +-
app/test-pmd/cmdline_mtr.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
Comments
Hi
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 8, 2021 23:15
> To: Li, Xiaoyun <xiaoyun.li@intel.com>; Singh, Jasvinder
> <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing <jingjing.wu@intel.com>; Adrien
> Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>; Dumitrescu, Cristian
> <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
> Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; stable@dpdk.org
> Subject: [PATCH v2] app/testpmd: fix meter commands help strings
>
> Helps strings syntax is "command : description", the 'command' part was missing,
> updated command help strings.
>
> Fixes: 281eeb8afc55 ("app/testpmd: add commands for metering and policing")
> Fixes: 30ffb4e67ee3 ("app/testpmd: add commands traffic metering and
> policing")
> Fixes: e63b50162aa3 ("app/testpmd: clean metering and policing commands")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> ---
> Cc: jasvinder.singh@intel.com
> Cc: cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com
>
> - "set port meter dscp table" documented with 'port_id' & 'mtr_id', but
> command itself is not requiring it, can be better to double check the
> intention in the command.
> - In command "show port meter stats <port_id> <mtr_id> yes|no", it is
> not clear what 'yes|no' is, can be better to have a 'clear' keyword
> there: "show port meter stats <port_id> <mtr_id> clear yes|no"
> - 'meter' commands seems using many high level commands, that is harder
> to remember when you take all commands into account:
> "show port meter ..."
> "add port meter ..."
> "del port meter ..."
> "create port meter ..."
> "enable port meter ..."
> "disable port meter ..."
> "set port meter ..."
> And some high level commands created just for 'meter'. Instead I think
> it is better to group the commands, like:
> "port meter [add,del,create,enable,disable] ..."
> "show port meter ..."
> It is already too late but it worth to keep in mind for the possible
> future update.
>
> v2:
> * Fixed typo, actiono -> action0
> * Added more info to help string, like "<variable>(possible values)"
> ---
> app/test-pmd/cmdline.c | 2 +-
> app/test-pmd/cmdline_mtr.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
> 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c index
> 59722d268bc3..1b9da38fb745 100644
> --- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
> +++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
> @@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
> "set port meter profile (port_id) (mtr_id) (profile_id)\n"
> " meter update meter profile\n\n"
>
> - "set port meter dscp table (port_id) (mtr_id)
> [(dscp_tbl_entry0)\n"
> + "set port meter dscp table [(dscp_tbl_entry0)\n"
> "(dscp_tbl_entry1)...(dscp_tbl_entry63)]\n"
> " update meter dscp table entries\n\n"
>
I still have some concern on this one.
I understand the command itself doesn't include port_id & meter_id.
But this command use (void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_token_string, to take a string from cmd.
And in parser cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_parsed(), it will use parse_multi_token_string() to parse this token_string.
static int
parse_multi_token_string(char *t_str, uint16_t *port_id,
uint32_t *mtr_id, enum rte_color **dscp_table)
{
char *token;
uint64_t val;
int ret;
/* First token: port id */
token = strtok_r(t_str, PARSE_DELIMITER, &t_str);
if (token == NULL)
return -1;
ret = parse_uint(&val, token);
if (ret != 0 || val > UINT16_MAX)
return -1;
*port_id = val;
/* Second token: meter id */
token = strtok_r(t_str, PARSE_DELIMITER, &t_str);
if (token == NULL)
return 0;
ret = parse_uint(&val, token);
if (ret != 0 || val > UINT32_MAX)
return -1;
*mtr_id = val;
ret = parse_dscp_table_entries(t_str, dscp_table);
if (ret != 0)
return -1;
return 0;
}
In this function, the first thing in that string will be parsed as port id, the second thing will be parsed as meter id and then table entries.
So I think if the helper string is "set port meter dscp table [(dscp_tbl_entry0)...]". This will actually confuse users.
If a user follows the helper and sets command "set port meter dscp table dscp_tbl_entry0", user will get error because the " dscp_tbl_entry0" is treated as portid and there is no meter id provided.
I understand they shouldn't put port id and meter id in token string parse and should be put in command itself. But that's another story.
> --
> 2.29.2
On 2/9/2021 2:35 AM, Li, Xiaoyun wrote:
> Hi
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 8, 2021 23:15
>> To: Li, Xiaoyun <xiaoyun.li@intel.com>; Singh, Jasvinder
>> <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing <jingjing.wu@intel.com>; Adrien
>> Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>; Dumitrescu, Cristian
>> <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
>> Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; stable@dpdk.org
>> Subject: [PATCH v2] app/testpmd: fix meter commands help strings
>>
>> Helps strings syntax is "command : description", the 'command' part was missing,
>> updated command help strings.
>>
>> Fixes: 281eeb8afc55 ("app/testpmd: add commands for metering and policing")
>> Fixes: 30ffb4e67ee3 ("app/testpmd: add commands traffic metering and
>> policing")
>> Fixes: e63b50162aa3 ("app/testpmd: clean metering and policing commands")
>> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
>> ---
>> Cc: jasvinder.singh@intel.com
>> Cc: cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com
>>
>> - "set port meter dscp table" documented with 'port_id' & 'mtr_id', but
>> command itself is not requiring it, can be better to double check the
>> intention in the command.
>> - In command "show port meter stats <port_id> <mtr_id> yes|no", it is
>> not clear what 'yes|no' is, can be better to have a 'clear' keyword
>> there: "show port meter stats <port_id> <mtr_id> clear yes|no"
>> - 'meter' commands seems using many high level commands, that is harder
>> to remember when you take all commands into account:
>> "show port meter ..."
>> "add port meter ..."
>> "del port meter ..."
>> "create port meter ..."
>> "enable port meter ..."
>> "disable port meter ..."
>> "set port meter ..."
>> And some high level commands created just for 'meter'. Instead I think
>> it is better to group the commands, like:
>> "port meter [add,del,create,enable,disable] ..."
>> "show port meter ..."
>> It is already too late but it worth to keep in mind for the possible
>> future update.
>>
>> v2:
>> * Fixed typo, actiono -> action0
>> * Added more info to help string, like "<variable>(possible values)"
>> ---
>> app/test-pmd/cmdline.c | 2 +-
>> app/test-pmd/cmdline_mtr.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
>> 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c index
>> 59722d268bc3..1b9da38fb745 100644
>> --- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
>> +++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
>> @@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
>> "set port meter profile (port_id) (mtr_id) (profile_id)\n"
>> " meter update meter profile\n\n"
>>
>> -"set port meter dscp table (port_id) (mtr_id)
>> [(dscp_tbl_entry0)\n"
>> +"set port meter dscp table [(dscp_tbl_entry0)\n"
>> "(dscp_tbl_entry1)...(dscp_tbl_entry63)]\n"
>> " update meter dscp table entries\n\n"
>>
>
> I still have some concern on this one.
> I understand the command itself doesn't include port_id & meter_id.
> But this command use (void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_token_string, to take a string from cmd.
> And in parser cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_parsed(), it will use parse_multi_token_string() to parse this token_string.
> static int
> parse_multi_token_string(char *t_str, uint16_t *port_id,
> uint32_t *mtr_id, enum rte_color **dscp_table)
> {
> char *token;
> uint64_t val;
> int ret;
>
> /* First token: port id */
> token = strtok_r(t_str, PARSE_DELIMITER, &t_str);
> if (token == NULL)
> return -1;
>
> ret = parse_uint(&val, token);
> if (ret != 0 || val > UINT16_MAX)
> return -1;
>
> *port_id = val;
>
> /* Second token: meter id */
> token = strtok_r(t_str, PARSE_DELIMITER, &t_str);
> if (token == NULL)
> return 0;
>
> ret = parse_uint(&val, token);
> if (ret != 0 || val > UINT32_MAX)
> return -1;
>
> *mtr_id = val;
>
> ret = parse_dscp_table_entries(t_str, dscp_table);
> if (ret != 0)
> return -1;
>
> return 0;
> }
>
> In this function, the first thing in that string will be parsed as port id, the second thing will be parsed as meter id and then table entries.
> So I think if the helper string is "set port meter dscp table [(dscp_tbl_entry0)...]". This will actually confuse users.
> If a user follows the helper and sets command "set port meter dscp table dscp_tbl_entry0", user will get error because the " dscp_tbl_entry0" is treated as portid and there is no meter id provided.
>
You are right, first two token of the 'token_string' is parsed as 'port_id' and
'meter_id', so intention is to have them before 'dscp_table_entries'. I will
update as you suggested.
> I understand they shouldn't put port id and meter id in token string parse and should be put in command itself. But that's another story.
>
Cristian, Jasvider,
Can you please fix the command so that it gets 'port_id' and 'meter_id' as
separate tokens, instead of it is being part of 'dscp_table_entries'?
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
"set port meter profile (port_id) (mtr_id) (profile_id)\n"
" meter update meter profile\n\n"
- "set port meter dscp table (port_id) (mtr_id) [(dscp_tbl_entry0)\n"
+ "set port meter dscp table [(dscp_tbl_entry0)\n"
"(dscp_tbl_entry1)...(dscp_tbl_entry63)]\n"
" update meter dscp table entries\n\n"
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void cmd_show_port_meter_cap_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_show_port_meter_cap = {
.f = cmd_show_port_meter_cap_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Show port meter cap",
+ .help_str = "show port meter cap <port_id>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_show_port_meter_cap_show,
(void *)&cmd_show_port_meter_cap_port,
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void cmd_add_port_meter_profile_srtcm_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_add_port_meter_profile_srtcm = {
.f = cmd_add_port_meter_profile_srtcm_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Add port meter profile srtcm (rfc2697)",
+ .help_str = "add port meter profile srtcm_rfc2697 <port_id> <profile_id> <cir> <cbs> <ebs>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_add_port_meter_profile_srtcm_add,
(void *)&cmd_add_port_meter_profile_srtcm_port,
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static void cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm = {
.f = cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Add port meter profile trtcm (rfc2698)",
+ .help_str = "add port meter profile trtcm_rfc2698 <port_id> <profile_id> <cir> <pir> <cbs> <pbs>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_add,
(void *)&cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_port,
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static void cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_rfc4115_parsed(
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_rfc4115 = {
.f = cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_rfc4115_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Add port meter profile trtcm (rfc4115)",
+ .help_str = "add port meter profile trtcm_rfc4115 <port_id> <profile_id> <cir> <eir> <cbs> <ebs>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_rfc4115_add,
(void *)&cmd_add_port_meter_profile_trtcm_rfc4115_port,
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static void cmd_del_port_meter_profile_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_del_port_meter_profile = {
.f = cmd_del_port_meter_profile_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Delete port meter profile",
+ .help_str = "del port meter profile <port_id> <profile_id>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_del_port_meter_profile_del,
(void *)&cmd_del_port_meter_profile_port,
@@ -827,7 +827,10 @@ static void cmd_create_port_meter_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_create_port_meter = {
.f = cmd_create_port_meter_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Create port meter",
+ .help_str = "create port meter <port_id> <mtr_id> <profile_id> <meter_enable>(yes|no) "
+ "<g_action>(R|Y|G|D) <y_action>(R|Y|G|D) <r_action>(R|Y|G|D) "
+ "<stats_mask> <shared> <use_pre_meter_color> "
+ "[<dscp_tbl_entry0> <dscp_tbl_entry1> ...<dscp_tbl_entry63>]",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_create_port_meter_create,
(void *)&cmd_create_port_meter_port,
@@ -896,7 +899,7 @@ static void cmd_enable_port_meter_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_enable_port_meter = {
.f = cmd_enable_port_meter_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Enable port meter",
+ .help_str = "enable port meter <port_id> <mtr_id>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_enable_port_meter_enable,
(void *)&cmd_enable_port_meter_port,
@@ -957,7 +960,7 @@ static void cmd_disable_port_meter_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_disable_port_meter = {
.f = cmd_disable_port_meter_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Disable port meter",
+ .help_str = "disable port meter <port_id> <mtr_id>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_disable_port_meter_disable,
(void *)&cmd_disable_port_meter_port,
@@ -1018,7 +1021,7 @@ static void cmd_del_port_meter_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_del_port_meter = {
.f = cmd_del_port_meter_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Delete port meter",
+ .help_str = "del port meter <port_id> <mtr_id>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_del_port_meter_del,
(void *)&cmd_del_port_meter_port,
@@ -1092,7 +1095,7 @@ static void cmd_set_port_meter_profile_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_port_meter_profile = {
.f = cmd_set_port_meter_profile_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Set port meter profile",
+ .help_str = "set port meter profile <port_id> <mtr_id> <profile_id>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_profile_set,
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_profile_port,
@@ -1166,7 +1169,8 @@ static void cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table = {
.f = cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Update port meter dscp table",
+ .help_str = "set port meter dscp table "
+ "[<dscp_tbl_entry0> <dscp_tbl_entry1> ... <dscp_tbl_entry63>]",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_set,
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_dscp_table_port,
@@ -1276,7 +1280,8 @@ static void cmd_set_port_meter_policer_action_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_port_meter_policer_action = {
.f = cmd_set_port_meter_policer_action_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Set port meter policer action",
+ .help_str = "set port meter policer action <port_id> <mtr_id> "
+ "<action_mask> <action0> [<action1> <action2>]",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_policer_action_set,
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_policer_action_port,
@@ -1355,7 +1360,7 @@ static void cmd_set_port_meter_stats_mask_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_port_meter_stats_mask = {
.f = cmd_set_port_meter_stats_mask_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Set port meter stats mask",
+ .help_str = "set port meter stats mask <port_id> <mtr_id> <stats_mask>",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_stats_mask_set,
(void *)&cmd_set_port_meter_stats_mask_port,
@@ -1459,7 +1464,7 @@ static void cmd_show_port_meter_stats_parsed(void *parsed_result,
cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_show_port_meter_stats = {
.f = cmd_show_port_meter_stats_parsed,
.data = NULL,
- .help_str = "Show port meter stats",
+ .help_str = "show port meter stats <port_id> <mtr_id> <clear>(yes|no)",
.tokens = {
(void *)&cmd_show_port_meter_stats_show,
(void *)&cmd_show_port_meter_stats_port,