[v6,1/3] eal: add rte thread create control API

Message ID 1675891595-28366-2-git-send-email-roretzla@linux.microsoft.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Marchand
Headers
Series eal: deprecate last use of pthread_t in public API |

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Tyler Retzlaff Feb. 8, 2023, 9:26 p.m. UTC
  Add rte_thread_create_control API as a replacement for
rte_ctrl_thread_create to allow deprecation of the use of platform
specific types in DPDK public API.

Add test from David Marchand to exercise the new API.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
Reviewed-by: Mattias Rönnblom <mattias.ronnblom@ericsson.com>
---
 app/test/test_threads.c            | 26 ++++++++++++
 lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h       | 33 +++++++++++++++
 lib/eal/version.map                |  1 +
 4 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Weiyuan Li Feb. 24, 2023, 5:52 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi, Tyler Retzlaff

We found an error when ASAN test, AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow error when quit testpmd.
Could you please have a look at it , also submitted a Bugzilla ticket: https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1166
Thanks.


Regards,
Li, Weiyuan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 5:27 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: david.marchand@redhat.com; thomas@monjalon.net; Matz, Olivier
> <olivier.matz@6wind.com>; stephen@networkplumber.org;
> mb@smartsharesystems.com; hofors@lysator.liu.se; Tyler Retzlaff
> <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v6 1/3] eal: add rte thread create control API
> 
> Add rte_thread_create_control API as a replacement for
> rte_ctrl_thread_create to allow deprecation of the use of platform specific
> types in DPDK public API.
> 
> Add test from David Marchand to exercise the new API.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mattias Rönnblom <mattias.ronnblom@ericsson.com>
> ---
>  app/test/test_threads.c            | 26 ++++++++++++
>  lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c | 85
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h       | 33 +++++++++++++++
>  lib/eal/version.map                |  1 +
>  4 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/app/test/test_threads.c b/app/test/test_threads.c index
> e0f18e4..657ecad 100644
> --- a/app/test/test_threads.c
> +++ b/app/test/test_threads.c
> @@ -232,6 +232,31 @@
>  	return 0;
>  }
> 
> +static int
> +test_thread_create_control_join(void)
> +{
> +	rte_thread_t thread_id;
> +	rte_thread_t thread_main_id;
> +
> +	thread_id_ready = 0;
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_create_control(&thread_id,
> "test_control_threads",
> +		NULL, thread_main, &thread_main_id) == 0,
> +		"Failed to create thread.");
> +
> +	while (__atomic_load_n(&thread_id_ready, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
> == 0)
> +		;
> +
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_equal(thread_id, thread_main_id) !=
> 0,
> +		"Unexpected thread id.");
> +
> +	__atomic_store_n(&thread_id_ready, 2, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> +
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_join(thread_id, NULL) == 0,
> +		"Failed to join thread.");
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  static struct unit_test_suite threads_test_suite = {
>  	.suite_name = "threads autotest",
>  	.setup = NULL,
> @@ -243,6 +268,7 @@
>  		TEST_CASE(test_thread_priority),
>  		TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_affinity),
>  		TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_priority),
> +		TEST_CASE(test_thread_create_control_join),
>  		TEST_CASES_END()
>  	}
>  };
> diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> index 3181515..4f83c97 100644
> --- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> +++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> @@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status {  };
> 
>  struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
> -	void *(*start_routine)(void *);
> +	union {
> +		void *(*ctrl_start_routine)(void *arg);
> +		rte_thread_func control_start_routine;
> +	} u;
>  	void *arg;
>  	int ret;
>  	/* Control thread status.
> @@ -241,27 +244,47 @@ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
>  	enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;  };
> 
> -static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> +static int ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
>  {
>  	struct internal_config *internal_conf =
>  		eal_get_internal_configuration();
>  	rte_cpuset_t *cpuset = &internal_conf->ctrl_cpuset;
>  	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> -	void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->start_routine;
> -	void *routine_arg = params->arg;
> 
>  	__rte_thread_init(rte_lcore_id(), cpuset);
>  	params->ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(rte_thread_self(),
> cpuset);
>  	if (params->ret != 0) {
>  		__atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
>  			CTRL_THREAD_ERROR, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> -		return NULL;
> +		return params->ret;
>  	}
> 
>  	__atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
>  		CTRL_THREAD_RUNNING, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> 
> -	return start_routine(routine_arg);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void *ctrl_thread_start(void *arg) {
> +	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> +	void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->u.ctrl_start_routine;
> +
> +	if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	return start_routine(params->arg);
> +}
> +
> +static uint32_t control_thread_start(void *arg) {
> +	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> +	rte_thread_func start_routine = params->u.control_start_routine;
> +
> +	if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> +		return params->ret;
> +
> +	return start_routine(params->arg);
>  }
> 
>  int
> @@ -277,12 +300,12 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
>  	if (!params)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
> 
> -	params->start_routine = start_routine;
> +	params->u.ctrl_start_routine = start_routine;
>  	params->arg = arg;
>  	params->ret = 0;
>  	params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
> 
> -	ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_init, (void *)params);
> +	ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_start, (void *)params);
>  	if (ret != 0) {
>  		free(params);
>  		return -ret;
> @@ -315,6 +338,52 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)  }
> 
>  int
> +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> +	const rte_thread_attr_t *attr,
> +	rte_thread_func start_routine, void *arg) {
> +	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params;
> +	enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	params = malloc(sizeof(*params));
> +	if (params == NULL)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	params->u.control_start_routine = start_routine;
> +	params->arg = arg;
> +	params->ret = 0;
> +	params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
> +
> +	ret = rte_thread_create(thread, attr, control_thread_start, params);
> +	if (ret != 0) {
> +		free(params);
> +		return -ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (name != NULL)
> +		rte_thread_set_name(*thread, name);
> +
> +	/* Wait for the control thread to initialize successfully */
> +	while ((ctrl_thread_status =
> +			__atomic_load_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> +			__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) ==
> CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING) {
> +		rte_delay_us_sleep(1);
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Check if the control thread encountered an error */
> +	if (ctrl_thread_status == CTRL_THREAD_ERROR) {
> +		/* ctrl thread is exiting */
> +		rte_thread_join(*thread, NULL);
> +	}
> +
> +	ret = params->ret;
> +	free(params);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +int
>  rte_thread_register(void)
>  {
>  	unsigned int lcore_id;
> diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h index
> d247930..fae26a7 100644
> --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> @@ -98,6 +98,39 @@ int rte_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread_id,
>   * @warning
>   * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
>   *
> + * Create a control thread.
> + *
> + * Creates a control thread with the given name and attributes. The
> + * affinity of the new thread is based on the CPU affinity retrieved
> + * at the time rte_eal_init() was called, the EAL threads are then
> + * excluded. If setting the name of the thread fails, the error is
> + * ignored and a debug message is logged.
> + *
> + * @param thread
> + *   Filled with the thread id of the new created thread.
> + * @param name
> + *   The name of the control thread
> + *   (max RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN characters including '\0').
> + * @param thread_attr
> + *   Attributes for the new thread.
> + * @param thread_func
> + *   Function to be executed by the new thread.
> + * @param arg
> + *   Argument passed to start_routine.
> + * @return
> + *   On success, returns 0; on error, it returns a negative value
> + *   corresponding to the error number.
> + */
> +__rte_experimental
> +int
> +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> +		const rte_thread_attr_t *thread_attr,
> +		rte_thread_func thread_func, void *arg);
> +
> +/**
> + * @warning
> + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
> + *
>   * Waits for the thread identified by 'thread_id' to terminate
>   *
>   * @param thread_id
> diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map index 6523102..285a0bd
> 100644
> --- a/lib/eal/version.map
> +++ b/lib/eal/version.map
> @@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
>  	rte_thread_join;
> 
>  	# added in 23.03
> +	rte_thread_create_control;
>  	rte_thread_set_name;
>  };
> 
> --
> 1.8.3.1
  
David Marchand Feb. 24, 2023, 8:13 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 10:26 PM Tyler Retzlaff
<roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> Add rte_thread_create_control API as a replacement for
> rte_ctrl_thread_create to allow deprecation of the use of platform
> specific types in DPDK public API.
>
> Add test from David Marchand to exercise the new API.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mattias Rönnblom <mattias.ronnblom@ericsson.com>
> ---
>  app/test/test_threads.c            | 26 ++++++++++++
>  lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h       | 33 +++++++++++++++
>  lib/eal/version.map                |  1 +
>  4 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/app/test/test_threads.c b/app/test/test_threads.c
> index e0f18e4..657ecad 100644
> --- a/app/test/test_threads.c
> +++ b/app/test/test_threads.c
> @@ -232,6 +232,31 @@
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> +static int
> +test_thread_create_control_join(void)
> +{
> +       rte_thread_t thread_id;
> +       rte_thread_t thread_main_id;
> +
> +       thread_id_ready = 0;
> +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_create_control(&thread_id, "test_control_threads",
> +               NULL, thread_main, &thread_main_id) == 0,
> +               "Failed to create thread.");
> +
> +       while (__atomic_load_n(&thread_id_ready, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) == 0)
> +               ;
> +
> +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_equal(thread_id, thread_main_id) != 0,
> +               "Unexpected thread id.");
> +
> +       __atomic_store_n(&thread_id_ready, 2, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> +
> +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_join(thread_id, NULL) == 0,
> +               "Failed to join thread.");
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
>  static struct unit_test_suite threads_test_suite = {
>         .suite_name = "threads autotest",
>         .setup = NULL,
> @@ -243,6 +268,7 @@
>                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_priority),
>                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_affinity),
>                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_priority),
> +               TEST_CASE(test_thread_create_control_join),
>                 TEST_CASES_END()
>         }
>  };
> diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> index 3181515..4f83c97 100644
> --- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> +++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> @@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status {
>  };
>
>  struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
> -       void *(*start_routine)(void *);
> +       union {
> +               void *(*ctrl_start_routine)(void *arg);
> +               rte_thread_func control_start_routine;
> +       } u;
>         void *arg;
>         int ret;
>         /* Control thread status.
> @@ -241,27 +244,47 @@ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
>         enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
>  };
>
> -static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> +static int ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
>  {
>         struct internal_config *internal_conf =
>                 eal_get_internal_configuration();
>         rte_cpuset_t *cpuset = &internal_conf->ctrl_cpuset;
>         struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> -       void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->start_routine;
> -       void *routine_arg = params->arg;
>
>         __rte_thread_init(rte_lcore_id(), cpuset);
>         params->ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(rte_thread_self(), cpuset);
>         if (params->ret != 0) {
>                 __atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
>                         CTRL_THREAD_ERROR, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> -               return NULL;
> +               return params->ret;
>         }
>
>         __atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
>                 CTRL_THREAD_RUNNING, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
>
> -       return start_routine(routine_arg);
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void *ctrl_thread_start(void *arg)
> +{
> +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> +       void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->u.ctrl_start_routine;
> +
> +       if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> +               return NULL;
> +
> +       return start_routine(params->arg);

Does this patch open a race on params->arg between the newly created
thread, and the one that asked for creation?
Reading params->arg is not under the ctrl_thread_status
syncrhonisation point anymore (which was protecting against
free(params)).

WDYT?

(Note that I doubt this patch has anything to do with the recent bz
opened by Intel QE)


> +}
> +
> +static uint32_t control_thread_start(void *arg)
> +{
> +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> +       rte_thread_func start_routine = params->u.control_start_routine;
> +
> +       if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> +               return params->ret;

Idem here for params->ret.


> +
> +       return start_routine(params->arg);
>  }
>
>  int
> @@ -277,12 +300,12 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
>         if (!params)
>                 return -ENOMEM;
>
> -       params->start_routine = start_routine;
> +       params->u.ctrl_start_routine = start_routine;
>         params->arg = arg;
>         params->ret = 0;
>         params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
>
> -       ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_init, (void *)params);
> +       ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_start, (void *)params);
>         if (ret != 0) {
>                 free(params);
>                 return -ret;
> @@ -315,6 +338,52 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
>  }
>
>  int
> +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> +       const rte_thread_attr_t *attr,
> +       rte_thread_func start_routine, void *arg)
> +{
> +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params;
> +       enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
> +       int ret;
> +
> +       params = malloc(sizeof(*params));
> +       if (params == NULL)
> +               return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +       params->u.control_start_routine = start_routine;
> +       params->arg = arg;
> +       params->ret = 0;
> +       params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
> +
> +       ret = rte_thread_create(thread, attr, control_thread_start, params);
> +       if (ret != 0) {
> +               free(params);
> +               return -ret;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (name != NULL)
> +               rte_thread_set_name(*thread, name);
> +
> +       /* Wait for the control thread to initialize successfully */
> +       while ((ctrl_thread_status =
> +                       __atomic_load_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> +                       __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) == CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING) {
> +               rte_delay_us_sleep(1);
> +       }
> +
> +       /* Check if the control thread encountered an error */
> +       if (ctrl_thread_status == CTRL_THREAD_ERROR) {
> +               /* ctrl thread is exiting */
> +               rte_thread_join(*thread, NULL);
> +       }
> +
> +       ret = params->ret;
> +       free(params);
> +
> +       return ret;
> +}
> +
> +int
>  rte_thread_register(void)
>  {
>         unsigned int lcore_id;
> diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> index d247930..fae26a7 100644
> --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> @@ -98,6 +98,39 @@ int rte_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread_id,
>   * @warning
>   * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
>   *
> + * Create a control thread.
> + *
> + * Creates a control thread with the given name and attributes. The
> + * affinity of the new thread is based on the CPU affinity retrieved
> + * at the time rte_eal_init() was called, the EAL threads are then
> + * excluded. If setting the name of the thread fails, the error is
> + * ignored and a debug message is logged.
> + *
> + * @param thread
> + *   Filled with the thread id of the new created thread.
> + * @param name
> + *   The name of the control thread
> + *   (max RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN characters including '\0').
> + * @param thread_attr
> + *   Attributes for the new thread.
> + * @param thread_func
> + *   Function to be executed by the new thread.
> + * @param arg
> + *   Argument passed to start_routine.
> + * @return
> + *   On success, returns 0; on error, it returns a negative value
> + *   corresponding to the error number.
> + */
> +__rte_experimental
> +int
> +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> +               const rte_thread_attr_t *thread_attr,
> +               rte_thread_func thread_func, void *arg);
> +
> +/**
> + * @warning
> + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
> + *
>   * Waits for the thread identified by 'thread_id' to terminate
>   *
>   * @param thread_id
> diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
> index 6523102..285a0bd 100644
> --- a/lib/eal/version.map
> +++ b/lib/eal/version.map
> @@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
>         rte_thread_join;
>
>         # added in 23.03
> +       rte_thread_create_control;
>         rte_thread_set_name;
>  };
>
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>
  
Tyler Retzlaff Feb. 24, 2023, 7:04 p.m. UTC | #3
On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 09:13:56AM +0100, David Marchand wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 10:26 PM Tyler Retzlaff
> <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > Add rte_thread_create_control API as a replacement for
> > rte_ctrl_thread_create to allow deprecation of the use of platform
> > specific types in DPDK public API.
> >
> > Add test from David Marchand to exercise the new API.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> > Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Mattias Rönnblom <mattias.ronnblom@ericsson.com>
> > ---
> >  app/test/test_threads.c            | 26 ++++++++++++
> >  lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> >  lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h       | 33 +++++++++++++++
> >  lib/eal/version.map                |  1 +
> >  4 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/app/test/test_threads.c b/app/test/test_threads.c
> > index e0f18e4..657ecad 100644
> > --- a/app/test/test_threads.c
> > +++ b/app/test/test_threads.c
> > @@ -232,6 +232,31 @@
> >         return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > +static int
> > +test_thread_create_control_join(void)
> > +{
> > +       rte_thread_t thread_id;
> > +       rte_thread_t thread_main_id;
> > +
> > +       thread_id_ready = 0;
> > +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_create_control(&thread_id, "test_control_threads",
> > +               NULL, thread_main, &thread_main_id) == 0,
> > +               "Failed to create thread.");
> > +
> > +       while (__atomic_load_n(&thread_id_ready, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) == 0)
> > +               ;
> > +
> > +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_equal(thread_id, thread_main_id) != 0,
> > +               "Unexpected thread id.");
> > +
> > +       __atomic_store_n(&thread_id_ready, 2, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> > +
> > +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_join(thread_id, NULL) == 0,
> > +               "Failed to join thread.");
> > +
> > +       return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static struct unit_test_suite threads_test_suite = {
> >         .suite_name = "threads autotest",
> >         .setup = NULL,
> > @@ -243,6 +268,7 @@
> >                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_priority),
> >                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_affinity),
> >                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_priority),
> > +               TEST_CASE(test_thread_create_control_join),
> >                 TEST_CASES_END()
> >         }
> >  };
> > diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> > index 3181515..4f83c97 100644
> > --- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> > +++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> > @@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status {
> >  };
> >
> >  struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
> > -       void *(*start_routine)(void *);
> > +       union {
> > +               void *(*ctrl_start_routine)(void *arg);
> > +               rte_thread_func control_start_routine;
> > +       } u;
> >         void *arg;
> >         int ret;
> >         /* Control thread status.
> > @@ -241,27 +244,47 @@ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
> >         enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
> >  };
> >
> > -static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> > +static int ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> >  {
> >         struct internal_config *internal_conf =
> >                 eal_get_internal_configuration();
> >         rte_cpuset_t *cpuset = &internal_conf->ctrl_cpuset;
> >         struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> > -       void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->start_routine;
> > -       void *routine_arg = params->arg;
> >
> >         __rte_thread_init(rte_lcore_id(), cpuset);
> >         params->ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(rte_thread_self(), cpuset);
> >         if (params->ret != 0) {
> >                 __atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> >                         CTRL_THREAD_ERROR, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> > -               return NULL;
> > +               return params->ret;
> >         }
> >
> >         __atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> >                 CTRL_THREAD_RUNNING, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> >
> > -       return start_routine(routine_arg);
> > +       return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void *ctrl_thread_start(void *arg)
> > +{
> > +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> > +       void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->u.ctrl_start_routine;
> > +
> > +       if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> > +               return NULL;
> > +
> > +       return start_routine(params->arg);
> 
> Does this patch open a race on params->arg between the newly created
> thread, and the one that asked for creation?
> Reading params->arg is not under the ctrl_thread_status
> syncrhonisation point anymore (which was protecting against
> free(params)).
> 
> WDYT?

i will take a look, thanks for letting me know.

> 
> (Note that I doubt this patch has anything to do with the recent bz
> opened by Intel QE)
> 
> 
> > +}
> > +
> > +static uint32_t control_thread_start(void *arg)
> > +{
> > +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> > +       rte_thread_func start_routine = params->u.control_start_routine;
> > +
> > +       if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> > +               return params->ret;
> 
> Idem here for params->ret.
> 
> 
> > +
> > +       return start_routine(params->arg);
> >  }
> >
> >  int
> > @@ -277,12 +300,12 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> >         if (!params)
> >                 return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > -       params->start_routine = start_routine;
> > +       params->u.ctrl_start_routine = start_routine;
> >         params->arg = arg;
> >         params->ret = 0;
> >         params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
> >
> > -       ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_init, (void *)params);
> > +       ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_start, (void *)params);
> >         if (ret != 0) {
> >                 free(params);
> >                 return -ret;
> > @@ -315,6 +338,52 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> >  }
> >
> >  int
> > +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> > +       const rte_thread_attr_t *attr,
> > +       rte_thread_func start_routine, void *arg)
> > +{
> > +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params;
> > +       enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
> > +       int ret;
> > +
> > +       params = malloc(sizeof(*params));
> > +       if (params == NULL)
> > +               return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +       params->u.control_start_routine = start_routine;
> > +       params->arg = arg;
> > +       params->ret = 0;
> > +       params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
> > +
> > +       ret = rte_thread_create(thread, attr, control_thread_start, params);
> > +       if (ret != 0) {
> > +               free(params);
> > +               return -ret;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       if (name != NULL)
> > +               rte_thread_set_name(*thread, name);
> > +
> > +       /* Wait for the control thread to initialize successfully */
> > +       while ((ctrl_thread_status =
> > +                       __atomic_load_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> > +                       __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) == CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING) {
> > +               rte_delay_us_sleep(1);
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       /* Check if the control thread encountered an error */
> > +       if (ctrl_thread_status == CTRL_THREAD_ERROR) {
> > +               /* ctrl thread is exiting */
> > +               rte_thread_join(*thread, NULL);
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       ret = params->ret;
> > +       free(params);
> > +
> > +       return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int
> >  rte_thread_register(void)
> >  {
> >         unsigned int lcore_id;
> > diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> > index d247930..fae26a7 100644
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> > @@ -98,6 +98,39 @@ int rte_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread_id,
> >   * @warning
> >   * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
> >   *
> > + * Create a control thread.
> > + *
> > + * Creates a control thread with the given name and attributes. The
> > + * affinity of the new thread is based on the CPU affinity retrieved
> > + * at the time rte_eal_init() was called, the EAL threads are then
> > + * excluded. If setting the name of the thread fails, the error is
> > + * ignored and a debug message is logged.
> > + *
> > + * @param thread
> > + *   Filled with the thread id of the new created thread.
> > + * @param name
> > + *   The name of the control thread
> > + *   (max RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN characters including '\0').
> > + * @param thread_attr
> > + *   Attributes for the new thread.
> > + * @param thread_func
> > + *   Function to be executed by the new thread.
> > + * @param arg
> > + *   Argument passed to start_routine.
> > + * @return
> > + *   On success, returns 0; on error, it returns a negative value
> > + *   corresponding to the error number.
> > + */
> > +__rte_experimental
> > +int
> > +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> > +               const rte_thread_attr_t *thread_attr,
> > +               rte_thread_func thread_func, void *arg);
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * @warning
> > + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
> > + *
> >   * Waits for the thread identified by 'thread_id' to terminate
> >   *
> >   * @param thread_id
> > diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
> > index 6523102..285a0bd 100644
> > --- a/lib/eal/version.map
> > +++ b/lib/eal/version.map
> > @@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
> >         rte_thread_join;
> >
> >         # added in 23.03
> > +       rte_thread_create_control;
> >         rte_thread_set_name;
> >  };
> >
> > --
> > 1.8.3.1
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Marchand
  
Tyler Retzlaff Feb. 24, 2023, 8:52 p.m. UTC | #4
On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 09:13:56AM +0100, David Marchand wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 10:26 PM Tyler Retzlaff
> <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > Add rte_thread_create_control API as a replacement for
> > rte_ctrl_thread_create to allow deprecation of the use of platform
> > specific types in DPDK public API.
> >
> > Add test from David Marchand to exercise the new API.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> > Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Mattias Rönnblom <mattias.ronnblom@ericsson.com>
> > ---
> >  app/test/test_threads.c            | 26 ++++++++++++
> >  lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> >  lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h       | 33 +++++++++++++++
> >  lib/eal/version.map                |  1 +
> >  4 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/app/test/test_threads.c b/app/test/test_threads.c
> > index e0f18e4..657ecad 100644
> > --- a/app/test/test_threads.c
> > +++ b/app/test/test_threads.c
> > @@ -232,6 +232,31 @@
> >         return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > +static int
> > +test_thread_create_control_join(void)
> > +{
> > +       rte_thread_t thread_id;
> > +       rte_thread_t thread_main_id;
> > +
> > +       thread_id_ready = 0;
> > +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_create_control(&thread_id, "test_control_threads",
> > +               NULL, thread_main, &thread_main_id) == 0,
> > +               "Failed to create thread.");
> > +
> > +       while (__atomic_load_n(&thread_id_ready, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) == 0)
> > +               ;
> > +
> > +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_equal(thread_id, thread_main_id) != 0,
> > +               "Unexpected thread id.");
> > +
> > +       __atomic_store_n(&thread_id_ready, 2, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> > +
> > +       RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_join(thread_id, NULL) == 0,
> > +               "Failed to join thread.");
> > +
> > +       return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static struct unit_test_suite threads_test_suite = {
> >         .suite_name = "threads autotest",
> >         .setup = NULL,
> > @@ -243,6 +268,7 @@
> >                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_priority),
> >                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_affinity),
> >                 TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_priority),
> > +               TEST_CASE(test_thread_create_control_join),
> >                 TEST_CASES_END()
> >         }
> >  };
> > diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> > index 3181515..4f83c97 100644
> > --- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> > +++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
> > @@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status {
> >  };
> >
> >  struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
> > -       void *(*start_routine)(void *);
> > +       union {
> > +               void *(*ctrl_start_routine)(void *arg);
> > +               rte_thread_func control_start_routine;
> > +       } u;
> >         void *arg;
> >         int ret;
> >         /* Control thread status.
> > @@ -241,27 +244,47 @@ struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
> >         enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
> >  };
> >
> > -static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> > +static int ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> >  {
> >         struct internal_config *internal_conf =
> >                 eal_get_internal_configuration();
> >         rte_cpuset_t *cpuset = &internal_conf->ctrl_cpuset;
> >         struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> > -       void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->start_routine;
> > -       void *routine_arg = params->arg;
> >
> >         __rte_thread_init(rte_lcore_id(), cpuset);
> >         params->ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(rte_thread_self(), cpuset);
> >         if (params->ret != 0) {
> >                 __atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> >                         CTRL_THREAD_ERROR, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> > -               return NULL;
> > +               return params->ret;

here too, though a narrow window.

> >         }
> >
> >         __atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> >                 CTRL_THREAD_RUNNING, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
> >
> > -       return start_routine(routine_arg);
> > +       return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void *ctrl_thread_start(void *arg)
> > +{
> > +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> > +       void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->u.ctrl_start_routine;
> > +
> > +       if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> > +               return NULL;
> > +
> > +       return start_routine(params->arg);
> 
> Does this patch open a race on params->arg between the newly created
> thread, and the one that asked for creation?
> Reading params->arg is not under the ctrl_thread_status
> syncrhonisation point anymore (which was protecting against
> free(params)).
> 
> WDYT?

yeah, this is definitely wrong. i'm preparing a patch now. both
params->ret and params->arg are loaded unsynchronized in multiple
places.

sorry about the mistake. fix coming soon.

> 
> (Note that I doubt this patch has anything to do with the recent bz
> opened by Intel QE)
> 
> 
> > +}
> > +
> > +static uint32_t control_thread_start(void *arg)
> > +{
> > +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
> > +       rte_thread_func start_routine = params->u.control_start_routine;
> > +
> > +       if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
> > +               return params->ret;
> 
> Idem here for params->ret.

> 
> 
> > +
> > +       return start_routine(params->arg);
> >  }
> >
> >  int
> > @@ -277,12 +300,12 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> >         if (!params)
> >                 return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > -       params->start_routine = start_routine;
> > +       params->u.ctrl_start_routine = start_routine;
> >         params->arg = arg;
> >         params->ret = 0;
> >         params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
> >
> > -       ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_init, (void *)params);
> > +       ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_start, (void *)params);
> >         if (ret != 0) {
> >                 free(params);
> >                 return -ret;
> > @@ -315,6 +338,52 @@ static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
> >  }
> >
> >  int
> > +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> > +       const rte_thread_attr_t *attr,
> > +       rte_thread_func start_routine, void *arg)
> > +{
> > +       struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params;
> > +       enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
> > +       int ret;
> > +
> > +       params = malloc(sizeof(*params));
> > +       if (params == NULL)
> > +               return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +       params->u.control_start_routine = start_routine;
> > +       params->arg = arg;
> > +       params->ret = 0;
> > +       params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
> > +
> > +       ret = rte_thread_create(thread, attr, control_thread_start, params);
> > +       if (ret != 0) {
> > +               free(params);
> > +               return -ret;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       if (name != NULL)
> > +               rte_thread_set_name(*thread, name);
> > +
> > +       /* Wait for the control thread to initialize successfully */
> > +       while ((ctrl_thread_status =
> > +                       __atomic_load_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
> > +                       __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) == CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING) {
> > +               rte_delay_us_sleep(1);
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       /* Check if the control thread encountered an error */
> > +       if (ctrl_thread_status == CTRL_THREAD_ERROR) {
> > +               /* ctrl thread is exiting */
> > +               rte_thread_join(*thread, NULL);
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       ret = params->ret;
> > +       free(params);
> > +
> > +       return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int
> >  rte_thread_register(void)
> >  {
> >         unsigned int lcore_id;
> > diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> > index d247930..fae26a7 100644
> > --- a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> > +++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
> > @@ -98,6 +98,39 @@ int rte_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread_id,
> >   * @warning
> >   * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
> >   *
> > + * Create a control thread.
> > + *
> > + * Creates a control thread with the given name and attributes. The
> > + * affinity of the new thread is based on the CPU affinity retrieved
> > + * at the time rte_eal_init() was called, the EAL threads are then
> > + * excluded. If setting the name of the thread fails, the error is
> > + * ignored and a debug message is logged.
> > + *
> > + * @param thread
> > + *   Filled with the thread id of the new created thread.
> > + * @param name
> > + *   The name of the control thread
> > + *   (max RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN characters including '\0').
> > + * @param thread_attr
> > + *   Attributes for the new thread.
> > + * @param thread_func
> > + *   Function to be executed by the new thread.
> > + * @param arg
> > + *   Argument passed to start_routine.
> > + * @return
> > + *   On success, returns 0; on error, it returns a negative value
> > + *   corresponding to the error number.
> > + */
> > +__rte_experimental
> > +int
> > +rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
> > +               const rte_thread_attr_t *thread_attr,
> > +               rte_thread_func thread_func, void *arg);
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * @warning
> > + * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
> > + *
> >   * Waits for the thread identified by 'thread_id' to terminate
> >   *
> >   * @param thread_id
> > diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
> > index 6523102..285a0bd 100644
> > --- a/lib/eal/version.map
> > +++ b/lib/eal/version.map
> > @@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
> >         rte_thread_join;
> >
> >         # added in 23.03
> > +       rte_thread_create_control;
> >         rte_thread_set_name;
> >  };
> >
> > --
> > 1.8.3.1
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Marchand
  

Patch

diff --git a/app/test/test_threads.c b/app/test/test_threads.c
index e0f18e4..657ecad 100644
--- a/app/test/test_threads.c
+++ b/app/test/test_threads.c
@@ -232,6 +232,31 @@ 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+test_thread_create_control_join(void)
+{
+	rte_thread_t thread_id;
+	rte_thread_t thread_main_id;
+
+	thread_id_ready = 0;
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_create_control(&thread_id, "test_control_threads",
+		NULL, thread_main, &thread_main_id) == 0,
+		"Failed to create thread.");
+
+	while (__atomic_load_n(&thread_id_ready, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) == 0)
+		;
+
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_equal(thread_id, thread_main_id) != 0,
+		"Unexpected thread id.");
+
+	__atomic_store_n(&thread_id_ready, 2, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rte_thread_join(thread_id, NULL) == 0,
+		"Failed to join thread.");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct unit_test_suite threads_test_suite = {
 	.suite_name = "threads autotest",
 	.setup = NULL,
@@ -243,6 +268,7 @@ 
 		TEST_CASE(test_thread_priority),
 		TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_affinity),
 		TEST_CASE(test_thread_attributes_priority),
+		TEST_CASE(test_thread_create_control_join),
 		TEST_CASES_END()
 	}
 };
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
index 3181515..4f83c97 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@  enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status {
 };
 
 struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
-	void *(*start_routine)(void *);
+	union {
+		void *(*ctrl_start_routine)(void *arg);
+		rte_thread_func control_start_routine;
+	} u;
 	void *arg;
 	int ret;
 	/* Control thread status.
@@ -241,27 +244,47 @@  struct rte_thread_ctrl_params {
 	enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
 };
 
-static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
+static int ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
 {
 	struct internal_config *internal_conf =
 		eal_get_internal_configuration();
 	rte_cpuset_t *cpuset = &internal_conf->ctrl_cpuset;
 	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
-	void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->start_routine;
-	void *routine_arg = params->arg;
 
 	__rte_thread_init(rte_lcore_id(), cpuset);
 	params->ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(rte_thread_self(), cpuset);
 	if (params->ret != 0) {
 		__atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
 			CTRL_THREAD_ERROR, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
-		return NULL;
+		return params->ret;
 	}
 
 	__atomic_store_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
 		CTRL_THREAD_RUNNING, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
 
-	return start_routine(routine_arg);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void *ctrl_thread_start(void *arg)
+{
+	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
+	void *(*start_routine)(void *) = params->u.ctrl_start_routine;
+
+	if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return start_routine(params->arg);
+}
+
+static uint32_t control_thread_start(void *arg)
+{
+	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params = arg;
+	rte_thread_func start_routine = params->u.control_start_routine;
+
+	if (ctrl_thread_init(arg) != 0)
+		return params->ret;
+
+	return start_routine(params->arg);
 }
 
 int
@@ -277,12 +300,12 @@  static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
 	if (!params)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	params->start_routine = start_routine;
+	params->u.ctrl_start_routine = start_routine;
 	params->arg = arg;
 	params->ret = 0;
 	params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
 
-	ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_init, (void *)params);
+	ret = pthread_create(thread, attr, ctrl_thread_start, (void *)params);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		free(params);
 		return -ret;
@@ -315,6 +338,52 @@  static void *ctrl_thread_init(void *arg)
 }
 
 int
+rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
+	const rte_thread_attr_t *attr,
+	rte_thread_func start_routine, void *arg)
+{
+	struct rte_thread_ctrl_params *params;
+	enum __rte_ctrl_thread_status ctrl_thread_status;
+	int ret;
+
+	params = malloc(sizeof(*params));
+	if (params == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	params->u.control_start_routine = start_routine;
+	params->arg = arg;
+	params->ret = 0;
+	params->ctrl_thread_status = CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING;
+
+	ret = rte_thread_create(thread, attr, control_thread_start, params);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		free(params);
+		return -ret;
+	}
+
+	if (name != NULL)
+		rte_thread_set_name(*thread, name);
+
+	/* Wait for the control thread to initialize successfully */
+	while ((ctrl_thread_status =
+			__atomic_load_n(&params->ctrl_thread_status,
+			__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) == CTRL_THREAD_LAUNCHING) {
+		rte_delay_us_sleep(1);
+	}
+
+	/* Check if the control thread encountered an error */
+	if (ctrl_thread_status == CTRL_THREAD_ERROR) {
+		/* ctrl thread is exiting */
+		rte_thread_join(*thread, NULL);
+	}
+
+	ret = params->ret;
+	free(params);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
 rte_thread_register(void)
 {
 	unsigned int lcore_id;
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
index d247930..fae26a7 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
@@ -98,6 +98,39 @@  int rte_thread_create(rte_thread_t *thread_id,
  * @warning
  * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
  *
+ * Create a control thread.
+ *
+ * Creates a control thread with the given name and attributes. The
+ * affinity of the new thread is based on the CPU affinity retrieved
+ * at the time rte_eal_init() was called, the EAL threads are then
+ * excluded. If setting the name of the thread fails, the error is
+ * ignored and a debug message is logged.
+ *
+ * @param thread
+ *   Filled with the thread id of the new created thread.
+ * @param name
+ *   The name of the control thread
+ *   (max RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN characters including '\0').
+ * @param thread_attr
+ *   Attributes for the new thread.
+ * @param thread_func
+ *   Function to be executed by the new thread.
+ * @param arg
+ *   Argument passed to start_routine.
+ * @return
+ *   On success, returns 0; on error, it returns a negative value
+ *   corresponding to the error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_thread_create_control(rte_thread_t *thread, const char *name,
+		const rte_thread_attr_t *thread_attr,
+		rte_thread_func thread_func, void *arg);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
  * Waits for the thread identified by 'thread_id' to terminate
  *
  * @param thread_id
diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
index 6523102..285a0bd 100644
--- a/lib/eal/version.map
+++ b/lib/eal/version.map
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@  EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_thread_join;
 
 	# added in 23.03
+	rte_thread_create_control;
 	rte_thread_set_name;
 };