[v11,02/24] ethdev: format a link status text

Message ID 20200915190728.18143-3-i.dyukov@samsung.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Ferruh Yigit
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Series ethdev: allow unknown link speed |

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Ivan Dyukov Sept. 15, 2020, 7:06 p.m. UTC
  There is new link_speed value introduced. It's INT_MAX value which
means that speed is unknown. To simplify processing of the value
in application, new function is added which convert link_speed to
string. Also dpdk examples have many duplicated code which format
entire link status structure to text.

This commit adds two functions:
  * rte_eth_link_speed_to_str - format link_speed to string
  * rte_eth_link_to_str - convert link status structure to string

Signed-off-by: Ivan Dyukov <i.dyukov@samsung.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                              |   1 +
 app/test/Makefile                        |   3 +
 app/test/meson.build                     |   2 +
 app/test/test_ethdev_link.c              | 169 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c           |  37 +++++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h           |  32 +++++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map |   4 +
 7 files changed, 248 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/test/test_ethdev_link.c
  

Comments

Morten Brørup Sept. 15, 2020, 8:44 p.m. UTC | #1
> From: Ivan Dyukov [mailto:i.dyukov@samsung.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:07 PM
> 
> There is new link_speed value introduced. It's INT_MAX value which
> means that speed is unknown. To simplify processing of the value
> in application, new function is added which convert link_speed to
> string. Also dpdk examples have many duplicated code which format
> entire link status structure to text.
> 
> This commit adds two functions:
>   * rte_eth_link_speed_to_str - format link_speed to string
>   * rte_eth_link_to_str - convert link status structure to string
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Dyukov <i.dyukov@samsung.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                              |   1 +
>  app/test/Makefile                        |   3 +
>  app/test/meson.build                     |   2 +
>  app/test/test_ethdev_link.c              | 169 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c           |  37 +++++
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h           |  32 +++++
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map |   4 +
>  7 files changed, 248 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 app/test/test_ethdev_link.c
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 5e706cd7e..f4fb31ea2 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ T: git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-net
>  F: lib/librte_ethdev/
>  F: devtools/test-null.sh
>  F: doc/guides/prog_guide/switch_representation.rst
> +F: app/test/test_ethdev*
> 
>  Flow API
>  M: Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com>
> diff --git a/app/test/Makefile b/app/test/Makefile
> index e5440774b..9f43b8c3c 100644
> --- a/app/test/Makefile
> +++ b/app/test/Makefile
> @@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY) +=
> test_security.c
> 
>  SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC) += test_ipsec.c test_ipsec_perf.c
>  SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC) += test_ipsec_sad.c
> +
> +SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ETHER) += test_ethdev_link.c
> +
>  ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC),y)
>  LDLIBS += -lrte_ipsec
>  endif
> diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
> index 56591db4e..1e6acf701 100644
> --- a/app/test/meson.build
> +++ b/app/test/meson.build
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ test_sources = files('commands.c',
>  	'test_efd.c',
>  	'test_efd_perf.c',
>  	'test_errno.c',
> +	'test_ethdev_link.c',
>  	'test_event_crypto_adapter.c',
>  	'test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c',
>  	'test_event_ring.c',
> @@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ fast_tests = [
>          ['eal_flags_misc_autotest', false],
>          ['eal_fs_autotest', true],
>          ['errno_autotest', true],
> +        ['ethdev_link_status', true],
>          ['event_ring_autotest', true],
>          ['fib_autotest', true],
>          ['fib6_autotest', true],
> diff --git a/app/test/test_ethdev_link.c b/app/test/test_ethdev_link.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000..ee11987ba
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/app/test/test_ethdev_link.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> + * Copyright (c) 2020 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd All Rights Reserved
> + */
> +
> +#include <rte_log.h>
> +#include <rte_ethdev.h>
> +
> +#include <rte_test.h>
> +#include "test.h"
> +
> +
> +static int32_t
> +test_link_status_up_default(void)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +	struct rte_eth_link link_status = {
> +		.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G,
> +		.link_status = ETH_LINK_UP,
> +		.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG,
> +		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX
> +	};
> +	char text[RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN];
> +
> +	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
> +	printf("Default link up #1: %s\n", text);
> +	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at 2.5 Gbps FDX Autoneg",
> +		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status string");
> +
> +	link_status.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_HALF_DUPLEX;
> +	link_status.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_FIXED;
> +	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M,
> +	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
> +	printf("Default link up #2: %s\n", text);
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
> +	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at 10 Mbps HDX Fixed",
> +		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status "
> +		"string with HDX");
> +
> +	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN;
> +	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
> +	printf("Default link up #3: %s\n", text);
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
> +	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at Unknown HDX Fixed",
> +		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status "
> +		"string with HDX");
> +
> +	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE;
> +	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
> +	printf("Default link up #3: %s\n", text);
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
> +	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at None HDX Fixed",
> +		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status "
> +		"string with HDX");
> +
> +	/* test max str len */
> +	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_200G;
> +	link_status.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_HALF_DUPLEX;
> +	link_status.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG;
> +	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
> +	printf("Default link up #4:len = %d, %s\n", ret, text);
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret < RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN,
> +		"String length exceeds max allowed value\n");
> +	return TEST_SUCCESS;
> +}
> +
> +static int32_t
> +test_link_status_down_default(void)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +	struct rte_eth_link link_status = {
> +		.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G,
> +		.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN,
> +		.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG,
> +		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX
> +	};
> +	char text[RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN];
> +
> +	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
> +	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link down",
> +		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status string");
> +
> +	return TEST_SUCCESS;
> +}
> +
> +static int32_t
> +test_link_status_invalid(void)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +	struct rte_eth_link link_status = {
> +		.link_speed = 55555,
> +		.link_status = ETH_LINK_UP,
> +		.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG,
> +		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX
> +	};
> +	char text[RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN];
> +
> +	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
> +	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret < RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN,
> +		"Failed to format invalid string\n");
> +	printf("invalid link up #1: len=%d %s\n", ret, text);
> +	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at Invalid FDX Autoneg",
> +		text, strlen(text), "Incorrect invalid link status
> string");
> +
> +	return TEST_SUCCESS;
> +}
> +
> +
> +static int32_t
> +test_link_speed_all_values(void)
> +{
> +	const char *speed;
> +	uint32_t i;
> +	struct link_speed_t {
> +		const char *value;
> +		uint32_t link_speed;
> +	} speed_str_map[] = {
> +		{ "None",   ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE },
> +		{ "10 Mbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M },
> +		{ "100 Mbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M },
> +		{ "1 Gbps",   ETH_SPEED_NUM_1G },
> +		{ "2.5 Gbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G },
> +		{ "5 Gbps",   ETH_SPEED_NUM_5G },
> +		{ "10 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G },
> +		{ "20 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_20G },
> +		{ "25 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_25G },
> +		{ "40 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_40G },
> +		{ "50 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_50G },
> +		{ "56 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_56G },
> +		{ "100 Gbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_100G },
> +		{ "200 Gbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_200G },
> +		{ "Unknown",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN },
> +		{ "Invalid",   50505 }
> +	};
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(speed_str_map) / sizeof(struct
> link_speed_t);
> +			i++) {
> +		speed =
> rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(speed_str_map[i].link_speed);
> +		TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL(speed_str_map[i].value,
> +			speed, strlen(speed_str_map[i].value),
> +			"Invalid link speed string");
> +	}
> +	return TEST_SUCCESS;
> +}
> +
> +static struct unit_test_suite link_status_testsuite = {
> +	.suite_name = "link status formatting",
> +	.setup = NULL,
> +	.teardown = NULL,
> +	.unit_test_cases = {
> +		TEST_CASE(test_link_status_up_default),
> +		TEST_CASE(test_link_status_down_default),
> +		TEST_CASE(test_link_speed_all_values),
> +		TEST_CASE(test_link_status_invalid),
> +		TEST_CASES_END() /**< NULL terminate unit test array */
> +	}
> +};
> +
> +static int
> +test_link_status(void)
> +{
> +	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
> +	rte_log_set_level(RTE_LOGTYPE_EAL, RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
> +
> +	return unit_test_suite_runner(&link_status_testsuite);
> +}
> +
> +REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(ethdev_link_status, test_link_status);
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
> b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
> index d06b7f9b1..438cece72 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
> @@ -2383,6 +2383,43 @@ rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint16_t port_id, struct
> rte_eth_link *eth_link)
>  	return 0;
>  }
> 
> +const char *
> +rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(uint32_t link_speed)
> +{
> +	switch (link_speed) {
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE: return "None";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M:  return "10 Mbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M: return "100 Mbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_1G:   return "1 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G: return "2.5 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_5G:   return "5 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G:  return "10 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_20G:  return "20 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_25G:  return "25 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_40G:  return "40 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_50G:  return "50 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_56G:  return "56 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_100G: return "100 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_200G: return "200 Gbps";
> +	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN: return "Unknown";
> +	default: return "Invalid";
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +int
> +rte_eth_link_to_str(char *str, size_t len, const struct rte_eth_link
> *eth_link)
> +{
> +	if (eth_link->link_status == ETH_LINK_DOWN)
> +		return snprintf(str, len, "Link down");
> +	else
> +		return snprintf(str, len, "Link up at %s %s %s",
> +			rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(eth_link->link_speed),
> +			(eth_link->link_duplex == ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX) ?
> +			"FDX" : "HDX",
> +			(eth_link->link_autoneg == ETH_LINK_AUTONEG) ?
> +			"Autoneg" : "Fixed");
> +}
> +
>  int
>  rte_eth_stats_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
>  {
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> index 2090af501..a86f8f916 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> @@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ struct rte_eth_link {
>  #define ETH_LINK_UP          1 /**< Link is up (see link_status). */
>  #define ETH_LINK_FIXED       0 /**< No autonegotiation (see
> link_autoneg). */
>  #define ETH_LINK_AUTONEG     1 /**< Autonegotiated (see link_autoneg).
> */
> +#define RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN 40 /**< Max length of default link
> string. */
> 
>  /**
>   * A structure used to configure the ring threshold registers of an
> RX/TX
> @@ -2295,6 +2296,37 @@ int rte_eth_link_get(uint16_t port_id, struct
> rte_eth_link *link);
>   */
>  int rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link
> *link);
> 
> +/**
> + * The function converts a link_speed to a string. It handles all
> special
> + * values like unknown or none speed.
> + * @param link_speed
> + *   link_speed of rte_eth_link struct
> + * @return
> + *   Link speed in textual format. It's pointer to immutable memory.
> + *   No free is required.
> + */
> +__rte_experimental
> +const char *rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(uint32_t speed_link);
> +
> +/**
> + * The function converts a rte_eth_link struct representing a link
> status to
> + * a string.
> + * @param str
> + *   A pointer to a string to be filled with textual representation of
> + *   device status. At least ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN bytes should be
> allocated to
> + *   store default link status text.
> + * @param len
> + *   Length of available memory at 'str' string.
> + * @param eth_link
> + *   Link status returned by rte_eth_link_get function
> + * @return
> + *   - Number of bytes written to str array.
> + *
> + */
> +__rte_experimental
> +int rte_eth_link_to_str(char *str, size_t len,
> +			const struct rte_eth_link *eth_link);
> +
>  /**
>   * Retrieve the general I/O statistics of an Ethernet device.
>   *
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
> b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
> index 715505604..69a763d4b 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
> +++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
> @@ -241,4 +241,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
>  	__rte_ethdev_trace_rx_burst;
>  	__rte_ethdev_trace_tx_burst;
>  	rte_flow_get_aged_flows;
> +
> +	# added in 20.11
> +	rte_eth_link_to_str;
> +	rte_eth_link_speed_to_str;
>  };
> --
> 2.17.1
> 

Great work, Ivan!

Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
  
Ferruh Yigit Sept. 18, 2020, 5:24 p.m. UTC | #2
On 9/15/2020 9:44 PM, Morten Brørup wrote:
>> From: Ivan Dyukov [mailto:i.dyukov@samsung.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:07 PM
>>
>> There is new link_speed value introduced. It's INT_MAX value which
>> means that speed is unknown. To simplify processing of the value
>> in application, new function is added which convert link_speed to
>> string. Also dpdk examples have many duplicated code which format
>> entire link status structure to text.
>>
>> This commit adds two functions:
>>    * rte_eth_link_speed_to_str - format link_speed to string
>>    * rte_eth_link_to_str - convert link status structure to string
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ivan Dyukov <i.dyukov@samsung.com>
> 
> Great work, Ivan!
> 

+1

> Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> 

Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
  

Patch

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 5e706cd7e..f4fb31ea2 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@  T: git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-net
 F: lib/librte_ethdev/
 F: devtools/test-null.sh
 F: doc/guides/prog_guide/switch_representation.rst
+F: app/test/test_ethdev*
 
 Flow API
 M: Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com>
diff --git a/app/test/Makefile b/app/test/Makefile
index e5440774b..9f43b8c3c 100644
--- a/app/test/Makefile
+++ b/app/test/Makefile
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@  SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY) += test_security.c
 
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC) += test_ipsec.c test_ipsec_perf.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC) += test_ipsec_sad.c
+
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ETHER) += test_ethdev_link.c
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC),y)
 LDLIBS += -lrte_ipsec
 endif
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 56591db4e..1e6acf701 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@  test_sources = files('commands.c',
 	'test_efd.c',
 	'test_efd_perf.c',
 	'test_errno.c',
+	'test_ethdev_link.c',
 	'test_event_crypto_adapter.c',
 	'test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c',
 	'test_event_ring.c',
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@  fast_tests = [
         ['eal_flags_misc_autotest', false],
         ['eal_fs_autotest', true],
         ['errno_autotest', true],
+        ['ethdev_link_status', true],
         ['event_ring_autotest', true],
         ['fib_autotest', true],
         ['fib6_autotest', true],
diff --git a/app/test/test_ethdev_link.c b/app/test/test_ethdev_link.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee11987ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/test_ethdev_link.c
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd All Rights Reserved
+ */
+
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+
+#include <rte_test.h>
+#include "test.h"
+
+
+static int32_t
+test_link_status_up_default(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct rte_eth_link link_status = {
+		.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G,
+		.link_status = ETH_LINK_UP,
+		.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG,
+		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX
+	};
+	char text[RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN];
+
+	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
+	printf("Default link up #1: %s\n", text);
+	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at 2.5 Gbps FDX Autoneg",
+		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status string");
+
+	link_status.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_HALF_DUPLEX;
+	link_status.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_FIXED;
+	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M,
+	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
+	printf("Default link up #2: %s\n", text);
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
+	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at 10 Mbps HDX Fixed",
+		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status "
+		"string with HDX");
+
+	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN;
+	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
+	printf("Default link up #3: %s\n", text);
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
+	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at Unknown HDX Fixed",
+		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status "
+		"string with HDX");
+
+	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE;
+	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
+	printf("Default link up #3: %s\n", text);
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
+	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at None HDX Fixed",
+		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status "
+		"string with HDX");
+
+	/* test max str len */
+	link_status.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_200G;
+	link_status.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_HALF_DUPLEX;
+	link_status.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG;
+	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
+	printf("Default link up #4:len = %d, %s\n", ret, text);
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret < RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN,
+		"String length exceeds max allowed value\n");
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+test_link_status_down_default(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct rte_eth_link link_status = {
+		.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G,
+		.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN,
+		.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG,
+		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX
+	};
+	char text[RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN];
+
+	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "Failed to format default string\n");
+	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link down",
+		text, strlen(text), "Invalid default link status string");
+
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+test_link_status_invalid(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct rte_eth_link link_status = {
+		.link_speed = 55555,
+		.link_status = ETH_LINK_UP,
+		.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG,
+		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX
+	};
+	char text[RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN];
+
+	ret = rte_eth_link_to_str(text, sizeof(text), &link_status);
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ret < RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN,
+		"Failed to format invalid string\n");
+	printf("invalid link up #1: len=%d %s\n", ret, text);
+	TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL("Link up at Invalid FDX Autoneg",
+		text, strlen(text), "Incorrect invalid link status string");
+
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+test_link_speed_all_values(void)
+{
+	const char *speed;
+	uint32_t i;
+	struct link_speed_t {
+		const char *value;
+		uint32_t link_speed;
+	} speed_str_map[] = {
+		{ "None",   ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE },
+		{ "10 Mbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M },
+		{ "100 Mbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M },
+		{ "1 Gbps",   ETH_SPEED_NUM_1G },
+		{ "2.5 Gbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G },
+		{ "5 Gbps",   ETH_SPEED_NUM_5G },
+		{ "10 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G },
+		{ "20 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_20G },
+		{ "25 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_25G },
+		{ "40 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_40G },
+		{ "50 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_50G },
+		{ "56 Gbps",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_56G },
+		{ "100 Gbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_100G },
+		{ "200 Gbps", ETH_SPEED_NUM_200G },
+		{ "Unknown",  ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN },
+		{ "Invalid",   50505 }
+	};
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(speed_str_map) / sizeof(struct link_speed_t);
+			i++) {
+		speed = rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(speed_str_map[i].link_speed);
+		TEST_ASSERT_BUFFERS_ARE_EQUAL(speed_str_map[i].value,
+			speed, strlen(speed_str_map[i].value),
+			"Invalid link speed string");
+	}
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static struct unit_test_suite link_status_testsuite = {
+	.suite_name = "link status formatting",
+	.setup = NULL,
+	.teardown = NULL,
+	.unit_test_cases = {
+		TEST_CASE(test_link_status_up_default),
+		TEST_CASE(test_link_status_down_default),
+		TEST_CASE(test_link_speed_all_values),
+		TEST_CASE(test_link_status_invalid),
+		TEST_CASES_END() /**< NULL terminate unit test array */
+	}
+};
+
+static int
+test_link_status(void)
+{
+	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
+	rte_log_set_level(RTE_LOGTYPE_EAL, RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
+
+	return unit_test_suite_runner(&link_status_testsuite);
+}
+
+REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(ethdev_link_status, test_link_status);
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index d06b7f9b1..438cece72 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -2383,6 +2383,43 @@  rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+const char *
+rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(uint32_t link_speed)
+{
+	switch (link_speed) {
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE: return "None";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M:  return "10 Mbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M: return "100 Mbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_1G:   return "1 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G: return "2.5 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_5G:   return "5 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G:  return "10 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_20G:  return "20 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_25G:  return "25 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_40G:  return "40 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_50G:  return "50 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_56G:  return "56 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_100G: return "100 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_200G: return "200 Gbps";
+	case ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN: return "Unknown";
+	default: return "Invalid";
+	}
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_link_to_str(char *str, size_t len, const struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
+{
+	if (eth_link->link_status == ETH_LINK_DOWN)
+		return snprintf(str, len, "Link down");
+	else
+		return snprintf(str, len, "Link up at %s %s %s",
+			rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(eth_link->link_speed),
+			(eth_link->link_duplex == ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX) ?
+			"FDX" : "HDX",
+			(eth_link->link_autoneg == ETH_LINK_AUTONEG) ?
+			"Autoneg" : "Fixed");
+}
+
 int
 rte_eth_stats_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index 2090af501..a86f8f916 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@  struct rte_eth_link {
 #define ETH_LINK_UP          1 /**< Link is up (see link_status). */
 #define ETH_LINK_FIXED       0 /**< No autonegotiation (see link_autoneg). */
 #define ETH_LINK_AUTONEG     1 /**< Autonegotiated (see link_autoneg). */
+#define RTE_ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN 40 /**< Max length of default link string. */
 
 /**
  * A structure used to configure the ring threshold registers of an RX/TX
@@ -2295,6 +2296,37 @@  int rte_eth_link_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
  */
 int rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
 
+/**
+ * The function converts a link_speed to a string. It handles all special
+ * values like unknown or none speed.
+ * @param link_speed
+ *   link_speed of rte_eth_link struct
+ * @return
+ *   Link speed in textual format. It's pointer to immutable memory.
+ *   No free is required.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+const char *rte_eth_link_speed_to_str(uint32_t speed_link);
+
+/**
+ * The function converts a rte_eth_link struct representing a link status to
+ * a string.
+ * @param str
+ *   A pointer to a string to be filled with textual representation of
+ *   device status. At least ETH_LINK_MAX_STR_LEN bytes should be allocated to
+ *   store default link status text.
+ * @param len
+ *   Length of available memory at 'str' string.
+ * @param eth_link
+ *   Link status returned by rte_eth_link_get function
+ * @return
+ *   - Number of bytes written to str array.
+ *
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_eth_link_to_str(char *str, size_t len,
+			const struct rte_eth_link *eth_link);
+
 /**
  * Retrieve the general I/O statistics of an Ethernet device.
  *
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
index 715505604..69a763d4b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
@@ -241,4 +241,8 @@  EXPERIMENTAL {
 	__rte_ethdev_trace_rx_burst;
 	__rte_ethdev_trace_tx_burst;
 	rte_flow_get_aged_flows;
+
+	# added in 20.11
+	rte_eth_link_to_str;
+	rte_eth_link_speed_to_str;
 };