Re: [RFC] virtio_net: Adding tx_timeout function.

From: Julio Faracco
Date: Wed Jun 24 2015 - 21:31:40 EST


2015-06-24 3:10 GMT-03:00 Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:44:29PM -0300, Julio Faracco wrote:
> > virtio_net paravirtualized driver does not have a tx_timeout() function to
> > guarantee that the driver will recover properly after receiving a timeout
> > during a transmission of a packet. This patch add this feature and throw a
> > timeout exception after 5 HZ. Considering some tests, this is the best
> > time to use here.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Julio Faracco <jcfaracco@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Looks like a bunch of locks and flushes are missing in this patch. IMHO
> that's just too painful with current hardware. IMO the right thing to
> do here is to add ability to reset specific queues to hardware.
>

I agree, Michael. This model is the default one resetting the device
due to transmission timeout.
To have a better performance, only some queues must be reset.

> > ---
> > drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > index 63c7810..75ac45c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > @@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ struct virtnet_info {
> > /* Work struct for config space updates */
> > struct work_struct config_work;
> >
> > + /* Work struct for resetting the virtio-net driver. */
> > + struct work_struct reset_task;
> > +
> > /* Does the affinity hint is set for virtqueues? */
> > bool affinity_hint_set;
> >
> > @@ -1394,6 +1397,18 @@ static int virtnet_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > +static void virtnet_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
> > +{
> > + struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > +
> > + dev_warn(&dev->dev, "TX Timeout exception with latency: %ld\n",
> > + jiffies - dev_trans_start(dev));
> > +
> > + schedule_work(&vi->reset_task);
>
> What if after this triggers user does something
> to the device (e.g. attempts to remove it)?
> Or if a packet is transmitted or used?

At some point, this work must be canceled.
Yes, you are right. Specially, when the driver is being removed.
>
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void virtnet_reset_task(struct work_struct *work);
> > +
> > static const struct net_device_ops virtnet_netdev = {
> > .ndo_open = virtnet_open,
> > .ndo_stop = virtnet_close,
> > @@ -1405,6 +1420,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops virtnet_netdev = {
> > .ndo_get_stats64 = virtnet_stats,
> > .ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid = virtnet_vlan_rx_add_vid,
> > .ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid = virtnet_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
> > + .ndo_tx_timeout = virtnet_tx_timeout,
> > #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
> > .ndo_poll_controller = virtnet_netpoll,
> > #endif
> > @@ -1750,6 +1766,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > dev->netdev_ops = &virtnet_netdev;
> > dev->features = NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
> >
> > + dev->watchdog_timeo = 5 * HZ;
> > dev->ethtool_ops = &virtnet_ethtool_ops;
> > SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &vdev->dev);
> >
> > @@ -1811,6 +1828,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > }
> >
> > INIT_WORK(&vi->config_work, virtnet_config_changed_work);
> > + INIT_WORK(&vi->reset_task, virtnet_reset_task);
> >
> > /* If we can receive ANY GSO packets, we must allocate large ones. */
> > if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) ||
> > @@ -1891,7 +1909,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > netif_carrier_on(dev);
> > }
> >
> > - pr_debug("virtnet: registered device %s with %d RX and TX vq's\n",
> > + pr_debug("virtio_net: registered device %s with %d RX and TX vq's\n",
> > dev->name, max_queue_pairs);
> >
> > return 0;
> > @@ -2001,6 +2019,55 @@ static int virtnet_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > }
> > #endif
> >
> > +static void virtnet_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
> > +{
> > + struct virtnet_info *vi =
> > + container_of(work, struct virtnet_info, reset_task);
> > + struct net_device *dev = vi->dev;
> > + struct virtio_device *vdev = vi->vdev;
> > + int err, i;
> > +
> > + flush_work(&vi->config_work);
> > +
> > + netif_device_detach(vi->dev);
> > + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vi->refill);
> > +
> > + if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
> > + for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
> > + napi_disable(&vi->rq[i].napi);
> > + napi_hash_del(&vi->rq[i].napi);
> > + netif_napi_del(&vi->rq[i].napi);
> > + }
> > + }
> > +
> > + remove_vq_common(vi);
> > +
> > + dev->stats.tx_errors++;
> > +
> > + err = init_vqs(vi);
> > + if (err) {
> > + dev_warn(&dev->dev, "virtio_net: virtqueue initialization failed.\n");
> > + return;
> > + }
> > +
> > + virtio_device_ready(vdev);
> > +
> > + if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
> > + for (i = 0; i < vi->curr_queue_pairs; i++)
> > + if (!try_fill_recv(vi, &vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL))
> > + schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
> > +
> > + for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++)
> > + virtnet_napi_enable(&vi->rq[i]);
> > + }
> > +
> > + netif_device_attach(vi->dev);
> > +
> > + rtnl_lock();
> > + virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> > + rtnl_unlock();
>
> Won't this lose a bunch of state, like mac addresses,
> multicast, rx mode, etc etc?

I will rebase this patch with the properly changes and locks.
After, I will resend it.

Thanks for your opinion, Michael.
>
>
> > +}
> > +
> > static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
> > { VIRTIO_ID_NET, VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID },
> > { 0 },
> > --
> > 1.7.10.4
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