[PATCH net-next V3 9/9] vhost_net: try batch dequing from skb array

From: Jason Wang
Date: Tue May 09 2017 - 22:39:08 EST


We used to dequeue one skb during recvmsg() from skb_array, this could
be inefficient because of the bad cache utilization and spinlock
touching for each packet. This patch tries to batch them by calling
batch dequeuing helpers explicitly on the exported skb array and pass
the skb back through msg_control for underlayer socket to finish the
userspace copying.

Batch dequeuing is also the requirement for more batching improvement
on rx.

Tests were done by pktgen on tap with XDP1 in guest on top of batch
zeroing:

rx batch | pps

256 2.41Mpps (+6.16%)
128 2.48Mpps (+8.80%)
64 2.38Mpps (+3.96%) <- Default
16 2.31Mpps (+1.76%)
4 2.31Mpps (+1.76%)
1 2.30Mpps (+1.32%)
0 2.27Mpps (+7.48%)

Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/vhost/net.c | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 111 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 9b51989..fbaecf3 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
#include <linux/if_macvlan.h>
#include <linux/if_tap.h>
#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <linux/skb_array.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>

#include <net/sock.h>

@@ -85,6 +87,13 @@ struct vhost_net_ubuf_ref {
struct vhost_virtqueue *vq;
};

+#define VHOST_RX_BATCH 64
+struct vhost_net_buf {
+ struct sk_buff *queue[VHOST_RX_BATCH];
+ int tail;
+ int head;
+};
+
struct vhost_net_virtqueue {
struct vhost_virtqueue vq;
size_t vhost_hlen;
@@ -99,6 +108,8 @@ struct vhost_net_virtqueue {
/* Reference counting for outstanding ubufs.
* Protected by vq mutex. Writers must also take device mutex. */
struct vhost_net_ubuf_ref *ubufs;
+ struct skb_array *rx_array;
+ struct vhost_net_buf rxq;
};

struct vhost_net {
@@ -117,6 +128,71 @@ struct vhost_net {

static unsigned vhost_net_zcopy_mask __read_mostly;

+static void *vhost_net_buf_get_ptr(struct vhost_net_buf *rxq)
+{
+ if (rxq->tail != rxq->head)
+ return rxq->queue[rxq->head];
+ else
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static int vhost_net_buf_get_size(struct vhost_net_buf *rxq)
+{
+ return rxq->tail - rxq->head;
+}
+
+static int vhost_net_buf_is_empty(struct vhost_net_buf *rxq)
+{
+ return rxq->tail == rxq->head;
+}
+
+static void *vhost_net_buf_consume(struct vhost_net_buf *rxq)
+{
+ void *ret = vhost_net_buf_get_ptr(rxq);
+ ++rxq->head;
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int vhost_net_buf_produce(struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq)
+{
+ struct vhost_net_buf *rxq = &nvq->rxq;
+
+ rxq->head = 0;
+ rxq->tail = skb_array_consume_batched(nvq->rx_array, rxq->queue,
+ VHOST_RX_BATCH);
+ return rxq->tail;
+}
+
+static void vhost_net_buf_unproduce(struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq)
+{
+ struct vhost_net_buf *rxq = &nvq->rxq;
+
+ if (nvq->rx_array && !vhost_net_buf_is_empty(rxq)) {
+ skb_array_unconsume(nvq->rx_array, rxq->queue + rxq->head,
+ vhost_net_buf_get_size(rxq));
+ rxq->head = rxq->tail = 0;
+ }
+}
+
+static int vhost_net_buf_peek(struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq)
+{
+ struct vhost_net_buf *rxq = &nvq->rxq;
+
+ if (!vhost_net_buf_is_empty(rxq))
+ goto out;
+
+ if (!vhost_net_buf_produce(nvq))
+ return 0;
+
+out:
+ return __skb_array_len_with_tag(vhost_net_buf_get_ptr(rxq));
+}
+
+static void vhost_net_buf_init(struct vhost_net_buf *rxq)
+{
+ rxq->head = rxq->tail = 0;
+}
+
static void vhost_net_enable_zcopy(int vq)
{
vhost_net_zcopy_mask |= 0x1 << vq;
@@ -201,6 +277,7 @@ static void vhost_net_vq_reset(struct vhost_net *n)
n->vqs[i].ubufs = NULL;
n->vqs[i].vhost_hlen = 0;
n->vqs[i].sock_hlen = 0;
+ vhost_net_buf_init(&n->vqs[i].rxq);
}

}
@@ -503,15 +580,14 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
}

-static int peek_head_len(struct sock *sk)
+static int peek_head_len(struct vhost_net_virtqueue *rvq, struct sock *sk)
{
- struct socket *sock = sk->sk_socket;
struct sk_buff *head;
int len = 0;
unsigned long flags;

- if (sock->ops->peek_len)
- return sock->ops->peek_len(sock);
+ if (rvq->rx_array)
+ return vhost_net_buf_peek(rvq);

spin_lock_irqsave(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock, flags);
head = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
@@ -537,10 +613,11 @@ static int sk_has_rx_data(struct sock *sk)

static int vhost_net_rx_peek_head_len(struct vhost_net *net, struct sock *sk)
{
+ struct vhost_net_virtqueue *rvq = &net->vqs[VHOST_NET_VQ_RX];
struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq = &net->vqs[VHOST_NET_VQ_TX];
struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = &nvq->vq;
unsigned long uninitialized_var(endtime);
- int len = peek_head_len(sk);
+ int len = peek_head_len(rvq, sk);

if (!len && vq->busyloop_timeout) {
/* Both tx vq and rx socket were polled here */
@@ -561,7 +638,7 @@ static int vhost_net_rx_peek_head_len(struct vhost_net *net, struct sock *sk)
vhost_poll_queue(&vq->poll);
mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);

- len = peek_head_len(sk);
+ len = peek_head_len(rvq, sk);
}

return len;
@@ -699,6 +776,8 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
/* On error, stop handling until the next kick. */
if (unlikely(headcount < 0))
goto out;
+ if (nvq->rx_array)
+ msg.msg_control = vhost_net_buf_consume(&nvq->rxq);
/* On overrun, truncate and discard */
if (unlikely(headcount > UIO_MAXIOV)) {
iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vq->iov, 1, 1);
@@ -841,6 +920,7 @@ static int vhost_net_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
n->vqs[i].done_idx = 0;
n->vqs[i].vhost_hlen = 0;
n->vqs[i].sock_hlen = 0;
+ vhost_net_buf_init(&n->vqs[i].rxq);
}
vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_NET_VQ_MAX);

@@ -856,11 +936,14 @@ static struct socket *vhost_net_stop_vq(struct vhost_net *n,
struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
{
struct socket *sock;
+ struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq =
+ container_of(vq, struct vhost_net_virtqueue, vq);

mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
sock = vq->private_data;
vhost_net_disable_vq(n, vq);
vq->private_data = NULL;
+ vhost_net_buf_unproduce(nvq);
mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
return sock;
}
@@ -953,6 +1036,25 @@ static struct socket *get_raw_socket(int fd)
return ERR_PTR(r);
}

+static struct skb_array *get_tap_skb_array(int fd)
+{
+ struct skb_array *array;
+ struct file *file = fget(fd);
+
+ if (!file)
+ return NULL;
+ array = tun_get_skb_array(file);
+ if (!IS_ERR(array))
+ goto out;
+ array = tap_get_skb_array(file);
+ if (!IS_ERR(array))
+ goto out;
+ array = NULL;
+out:
+ fput(file);
+ return array;
+}
+
static struct socket *get_tap_socket(int fd)
{
struct file *file = fget(fd);
@@ -1029,6 +1131,9 @@ static long vhost_net_set_backend(struct vhost_net *n, unsigned index, int fd)

vhost_net_disable_vq(n, vq);
vq->private_data = sock;
+ vhost_net_buf_unproduce(nvq);
+ if (index == VHOST_NET_VQ_RX)
+ nvq->rx_array = get_tap_skb_array(fd);
r = vhost_vq_init_access(vq);
if (r)
goto err_used;
--
2.7.4