Re: [PATCH v6] ixgbe: let the xdpdrv work with more than 64 cpus
From: Jason Xing
Date: Wed Sep 01 2021 - 03:20:51 EST
On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 1:13 PM Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
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> On 8/31/21 9:49 PM, kerneljasonxing@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Jason Xing <xingwanli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Originally, ixgbe driver doesn't allow the mounting of xdpdrv if the
> > server is equipped with more than 64 cpus online. So it turns out that
> > the loading of xdpdrv causes the "NOMEM" failure.
> >
> > Actually, we can adjust the algorithm and then make it work through
> > mapping the current cpu to some xdp ring with the protect of @tx_lock.
> >
> > Here're some numbers before/after applying this patch with xdp-example
> > loaded on the eth0X:
> >
> > As client (tx path):
> > Before After
> > TCP_STREAM send-64 734.14 714.20
> > TCP_STREAM send-128 1401.91 1395.05
> > TCP_STREAM send-512 5311.67 5292.84
> > TCP_STREAM send-1k 9277.40 9356.22 (not stable)
> > TCP_RR send-1 22559.75 21844.22
> > TCP_RR send-128 23169.54 22725.13
> > TCP_RR send-512 21670.91 21412.56
> >
> > As server (rx path):
> > Before After
> > TCP_STREAM send-64 1416.49 1383.12
> > TCP_STREAM send-128 3141.49 3055.50
> > TCP_STREAM send-512 9488.73 9487.44
> > TCP_STREAM send-1k 9491.17 9356.22 (not stable)
> > TCP_RR send-1 23617.74 23601.60
> > ...
> >
> > Notice: the TCP_RR mode is unstable as the official document explaines.
> >
> > I tested many times with different parameters combined through netperf.
> > Though the result is not that accurate, I cannot see much influence on
> > this patch. The static key is places on the hot path, but it actually
> > shouldn't cause a huge regression theoretically.
> >
> > Fixes: 33fdc82f08 ("ixgbe: add support for XDP_TX action")
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Co-developed-by: Shujin Li <lishujin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Shujin Li <lishujin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Jason Xing <xingwanli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v6:
> > - Move the declaration of static-key to the proper position (Test Robot)
> > - Add reported-by tag (Jason)
> > - Add more detailed performance test results (Jason)
> >
> > v5:
> > - Change back to nr_cpu_ids (Eric)
> >
> > v4:
> > - Update the wrong commit messages. (Jason)
> >
> > v3:
> > - Change nr_cpu_ids to num_online_cpus() (Maciej)
> > - Rename MAX_XDP_QUEUES to IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS (Maciej)
> > - Rename ixgbe_determine_xdp_cpu() to ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx() (Maciej)
> > - Wrap ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail() with lock into one function (Maciej)
> >
> > v2:
> > - Adjust cpu id in ixgbe_xdp_xmit(). (Jesper)
> > - Add a fallback path. (Maciej)
> > - Adjust other parts related to xdp ring.
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h | 15 ++++-
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c | 9 ++-
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++------
> > .../net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h | 1 +
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c | 9 +--
> > 5 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
> > index a604552..1dcddea 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
> > @@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ struct ixgbe_ring {
> > };
> > u16 rx_offset;
> > struct xdp_rxq_info xdp_rxq;
> > + spinlock_t tx_lock; /* used in XDP mode */
> > struct xsk_buff_pool *xsk_pool;
> > u16 ring_idx; /* {rx,tx,xdp}_ring back reference idx */
> > u16 rx_buf_len;
> > @@ -375,11 +376,13 @@ enum ixgbe_ring_f_enum {
> > #define IXGBE_MAX_FCOE_INDICES 8
> > #define MAX_RX_QUEUES (IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
> > #define MAX_TX_QUEUES (IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
> > -#define MAX_XDP_QUEUES (IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
> > +#define IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS (IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
> > #define IXGBE_MAX_L2A_QUEUES 4
> > #define IXGBE_BAD_L2A_QUEUE 3
> > #define IXGBE_MAX_MACVLANS 63
> >
> > +DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
> > +
> > struct ixgbe_ring_feature {
> > u16 limit; /* upper limit on feature indices */
> > u16 indices; /* current value of indices */
> > @@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
> >
> > /* XDP */
> > int num_xdp_queues;
> > - struct ixgbe_ring *xdp_ring[MAX_XDP_QUEUES];
> > + struct ixgbe_ring *xdp_ring[IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS];
> > unsigned long *af_xdp_zc_qps; /* tracks AF_XDP ZC enabled rings */
> >
> > /* TX */
> > @@ -772,6 +775,14 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
> > #endif /* CONFIG_IXGBE_IPSEC */
> > };
> >
> > +static inline int ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(int cpu)
> > +{
> > + if (static_key_enabled(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
> > + return cpu % IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS;
> > + else
> > + return cpu;
> > +}
> > +
> > static inline u8 ixgbe_max_rss_indices(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
> > {
> > switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
> > index 0218f6c..86b1116 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
> > @@ -299,7 +299,10 @@ static void ixgbe_cache_ring_register(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
> >
> > static int ixgbe_xdp_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
> > {
> > - return adapter->xdp_prog ? nr_cpu_ids : 0;
> > + int queues;
> > +
> > + queues = min_t(int, IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS, nr_cpu_ids);
> > + return adapter->xdp_prog ? queues : 0;
> > }
> >
> > #define IXGBE_RSS_64Q_MASK 0x3F
> > @@ -947,6 +950,7 @@ static int ixgbe_alloc_q_vector(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
> > ring->count = adapter->tx_ring_count;
> > ring->queue_index = xdp_idx;
> > set_ring_xdp(ring);
> > + spin_lock_init(&ring->tx_lock);
> >
> > /* assign ring to adapter */
> > WRITE_ONCE(adapter->xdp_ring[xdp_idx], ring);
> > @@ -1032,6 +1036,9 @@ static void ixgbe_free_q_vector(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, int v_idx)
> > adapter->q_vector[v_idx] = NULL;
> > __netif_napi_del(&q_vector->napi);
> >
> > + if (static_key_enabled(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
> > + static_branch_dec(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
> > +
> > /*
> > * after a call to __netif_napi_del() napi may still be used and
> > * ixgbe_get_stats64() might access the rings on this vector,
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> > index 14aea40..bec29f5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> > @@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ static int ixgbe_notify_dca(struct notifier_block *, unsigned long event,
> > MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver");
> > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> >
> > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
> > +
> > static struct workqueue_struct *ixgbe_wq;
> >
> > static bool ixgbe_check_cfg_remove(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, struct pci_dev *pdev);
> > @@ -2422,13 +2425,10 @@ static int ixgbe_clean_rx_irq(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
> > xdp_do_flush_map();
> >
> > if (xdp_xmit & IXGBE_XDP_TX) {
> > - struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()];
> > + int index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
> > + struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[index];
> >
> > - /* Force memory writes to complete before letting h/w
> > - * know there are new descriptors to fetch.
> > - */
> > - wmb();
> > - writel(ring->next_to_use, ring->tail);
> > + ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(ring);
> > }
> >
> > u64_stats_update_begin(&rx_ring->syncp);
> > @@ -6320,7 +6320,7 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
> > if (ixgbe_init_rss_key(adapter))
> > return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > - adapter->af_xdp_zc_qps = bitmap_zalloc(MAX_XDP_QUEUES, GFP_KERNEL);
> > + adapter->af_xdp_zc_qps = bitmap_zalloc(IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS, GFP_KERNEL);
> > if (!adapter->af_xdp_zc_qps)
> > return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > @@ -8539,21 +8539,32 @@ static u16 ixgbe_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
> > int ixgbe_xmit_xdp_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
> > struct xdp_frame *xdpf)
> > {
> > - struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()];
> > struct ixgbe_tx_buffer *tx_buffer;
> > union ixgbe_adv_tx_desc *tx_desc;
> > + struct ixgbe_ring *ring;
> > u32 len, cmd_type;
> > dma_addr_t dma;
> > + int index, ret;
> > u16 i;
> >
> > len = xdpf->len;
> >
> > - if (unlikely(!ixgbe_desc_unused(ring)))
> > - return IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
> > + index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
> > + ring = adapter->xdp_ring[index];
> > +
> > + if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
> > + spin_lock(&ring->tx_lock);
> > +
> > + if (unlikely(!ixgbe_desc_unused(ring))) {
> > + ret = IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
> > + goto out;
> > + }
> >
> > dma = dma_map_single(ring->dev, xdpf->data, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
> > - if (dma_mapping_error(ring->dev, dma))
> > - return IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
> > + if (dma_mapping_error(ring->dev, dma)) {
> > + ret = IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
> > + goto out;
> > + }
> >
> > /* record the location of the first descriptor for this packet */
> > tx_buffer = &ring->tx_buffer_info[ring->next_to_use];
> > @@ -8590,7 +8601,11 @@ int ixgbe_xmit_xdp_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
> > tx_buffer->next_to_watch = tx_desc;
> > ring->next_to_use = i;
> >
> > - return IXGBE_XDP_TX;
> > + ret = IXGBE_XDP_TX;
> > +out:
> > + if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
> > + spin_unlock(&ring->tx_lock);
> > + return ret;
> > }
> >
> > netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
> > @@ -10130,8 +10145,13 @@ static int ixgbe_xdp_setup(struct net_device *dev, struct bpf_prog *prog)
> > return -EINVAL;
> > }
> >
> > - if (nr_cpu_ids > MAX_XDP_QUEUES)
> > + /* if the number of cpus is much larger than the maximum of queues,
> > + * we should stop it and then return with NOMEM like before.
> > + */
> > + if (nr_cpu_ids > IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS * 2)
> > return -ENOMEM;
> > + else if (nr_cpu_ids > IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS)
> > + static_branch_inc(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
> >
> > old_prog = xchg(&adapter->xdp_prog, prog);
> > need_reset = (!!prog != !!old_prog);
> > @@ -10195,12 +10215,22 @@ void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(struct ixgbe_ring *ring)
> > writel(ring->next_to_use, ring->tail);
> > }
> >
> > +void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(struct ixgbe_ring *ring)
> > +{
> > + if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
> > + spin_lock(&ring->tx_lock);
> > + ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(ring);
> > + if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
> > + spin_unlock(&ring->tx_lock);
> > +}
>
> It is not clear why you use a pair of spin_lock()/unlock for each ixgbe_xmit_xdp_ring()
> call, plus one other for ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail()
>
> I guess this could be factorized to a single spin lock/unlock in ixgbe_xdp_xmit(),
> and thus not have this ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked() helper ?
>
I agree with what you said in ixgbe_xdp_xmit(). Two pairs of
spin_lock/unlock could be factorized to a single one, which could
decrease the times of calling lock and unlock.
Thanks,
Jason
> > +
> > static int ixgbe_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n,
> > struct xdp_frame **frames, u32 flags)
> > {
> > struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
> > struct ixgbe_ring *ring;
> > int nxmit = 0;
> > + int index;
> > int i;
> >
> > if (unlikely(test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state)))
> > @@ -10209,10 +10239,12 @@ static int ixgbe_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n,
> > if (unlikely(flags & ~XDP_XMIT_FLAGS_MASK))
> > return -EINVAL;
> >
> > + index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
> > +
> > /* During program transitions its possible adapter->xdp_prog is assigned
> > * but ring has not been configured yet. In this case simply abort xmit.
> > */
> > - ring = adapter->xdp_prog ? adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()] : NULL;
> > + ring = adapter->xdp_prog ? adapter->xdp_ring[index] : NULL;
> > if (unlikely(!ring))
> > return -ENXIO;
> >
> > @@ -10230,7 +10262,7 @@ static int ixgbe_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n,
> > }
> >
> > if (unlikely(flags & XDP_XMIT_FLUSH))
> > - ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(ring);
> > + ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(ring);
> >
> > return nxmit;
> > }
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h
> > index 2aeec78..f6426d9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h
> > @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void ixgbe_process_skb_fields(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring,
> > void ixgbe_rx_skb(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
> > struct sk_buff *skb);
> > void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(struct ixgbe_ring *ring);
> > +void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(struct ixgbe_ring *ring);
> > void ixgbe_irq_rearm_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u64 qmask);
> >
> > void ixgbe_txrx_ring_disable(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, int ring);
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
> > index b1d22e4..82d00e4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
> > @@ -334,13 +334,10 @@ int ixgbe_clean_rx_irq_zc(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
> > xdp_do_flush_map();
> >
> > if (xdp_xmit & IXGBE_XDP_TX) {
> > - struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()];
> > + int index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
> > + struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[index];
> >
> > - /* Force memory writes to complete before letting h/w
> > - * know there are new descriptors to fetch.
> > - */
> > - wmb();
> > - writel(ring->next_to_use, ring->tail);
> > + ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(ring);
> > }
> >
> > u64_stats_update_begin(&rx_ring->syncp);
> >