Re: [PATCH net-next V1 0/4] virtio_net: add per queue interrupt coalescing support

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 12:20:01PM +0300, Gavin Li wrote:
> Currently, coalescing parameters are grouped for all transmit and receive
> virtqueues. This patch series add support to set or get the parameters for
> a specified virtqueue.
> 
> When the traffic between virtqueues is unbalanced, for example, one virtqueue
> is busy and another virtqueue is idle, then it will be very useful to
> control coalescing parameters at the virtqueue granularity.

series:

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>



> Example command:
> $ ethtool -Q eth5 queue_mask 0x1 --coalesce tx-packets 10
> Would set max_packets=10 to VQ 1.
> $ ethtool -Q eth5 queue_mask 0x1 --coalesce rx-packets 10
> Would set max_packets=10 to VQ 0.
> $ ethtool -Q eth5 queue_mask 0x1 --show-coalesce
>  Queue: 0
>  Adaptive RX: off  TX: off
>  stats-block-usecs: 0
>  sample-interval: 0
>  pkt-rate-low: 0
>  pkt-rate-high: 0
> 
>  rx-usecs: 222
>  rx-frames: 0
>  rx-usecs-irq: 0
>  rx-frames-irq: 256
> 
>  tx-usecs: 222
>  tx-frames: 0
>  tx-usecs-irq: 0
>  tx-frames-irq: 256
> 
>  rx-usecs-low: 0
>  rx-frame-low: 0
>  tx-usecs-low: 0
>  tx-frame-low: 0
> 
>  rx-usecs-high: 0
>  rx-frame-high: 0
>  tx-usecs-high: 0
>  tx-frame-high: 0
> 
> In this patch series:
> Patch-1: Extract interrupt coalescing settings to a structure.
> Patch-2: Extract get/set interrupt coalesce to a function.
> Patch-3: Support per queue interrupt coalesce command.
> Patch-4: Enable per queue interrupt coalesce feature.
> 
> Gavin Li (4):
>   virtio_net: extract interrupt coalescing settings to a structure
>   virtio_net: extract get/set interrupt coalesce to a function
>   virtio_net: support per queue interrupt coalesce command
>   virtio_net: enable per queue interrupt coalesce feature
> 
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c        | 169 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h |  14 +++
>  2 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.39.1