Re: [PATCH RFC net-next v5 11/14] vhost/vsock: implement datagram support

From: Bobby Eshleman
Date: Wed Aug 02 2023 - 18:22:29 EST


On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 11:00:55AM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
>
>
> On 26.07.2023 20:55, Bobby Eshleman wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 11:42:38AM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 19.07.2023 03:50, Bobby Eshleman wrote:
> >>> This commit implements datagram support for vhost/vsock by teaching
> >>> vhost to use the common virtio transport datagram functions.
> >>>
> >>> If the virtio RX buffer is too small, then the transmission is
> >>> abandoned, the packet dropped, and EHOSTUNREACH is added to the socket's
> >>> error queue.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> ---
> >>> drivers/vhost/vsock.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >>> net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 5 +++-
> >>> 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
> >>> index d5d6a3c3f273..da14260c6654 100644
> >>> --- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
> >>> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
> >>> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
> >>> */
> >>> #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
> >>> #include <linux/atomic.h>
> >>> +#include <linux/errqueue.h>
> >>> #include <linux/module.h>
> >>> #include <linux/mutex.h>
> >>> #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
> >>> @@ -32,7 +33,8 @@
> >>> enum {
> >>> VHOST_VSOCK_FEATURES = VHOST_FEATURES |
> >>> (1ULL << VIRTIO_F_ACCESS_PLATFORM) |
> >>> - (1ULL << VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET)
> >>> + (1ULL << VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET) |
> >>> + (1ULL << VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_DGRAM)
> >>> };
> >>>
> >>> enum {
> >>> @@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ struct vhost_vsock {
> >>> atomic_t queued_replies;
> >>>
> >>> u32 guest_cid;
> >>> + bool dgram_allow;
> >>> bool seqpacket_allow;
> >>> };
> >>>
> >>> @@ -86,6 +89,32 @@ static struct vhost_vsock *vhost_vsock_get(u32 guest_cid)
> >>> return NULL;
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> +/* Claims ownership of the skb, do not free the skb after calling! */
> >>> +static void
> >>> +vhost_transport_error(struct sk_buff *skb, int err)
> >>> +{
> >>> + struct sock_exterr_skb *serr;
> >>> + struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
> >>> + struct sk_buff *clone;
> >>> +
> >>> + serr = SKB_EXT_ERR(skb);
> >>> + memset(serr, 0, sizeof(*serr));
> >>> + serr->ee.ee_errno = err;
> >>> + serr->ee.ee_origin = SO_EE_ORIGIN_NONE;
> >>> +
> >>> + clone = skb_clone(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
> >>
> >> May for skb which is error carrier we can use 'sock_omalloc()', not 'skb_clone()' ? TCP uses skb
> >> allocated by this function as carriers of error structure. I guess 'skb_clone()' also clones data of origin,
> >> but i think that there is no need in data as we insert it to error queue of the socket.
> >>
> >> What do You think?
> >
> > IIUC skb_clone() is often used in this scenario so that the user can
> > retrieve the error-causing packet from the error queue. Is there some
> > reason we shouldn't do this?
> >
> > I'm seeing that the serr bits need to occur on the clone here, not the
> > original. I didn't realize the SKB_EXT_ERR() is a skb->cb cast. I'm not
> > actually sure how this passes the test case since ->cb isn't cloned.
>
> Ah yes, sorry, You are right, I just confused this case with zerocopy completion
> handling - there we allocate "empty" skb which carries completion metadata in its
> 'cb' field.
>
> Hm, but can't we just reinsert current skb (update it's 'cb' as 'sock_exterr_skb')
> to error queue of the socket without cloning it ?
>
> Thanks, Arseniy
>

I just assumed other socket types used skb_clone() for some reason
unknown to me and I didn't want to deviate.

If it is fine to just use the skb directly, then I am happy to make that
change.

Best,
Bobby

> >
> >>
> >>> + if (!clone)
> >>> + return;
> >>
> >> What will happen here 'if (!clone)' ? skb will leak as it was removed from queue?
> >>
> >
> > Ah yes, true.
> >
> >>> +
> >>> + if (sock_queue_err_skb(sk, clone))
> >>> + kfree_skb(clone);
> >>> +
> >>> + sk->sk_err = err;
> >>> + sk_error_report(sk);
> >>> +
> >>> + kfree_skb(skb);
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> static void
> >>> vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
> >>> struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> >>> @@ -160,9 +189,15 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
> >>> hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
> >>>
> >>> /* If the packet is greater than the space available in the
> >>> - * buffer, we split it using multiple buffers.
> >>> + * buffer, we split it using multiple buffers for connectible
> >>> + * sockets and drop the packet for datagram sockets.
> >>> */
> >>> if (payload_len > iov_len - sizeof(*hdr)) {
> >>> + if (le16_to_cpu(hdr->type) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_TYPE_DGRAM) {
> >>> + vhost_transport_error(skb, EHOSTUNREACH);
> >>> + continue;
> >>> + }
> >>> +
> >>> payload_len = iov_len - sizeof(*hdr);
> >>>
> >>> /* As we are copying pieces of large packet's buffer to
> >>> @@ -394,6 +429,7 @@ static bool vhost_vsock_more_replies(struct vhost_vsock *vsock)
> >>> return val < vq->num;
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> +static bool vhost_transport_dgram_allow(u32 cid, u32 port);
> >>> static bool vhost_transport_seqpacket_allow(u32 remote_cid);
> >>>
> >>> static struct virtio_transport vhost_transport = {
> >>> @@ -410,7 +446,8 @@ static struct virtio_transport vhost_transport = {
> >>> .cancel_pkt = vhost_transport_cancel_pkt,
> >>>
> >>> .dgram_enqueue = virtio_transport_dgram_enqueue,
> >>> - .dgram_allow = virtio_transport_dgram_allow,
> >>> + .dgram_allow = vhost_transport_dgram_allow,
> >>> + .dgram_addr_init = virtio_transport_dgram_addr_init,
> >>>
> >>> .stream_enqueue = virtio_transport_stream_enqueue,
> >>> .stream_dequeue = virtio_transport_stream_dequeue,
> >>> @@ -443,6 +480,22 @@ static struct virtio_transport vhost_transport = {
> >>> .send_pkt = vhost_transport_send_pkt,
> >>> };
> >>>
> >>> +static bool vhost_transport_dgram_allow(u32 cid, u32 port)
> >>> +{
> >>> + struct vhost_vsock *vsock;
> >>> + bool dgram_allow = false;
> >>> +
> >>> + rcu_read_lock();
> >>> + vsock = vhost_vsock_get(cid);
> >>> +
> >>> + if (vsock)
> >>> + dgram_allow = vsock->dgram_allow;
> >>> +
> >>> + rcu_read_unlock();
> >>> +
> >>> + return dgram_allow;
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> static bool vhost_transport_seqpacket_allow(u32 remote_cid)
> >>> {
> >>> struct vhost_vsock *vsock;
> >>> @@ -799,6 +852,9 @@ static int vhost_vsock_set_features(struct vhost_vsock *vsock, u64 features)
> >>> if (features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET))
> >>> vsock->seqpacket_allow = true;
> >>>
> >>> + if (features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_DGRAM))
> >>> + vsock->dgram_allow = true;
> >>> +
> >>> for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vsock->vqs); i++) {
> >>> vq = &vsock->vqs[i];
> >>> mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> >>> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
> >>> index e73f3b2c52f1..449ed63ac2b0 100644
> >>> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
> >>> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
> >>> @@ -1427,9 +1427,12 @@ int vsock_dgram_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
> >>> return prot->recvmsg(sk, msg, len, flags, NULL);
> >>> #endif
> >>>
> >>> - if (flags & MSG_OOB || flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE)
> >>> + if (unlikely(flags & MSG_OOB))
> >>> return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> >>>
> >>> + if (unlikely(flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE))
> >>> + return sock_recv_errqueue(sk, msg, len, SOL_VSOCK, 0);
> >>> +
> >>
> >> Sorry, but I get build error here, because SOL_VSOCK in undefined. I think it should be added to
> >> include/linux/socket.h and to uapi files also for future use in userspace.
> >>
> >
> > Strange, I built each patch individually without issue. My base is
> > netdev/main with your SOL_VSOCK patch applied. I will look today and see
> > if I'm missing something.
> >
> >> Also Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx> suggested to add define something like VSOCK_RECVERR,
> >> in the same way as IP_RECVERR, and use it as last parameter of 'sock_recv_errqueue()'.
> >>
> >
> > Got it, thanks.
> >
> >>> transport = vsk->transport;
> >>>
> >>> /* Retrieve the head sk_buff from the socket's receive queue. */
> >>>
> >>
> >> Thanks, Arseniy
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bobby