Re: [PATCH net-next v7] net/core: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc()

From: Yajun Deng
Date: Sun Oct 08 2023 - 05:13:30 EST


On 2023/10/8 16:53, Eric Dumazet wrote:
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 10:44 AM Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 2023/10/8 15:18, Eric Dumazet wrote:
On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 9:00 AM Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2023/10/8 14:45, Eric Dumazet wrote:
On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 8:34 AM Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2023/10/7 13:29, Eric Dumazet wrote:
On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 7:06 AM Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Although there is a kfree_skb_reason() helper function that can be used to
find the reason why this skb is dropped, but most callers didn't increase
one of rx_dropped, tx_dropped, rx_nohandler and rx_otherhost_dropped.

...

+
+void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
+{
+ /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
+ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
+ unsigned long *field;
+
+ if (unlikely(!p))
+ p = netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
+
+ if (p) {
+ field = (unsigned long *)((void *)this_cpu_ptr(p) + offset);
+ WRITE_ONCE(*field, READ_ONCE(*field) + 1);
This is broken...

As I explained earlier, dev_core_stats_xxxx(dev) can be called from
many different contexts:

1) process contexts, where preemption and migration are allowed.
2) interrupt contexts.

Adding WRITE_ONCE()/READ_ONCE() is not solving potential races.

I _think_ I already gave you how to deal with this ?
Yes, I replied in v6.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/e25b5f3c-bd97-56f0-de86-b93a3172870d@xxxxxxxxx/

Please try instead:

+void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
+{
+ /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
+ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
+ unsigned long __percpu *field;
+
+ if (unlikely(!p)) {
+ p = netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
+ if (!p)
+ return;
+ }
+ field = (__force unsigned long __percpu *)((__force void *)p + offset);
+ this_cpu_inc(*field);
+}
This wouldn't trace anything even the rx_dropped is in increasing. It
needs to add an extra operation, such as:
I honestly do not know what you are talking about.

Have you even tried to change your patch to use

field = (__force unsigned long __percpu *)((__force void *)p + offset);
this_cpu_inc(*field);
Yes, I tested this code. But the following couldn't show anything even
if the rx_dropped is increasing.

'sudo python3 /usr/share/bcc/tools/trace netdev_core_stats_inc'
Well, I am not sure about this, "bpftrace" worked for me.

Make sure your toolchain generates something that looks like what I got:

000000000000ef20 <netdev_core_stats_inc>:
ef20: f3 0f 1e fa endbr64
ef24: e8 00 00 00 00 call ef29 <netdev_core_stats_inc+0x9>
ef25: R_X86_64_PLT32 __fentry__-0x4
ef29: 55 push %rbp
ef2a: 48 89 e5 mov %rsp,%rbp
ef2d: 53 push %rbx
ef2e: 89 f3 mov %esi,%ebx
ef30: 48 8b 87 f0 01 00 00 mov 0x1f0(%rdi),%rax
ef37: 48 85 c0 test %rax,%rax
ef3a: 74 0b je ef47 <netdev_core_stats_inc+0x27>
ef3c: 89 d9 mov %ebx,%ecx
ef3e: 65 48 ff 04 08 incq %gs:(%rax,%rcx,1)
ef43: 5b pop %rbx
ef44: 5d pop %rbp
ef45: c3 ret
ef46: cc int3
ef47: e8 00 00 00 00 call ef4c <netdev_core_stats_inc+0x2c>
ef48: R_X86_64_PLT32 .text.unlikely.+0x13c
ef4c: 48 85 c0 test %rax,%rax
ef4f: 75 eb jne ef3c <netdev_core_stats_inc+0x1c>
ef51: eb f0 jmp ef43 <netdev_core_stats_inc+0x23>
ef53: 66 66 66 66 2e 0f 1f data16 data16 data16 cs nopw 0x0(%rax,%rax,1)
ef5a: 84 00 00 00 00 00

I'll share some I can see it.

1.

objdump -D vmlinux

ffffffff81b2f170 <netdev_core_stats_inc>:
ffffffff81b2f170: e8 8b ea 55 ff callq ffffffff8108dc00
<__fentry__>
ffffffff81b2f175: 55 push %rbp
ffffffff81b2f176: 48 89 e5 mov %rsp,%rbp
ffffffff81b2f179: 48 83 ec 08 sub $0x8,%rsp
ffffffff81b2f17d: 48 8b 87 e8 01 00 00 mov 0x1e8(%rdi),%rax
ffffffff81b2f184: 48 85 c0 test %rax,%rax
ffffffff81b2f187: 74 0d je ffffffff81b2f196
<netdev_core_stats_inc+0x26>
ffffffff81b2f189: 89 f6 mov %esi,%esi
ffffffff81b2f18b: 65 48 ff 04 30 incq %gs:(%rax,%rsi,1)
ffffffff81b2f190: c9 leaveq
ffffffff81b2f191: e9 aa 31 6d 00 jmpq ffffffff82202340
<__x86_return_thunk>
ffffffff81b2f196: 89 75 fc mov %esi,-0x4(%rbp)
ffffffff81b2f199: e8 82 ff ff ff callq ffffffff81b2f120
<netdev_core_stats_alloc>
ffffffff81b2f19e: 8b 75 fc mov -0x4(%rbp),%esi
ffffffff81b2f1a1: 48 85 c0 test %rax,%rax
ffffffff81b2f1a4: 75 e3 jne ffffffff81b2f189
<netdev_core_stats_inc+0x19>
ffffffff81b2f1a6: c9 leaveq
ffffffff81b2f1a7: e9 94 31 6d 00 jmpq ffffffff82202340
<__x86_return_thunk>
ffffffff81b2f1ac: 0f 1f 40 00 nopl 0x0(%rax)


2.

sudo cat /proc/kallsyms | grep netdev_core_stats_inc

ffffffff9c72f120 T netdev_core_stats_inc
ffffffff9ca2676c t netdev_core_stats_inc.cold
ffffffff9d5235e0 r __ksymtab_netdev_core_stats_inc


3.

➜ ~ ifconfig enp34s0f0
enp34s0f0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.10.30.88 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.10.30.255
inet6 fe80::6037:806c:14b6:f1ca prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 04:d4:c4:5c:81:42 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 29024 bytes 3118278 (3.1 MB)
RX errors 0 dropped 794 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 16961 bytes 2662290 (2.6 MB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 29 memory 0x39fff4000000-39fff47fffff

➜ ~ ifconfig enp34s0f0
enp34s0f0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.10.30.88 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.10.30.255
inet6 fe80::6037:806c:14b6:f1ca prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 04:d4:c4:5c:81:42 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 29272 bytes 3148997 (3.1 MB)
RX errors 0 dropped 798 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 17098 bytes 2683547 (2.6 MB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 29 memory 0x39fff4000000-39fff47fffff


The rx_dropped is increasing.


4.

sudo python3 /usr/share/bcc/tools/trace netdev_core_stats_inc

TIME PID TID COMM FUNC

(Empty, I didn't see anything.)


5.

sudo trace-cmd record -p function -l netdev_core_stats_inc

sudo trace-cmd report

(Empty, I didn't see anything.)


If I add a 'pr_info("\n");' like:

+ pr_info("\n");
field = (__force unsigned long __percpu *)((__force void *)p +
offset);
this_cpu_inc(*field);


Everything is OK. The 'pr_info("\n");' can be changed to anything else,
but not

without it.
This seems to be a bug that has nothing to do with the patch.

Try getting help from Steven maybe.


Hi Steven,

Need your help.

1. The following code wouldn't trace anything by the command 'sudo python3 /usr/share/bcc/tools/trace netdev_core_stats_inc'

+void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
+{
+ /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
+ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
+ unsigned long __percpu *field;
+
+ if (unlikely(!p)) {
+ p = netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
+ if (!p)
+ return;
+ }
+ field = (__force unsigned long __percpu *)((__force void *)p + offset);
+ this_cpu_inc(*field);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_core_stats_inc);

2. If I add a 'pr_info("\n");', it would be fine. The 'pr_info("\n");' can be changed to others.

+void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
+{
+ /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
+ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
+ unsigned long __percpu *field;
+
+ if (unlikely(!p)) {
+ p = netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
+ if (!p)
+ return;
+ }
+ pr_info("\n");
+ field = (__force unsigned long __percpu *)((__force void *)p + offset);
+ this_cpu_inc(*field);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_core_stats_inc);

I don't know why we need to add something in netdev_core_stats_inc, the trace will be fine.