Re: [PATCH net-next v7 06/10] net: openvswitch: store sampling probability in cb.

[Aaron Conole]

Adrian Moreno <amorenoz@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> When a packet sample is observed, the sampling rate that was used is
> important to estimate the real frequency of such event.
>
> Store the probability of the parent sample action in the skb's cb area
> and use it in psample action to pass it down to psample module.
>
> Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Moreno <amorenoz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@xxxxxxxxxx>

>  include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h |  3 ++-
>  net/openvswitch/actions.c        | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
>  net/openvswitch/datapath.h       |  3 +++
>  net/openvswitch/vport.c          |  1 +
>  4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> index 3dd653748725..3a701bd1f31b 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> @@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ enum ovs_flow_attr {
>   * Actions are passed as nested attributes.
>   *
>   * Executes the specified actions with the given probability on a per-packet
> - * basis.
> + * basis. Nested actions will be able to access the probability value of the
> + * parent @OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE.
>   */
>  enum ovs_sample_attr {
>  	OVS_SAMPLE_ATTR_UNSPEC,
> diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> index a035b7e677dd..34af6bce4085 100644
> --- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> +++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> @@ -1048,12 +1048,15 @@ static int sample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	struct nlattr *sample_arg;
>  	int rem = nla_len(attr);
>  	const struct sample_arg *arg;
> +	u32 init_probability;
>  	bool clone_flow_key;
> +	int err;
>  
>  	/* The first action is always 'OVS_SAMPLE_ATTR_ARG'. */
>  	sample_arg = nla_data(attr);
>  	arg = nla_data(sample_arg);
>  	actions = nla_next(sample_arg, &rem);
> +	init_probability = OVS_CB(skb)->probability;
>  
>  	if ((arg->probability != U32_MAX) &&
>  	    (!arg->probability || get_random_u32() > arg->probability)) {
> @@ -1062,9 +1065,16 @@ static int sample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  
> +	OVS_CB(skb)->probability = arg->probability;
> +
>  	clone_flow_key = !arg->exec;
> -	return clone_execute(dp, skb, key, 0, actions, rem, last,
> -			     clone_flow_key);
> +	err = clone_execute(dp, skb, key, 0, actions, rem, last,
> +			    clone_flow_key);
> +
> +	if (!last)
> +		OVS_CB(skb)->probability = init_probability;
> +
> +	return err;
>  }
>  
>  /* When 'last' is true, clone() should always consume the 'skb'.
> @@ -1311,6 +1321,7 @@ static void execute_psample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	struct psample_group psample_group = {};
>  	struct psample_metadata md = {};
>  	const struct nlattr *a;
> +	u32 rate;
>  	int rem;
>  
>  	nla_for_each_attr(a, nla_data(attr), nla_len(attr), rem) {
> @@ -1329,8 +1340,11 @@ static void execute_psample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	psample_group.net = ovs_dp_get_net(dp);
>  	md.in_ifindex = OVS_CB(skb)->input_vport->dev->ifindex;
>  	md.trunc_size = skb->len - OVS_CB(skb)->cutlen;
> +	md.rate_as_probability = 1;
> +
> +	rate = OVS_CB(skb)->probability ? OVS_CB(skb)->probability : U32_MAX;
>  
> -	psample_sample_packet(&psample_group, skb, 0, &md);
> +	psample_sample_packet(&psample_group, skb, rate, &md);
>  }
>  #else
>  static inline void execute_psample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
> diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
> index 0cd29971a907..9ca6231ea647 100644
> --- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
> +++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
> @@ -115,12 +115,15 @@ struct datapath {
>   * fragmented.
>   * @acts_origlen: The netlink size of the flow actions applied to this skb.
>   * @cutlen: The number of bytes from the packet end to be removed.
> + * @probability: The sampling probability that was applied to this skb; 0 means
> + * no sampling has occurred; U32_MAX means 100% probability.
>   */
>  struct ovs_skb_cb {
>  	struct vport		*input_vport;
>  	u16			mru;
>  	u16			acts_origlen;
>  	u32			cutlen;
> +	u32			probability;
>  };
>  #define OVS_CB(skb) ((struct ovs_skb_cb *)(skb)->cb)
>  
> diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport.c b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
> index 972ae01a70f7..8732f6e51ae5 100644
> --- a/net/openvswitch/vport.c
> +++ b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
> @@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ int ovs_vport_receive(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	OVS_CB(skb)->input_vport = vport;
>  	OVS_CB(skb)->mru = 0;
>  	OVS_CB(skb)->cutlen = 0;
> +	OVS_CB(skb)->probability = 0;
>  	if (unlikely(dev_net(skb->dev) != ovs_dp_get_net(vport->dp))) {
>  		u32 mark;