netdev - Re: Fwd: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/3] virtio

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:40:36 +0800
From:	Zhi Yong Wu <zwu.kernel@...il.com>
To:	Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
Cc:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Zhi Yong Wu <wuzhy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: Fwd: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/3] virtio_net: add aRFS support

On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 2:00 AM, Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com> wrote:
>>> 1. The aRFS interface for the guest to specify which virtual queue to
>>> receive a packet on is fairly straight forward.
>>> 2. To hook into RFS, we need to match the virtual queue to the real
>>> CPU it will processed on, and then program the RFS table for that flow
>>> and CPU.
>>> 3. NIC aRFS keys off the RFS tables so it can program the HW with the
>>> correct queue for the CPU.
>> Does anyone have time to make one conclusion for this discussion? in
>> particular, how will rx packet be steered up the stack from guest
>> virtio_net driver, virtio_net NIC, vhost_net, tun driver, host network
>> stack, to physical NIC with more details?
>> What is the role of each path units? otherwise this discussion wont
>> get any meanful result, which is not what we expect.
>>
> Working code outweighs theoretical discussion :-). I think you started
> on a good track with original patches, and I believe the tun path
> should work pretty well (some performance numbers would still be good
I planed to run netperf in one kvm guest with the path "vhost_net +
tun + OVS bridge". But it seems to be a bit difficult for me to get
some x86 hardwares. The boxes which i have all are Power arch.
> to validate). Seems like there's enough hooks in the virtio_net path
> to implement something meaningful and maybe get some numbers (maybe
Can you say what something meaningful is with more details? What is
the roadmap of virt_net aRFS support which you expect?
> ignore NIC aRFS in the first pass).
>
> Tom
>
>>>
>>>> Stefan
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Zhi Yong Wu



-- 
Regards,

Zhi Yong Wu
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