netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/33] virtio-net: support AF

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Date:   Fri, 3 Feb 2023 03:37:32 -0500
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Björn Töpel <bjorn@...nel.org>,
        Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>,
        Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
        Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Menglong Dong <imagedong@...cent.com>,
        Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>,
        Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/33] virtio-net: support AF_XDP zero copy

On Fri, Feb 03, 2023 at 11:33:31AM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:41:44 +0100, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2023-02-02 at 19:00 +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> > > XDP socket(AF_XDP) is an excellent bypass kernel network framework. The zero
> > > copy feature of xsk (XDP socket) needs to be supported by the driver. The
> > > performance of zero copy is very good. mlx5 and intel ixgbe already support
> > > this feature, This patch set allows virtio-net to support xsk's zerocopy xmit
> > > feature.
> > >
> > > Virtio-net did not support per-queue reset, so it was impossible to support XDP
> > > Socket Zerocopy. At present, we have completed the work of Virtio Spec and
> > > Kernel in Per-Queue Reset. It is time for Virtio-Net to complete the support for
> > > the XDP Socket Zerocopy.
> > >
> > > Virtio-net can not increase the queue at will, so xsk shares the queue with
> > > kernel.
> > >
> > > On the other hand, Virtio-Net does not support generate interrupt manually, so
> > > when we wakeup tx xmit, we used some tips. If the CPU run by TX NAPI last time
> > > is other CPUs, use IPI to wake up NAPI on the remote CPU. If it is also the
> > > local CPU, then we wake up sofrirqd.
> >
> > Thank you for the large effort.
> >
> > Since this will likely need a few iterations, on next revision please
> > do split the work in multiple chunks to help the reviewer efforts -
> > from Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst:
> >
> >  - don't post large series (> 15 patches), break them up
> >
> > In this case I guess you can split it in 1 (or even 2) pre-req series
> > and another one for the actual xsk zero copy support.
> 
> 
> OK.
> 
> I can split patch into multiple parts such as
> 
> * virtio core
> * xsk
> * virtio-net prepare
> * virtio-net support xsk zerocopy
> 
> However, there is a problem, the virtio core part should enter the VHOST branch
> of Michael. Then, should I post follow-up patches to which branch vhost or
> next-next?
> 
> Thanks.

I personally think 33 patches is still manageable no need to split.
Do try to be careful and track acks and changes: if someone sends an ack
add it in the patch if you change the patch drop the acks,
and logs this fact in the changelog in the cover letter
so people know they need to re-review.


> 
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Paolo
> >