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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:20:40 +0800
From: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
To: Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@...ux.dev>
Cc: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
 Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>, Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio-net: switch napi_tx without downing nic



在 2023/12/21 上午11:02, Zhu Yanjun 写道:
> 在 2023/12/20 16:07, Heng Qi 写道:
>> virtio-net has two ways to switch napi_tx: one is through the
>> module parameter, and the other is through coalescing parameter
>> settings (provided that the nic status is down).
>>
>> Sometimes we face performance regression caused by napi_tx,
>> then we need to switch napi_tx when debugging. However, the
>> existing methods are a bit troublesome, such as needing to
>> reload the driver or turn off the network card. So try to make
>> this update.
>
> What scenario can trigger this? We want to make tests on our device.

Hi Zhu Yanjun, you can use the following cmds:

ethtool -C tx-frames 0, to disable napi_tx
ethtool -C tx-frames 1, to enable napi_tx

Thanks.

>
> Zhu Yanjun
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 81 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>>   1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
>> index 10614e9f7cad..12f8e1f9971c 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
>> @@ -3559,16 +3559,37 @@ static int 
>> virtnet_coal_params_supported(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec)
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>   -static int virtnet_should_update_vq_weight(int dev_flags, int weight,
>> -                       int vq_weight, bool *should_update)
>> +static void virtnet_switch_napi_tx(struct virtnet_info *vi, u32 qstart,
>> +                   u32 qend, u32 tx_frames)
>>   {
>> -    if (weight ^ vq_weight) {
>> -        if (dev_flags & IFF_UP)
>> -            return -EBUSY;
>> -        *should_update = true;
>> -    }
>> +    struct net_device *dev = vi->dev;
>> +    int new_weight, cur_weight;
>> +    struct netdev_queue *txq;
>> +    struct send_queue *sq;
>>   -    return 0;
>> +    new_weight = tx_frames ? NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT : 0;
>> +    for (; qstart < qend; qstart++) {
>> +        sq = &vi->sq[qstart];
>> +        cur_weight = sq->napi.weight;
>> +        if (!(new_weight ^ cur_weight))
>> +            continue;
>> +
>> +        if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
>> +            sq->napi.weight = new_weight;
>> +            continue;
>> +        }
>> +
>> +        if (cur_weight)
>> +            virtnet_napi_tx_disable(&sq->napi);
>> +
>> +        txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, qstart);
>> +        __netif_tx_lock_bh(txq);
>> +        sq->napi.weight = new_weight;
>> +        __netif_tx_unlock_bh(txq);
>> +
>> +        if (!cur_weight)
>> +            virtnet_napi_tx_enable(vi, sq->vq, &sq->napi);
>> +    }
>>   }
>>     static int virtnet_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
>> @@ -3577,25 +3598,11 @@ static int virtnet_set_coalesce(struct 
>> net_device *dev,
>>                   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
>>   {
>>       struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
>> -    int ret, queue_number, napi_weight;
>> -    bool update_napi = false;
>> -
>> -    /* Can't change NAPI weight if the link is up */
>> -    napi_weight = ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames ? NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT : 0;
>> -    for (queue_number = 0; queue_number < vi->max_queue_pairs; 
>> queue_number++) {
>> -        ret = virtnet_should_update_vq_weight(dev->flags, napi_weight,
>> - vi->sq[queue_number].napi.weight,
>> -                              &update_napi);
>> -        if (ret)
>> -            return ret;
>> -
>> -        if (update_napi) {
>> -            /* All queues that belong to [queue_number, 
>> vi->max_queue_pairs] will be
>> -             * updated for the sake of simplicity, which might not 
>> be necessary
>> -             */
>> -            break;
>> -        }
>> -    }
>> +    int ret;
>> +
>> +    /* Param tx_frames can be used to switch napi_tx */
>> +    virtnet_switch_napi_tx(vi, 0, vi->max_queue_pairs,
>> +                   ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames);
>>         if (virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL))
>>           ret = virtnet_send_notf_coal_cmds(vi, ec);
>> @@ -3605,11 +3612,6 @@ static int virtnet_set_coalesce(struct 
>> net_device *dev,
>>       if (ret)
>>           return ret;
>>   -    if (update_napi) {
>> -        for (; queue_number < vi->max_queue_pairs; queue_number++)
>> -            vi->sq[queue_number].napi.weight = napi_weight;
>> -    }
>> -
>>       return ret;
>>   }
>>   @@ -3641,19 +3643,13 @@ static int 
>> virtnet_set_per_queue_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
>>                         struct ethtool_coalesce *ec)
>>   {
>>       struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
>> -    int ret, napi_weight;
>> -    bool update_napi = false;
>> +    int ret;
>>         if (queue >= vi->max_queue_pairs)
>>           return -EINVAL;
>>   -    /* Can't change NAPI weight if the link is up */
>> -    napi_weight = ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames ? NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT : 0;
>> -    ret = virtnet_should_update_vq_weight(dev->flags, napi_weight,
>> -                          vi->sq[queue].napi.weight,
>> -                          &update_napi);
>> -    if (ret)
>> -        return ret;
>> +    /* Param tx_frames can be used to switch napi_tx */
>> +    virtnet_switch_napi_tx(vi, queue, queue, 
>> ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames);
>>         if (virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_VQ_NOTF_COAL))
>>           ret = virtnet_send_notf_coal_vq_cmds(vi, ec, queue);
>> @@ -3663,9 +3659,6 @@ static int 
>> virtnet_set_per_queue_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
>>       if (ret)
>>           return ret;
>>   -    if (update_napi)
>> -        vi->sq[queue].napi.weight = napi_weight;
>> -
>>       return 0;
>>   }


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