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Message-ID: <20221213013231-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 13 Dec 2022 01:38:27 -0500
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc:     Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] virtio-net: correctly enable callback during
 start_xmit

On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:43:36AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:38 AM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 04:25:22 -0500, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 05:10:29PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > > Commit a7766ef18b33("virtio_net: disable cb aggressively") enables
> > > > virtqueue callback via the following statement:
> > > >
> > > >         do {
> > > >            ......
> > > >     } while (use_napi && kick &&
> > > >                unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq)));
> > > >
> > > > This will cause a missing call to virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed() when
> > > > kick is false. Fixing this by removing the checking of the kick from
> > > > the condition to make sure callback is enabled correctly.
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: a7766ef18b33 ("virtio_net: disable cb aggressively")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > The patch is needed for -stable.
> > >
> > > stable rules don't allow for theoretical fixes. Was a problem observed?
> 
> Yes, running a pktgen sample script can lead to a tx timeout.

Since April 2021 and we only noticed now? Are you sure it's the
right Fixes tag?

> > >
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 4 ++--
> > > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > > index 86e52454b5b5..44d7daf0267b 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > > @@ -1834,8 +1834,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
> > > >
> > > >             free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, false);
> > > >
> > > > -   } while (use_napi && kick &&
> > > > -          unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq)));
> > > > +   } while (use_napi &&
> > > > +            unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq)));
> > > >
> > >
> > > A bit more explanation pls.  kick simply means !netdev_xmit_more -
> > > if it's false we know there will be another packet, then transmissing
> > > that packet will invoke virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed. No?
> >
> > It's just that there may be a next packet, but in fact there may not be.
> > For example, the vq is full, and the driver stops the queue.
> 
> Exactly, when the queue is about to be full we disable tx and wait for
> the next tx interrupt to re-enable tx.
> 
> Thanks

OK, it's a good idea to document that.
And we should enable callbacks at that point, not here on data path.

> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >     /* timestamp packet in software */
> > > >     skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
> > > > --
> > > > 2.25.1
> > >
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