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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:42:57 +0000
From: Angus Chen <angus.chen@...uarmicro.com>
To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Gavin Liu
<gavin.liu@...uarmicro.com>
CC: "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
"virtualization@...ts.linux.dev" <virtualization@...ts.linux.dev>,
"xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com" <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Heng Qi
<hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
Subject:
RE: 回复: [PATCH v5] vp_vdpa: don't allocate unused msix vectors
Hi mst.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 4:35 PM
> To: Gavin Liu <gavin.liu@...uarmicro.com>
> Cc: jasowang@...hat.com; Angus Chen <angus.chen@...uarmicro.com>;
> virtualization@...ts.linux.dev; xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
> Subject: Re: 回复: [PATCH v5] vp_vdpa: don't allocate unused msix vectors
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 01:39:17AM +0000, Gavin Liu wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 11:30:20AM +0800, lyx634449800 wrote:
> > > From: Yuxue Liu <yuxue.liu@...uarmicro.com>
> > >
> > > When there is a ctlq and it doesn't require interrupt callbacks,the
> > > original method of calculating vectors wastes hardware msi or msix
> > > resources as well as system IRQ resources.
> > >
> > > When conducting performance testing using testpmd in the guest os, it
> > > was found that the performance was lower compared to directly using
> > > vfio-pci to passthrough the device
> > >
> > > In scenarios where the virtio device in the guest os does not utilize
> > > interrupts, the vdpa driver still configures the hardware's msix
> > > vector. Therefore, the hardware still sends interrupts to the host os.
> >
> > >I just have a question on this part. How come hardware sends interrupts does
> not guest driver disable them?
> >
> > 1：Assuming the guest OS's Virtio device is using PMD mode, QEMU sets
> the call fd to -1
> > 2：On the host side, the vhost_vdpa program will set
> vp_vdpa->vring[i].cb.callback to invalid
> > 3：Before the modification, the vp_vdpa_request_irq function does not
> check whether
> > vp_vdpa->vring[i].cb.callback is valid. Instead, it enables the
> hardware's MSIX
> > interrupts based on the number of queues of the device
> >
>
> So MSIX is enabled but why would it trigger? virtio PMD in poll mode
> presumably suppresses interrupts after all.
Virtio pmd is in the guest,but in host side,the msix is enabled,then the device will triger
Interrupt normally. I analysed this bug before,and I think gavin is right.
Did I make it clear?
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Michael S. Tsirkin mst@...hat.com
> > Sent: April 22, 2024 20:09
> > To: Gavin Liu gavin.liu@...uarmicro.com
> > Cc: jasowang@...hat.com; Angus Chen angus.chen@...uarmicro.com;
> virtualization@...ts.linux.dev; xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Heng Qi hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] vp_vdpa: don't allocate unused msix vectors
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 11:30:20AM +0800, lyx634449800 wrote:
> > > From: Yuxue Liu <yuxue.liu@...uarmicro.com>
> > >
> > > When there is a ctlq and it doesn't require interrupt callbacks,the
> > > original method of calculating vectors wastes hardware msi or msix
> > > resources as well as system IRQ resources.
> > >
> > > When conducting performance testing using testpmd in the guest os, it
> > > was found that the performance was lower compared to directly using
> > > vfio-pci to passthrough the device
> > >
> > > In scenarios where the virtio device in the guest os does not utilize
> > > interrupts, the vdpa driver still configures the hardware's msix
> > > vector. Therefore, the hardware still sends interrupts to the host os.
> >
> > I just have a question on this part. How come hardware sends interrupts does
> not guest driver disable them?
> >
> > > Because of this unnecessary
> > > action by the hardware, hardware performance decreases, and it also
> > > affects the performance of the host os.
> > >
> > > Before modification:(interrupt mode)
> > > 32: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32768-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-0
> > > 33: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32769-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-1
> > > 34: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32770-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-2
> > > 35: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32771-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-config
> > >
> > > After modification:(interrupt mode)
> > > 32: 0 0 1 7 PCI-MSI 32768-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-0
> > > 33: 36 0 3 0 PCI-MSI 32769-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-1
> > > 34: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32770-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-config
> > >
> > > Before modification:(virtio pmd mode for guest os)
> > > 32: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32768-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-0
> > > 33: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32769-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-1
> > > 34: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32770-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-2
> > > 35: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32771-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-config
> > >
> > > After modification:(virtio pmd mode for guest os)
> > > 32: 0 0 0 0 PCI-MSI 32768-edge vp-vdpa[0000:00:02.0]-config
> > >
> > > To verify the use of the virtio PMD mode in the guest operating
> > > system, the following patch needs to be applied to QEMU:
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240408073311.2049-1-yuxue.liu@jaguarmicr
> > > o.com
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Yuxue Liu <yuxue.liu@...uarmicro.com>
> > > Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> > > Reviewed-by: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
> > > ---
> > > V5: modify the description of the printout when an exception occurs
> > > V4: update the title and assign values to uninitialized variables
> > > V3: delete unused variables and add validation records
> > > V2: fix when allocating IRQs, scan all queues
> > >
> > > drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/vp_vdpa.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
> > > 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/vp_vdpa.c
> > > b/drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/vp_vdpa.c
> > > index df5f4a3bccb5..8de0224e9ec2 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/vp_vdpa.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/vp_vdpa.c
> > > @@ -160,7 +160,13 @@ static int vp_vdpa_request_irq(struct vp_vdpa
> *vp_vdpa)
> > > struct pci_dev *pdev = mdev->pci_dev;
> > > int i, ret, irq;
> > > int queues = vp_vdpa->queues;
> > > - int vectors = queues + 1;
> > > + int vectors = 1;
> > > + int msix_vec = 0;
> > > +
> > > + for (i = 0; i < queues; i++) {
> > > + if (vp_vdpa->vring[i].cb.callback)
> > > + vectors++;
> > > + }
> > >
> > > ret = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(pdev, vectors, vectors, PCI_IRQ_MSIX);
> > > if (ret != vectors) {
> > > @@ -173,9 +179,12 @@ static int vp_vdpa_request_irq(struct vp_vdpa
> *vp_vdpa)
> > > vp_vdpa->vectors = vectors;
> > >
> > > for (i = 0; i < queues; i++) {
> > > + if (!vp_vdpa->vring[i].cb.callback)
> > > + continue;
> > > +
> > > snprintf(vp_vdpa->vring[i].msix_name,
> VP_VDPA_NAME_SIZE,
> > > "vp-vdpa[%s]-%d\n", pci_name(pdev), i);
> > > - irq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, i);
> > > + irq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, msix_vec);
> > > ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq,
> > > vp_vdpa_vq_handler,
> > > 0,
> vp_vdpa->vring[i].msix_name,
> > > @@ -185,21 +194,22 @@ static int vp_vdpa_request_irq(struct vp_vdpa
> *vp_vdpa)
> > > "vp_vdpa: fail to request irq for
> vq %d\n", i);
> > > goto err;
> > > }
> > > - vp_modern_queue_vector(mdev, i, i);
> > > + vp_modern_queue_vector(mdev, i, msix_vec);
> > > vp_vdpa->vring[i].irq = irq;
> > > + msix_vec++;
> > > }
> > >
> > > snprintf(vp_vdpa->msix_name, VP_VDPA_NAME_SIZE,
> "vp-vdpa[%s]-config\n",
> > > pci_name(pdev));
> > > - irq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, queues);
> > > + irq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, msix_vec);
> > > ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, vp_vdpa_config_handler,
> 0,
> > > vp_vdpa->msix_name, vp_vdpa);
> > > if (ret) {
> > > dev_err(&pdev->dev,
> > > - "vp_vdpa: fail to request irq for vq %d\n", i);
> > > + "vp_vdpa: fail to request irq for config: %d\n",
> > > + ret);
> > > goto err;
> > > }
> > > - vp_modern_config_vector(mdev, queues);
> > > + vp_modern_config_vector(mdev, msix_vec);
> > > vp_vdpa->config_irq = irq;
> > >
> > > return 0;
> > > --
> > > 2.43.0
> >
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