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Message-ID: <4D2E12B9.6090201@netfilter.org>
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:44:41 +0100
From:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Netfilter Development Mailinglist 
	<netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] netfilter: x_table: speedup compat operations

On 18/12/10 18:35, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> One iptables invocation with 135000 rules takes 35 seconds of cpu time
> on a recent server, using a 32bit distro and a 64bit kernel.
> 
> We eventually trigger NMI/RCU watchdog.
> 
> INFO: rcu_sched_state detected stall on CPU 3 (t=6000 jiffies)
> 
> COMPAT mode has quadratic behavior and consume 16 bytes of memory per
> rule.
> 
> Switch the xt_compat algos to use an array instead of list, and use a
> binary search to locate an offset in the sorted array.
> 
> This halves memory need (8 bytes per rule), and removes quadratic
> behavior [ O(N*N) -> O(N*log2(N)) ]
> 
> Time of iptables goes from 35 s to 150 ms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h |    3 
>  net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c    |    1 
>  net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c    |    2 
>  net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c     |    2 
>  net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c    |    2 
>  net/netfilter/x_tables.c           |   82 +++++++++++++++------------
>  6 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
> index 742bec0..0f04d98 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
> @@ -611,8 +611,9 @@ struct _compat_xt_align {
>  extern void xt_compat_lock(u_int8_t af);
>  extern void xt_compat_unlock(u_int8_t af);
>  
> -extern int xt_compat_add_offset(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset, short delta);
> +extern int xt_compat_add_offset(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset, int delta);
>  extern void xt_compat_flush_offsets(u_int8_t af);
> +extern void xt_compat_init_offsets(u_int8_t af, unsigned int number);
>  extern int xt_compat_calc_jump(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset);
>  
>  extern int xt_compat_match_offset(const struct xt_match *match);
> diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
> index cbc9f39..2bf2fb2 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
> @@ -1764,6 +1764,7 @@ static int compat_table_info(const struct ebt_table_info *info,
>  
>  	newinfo->entries_size = size;
>  
> +	xt_compat_init_offsets(AF_INET, info->nentries);
>  	return EBT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entries, size, compat_calc_entry, info,
>  							entries, newinfo);
>  }
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
> index 3fac340..47e5178 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
> @@ -883,6 +883,7 @@ static int compat_table_info(const struct xt_table_info *info,
>  	memcpy(newinfo, info, offsetof(struct xt_table_info, entries));
>  	newinfo->initial_entries = 0;
>  	loc_cpu_entry = info->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
> +	xt_compat_init_offsets(NFPROTO_ARP, info->number);
>  	xt_entry_foreach(iter, loc_cpu_entry, info->size) {
>  		ret = compat_calc_entry(iter, info, loc_cpu_entry, newinfo);
>  		if (ret != 0)
> @@ -1350,6 +1351,7 @@ static int translate_compat_table(const char *name,
>  	duprintf("translate_compat_table: size %u\n", info->size);
>  	j = 0;
>  	xt_compat_lock(NFPROTO_ARP);
> +	xt_compat_init_offsets(NFPROTO_ARP, number);
>  	/* Walk through entries, checking offsets. */
>  	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, total_size) {
>  		ret = check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(iter0, info, &size,
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
> index a846d63..c5a75d7 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
> @@ -1080,6 +1080,7 @@ static int compat_table_info(const struct xt_table_info *info,
>  	memcpy(newinfo, info, offsetof(struct xt_table_info, entries));
>  	newinfo->initial_entries = 0;
>  	loc_cpu_entry = info->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
> +	xt_compat_init_offsets(AF_INET, info->number);
>  	xt_entry_foreach(iter, loc_cpu_entry, info->size) {
>  		ret = compat_calc_entry(iter, info, loc_cpu_entry, newinfo);
>  		if (ret != 0)
> @@ -1681,6 +1682,7 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
>  	duprintf("translate_compat_table: size %u\n", info->size);
>  	j = 0;
>  	xt_compat_lock(AF_INET);
> +	xt_compat_init_offsets(AF_INET, number);
>  	/* Walk through entries, checking offsets. */
>  	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, total_size) {
>  		ret = check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(iter0, info, &size,
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
> index 4555823..0c9973a 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
> @@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ static int compat_table_info(const struct xt_table_info *info,
>  	memcpy(newinfo, info, offsetof(struct xt_table_info, entries));
>  	newinfo->initial_entries = 0;
>  	loc_cpu_entry = info->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
> +	xt_compat_init_offsets(AF_INET6, info->number);
>  	xt_entry_foreach(iter, loc_cpu_entry, info->size) {
>  		ret = compat_calc_entry(iter, info, loc_cpu_entry, newinfo);
>  		if (ret != 0)
> @@ -1696,6 +1697,7 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
>  	duprintf("translate_compat_table: size %u\n", info->size);
>  	j = 0;
>  	xt_compat_lock(AF_INET6);
> +	xt_compat_init_offsets(AF_INET6, number);
>  	/* Walk through entries, checking offsets. */
>  	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, total_size) {
>  		ret = check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(iter0, info, &size,
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
> index 8046350..75182ed 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
> @@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("{ip,ip6,arp,eb}_tables backend module");
>  #define SMP_ALIGN(x) (((x) + SMP_CACHE_BYTES-1) & ~(SMP_CACHE_BYTES-1))
>  
>  struct compat_delta {
> -	struct compat_delta *next;
> -	unsigned int offset;
> -	int delta;
> +	unsigned int offset; /* offset in kernel */
> +	int delta; /* delta in 32bit user land */
>  };
>  
>  struct xt_af {
> @@ -49,7 +48,9 @@ struct xt_af {
>  	struct list_head target;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
>  	struct mutex compat_mutex;
> -	struct compat_delta *compat_offsets;
> +	struct compat_delta *compat_tab;
> +	unsigned int number; /* number of slots in compat_tab[] */
> +	unsigned int cur; /* number of used slots in compat_tab[] */
>  #endif
>  };
>  
> @@ -414,54 +415,67 @@ int xt_check_match(struct xt_mtchk_param *par,
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_check_match);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
> -int xt_compat_add_offset(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset, short delta)
> +int xt_compat_add_offset(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset, int delta)
>  {
> -	struct compat_delta *tmp;
> +	struct xt_af *xp = &xt[af];
>  
> -	tmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct compat_delta), GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (!tmp)
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> +	if (!xp->compat_tab) {
> +		if (!xp->number)
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		xp->compat_tab = vmalloc(sizeof(struct compat_delta) * xp->number);
> +		if (!xp->compat_tab)
> +			return -ENOMEM;
> +		xp->cur = 0;
> +	}
>  
> -	tmp->offset = offset;
> -	tmp->delta = delta;
> +	if (xp->cur >= xp->number)
> +		return -EINVAL;

minor glitch: We leak xp->compat_tab if this error condition above is true.

>  
> -	if (xt[af].compat_offsets) {
> -		tmp->next = xt[af].compat_offsets->next;
> -		xt[af].compat_offsets->next = tmp;
> -	} else {
> -		xt[af].compat_offsets = tmp;
> -		tmp->next = NULL;
> -	}
> +	if (xp->cur)
> +		delta += xp->compat_tab[xp->cur - 1].delta;
> +	xp->compat_tab[xp->cur].offset = offset;
> +	xp->compat_tab[xp->cur].delta = delta;
> +	xp->cur++;
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_compat_add_offset);
>  
>  void xt_compat_flush_offsets(u_int8_t af)
>  {
> -	struct compat_delta *tmp, *next;
> -
> -	if (xt[af].compat_offsets) {
> -		for (tmp = xt[af].compat_offsets; tmp; tmp = next) {
> -			next = tmp->next;
> -			kfree(tmp);
> -		}
> -		xt[af].compat_offsets = NULL;
> +	if (xt[af].compat_tab) {
> +		vfree(xt[af].compat_tab);
> +		xt[af].compat_tab = NULL;
> +		xt[af].number = 0;
>  	}
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_compat_flush_offsets);
>  
>  int xt_compat_calc_jump(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset)
>  {
> -	struct compat_delta *tmp;
> -	int delta;
> -
> -	for (tmp = xt[af].compat_offsets, delta = 0; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
> -		if (tmp->offset < offset)
> -			delta += tmp->delta;
> -	return delta;
> +	struct compat_delta *tmp = xt[af].compat_tab;
> +	int mid, left = 0, right = xt[af].cur - 1;
> +
> +	while (left <= right) {
> +		mid = (left + right) >> 1;
> +		if (offset > tmp[mid].offset)
> +			left = mid + 1;
> +		else if (offset < tmp[mid].offset)
> +			right = mid - 1;
> +		else
> +			return mid ? tmp[mid - 1].delta : 0;
> +	}
> +	WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_compat_calc_jump);
>  
> +void xt_compat_init_offsets(u_int8_t af, unsigned int number)
> +{
> +	xt[af].number = number;
> +	xt[af].cur = 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_compat_init_offsets);
> +
>  int xt_compat_match_offset(const struct xt_match *match)
>  {
>  	u_int16_t csize = match->compatsize ? : match->matchsize;
> @@ -1337,7 +1351,7 @@ static int __init xt_init(void)
>  		mutex_init(&xt[i].mutex);
>  #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
>  		mutex_init(&xt[i].compat_mutex);
> -		xt[i].compat_offsets = NULL;
> +		xt[i].compat_tab = NULL;
>  #endif
>  		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xt[i].target);
>  		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xt[i].match);
> 
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