Message-Id: <1389072355-20666-3-git-send-email-mwdalton@google.com>
Date:	Mon,  6 Jan 2014 21:25:54 -0800
From:	Michael Dalton <mwdalton@...gle.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Michael Dalton <mwdalton@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 3/4] virtio-net: auto-tune mergeable rx buffer size for improved performance

Commit 2613af0ed18a ("virtio_net: migrate mergeable rx buffers to page frag
allocators") changed the mergeable receive buffer size from PAGE_SIZE to
MTU-size, introducing a single-stream regression for benchmarks with large
average packet size. There is no single optimal buffer size for all
workloads.  For workloads with packet size <= MTU bytes, MTU + virtio-net
header-sized buffers are preferred as larger buffers reduce the TCP window
due to SKB truesize. However, single-stream workloads with large average
packet sizes have higher throughput if larger (e.g., PAGE_SIZE) buffers
are used.

This commit auto-tunes the mergeable receiver buffer packet size by
choosing the packet buffer size based on an EWMA of the recent packet
sizes for the receive queue. Packet buffer sizes range from MTU_SIZE +
virtio-net header len to PAGE_SIZE. This improves throughput for
large packet workloads, as any workload with average packet size >=
PAGE_SIZE will use PAGE_SIZE buffers.

These optimizations interact positively with recent commit
ba275241030c ("virtio-net: coalesce rx frags when possible during rx"),
which coalesces adjacent RX SKB fragments in virtio_net. The coalescing
optimizations benefit buffers of any size.

Benchmarks taken from an average of 5 netperf 30-second TCP_STREAM runs
between two QEMU VMs on a single physical machine. Each VM has two VCPUs
with all offloads & vhost enabled. All VMs and vhost threads run in a
single 4 CPU cgroup cpuset, using cgroups to ensure that other processes
in the system will not be scheduled on the benchmark CPUs. Trunk includes
SKB rx frag coalescing.

net-next w/ virtio_net before 2613af0ed18a (PAGE_SIZE bufs): 14642.85Gb/s
net-next (MTU-size bufs):  13170.01Gb/s
net-next + auto-tune: 14555.94Gb/s

Jason Wang also reported a throughput increase on mlx4 from 22Gb/s
using MTU-sized buffers to about 26Gb/s using auto-tuning.

Signed-off-by: Michael Dalton <mwdalton@...gle.com>
---
v2: Add per-receive queue metadata ring to track precise truesize for
    mergeable receive buffers. Remove all truesize approximation. Never
    try to fill a full RX ring (required for metadata ring in v2).

 drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 145 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 107 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 526dfd8..f6e1ee0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/average.h>
 
 static int napi_weight = NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT;
 module_param(napi_weight, int, 0444);
@@ -36,11 +37,15 @@ module_param(gso, bool, 0444);
 
 /* FIXME: MTU in config. */
 #define GOOD_PACKET_LEN (ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + ETH_DATA_LEN)
-#define MERGE_BUFFER_LEN (ALIGN(GOOD_PACKET_LEN + \
-                                sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf), \
-                                L1_CACHE_BYTES))
 #define GOOD_COPY_LEN	128
 
+/* Weight used for the RX packet size EWMA. The average packet size is used to
+ * determine the packet buffer size when refilling RX rings. As the entire RX
+ * ring may be refilled at once, the weight is chosen so that the EWMA will be
+ * insensitive to short-term, transient changes in packet size.
+ */
+#define RECEIVE_AVG_WEIGHT 64
+
 #define VIRTNET_DRIVER_VERSION "1.0.0"
 
 struct virtnet_stats {
@@ -65,11 +70,30 @@ struct send_queue {
 	char name[40];
 };
 
+/* Per-packet buffer context for mergeable receive buffers. */
+struct mergeable_receive_buf_ctx {
+	/* Packet buffer base address. */
+	void *buf;
+
+	/* Original size of the packet buffer for use in SKB truesize. Does not
+	 * include any padding space used to avoid internal fragmentation.
+	 */
+	unsigned int truesize;
+};
+
 /* Internal representation of a receive virtqueue */
 struct receive_queue {
 	/* Virtqueue associated with this receive_queue */
 	struct virtqueue *vq;
 
+	/* Circular buffer of mergeable rxbuf contexts. */
+	struct mergeable_receive_buf_ctx *mrg_buf_ctx;
+
+	/* Number of elements & head index of mrg_buf_ctx. Size must be
+	 * equal to the associated virtqueue's vring size.
+	 */
+	unsigned int mrg_buf_ctx_size, mrg_buf_ctx_head;
+
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 
 	/* Number of input buffers, and max we've ever had. */
@@ -78,6 +102,9 @@ struct receive_queue {
 	/* Chain pages by the private ptr. */
 	struct page *pages;
 
+	/* Average packet length for mergeable receive buffers. */
+	struct ewma mrg_avg_pkt_len;
+
 	/* Page frag for packet buffer allocation. */
 	struct page_frag alloc_frag;
 
@@ -327,32 +354,32 @@ err:
 
 static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev,
 					 struct receive_queue *rq,
-					 void *buf,
+					 struct mergeable_receive_buf_ctx *ctx,
 					 unsigned int len)
 {
-	struct skb_vnet_hdr *hdr = buf;
+	struct skb_vnet_hdr *hdr = ctx->buf;
 	int num_buf = hdr->mhdr.num_buffers;
-	struct page *page = virt_to_head_page(buf);
-	int offset = buf - page_address(page);
-	unsigned int truesize = max_t(unsigned int, len, MERGE_BUFFER_LEN);
+	struct page *page = virt_to_head_page(ctx->buf);
+	int offset = ctx->buf - page_address(page);
+	unsigned int truesize = max(len, ctx->truesize);
+
 	struct sk_buff *head_skb = page_to_skb(rq, page, offset, len, truesize);
 	struct sk_buff *curr_skb = head_skb;
 
 	if (unlikely(!curr_skb))
 		goto err_skb;
-
 	while (--num_buf) {
 		int num_skb_frags;
 
-		buf = virtqueue_get_buf(rq->vq, &len);
-		if (unlikely(!buf)) {
+		ctx = virtqueue_get_buf(rq->vq, &len);
+		if (unlikely(!ctx)) {
 			pr_debug("%s: rx error: %d buffers out of %d missing\n",
 				 dev->name, num_buf, hdr->mhdr.num_buffers);
 			dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
 			goto err_buf;
 		}
 
-		page = virt_to_head_page(buf);
+		page = virt_to_head_page(ctx->buf);
 		--rq->num;
 
 		num_skb_frags = skb_shinfo(curr_skb)->nr_frags;
@@ -369,13 +396,13 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev,
 			head_skb->truesize += nskb->truesize;
 			num_skb_frags = 0;
 		}
-		truesize = max_t(unsigned int, len, MERGE_BUFFER_LEN);
+		truesize = max(len, ctx->truesize);
 		if (curr_skb != head_skb) {
 			head_skb->data_len += len;
 			head_skb->len += len;
 			head_skb->truesize += truesize;
 		}
-		offset = buf - page_address(page);
+		offset = ctx->buf - page_address(page);
 		if (skb_can_coalesce(curr_skb, num_skb_frags, page, offset)) {
 			put_page(page);
 			skb_coalesce_rx_frag(curr_skb, num_skb_frags - 1,
@@ -386,19 +413,20 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	ewma_add(&rq->mrg_avg_pkt_len, head_skb->len);
 	return head_skb;
 
 err_skb:
 	put_page(page);
 	while (--num_buf) {
-		buf = virtqueue_get_buf(rq->vq, &len);
-		if (unlikely(!buf)) {
+		ctx = virtqueue_get_buf(rq->vq, &len);
+		if (unlikely(!ctx)) {
 			pr_debug("%s: rx error: %d buffers missing\n",
 				 dev->name, num_buf);
 			dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
 			break;
 		}
-		page = virt_to_head_page(buf);
+		page = virt_to_head_page(ctx->buf);
 		put_page(page);
 		--rq->num;
 	}
@@ -419,12 +447,14 @@ static void receive_buf(struct receive_queue *rq, void *buf, unsigned int len)
 	if (unlikely(len < sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr) + ETH_HLEN)) {
 		pr_debug("%s: short packet %i\n", dev->name, len);
 		dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
-		if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
-			put_page(virt_to_head_page(buf));
-		else if (vi->big_packets)
+		if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
+			struct mergeable_receive_buf_ctx *ctx = buf;
+			put_page(virt_to_head_page(ctx->buf));
+		} else if (vi->big_packets) {
 			give_pages(rq, buf);
-		else
+		} else {
 			dev_kfree_skb(buf);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -572,29 +602,43 @@ static int add_recvbuf_big(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp)
 
 static int add_recvbuf_mergeable(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp)
 {
+	const unsigned int ring_size = rq->mrg_buf_ctx_size;
+	const size_t hdr_len = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf);
 	struct page_frag *alloc_frag = &rq->alloc_frag;
-	char *buf;
+	struct mergeable_receive_buf_ctx *ctx;
 	int err;
 	unsigned int len, hole;
 
-	if (unlikely(!skb_page_frag_refill(MERGE_BUFFER_LEN, alloc_frag, gfp)))
+	len = hdr_len + clamp_t(unsigned int, ewma_read(&rq->mrg_avg_pkt_len),
+				GOOD_PACKET_LEN, PAGE_SIZE - hdr_len);
+	len = ALIGN(len, L1_CACHE_BYTES);
+	if (unlikely(!skb_page_frag_refill(len, alloc_frag, gfp)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	buf = (char *)page_address(alloc_frag->page) + alloc_frag->offset;
+
+	ctx = &rq->mrg_buf_ctx[rq->mrg_buf_ctx_head];
+	ctx->buf = (char *)page_address(alloc_frag->page) + alloc_frag->offset;
+	ctx->truesize = len;
 	get_page(alloc_frag->page);
-	len = MERGE_BUFFER_LEN;
 	alloc_frag->offset += len;
 	hole = alloc_frag->size - alloc_frag->offset;
-	if (hole < MERGE_BUFFER_LEN) {
+	if (hole < len) {
+		/* To avoid internal fragmentation, if there is very likely not
+		 * enough space for another buffer, add the remaining space to
+		 * the current buffer. This extra space is not included in
+		 * ctx->truesize.
+		 */
 		len += hole;
 		alloc_frag->offset += hole;
 	}
 
-	sg_init_one(rq->sg, buf, len);
-	err = virtqueue_add_inbuf(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, buf, gfp);
-	if (err < 0)
-		put_page(virt_to_head_page(buf));
-
-	return err;
+	sg_init_one(rq->sg, ctx->buf, len);
+	err = virtqueue_add_inbuf(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, ctx, gfp);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		put_page(virt_to_head_page(ctx->buf));
+		return err;
+	}
+	rq->mrg_buf_ctx_head = (rq->mrg_buf_ctx_head + 1) & (ring_size - 1);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -610,6 +654,9 @@ static bool try_fill_recv(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp)
 	int err;
 	bool oom;
 
+	/* Do not attempt to add a buffer if the RX ring is full. */
+	if (unlikely(!rq->vq->num_free))
+		return true;
 	gfp |= __GFP_COLD;
 	do {
 		if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
@@ -1354,8 +1401,10 @@ static void virtnet_free_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
 		netif_napi_del(&vi->rq[i].napi);
+		kfree(vi->rq[i].mrg_buf_ctx);
+	}
 
 	kfree(vi->rq);
 	kfree(vi->sq);
@@ -1394,12 +1443,14 @@ static void free_unused_bufs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 		struct virtqueue *vq = vi->rq[i].vq;
 
 		while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq)) != NULL) {
-			if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
-				put_page(virt_to_head_page(buf));
-			else if (vi->big_packets)
+			if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
+				struct mergeable_receive_buf_ctx *ctx = buf;
+				put_page(virt_to_head_page(ctx->buf));
+			} else if (vi->big_packets) {
 				give_pages(&vi->rq[i], buf);
-			else
+			} else {
 				dev_kfree_skb(buf);
+			}
 			--vi->rq[i].num;
 		}
 		BUG_ON(vi->rq[i].num != 0);
@@ -1509,6 +1560,7 @@ static int virtnet_alloc_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 			       napi_weight);
 
 		sg_init_table(vi->rq[i].sg, ARRAY_SIZE(vi->rq[i].sg));
+		ewma_init(&vi->rq[i].mrg_avg_pkt_len, 1, RECEIVE_AVG_WEIGHT);
 		sg_init_table(vi->sq[i].sg, ARRAY_SIZE(vi->sq[i].sg));
 	}
 
@@ -1522,7 +1574,8 @@ err_sq:
 
 static int init_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 {
-	int ret;
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = vi->vdev;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	/* Allocate send & receive queues */
 	ret = virtnet_alloc_queues(vi);
@@ -1533,12 +1586,28 @@ static int init_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free;
 
+	if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
+		for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
+			struct receive_queue *rq = &vi->rq[i];
+			rq->mrg_buf_ctx_size = virtqueue_get_vring_size(rq->vq);
+			rq->mrg_buf_ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*rq->mrg_buf_ctx) *
+						  rq->mrg_buf_ctx_size,
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!rq->mrg_buf_ctx) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto err_del_vqs;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	get_online_cpus();
 	virtnet_set_affinity(vi);
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_del_vqs:
+	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 err_free:
 	virtnet_free_queues(vi);
 err:
-- 
1.8.5.1

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