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Date:   Thu, 9 Jan 2020 18:29:56 +0100
From:   Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@...hat.com>
To:     Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
Cc:     Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: socionext: get rid of huge dma sync in
 netsec_alloc_rx_data

> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 16:53:22 +0200
> Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Lorenzo, 
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 04:30:32PM +0100, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:

Hi Jesper and Ilias,

thx for the review :)

> > > Socionext driver can run on dma coherent and non-coherent devices.
> > > Get rid of huge dma_sync_single_for_device in netsec_alloc_rx_data since
> > > now the driver can let page_pool API to managed needed DMA sync
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c | 45 +++++++++++++++----------
> > >  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
> > > index b5a9e947a4a8..00404fef17e8 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
> 
> [...]
> > > @@ -734,9 +734,7 @@ static void *netsec_alloc_rx_data(struct netsec_priv *priv,
> > >  	/* Make sure the incoming payload fits in the page for XDP and non-XDP
> > >  	 * cases and reserve enough space for headroom + skb_shared_info
> > >  	 */
> > > -	*desc_len = PAGE_SIZE - NETSEC_RX_BUF_NON_DATA;
> > > -	dma_dir = page_pool_get_dma_dir(dring->page_pool);
> > > -	dma_sync_single_for_device(priv->dev, *dma_handle, *desc_len, dma_dir);
> > > +	*desc_len = NETSEC_RX_BUF_SIZE;
> > >  
> > >  	return page_address(page);
> > >  }
> > > @@ -883,6 +881,7 @@ static u32 netsec_xdp_xmit_back(struct netsec_priv *priv, struct xdp_buff *xdp)
> > >  static u32 netsec_run_xdp(struct netsec_priv *priv, struct bpf_prog *prog,
> > >  			  struct xdp_buff *xdp)
> > >  {
> > > +	struct netsec_desc_ring *dring = &priv->desc_ring[NETSEC_RING_RX];
> > >  	u32 ret = NETSEC_XDP_PASS;
> > >  	int err;
> > >  	u32 act;
> > > @@ -896,7 +895,10 @@ static u32 netsec_run_xdp(struct netsec_priv *priv, struct bpf_prog *prog,
> > >  	case XDP_TX:
> > >  		ret = netsec_xdp_xmit_back(priv, xdp);
> > >  		if (ret != NETSEC_XDP_TX)
> > > -			xdp_return_buff(xdp);
> > > +			__page_pool_put_page(dring->page_pool,
> > > +				     virt_to_head_page(xdp->data),
> > > +				     xdp->data_end - xdp->data_hard_start,  
> > 
> > Do we have to include data_hard_start?
> 
> That does look wrong.

ack, will fix it in v2

> 
> > @Jesper i know bpf programs can modify the packet, but isn't it safe
> > to only sync for xdp->data_end - xdp->data in this case since the DMA transfer
> > in this driver will always start *after* the XDP headroom?
> 
> I agree.
> 
> For performance it is actually important that we avoid "cache-flushing"
> (which what happens on these non-coherent devices) the headroom.  As the
> headroom is used for e.g. storing xdp_frame.

IIRC on mvneta there is the same issue. I will post a patch to fix it.

Regards,
Lorenzo

> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>   Jesper Dangaard Brouer
>   MSc.CS, Principal Kernel Engineer at Red Hat
>   LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brouer
> 

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