netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/2] sfc: only schedule asynchronous filter work if needed

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Message-ID: <6ed9e69a-4405-a904-21d8-5f9baf2e3ed2@solarflare.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:43:10 +0000
From:   Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>
To:     <linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/2] sfc: only schedule asynchronous filter work if
 needed

Prevent excessive CPU time spent running a workitem with nothing to do.

We avoid any races by keeping the same check in efx_filter_rfs_expire().

Suggested-by: Martin Habets <mhabets@...arflare.com>
Signed-off-by: Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h          | 2 +-
 drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c | 8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
index f1bdb04efbe4..78babbe6d2d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static inline void efx_filter_rfs_expire(struct work_struct *data)
 	channel = container_of(dwork, struct efx_channel, filter_work);
 	time = jiffies - channel->rfs_last_expiry;
 	quota = channel->rfs_filter_count * time / (30 * HZ);
-	if (quota > 20 && __efx_filter_rfs_expire(channel, min(channel->rfs_filter_count, quota)))
+	if (quota >= 20 && __efx_filter_rfs_expire(channel, min(channel->rfs_filter_count, quota)))
 		channel->rfs_last_expiry += time;
 	/* Ensure we do more work eventually even if NAPI poll is not happening */
 	schedule_delayed_work(dwork, 30 * HZ);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
index aeb5e8aa2f2a..1b1265d94fc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,9 @@ static int efx_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	struct efx_channel *channel =
 		container_of(napi, struct efx_channel, napi_str);
 	struct efx_nic *efx = channel->efx;
+#ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
+	unsigned int time;
+#endif
 	int spent;
 
 	netif_vdbg(efx, intr, efx->net_dev,
@@ -1185,7 +1188,10 @@ static int efx_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
 		/* Perhaps expire some ARFS filters */
-		mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &channel->filter_work, 0);
+		time = jiffies - channel->rfs_last_expiry;
+		/* Would our quota be >= 20? */
+		if (channel->rfs_filter_count * time >= 600 * HZ)
+			mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &channel->filter_work, 0);
 #endif
 
 		/* There is no race here; although napi_disable() will