netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 28/33] mlx5: rx queue setup time determine frame

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Date:   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:58:39 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
Cc:     sameehj@...zon.com, Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, zorik@...zon.com,
        Arthur Kiyanovski <akiyano@...zon.com>, gtzalik@...zon.com,
        Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>,
        Daniel Borkmann <borkmann@...earbox.net>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
        Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
        Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>,
        Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 28/33] mlx5: rx queue setup time determine
 frame_sz for XDP

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 9:09 AM Jesper Dangaard Brouer
<brouer@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> The mlx5 driver have multiple memory models, which are also changed
> according to whether a XDP bpf_prog is attached.
>
> The 'rx_striding_rq' setting is adjusted via ethtool priv-flags e.g.:
>  # ethtool --set-priv-flags mlx5p2 rx_striding_rq off
>
> On the general case with 4K page_size and regular MTU packet, then
> the frame_sz is 2048 and 4096 when XDP is enabled, in both modes.
>
> The info on the given frame size is stored differently depending on the
> RQ-mode and encoded in a union in struct mlx5e_rq union wqe/mpwqe.
> In rx striding mode rq->mpwqe.log_stride_sz is either 11 or 12, which
> corresponds to 2048 or 4096 (MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ).
> In non-striding mode (MLX5_WQ_TYPE_CYCLIC) the frag_stride is stored
> in rq->wqe.info.arr[0].frag_stride, for the first fragment, which is
> what the XDP case cares about.
>
> To reduce effect on fast-path, this patch determine the frame_sz at
> setup time, to avoid determining the memory model runtime. Variable
> is named first_frame_sz to make it clear that this is only the frame
> size of the first fragment.
>
> This mlx5 driver does a DMA-sync on XDP_TX action, but grow is safe
> as it have done a DMA-map on the entire PAGE_SIZE. The driver also
> already does a XDP length check against sq->hw_mtu on the possible
> XDP xmit paths mlx5e_xmit_xdp_frame() + mlx5e_xmit_xdp_frame_mpwqe().
>
> Cc: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
> Cc: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h      |    1 +
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c  |    1 +
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c |    6 ++++++
>  3 files changed, 8 insertions(+)


Hey mellanox folks,

you had an active discussion regarding mlx5 changes earlier.
Were your concerns resolved ?
If so, could you please ack.