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Message-ID: <CANr-f5yQoAbNHd1XfS+8iHObr1U72VMZJeMrdXHjRdzLrUJZfg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2022 21:33:44 +0200
From: Gerhard Engleder <gerhard@...leder-embedded.com>
To: Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
Vinicius Costa Gomes <vinicius.gomes@...el.com>,
yangbo.lu@....com, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, mlichvar@...hat.com,
netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 4/6] ptp: Support late timestamp determination
> > If a physical clock supports a free running cycle counter, then
> > timestamps shall be based on this time too. For TX it is known in
> > advance before the transmission if a timestamp based on the free running
> > cycle counter is needed. For RX it is impossible to know which timestamp
> > is needed before the packet is received and assigned to a socket.
> >
> > Support late timestamp determination by a network device. Therefore, an
> > address/cookie is stored within the new netdev_data field of struct
> > skb_shared_hwtstamps. This address/cookie is provided to a new network
> > device function called ndo_get_tstamp(), which returns a timestamp based
> > on the normal/adjustable time or based on the free running cycle
> > counter. If function is not supported, then timestamp handling is not
> > changed.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Gerhard Engleder <gerhard@...leder-embedded.com>
> > ---
> > include/linux/netdevice.h | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++
> > include/linux/skbuff.h | 16 ++++++++++++---
> > net/socket.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> > 3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> > index 4aba92a4042a..47dca9adfb17 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> > @@ -1356,6 +1356,12 @@ struct netdev_net_notifier {
> > * The caller must be under RCU read context.
> > * int (*ndo_fill_forward_path)(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx, struct net_device_path *path);
> > * Get the forwarding path to reach the real device from the HW destination address
> > + * ktime_t (*ndo_get_tstamp)(struct net_device *dev,
> > + * const struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps,
> > + * bool cycles);
> > + * Get hardware timestamp based on normal/adjustable time or free running
> > + * cycle counter. This function is required if physical clock supports a
> > + * free running cycle counter.
> > */
> > struct net_device_ops {
> > int (*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
> > @@ -1578,6 +1584,9 @@ struct net_device_ops {
> > struct net_device * (*ndo_get_peer_dev)(struct net_device *dev);
> > int (*ndo_fill_forward_path)(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx,
> > struct net_device_path *path);
> > + ktime_t (*ndo_get_tstamp)(struct net_device *dev,
> > + const struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps,
> > + bool cycles);
> > };
> >
> > /**
> > @@ -4738,6 +4747,18 @@ static inline void netdev_rx_csum_fault(struct net_device *dev,
> > void net_enable_timestamp(void);
> > void net_disable_timestamp(void);
> >
> > +static inline ktime_t netdev_get_tstamp(struct net_device *dev,
> > + const struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps,
> > + bool cycles)
> > +{
> > + const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
> > +
> > + if (ops->ndo_get_tstamp)
> > + return ops->ndo_get_tstamp(dev, hwtstamps, cycles);
> > +
> > + return hwtstamps->hwtstamp;
> > +}
> > +
> > static inline netdev_tx_t __netdev_start_xmit(const struct net_device_ops *ops,
> > struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
> > bool more)
> > diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
> > index fa03e02b761d..732b995fe54e 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
> > @@ -588,8 +588,10 @@ static inline bool skb_frag_must_loop(struct page *p)
> >
> > /**
> > * struct skb_shared_hwtstamps - hardware time stamps
> > - * @hwtstamp: hardware time stamp transformed into duration
> > - * since arbitrary point in time
> > + * @hwtstamp: hardware time stamp transformed into duration
> > + * since arbitrary point in time
> > + * @netdev_data: address/cookie of network device driver used as
> > + * reference to actual hardware time stamp
> > *
> > * Software time stamps generated by ktime_get_real() are stored in
> > * skb->tstamp.
> > @@ -601,7 +603,10 @@ static inline bool skb_frag_must_loop(struct page *p)
> > * &skb_shared_info. Use skb_hwtstamps() to get a pointer.
> > */
> > struct skb_shared_hwtstamps {
> > - ktime_t hwtstamp;
> > + union {
> > + ktime_t hwtstamp;
> > + void *netdev_data;
> > + };
> > };
> >
> > /* Definitions for tx_flags in struct skb_shared_info */
> > @@ -620,6 +625,11 @@ enum {
> > */
> > SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP_USE_CYCLES = 1 << 3,
> >
> > + /* determine hardware time stamp based on time or cycles, flag is used
> > + * only for RX path
> > + */
> > + SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP_NETDEV = 1 << 3,
> > +
> > /* generate wifi status information (where possible) */
> > SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS = 1 << 4,
>
> I follow what is being done here, although it seems a bit messy:
> - abusing tx_flags for recive
> - keeping a pointer into skb->data for later use.
Abuse of tx_flags is because of saving bits for future flags. The same bit
is used for TX and RX, instead of a separate bit for RX.
>
>
> > diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
> > index 0f680c7d968a..ee81e25e9b98 100644
> > --- a/net/socket.c
> > +++ b/net/socket.c
> > @@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ static bool skb_is_swtx_tstamp(const struct sk_buff *skb, int false_tstamp)
> > return skb->tstamp && !false_tstamp && skb_is_err_queue(skb);
> > }
> >
> > -static void put_ts_pktinfo(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
> > +static void put_ts_pktinfo(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb,
> > + int if_index)
> > {
> > struct scm_ts_pktinfo ts_pktinfo;
> > struct net_device *orig_dev;
> > @@ -815,11 +816,15 @@ static void put_ts_pktinfo(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
> >
> > memset(&ts_pktinfo, 0, sizeof(ts_pktinfo));
> >
> > - rcu_read_lock();
> > - orig_dev = dev_get_by_napi_id(skb_napi_id(skb));
> > - if (orig_dev)
> > - ts_pktinfo.if_index = orig_dev->ifindex;
> > - rcu_read_unlock();
> > + if (if_index == -1) {
> > + rcu_read_lock();
> > + orig_dev = dev_get_by_napi_id(skb_napi_id(skb));
> > + if (orig_dev)
> > + ts_pktinfo.if_index = orig_dev->ifindex;
> > + rcu_read_unlock();
> > + } else {
> > + ts_pktinfo.if_index = if_index;
> > + }
>
> if_index of 0 is invalid - see dev_new_index().
> So this optimization would be better written as:
>
> if (!if_index) {
> rcu_read_lock();
> orig_dev = dev_get_by_napi_id(skb_napi_id(skb));
> if (orig_dev)
> if_index = orig_dev->ifindex;
> rcu_read_unlock();
> }
> ts_pktinfo.if_index = if_index;
I will fix that.
> > ts_pktinfo.pkt_length = skb->len - skb_mac_offset(skb);
> > put_cmsg(msg, SOL_SOCKET, SCM_TIMESTAMPING_PKTINFO,
> > @@ -839,6 +844,8 @@ void __sock_recv_timestamp(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk,
> > int empty = 1, false_tstamp = 0;
> > struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *shhwtstamps =
> > skb_hwtstamps(skb);
> > + struct net_device *orig_dev;
> > + int if_index = -1;
>
> This should be set to 0 in the SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE block.
> (see below)
I will fix that.
> > ktime_t hwtstamp;
> >
> > /* Race occurred between timestamp enabling and packet
> > @@ -887,18 +894,33 @@ void __sock_recv_timestamp(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk,
> > if (shhwtstamps &&
> > (sk->sk_tsflags & SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE) &&
> > !skb_is_swtx_tstamp(skb, false_tstamp)) {
> > + if (skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP_NETDEV) {
> > + rcu_read_lock();
> > + orig_dev = dev_get_by_napi_id(skb_napi_id(skb));
> > + if (orig_dev) {
> > + if_index = orig_dev->ifindex;
> > + hwtstamp = netdev_get_tstamp(orig_dev,
> > + shhwtstamps,
> > + sk->sk_tsflags &
> > + SOF_TIMESTAMPING_BIND_PHC);
> > + } else {
> > + hwtstamp = shhwtstamps->hwtstamp;
> > + }
> > + rcu_read_unlock();
> > + } else {
> > + hwtstamp = shhwtstamps->hwtstamp;
> > + }
> > +
>
> I'd suggest moving all this into a helper function, so it reads
> something like this:
>
> if_index = 0;
>
> if (skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP_NETDEV)
> hwtstamp = recover_hw_tstamp(skb, sk, &if_index);
> else
> hwtstamp = shhwtstamps->hwtstamp;
I will add a helper function.
> > if (sk->sk_tsflags & SOF_TIMESTAMPING_BIND_PHC)
> > - hwtstamp = ptp_convert_timestamp(&shhwtstamps->hwtstamp,
> > + hwtstamp = ptp_convert_timestamp(&hwtstamp,
> > sk->sk_bind_phc);
> > - else
> > - hwtstamp = shhwtstamps->hwtstamp;
> >
> > if (ktime_to_timespec64_cond(hwtstamp, tss.ts + 2)) {
> > empty = 0;
> >
> > if ((sk->sk_tsflags & SOF_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_PKTINFO) &&
> > !skb_is_err_queue(skb))
> > - put_ts_pktinfo(msg, skb);
> > + put_ts_pktinfo(msg, skb, if_index);
> > }
> > }
> > if (!empty) {
> > --
> > 2.20.1
> >
>
> --
> Jonathan
Thank you for the review!
Gerhard
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