netdev - Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: suppress cpu stall when free_unused

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Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:13:45 +0800
From:   Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     Wenliang Wang <wangwenliang.1995@...edance.com>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jasowang@...hat.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: suppress cpu stall when free_unused_bufs

On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:12:44 -0400, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 03:13:44PM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:02:26 +0800, Wenliang Wang <wangwenliang.1995@...edance.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/27/23 2:20 PM, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:34:33 +0800, Wenliang Wang <wangwenliang.1995@...edance.com> wrote:
> > > >> For multi-queue and large rx-ring-size use case, the following error
> > > >
> > > > Cound you give we one number for example?
> > >
> > > 128 queues and 16K queue_size is typical.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >> occurred when free_unused_bufs:
> > > >> rcu: INFO: rcu_sched self-detected stall on CPU.
> > > >>
> > > >> Signed-off-by: Wenliang Wang <wangwenliang.1995@...edance.com>
> > > >> ---
> > > >>   drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 1 +
> > > >>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > >>
> > > >> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > >> index ea1bd4bb326d..21d8382fd2c7 100644
> > > >> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > >> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > >> @@ -3565,6 +3565,7 @@ static void free_unused_bufs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> > > >>   		struct virtqueue *vq = vi->rq[i].vq;
> > > >>   		while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq)) != NULL)
> > > >>   			virtnet_rq_free_unused_buf(vq, buf);
> > > >> +		schedule();
> > > >
> > > > Just for rq?
> > > >
> > > > Do we need to do the same thing for sq?
> > > Rq buffers are pre-allocated, take seconds to free rq unused buffers.
> > >
> > > Sq unused buffers are much less, so do the same for sq is optional.
> >
> > I got.
> >
> > I think we should look for a way, compatible with the less queues or the smaller
> > rings. Calling schedule() directly may be not a good way.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> Why isn't it a good way?

For the small ring, I don't think it is a good way, maybe we only deal with one
buf, then call schedule().

We can call the schedule() after processing a certain number of buffers,
or check need_resched () first.

Thanks.



>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>   	}
> > > >>   }
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> 2.20.1
> > > >>
>