netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] gro: decrease size of CB

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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:36:02 +0200
From: Richard Gobert <richardbgobert@...il.com>
To: Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com, aleksander.lobakin@...el.com,
	lixiaoyan@...gle.com, lucien.xin@...il.com, alexanderduyck@...com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] gro: decrease size of CB

> On 01/06/2023 19:14, Richard Gobert wrote:
> > The GRO control block (NAPI_GRO_CB) is currently at its maximum size.
> > This commit reduces its size by putting two groups of fields that are
> > used only at different times into a union.
> > 
> > Specifically, the fields frag0 and frag0_len are the fields that make up
> > the frag0 optimisation mechanism, which is used during the initial
> > parsing of the SKB.
> > 
> > The fields last and age are used after the initial parsing, while the
> > SKB is stored in the GRO list, waiting for other packets to arrive.
> > 
> > There was one location in dev_gro_receive that modified the frag0 fields
> > after setting last and age. I changed this accordingly without altering
> > the code behaviour.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Richard Gobert <richardbgobert@...il.com>
> 
> Hello Richard,
> 
> I believe this commit broke gro over udp tunnels.
> I'm running iperf tcp traffic over geneve interfaces and the bandwidth
> is pretty much zero.
> 
> Turning off gro on the receiving side (or reverting this commit)
> resolves the issue.

Sorry for the late response.
I am starting to look into it right now. Can you please share more details about your setup?
- I'd like to see the output of these commands:
  ethtool -k
  sysctl net
- The iperf command
- Your network topology