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Message-ID: <CACGkMEtppjoX_WAM+vjzkMKaMQQ0iZL=C_xS4RObuoLbm0udUw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:28:12 +0800
From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, 
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, 
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>, Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>, 
	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>, John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>, 
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 00/19] virtio-net: support AF_XDP zero copy

On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 11:26 AM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:20:41 +0800, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 11:11 AM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:53:44 +0800, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > ## AF_XDP
> > > > >
> > > > > XDP socket(AF_XDP) is an excellent bypass kernel network framework. The zero
> > > > > copy feature of xsk (XDP socket) needs to be supported by the driver. The
> > > > > performance of zero copy is very good. mlx5 and intel ixgbe already support
> > > > > this feature, This patch set allows virtio-net to support xsk's zerocopy xmit
> > > > > feature.
> > > > >
> > > > > At present, we have completed some preparation:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. vq-reset (virtio spec and kernel code)
> > > > > 2. virtio-core premapped dma
> > > > > 3. virtio-net xdp refactor
> > > > >
> > > > > So it is time for Virtio-Net to complete the support for the XDP Socket
> > > > > Zerocopy.
> > > > >
> > > > > Virtio-net can not increase the queue num at will, so xsk shares the queue with
> > > > > kernel.
> > > > >
> > > > > On the other hand, Virtio-Net does not support generate interrupt from driver
> > > > > manually, so when we wakeup tx xmit, we used some tips. If the CPU run by TX
> > > > > NAPI last time is other CPUs, use IPI to wake up NAPI on the remote CPU. If it
> > > > > is also the local CPU, then we wake up napi directly.
> > > > >
> > > > > This patch set includes some refactor to the virtio-net to let that to support
> > > > > AF_XDP.
> > > > >
> > > > > ## performance
> > > > >
> > > > > ENV: Qemu with vhost-user(polling mode).
> > > > >
> > > > > Sockperf: https://github.com/Mellanox/sockperf
> > > > > I use this tool to send udp packet by kernel syscall.
> > > > >
> > > > > xmit command: sockperf tp -i 10.0.3.1 -t 1000
> > > > >
> > > > > I write a tool that sends udp packets or recvs udp packets by AF_XDP.
> > > > >
> > > > >                   | Guest APP CPU |Guest Softirq CPU | UDP PPS
> > > > > ------------------|---------------|------------------|------------
> > > > > xmit by syscall   |   100%        |                  |   676,915
> > > > > xmit by xsk       |   59.1%       |   100%           | 5,447,168
> > > > > recv by syscall   |   60%         |   100%           |   932,288
> > > > > recv by xsk       |   35.7%       |   100%           | 3,343,168
> > > >
> > > > Any chance we can get a testpmd result (which I guess should be better
> > > > than PPS above)?
> > >
> > > Do you mean testpmd + DPDK + AF_XDP?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > >
> > > Yes. This is probably better because my tool does more work. That is not a
> > > complete testing tool used by our business.
> >
> > Probably, but it would be appealing for others. Especially considering
> > DPDK supports AF_XDP PMD now.
>
> OK.
>
> Let me try.
>
> But could you start to review firstly?

Yes, it's in my todo list.

>
>
> >
> > >
> > > What I noticed is that the hotspot is the driver writing virtio desc. Because
> > > the device is in busy mode. So there is race between driver and device.
> > > So I modified the virtio core and lazily updated avail idx. Then pps can reach
> > > 10,000,000.
> >
> > Care to post a draft for this?
>
> YES, I is thinking for this.
> But maybe that is just work for split. The packed mode has some troubles.

Ok.

Thanks

>
> Thanks.
>
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ## maintain
> > > > >
> > > > > I am currently a reviewer for virtio-net. I commit to maintain AF_XDP support in
> > > > > virtio-net.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please review.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > v1:
> > > > >     1. remove two virtio commits. Push this patchset to net-next
> > > > >     2. squash "virtio_net: virtnet_poll_tx support rescheduled" to xsk: support tx
> > > > >     3. fix some warnings
> > > > >
> > > > > Xuan Zhuo (19):
> > > > >   virtio_net: rename free_old_xmit_skbs to free_old_xmit
> > > > >   virtio_net: unify the code for recycling the xmit ptr
> > > > >   virtio_net: independent directory
> > > > >   virtio_net: move to virtio_net.h
> > > > >   virtio_net: add prefix virtnet to all struct/api inside virtio_net.h
> > > > >   virtio_net: separate virtnet_rx_resize()
> > > > >   virtio_net: separate virtnet_tx_resize()
> > > > >   virtio_net: sq support premapped mode
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: bind/unbind xsk
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: prevent disable tx napi
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: tx: support tx
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: tx: support wakeup
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: tx: virtnet_free_old_xmit() distinguishes xsk buffer
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: tx: virtnet_sq_free_unused_buf() check xsk buffer
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: rx: introduce add_recvbuf_xsk()
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: rx: introduce receive_xsk() to recv xsk buffer
> > > > >   virtio_net: xsk: rx: virtnet_rq_free_unused_buf() check xsk buffer
> > > > >   virtio_net: update tx timeout record
> > > > >   virtio_net: xdp_features add NETDEV_XDP_ACT_XSK_ZEROCOPY
> > > > >
> > > > >  MAINTAINERS                                 |   2 +-
> > > > >  drivers/net/Kconfig                         |   8 +-
> > > > >  drivers/net/Makefile                        |   2 +-
> > > > >  drivers/net/virtio/Kconfig                  |  13 +
> > > > >  drivers/net/virtio/Makefile                 |   8 +
> > > > >  drivers/net/{virtio_net.c => virtio/main.c} | 652 +++++++++-----------
> > > > >  drivers/net/virtio/virtio_net.h             | 359 +++++++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/virtio/xsk.c                    | 545 ++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/virtio/xsk.h                    |  32 +
> > > > >  9 files changed, 1247 insertions(+), 374 deletions(-)
> > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/Kconfig
> > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/Makefile
> > > > >  rename drivers/net/{virtio_net.c => virtio/main.c} (91%)
> > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/virtio_net.h
> > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/xsk.c
> > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/xsk.h
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > 2.32.0.3.g01195cf9f
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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