netdev - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v4 1/6] net: ethtool: allow symmetric-xor RSS hash for any flow type

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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2023 06:42:06 -0600
From: Ahmed Zaki <ahmed.zaki@...el.com>
To: Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	"Alexander H Duyck" <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
CC: <mkubecek@...e.cz>, <andrew@...n.ch>, <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
	Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@...el.com>, <corbet@....net>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	<jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	<anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>, <horms@...nel.org>, <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
	Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>, <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
	<pabeni@...hat.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v4 1/6] net: ethtool: allow
 symmetric-xor RSS hash for any flow type



On 2023-10-29 06:25, Gal Pressman wrote:
> On 21/10/2023 3:00, Ahmed Zaki wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2023-10-20 17:49, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>>> On Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:14:11 -0600 Ahmed Zaki wrote:
>>>> I replied to that here:
>>>>
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/afb4a06f-cfba-47ba-adb3-09bea7cb5f00@intel.com/
>>>>
>>>> I am kind of confused now so please bear with me. ethtool either sends
>>>> "ethtool_rxfh" or "ethtool_rxnfc". AFAIK "ethtool_rxfh" is the interface
>>>> for "ethtool -X" which is used to set the RSS algorithm. But we kind of
>>>> agreed to go with "ethtool -U|-N" for symmetric-xor, and that uses
>>>> "ethtool_rxnfc" (as implemented in this series).
>>>
>>> I have no strong preference. Sounds like Alex prefers to keep it closer
>>> to algo, which is "ethtool_rxfh".
>>>
>>>> Do you mean use "ethtool_rxfh" instead of "ethtool_rxnfc"? how would
>>>> that work on the ethtool user interface?
>>>
>>> I don't know what you're asking of us. If you find the code to confusing
>>> maybe someone at Intel can help you :|
>>
>> The code is straightforward. I am confused by the requirements: don't
>> add a new algorithm but use "ethtool_rxfh".
>>
>> I'll see if I can get more help, may be I am missing something.
>>
> 
> What was the decision here?
> Is this going to be exposed through ethtool -N or -X?

I am working on a new version that uses "ethtool_rxfh" to set the 
symmetric-xor. The user will set per-device via:

ethtool -X eth0 hfunc toeplitz symmetric-xor

then specify the per-flow type RSS fields as usual:

ethtool -N|-U eth0 rx-flow-hash <flow_type> s|d|f|n

The downside is that all flow-types will have to be either symmetric or 
asymmetric.

I should be able to send this early in the next cycle.