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Message-Id: <D8111579-D8D6-40A0-B413-0DCA619FFEFD@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 10:34:25 -0700
From: Arjun Mehta <arjunmeht@...il.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Rx issues with Linux Bridge and thunderbolt-net
Also I want to clarify that the issue. You state "Most likely this is a hardware issue on the thunderbolt interface where it will not allow sending with a different source MAC address."
Actually the issue is that the interface will not _receive_. Transmission to another device from the interface works at full speed. Receiving is not working as expected.
> On Dec 8, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Arjun Mehta <arjunmeht@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Stephen, thank you for the reply.
>
> Proxmox does use a kernel derived from Ubuntu I believe (eg. kernel for Proxmox 8.1 which is what I'm using is 6.5.11-6-pve derived from Ubuntu 23.10). Not sure if there have been any modifications to the Linux Bridge in it.
> https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_Kernel#Proxmox_VE_8.x
>
> Long shot, but do you happen to know of any workarounds with the Wifi interface issue you mentioned that would mitigate this issue? Maybe they would apply here.
>
> I will also post to the Proxmox forums about this issue to flag for them.
>
> Arjun
>
>
>> On Dec 7, 2023, at 3:37 PM, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 7 Dec 2023 12:57:08 -0700
>> Arjun Mehta <arjunmeht@...il.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there, I’d like to report what I believe to be a bug with either Linux Bridge (maybe and/or thunderbolt-net as well).
>>>
>>> Problem: Rx on bridged Thunderbolt interface are blocked
>>>
>>> Reported Behavior:
>>> Tested on Proxmox host via iperf3, between B550 Vision D-P and MacBook Pro (2019 intel). On a direct interface, thunderbolt bridge Tx and Rx speeds are equal and full speed (in my case 9GB/s each). However, when a thunderbolt bridge is passed through via Linux Bridge to a VM or container (in my case a Proxmox LXC container or VM) the bridge achieves full Tx speeds, but Rx speeds are reporting limited to ~30kb/s
>>>
>>> Expected:
>>> The VM/CT should have the same general performance for Tx AND Rx as the host
>>>
>>> Reproducing:
>>> - Setup for the bridge was done by following this guide: https://gist.github.com/scyto/67fdc9a517faefa68f730f82d7fa3570
>>> - Both devices on Thunderbolt interfaces have static IPs
>>> - VM is given the same IP, but unique MAC address
>>> - BIOS has Thunderbolt security mode set to “No security”
>>>
>>> Further reading:
>>> The problem is outlined more with screenshots and further details in this Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Proxmox/comments/17kq5st/slow_rx_speed_from_thunderbolt_3_port_to_vm_over/.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if there is any further action I can do to help investigate or where else I can direct the bug/concern
>>
>> Most likely this is a hardware issue on the thunderbolt interface where it will not
>> allow sending with a different source MAC address. Some Wifi interfaces have this
>> problem.
>>
>> Is Promox using a kernel from upstream Linux repository directly.
>> Netdev developers are unwilling to assist if there are any non-upstream kernel modules in use.
>
>
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