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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:18:01 +0000
From: Dan Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>
To: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>, "netdev@...r.kernel.org"
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC: "mst@...hat.com" <mst@...hat.com>, "jasowang@...hat.com"
	<jasowang@...hat.com>, "xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com"
	<xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>, "virtualization@...ts.linux.dev"
	<virtualization@...ts.linux.dev>, "davem@...emloft.net"
	<davem@...emloft.net>, "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	"kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>, "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 4/4] virtio_net: Remove rtnl lock protection of
 command buffers

> From: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 3:55 AM
> To: Dan Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: mst@...hat.com; jasowang@...hat.com; xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com;
> virtualization@...ts.linux.dev; davem@...emloft.net;
> edumazet@...gle.com; kuba@...nel.org; pabeni@...hat.com; Jiri Pirko
> <jiri@...dia.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] virtio_net: Remove rtnl lock protection of
> command buffers
> 
> 
> 
> 在 2024/3/26 上午5:49, Daniel Jurgens 写道:
> > The rtnl lock is no longer needed to protect the control buffer and
> > command VQ.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Daniel Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>
> > ---
> >   drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 27 +++++----------------------
> >   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c index
> > 41f8dc16ff38..d09ea20b16be 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > @@ -2639,14 +2639,12 @@ static void virtnet_stats(struct net_device
> > *dev,
> >
> >   static void virtnet_ack_link_announce(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> >   {
> > -	rtnl_lock();
> >   	if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_ANNOUNCE,
> >   				  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_ANNOUNCE_ACK,
> NULL))
> >   		dev_warn(&vi->dev->dev, "Failed to ack link announce.\n");
> > -	rtnl_unlock();
> >   }
> >
> > -static int _virtnet_set_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi, u16
> > queue_pairs)
> > +static int virtnet_set_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi, u16
> > +queue_pairs)
> >   {
> >   	struct virtio_net_ctrl_mq *mq __free(kfree) = NULL;
> >   	struct scatterlist sg;
> > @@ -2677,16 +2675,6 @@ static int _virtnet_set_queues(struct
> virtnet_info *vi, u16 queue_pairs)
> >   	return 0;
> >   }
> >
> > -static int virtnet_set_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi, u16
> > queue_pairs) -{
> > -	int err;
> > -
> > -	rtnl_lock();
> > -	err = _virtnet_set_queues(vi, queue_pairs);
> > -	rtnl_unlock();
> > -	return err;
> > -}
> > -
> >   static int virtnet_close(struct net_device *dev)
> >   {
> >   	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev); @@ -3268,7 +3256,7 @@
> > static int virtnet_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> >   		return -EINVAL;
> >
> >   	cpus_read_lock();
> > -	err = _virtnet_set_queues(vi, queue_pairs);
> > +	err = virtnet_set_queues(vi, queue_pairs);
> >   	if (err) {
> >   		cpus_read_unlock();
> >   		goto err;
> > @@ -3558,14 +3546,11 @@ static void virtnet_rx_dim_work(struct
> work_struct *work)
> >   	struct dim_cq_moder update_moder;
> >   	int i, qnum, err;
> >
> > -	if (!rtnl_trylock())
> > -		return;
> > -
> 
> Does this guarantee that the synchronization is completely correct?
> 
> The purpose of this patch set is to add a separate lock for ctrlq rather than
> reusing the RTNL lock.
> But for dim workers, it not only involves the use of ctrlq, but also involves
> reading shared variables in interfaces such as .set_coalesce, .get_coalesce,
> etc.

It looks like there is a risk of a dirty read in the get (usecs updated, but not max_packets). In the set it will return -EINVAL if trying to adjust the settings aside from DIM enabled.  I can add a lock for this if you think it's needed, but it doesn't seem like a major problem for debug info.


> 
> In addition, assuming there are 10 queues, each queue is scheduled with its
> own dim worker at the same time, then these 10 workers may issue
> parameters to rxq0 10 times in parallel, just because the RTNL lock is
> removed here.
> 
> Therefore, when the RTNL lock is removed, a 'for loop' is no longer needed in
> virtnet_rx_dim_work, and the dim worker of each queue only configures its
> own parameters.
> 

Good point. I'll add a new patch to remove the for loop.

> Alternatively, please keep RTNL lock here.
> 
> Regards,
> Heng
> 
> >   	/* Each rxq's work is queued by "net_dim()->schedule_work()"
> >   	 * in response to NAPI traffic changes. Note that dim->profile_ix
> >   	 * for each rxq is updated prior to the queuing action.
> >   	 * So we only need to traverse and update profiles for all rxqs
> > -	 * in the work which is holding rtnl_lock.
> > +	 * in the work.
> >   	 */
> >   	for (i = 0; i < vi->curr_queue_pairs; i++) {
> >   		rq = &vi->rq[i];
> > @@ -3587,8 +3572,6 @@ static void virtnet_rx_dim_work(struct
> work_struct *work)
> >   			dim->state = DIM_START_MEASURE;
> >   		}
> >   	}
> > -
> > -	rtnl_unlock();
> >   }
> >
> >   static int virtnet_coal_params_supported(struct ethtool_coalesce
> > *ec) @@ -4036,7 +4019,7 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_set(struct net_device
> *dev, struct bpf_prog *prog,
> >   		synchronize_net();
> >   	}
> >
> > -	err = _virtnet_set_queues(vi, curr_qp + xdp_qp);
> > +	err = virtnet_set_queues(vi, curr_qp + xdp_qp);
> >   	if (err)
> >   		goto err;
> >   	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, curr_qp + xdp_qp); @@ -
> 4852,7
> > +4835,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> >
> >   	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
> >
> > -	_virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> > +	virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> >
> >   	/* a random MAC address has been assigned, notify the device.
> >   	 * We don't fail probe if VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR is not
> there

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