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Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:17:03 +0200
From: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>
To: Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>
CC: Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>, Przemek Kitszel
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	<bigeasy@...utronix.de>, <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Sriram Yagnaraman
	<sriram.yagnaraman@....tech>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iwl-next v6 0/6] igb: Add support for AF_XDP zero-copy

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 11:23:59AM +0200, Kurt Kanzenbach wrote:
> This is version 6 of the AF_XDP zero-copy support for igb. Since Sriram's
> duties changed I am sending this instead. Additionally, I've tested this on
> real hardware, Intel i210 [1].
> 
> Changes since v5:
> 
>  - Rebase to 6.11
>  - Fix set-but-unused variable warnings
>  - Split first patches (Maciej)
>  - Add READ/WRITE_ONCE() for xsk_pool and xdp_prog (Maciej)
>  - Add synchronize_net() (Maciej)
>  - Remove IGB_RING_FLAG_AF_XDP_ZC (Maciej)
>  - Add NETDEV_XDP_ACT_XSK_ZEROCOPY to last patch (Maciej)
>  - Update Rx ntc handling (Maciej)
>  - Move stats update and xdp finalize to common functions (Maciej)
>  - "Likelyfy" XDP_REDIRECT case (Maciej)
>  - Check Tx disabled and carrier in igb_xmit_zc() (Maciej)
>  - RCT (Maciej)
>  - Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240711-b4-igb_zero_copy-v5-0-f3f455113b11@linutronix.de

I'll go through the set on monday.
Thanks!

> 
> Changes since v4:
> 
>  - Rebase to v6.10
>  - Fix issue reported by kernel test robot
>  - Provide napi_id for xdp_rxq_info_reg() so that busy polling works
>  - Set olinfo_status in igb_xmit_zc() so that frames are transmitted
> 
> Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/intel-wired-lan/20230804084051.14194-1-sriram.yagnaraman@est.tech/
> 
> [1] - https://github.com/Linutronix/TSN-Testbench/tree/main/tests/busypolling_i210
> 
> Original cover letter:
> 
> The first couple of patches adds helper funcctions to prepare for AF_XDP
> zero-copy support which comes in the last couple of patches, one each
> for Rx and TX paths.
> 
> As mentioned in v1 patchset [0], I don't have access to an actual IGB
> device to provide correct performance numbers. I have used Intel 82576EB
> emulator in QEMU [1] to test the changes to IGB driver.
> 
> The tests use one isolated vCPU for RX/TX and one isolated vCPU for the
> xdp-sock application [2]. Hope these measurements provide at the least
> some indication on the increase in performance when using ZC, especially
> in the TX path. It would be awesome if someone with a real IGB NIC can
> test the patch.
> 
> AF_XDP performance using 64 byte packets in Kpps.
> Benchmark:	XDP-SKB		XDP-DRV		XDP-DRV(ZC)
> rxdrop		220		235		350
> txpush		1.000		1.000		410
> l2fwd 		1.000		1.000		200
> 
> AF_XDP performance using 1500 byte packets in Kpps.
> Benchmark:	XDP-SKB		XDP-DRV		XDP-DRV(ZC)
> rxdrop		200		210		310
> txpush		1.000		1.000		410
> l2fwd 		0.900		1.000		160
> 
> [0]: https://lore.kernel.org/intel-wired-lan/20230704095915.9750-1-sriram.yagnaraman@est.tech/
> [1]: https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/devices/igb.html
> [2]: https://github.com/xdp-project/bpf-examples/tree/master/AF_XDP-example
> 
> v3->v4:
> - NULL check buffer_info in igb_dump before dereferencing (Simon Horman)
> 
> v2->v3:
> - Avoid TX unit hang when using AF_XDP zero-copy by setting time_stamp
>   on the tx_buffer_info
> - Fix uninitialized nb_buffs (Simon Horman)
> 
> v1->v2:
> - Use batch XSK APIs (Maciej Fijalkowski)
> - Follow reverse xmas tree convention and remove the ternary operator
>   use (Simon Horman)
> 
> ---
> Sriram Yagnaraman (6):
>       igb: Always call igb_xdp_ring_update_tail() under Tx lock
>       igb: Remove static qualifiers
>       igb: Introduce igb_xdp_is_enabled()
>       igb: Introduce XSK data structures and helpers
>       igb: Add AF_XDP zero-copy Rx support
>       igb: Add AF_XDP zero-copy Tx support
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile   |   2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h      |  36 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c | 232 ++++++++----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_xsk.c  | 561 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 770 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: e7d731326ef0622f103e5ed47d3405f71cdcd7f6
> change-id: 20240711-b4-igb_zero_copy-bb70a31ecb0f
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>
> 
>