Re: [PATCH] af_packet: Don't use skb after dev_queue_xmit()

[Michael Breuer]

On 1/5/2010 6:07 PM, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> David Miller wrote, On 12/27/2009 05:11 AM:
>
>    
> > From: David Miller<davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:44:18 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >      
> > > From: Stephen Hemminger<shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:05:44 -0800
> > >
> > >        
> > > > Other drivers may have same problem, I really think this ought
> > > > to be done at higher level.
> > > >          
> > > I tend to agree with you, and I thought we had handled all
> > > cases.  Let's simply make AF_PACKET linearize the link
> > > level header before sending things out to the transmit path.
> > >
> > > I can work on this if you want.
> > >        
> > Actually Stephen, I took a look and I can't see how AF_PACKET
> > can create this situation.
> >
> > It always copies into the linear area of the SKB it allocates
> > for sendmsg() processing.  Whether the data comes from sendmsg
> > data or the mmap() ring buffer.
> >      
> Actually, I think there is a bug in this place, but of course this
> might be unconnected. Anyway, Michael, could you try this patch?
> BTW, did you try with CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP disabled?
>
> Thanks,
> Jarek P.
> ----------------->
>
> Changing an skb after dev_queue_xmit() is illegal. And since it's
> inconsistent to treat specially net_xmit_errno() non-zero return,
> while ignoring other dev_queue_xmit() errors, there is no reason
> to break the loop in tpacket_snd() in this case.
>
> With debugging by: Stephen Hemminger<shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reported-by: Michael Breuer<mbreuer@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski<jarkao2@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
>   net/packet/af_packet.c |    8 +++-----
>   1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
> index e0516a2..984a1fa 100644
> --- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
> +++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
> @@ -1021,8 +1021,9 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
>
>   		status = TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST;
>   		err = dev_queue_xmit(skb);
> -		if (unlikely(err>  0&&  (err = net_xmit_errno(err)) != 0))
> -			goto out_xmit;
> +		if (unlikely(err>  0))
> +			err = net_xmit_errno(err);
> +
>   		packet_increment_head(&po->tx_ring);
>   		len_sum += tp_len;
>   	} while (likely((ph != NULL) ||
> @@ -1033,9 +1034,6 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
>   	err = len_sum;
>   	goto out_put;
>
> -out_xmit:
> -	skb->destructor = sock_wfree;
> -	atomic_dec(&po->tx_ring.pending);
>   out_status:
>   	__packet_set_status(po, ph, status);
>   	kfree_skb(skb);
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This patch solves the original reported oops - as did Steven's patch of 
12/26: [PATCH] sky2: make sure ethernet header is in transmit skb (I ran 
without Steven's patch and with this patch).

Oddly, with this patch vs. Steven's - I'm getting software interrupt 
errors sporadically while not under load - with Steven's I get the 
frequently while under load (as per nethogs). For example:
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: sky2 0000:06:00.0: error interrupt 
status=0x40000008
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: sky2 software interrupt status 0x40000008
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: sky2 Tx ring pending=124...125 report=125 
done=125
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: 124: 0xb38de0be(5374)
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: sky2 0000:06:00.0: error interrupt status=0x8
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: sky2 software interrupt status 0x8
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: sky2 Tx ring pending=126...127 report=126 
done=127
Jan  5 21:29:00 mail kernel: 126: 0xb38d80be(9014)

I also believe (can't prove yet) that my load test is slower with this 
patch vs. the sky2 patch.

Is it possible that this patch is causing the transmission to 
momentarily halt such that the overall utilization appears low at the 
time I see the interrupt errors, vs. the other patch which perhaps 
doesn't interrupt the traffic flow quite so much?

I haven't run yet with CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP disabled.


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