Re: [PATCH net-next 11/11] vhost_net: batch submitting XDP buffers to underlayer sockets

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Thu Sep 06 2018 - 12:46:28 EST


On Thu, Sep 06, 2018 at 12:05:26PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> This patch implements XDP batching for vhost_net. The idea is first to
> try to do userspace copy and build XDP buff directly in vhost. Instead
> of submitting the packet immediately, vhost_net will batch them in an
> array and submit every 64 (VHOST_NET_BATCH) packets to the under layer
> sockets through msg_control of sendmsg().
>
> When XDP is enabled on the TUN/TAP, TUN/TAP can process XDP inside a
> loop without caring GUP thus it can do batch map flushing. When XDP is
> not enabled or not supported, the underlayer socket need to build skb
> and pass it to network core. The batched packet submission allows us
> to do batching like netif_receive_skb_list() in the future.
>
> This saves lots of indirect calls for better cache utilization. For
> the case that we can't so batching e.g when sndbuf is limited or
> packet size is too large, we will go for usual one packet per
> sendmsg() way.
>
> Doing testpmd on various setups gives us:
>
> Test /+pps%
> XDP_DROP on TAP /+44.8%
> XDP_REDIRECT on TAP /+29%
> macvtap (skb) /+26%
>
> Netperf tests shows obvious improvements for small packet transmission:
>
> size/session/+thu%/+normalize%
> 64/ 1/ +2%/ 0%
> 64/ 2/ +3%/ +1%
> 64/ 4/ +7%/ +5%
> 64/ 8/ +8%/ +6%
> 256/ 1/ +3%/ 0%
> 256/ 2/ +10%/ +7%
> 256/ 4/ +26%/ +22%
> 256/ 8/ +27%/ +23%
> 512/ 1/ +3%/ +2%
> 512/ 2/ +19%/ +14%
> 512/ 4/ +43%/ +40%
> 512/ 8/ +45%/ +41%
> 1024/ 1/ +4%/ 0%
> 1024/ 2/ +27%/ +21%
> 1024/ 4/ +38%/ +73%
> 1024/ 8/ +15%/ +24%
> 2048/ 1/ +10%/ +7%
> 2048/ 2/ +16%/ +12%
> 2048/ 4/ 0%/ +2%
> 2048/ 8/ 0%/ +2%
> 4096/ 1/ +36%/ +60%
> 4096/ 2/ -11%/ -26%
> 4096/ 4/ 0%/ +14%
> 4096/ 8/ 0%/ +4%
> 16384/ 1/ -1%/ +5%
> 16384/ 2/ 0%/ +2%
> 16384/ 4/ 0%/ -3%
> 16384/ 8/ 0%/ +4%
> 65535/ 1/ 0%/ +10%
> 65535/ 2/ 0%/ +8%
> 65535/ 4/ 0%/ +1%
> 65535/ 8/ 0%/ +3%
>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/vhost/net.c | 164 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 151 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
> index fb01ce6d981c..1dd4239cbff8 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
> @@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct vhost_net_virtqueue {
> * For RX, number of batched heads
> */
> int done_idx;
> + int batched_xdp;

Pls add a comment documenting what does this new field do.

> /* an array of userspace buffers info */
> struct ubuf_info *ubuf_info;
> /* Reference counting for outstanding ubufs.
> @@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ struct vhost_net_virtqueue {
> struct vhost_net_ubuf_ref *ubufs;
> struct ptr_ring *rx_ring;
> struct vhost_net_buf rxq;
> + struct xdp_buff xdp[VHOST_NET_BATCH];

This is a bit too much to have inline. 64 entries 48 bytes each, and we
have 2 of these structures, that's already >4K.

> };
>
> struct vhost_net {
> @@ -338,6 +340,11 @@ static bool vhost_sock_zcopy(struct socket *sock)
> sock_flag(sock->sk, SOCK_ZEROCOPY);
> }
>
> +static bool vhost_sock_xdp(struct socket *sock)
> +{
> + return sock_flag(sock->sk, SOCK_XDP);

what if an xdp program is attached while this processing
is going on? Flag value will be wrong - is this safe
and why? Pls add a comment.

> +}
> +
> /* In case of DMA done not in order in lower device driver for some reason.
> * upend_idx is used to track end of used idx, done_idx is used to track head
> * of used idx. Once lower device DMA done contiguously, we will signal KVM
> @@ -444,10 +451,36 @@ static void vhost_net_signal_used(struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq)
> nvq->done_idx = 0;
> }
>
> +static void vhost_tx_batch(struct vhost_net *net,
> + struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq,
> + struct socket *sock,
> + struct msghdr *msghdr)
> +{
> + struct tun_msg_ctl ctl = {
> + .type = nvq->batched_xdp << 16 | TUN_MSG_PTR,
> + .ptr = nvq->xdp,
> + };
> + int err;
> +
> + if (nvq->batched_xdp == 0)
> + goto signal_used;
> +
> + msghdr->msg_control = &ctl;
> + err = sock->ops->sendmsg(sock, msghdr, 0);
> + if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
> + vq_err(&nvq->vq, "Fail to batch sending packets\n");
> + return;
> + }
> +
> +signal_used:
> + vhost_net_signal_used(nvq);
> + nvq->batched_xdp = 0;
> +}
> +
> static int vhost_net_tx_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_net *net,
> struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq,
> unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> - bool *busyloop_intr)
> + struct msghdr *msghdr, bool *busyloop_intr)
> {
> struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = &nvq->vq;
> unsigned long uninitialized_var(endtime);
> @@ -455,8 +488,9 @@ static int vhost_net_tx_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_net *net,
> out_num, in_num, NULL, NULL);
>
> if (r == vq->num && vq->busyloop_timeout) {
> + /* Flush batched packets first */
> if (!vhost_sock_zcopy(vq->private_data))
> - vhost_net_signal_used(nvq);
> + vhost_tx_batch(net, nvq, vq->private_data, msghdr);
> preempt_disable();
> endtime = busy_clock() + vq->busyloop_timeout;
> while (vhost_can_busy_poll(endtime)) {
> @@ -512,7 +546,7 @@ static int get_tx_bufs(struct vhost_net *net,
> struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = &nvq->vq;
> int ret;
>
> - ret = vhost_net_tx_get_vq_desc(net, nvq, out, in, busyloop_intr);
> + ret = vhost_net_tx_get_vq_desc(net, nvq, out, in, msg, busyloop_intr);
>
> if (ret < 0 || ret == vq->num)
> return ret;
> @@ -540,6 +574,83 @@ static bool tx_can_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, size_t total_len)
> !vhost_vq_avail_empty(vq->dev, vq);
> }
>
> +#define VHOST_NET_RX_PAD (NET_IP_ALIGN + NET_SKB_PAD)

I wonder whether NET_IP_ALIGN make sense for XDP.

> +
> +static int vhost_net_build_xdp(struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq,
> + struct iov_iter *from)
> +{
> + struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = &nvq->vq;
> + struct socket *sock = vq->private_data;
> + struct page_frag *alloc_frag = &current->task_frag;
> + struct virtio_net_hdr *gso;
> + struct xdp_buff *xdp = &nvq->xdp[nvq->batched_xdp];
> + size_t len = iov_iter_count(from);
> + int headroom = vhost_sock_xdp(sock) ? XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM : 0;
> + int buflen = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info));
> + int pad = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(VHOST_NET_RX_PAD + headroom + nvq->sock_hlen);
> + int sock_hlen = nvq->sock_hlen;
> + void *buf;
> + int copied;
> +
> + if (unlikely(len < nvq->sock_hlen))
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + if (SKB_DATA_ALIGN(len + pad) +
> + SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info)) > PAGE_SIZE)
> + return -ENOSPC;
> +
> + buflen += SKB_DATA_ALIGN(len + pad);
> + alloc_frag->offset = ALIGN((u64)alloc_frag->offset, SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
> + if (unlikely(!skb_page_frag_refill(buflen, alloc_frag, GFP_KERNEL)))
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + buf = (char *)page_address(alloc_frag->page) + alloc_frag->offset;
> +
> + /* We store two kinds of metadata in the header which will be
> + * used for XDP_PASS to do build_skb():
> + * offset 0: buflen
> + * offset sizeof(int): vnet header

Define a struct for the metadata then?


> + */
> + copied = copy_page_from_iter(alloc_frag->page,
> + alloc_frag->offset + sizeof(int),
> + sock_hlen, from);
> + if (copied != sock_hlen)
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + gso = (struct virtio_net_hdr *)(buf + sizeof(int));
> +
> + if ((gso->flags & VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM) &&
> + vhost16_to_cpu(vq, gso->csum_start) +
> + vhost16_to_cpu(vq, gso->csum_offset) + 2 >
> + vhost16_to_cpu(vq, gso->hdr_len)) {
> + gso->hdr_len = cpu_to_vhost16(vq,
> + vhost16_to_cpu(vq, gso->csum_start) +
> + vhost16_to_cpu(vq, gso->csum_offset) + 2);
> +
> + if (vhost16_to_cpu(vq, gso->hdr_len) > len)
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + len -= sock_hlen;
> + copied = copy_page_from_iter(alloc_frag->page,
> + alloc_frag->offset + pad,
> + len, from);
> + if (copied != len)
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + xdp->data_hard_start = buf;
> + xdp->data = buf + pad;
> + xdp->data_end = xdp->data + len;
> + *(int *)(xdp->data_hard_start) = buflen;
> +
> + get_page(alloc_frag->page);
> + alloc_frag->offset += buflen;
> +
> + ++nvq->batched_xdp;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static void handle_tx_copy(struct vhost_net *net, struct socket *sock)
> {
> struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq = &net->vqs[VHOST_NET_VQ_TX];
> @@ -556,10 +667,14 @@ static void handle_tx_copy(struct vhost_net *net, struct socket *sock)
> size_t len, total_len = 0;
> int err;
> int sent_pkts = 0;
> + bool bulking = (sock->sk->sk_sndbuf == INT_MAX);

What does bulking mean?

>
> for (;;) {
> bool busyloop_intr = false;
>
> + if (nvq->done_idx == VHOST_NET_BATCH)
> + vhost_tx_batch(net, nvq, sock, &msg);
> +
> head = get_tx_bufs(net, nvq, &msg, &out, &in, &len,
> &busyloop_intr);
> /* On error, stop handling until the next kick. */
> @@ -577,14 +692,34 @@ static void handle_tx_copy(struct vhost_net *net, struct socket *sock)
> break;
> }
>
> - vq->heads[nvq->done_idx].id = cpu_to_vhost32(vq, head);
> - vq->heads[nvq->done_idx].len = 0;
> -
> total_len += len;
> - if (tx_can_batch(vq, total_len))
> - msg.msg_flags |= MSG_MORE;
> - else
> - msg.msg_flags &= ~MSG_MORE;
> +
> + /* For simplicity, TX batching is only enabled if
> + * sndbuf is unlimited.

What if sndbuf changes while this processing is going on?

> + */
> + if (bulking) {
> + err = vhost_net_build_xdp(nvq, &msg.msg_iter);
> + if (!err) {
> + goto done;
> + } else if (unlikely(err != -ENOSPC)) {
> + vhost_tx_batch(net, nvq, sock, &msg);
> + vhost_discard_vq_desc(vq, 1);
> + vhost_net_enable_vq(net, vq);
> + break;
> + }
> +
> + /* We can't build XDP buff, go for single
> + * packet path but let's flush batched
> + * packets.
> + */
> + vhost_tx_batch(net, nvq, sock, &msg);
> + msg.msg_control = NULL;
> + } else {
> + if (tx_can_batch(vq, total_len))
> + msg.msg_flags |= MSG_MORE;
> + else
> + msg.msg_flags &= ~MSG_MORE;
> + }
>
> /* TODO: Check specific error and bomb out unless ENOBUFS? */
> err = sock->ops->sendmsg(sock, &msg, len);
> @@ -596,15 +731,17 @@ static void handle_tx_copy(struct vhost_net *net, struct socket *sock)
> if (err != len)
> pr_debug("Truncated TX packet: len %d != %zd\n",
> err, len);
> - if (++nvq->done_idx >= VHOST_NET_BATCH)
> - vhost_net_signal_used(nvq);
> +done:
> + vq->heads[nvq->done_idx].id = cpu_to_vhost32(vq, head);
> + vq->heads[nvq->done_idx].len = 0;
> + ++nvq->done_idx;
> if (vhost_exceeds_weight(++sent_pkts, total_len)) {
> vhost_poll_queue(&vq->poll);
> break;
> }
> }
>
> - vhost_net_signal_used(nvq);
> + vhost_tx_batch(net, nvq, sock, &msg);
> }
>
> static void handle_tx_zerocopy(struct vhost_net *net, struct socket *sock)
> @@ -1111,6 +1248,7 @@ static int vhost_net_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
> n->vqs[i].ubuf_info = NULL;
> n->vqs[i].upend_idx = 0;
> n->vqs[i].done_idx = 0;
> + n->vqs[i].batched_xdp = 0;
> n->vqs[i].vhost_hlen = 0;
> n->vqs[i].sock_hlen = 0;
> n->vqs[i].rx_ring = NULL;
> --
> 2.17.1