[ovs-dev] [PATCH 1/2] dpif-netdev: Purge all ukeys when reconfigure pmd.

Ilya Maximets i.maximets at samsung.com
Tue Aug 11 11:41:51 UTC 2015


On 11.08.2015 05:47, Alex Wang wrote:
> When dpdk configuration changes, all pmd threads are recreated
> and rx queues of each port are reloaded.  After this process,
> rx queue could be mapped to a different pmd thread other than
> the one before reconfiguration.  However, this is totally
> transparent to ofproto layer modules.  So, if the ofproto-dpif-upcall
> module still holds ukeys generated before pmd thread recreation,
> this old ukey will collide with the ukey for the new upcalls
> from same traffic flow, causing flow installation failure.
> 
> To fix the bug, this commit adds a new call-back function
> in dpif layer for notifying upper layer the purging of datapath
> (e.g. pmd threads recreation in dpif-netdev).  So, the
> ofproto-dpif-upcall module can react properly with deleting
> all the ukeys and with collecting all flows' last stats.
> 
> Reported-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets at samsung.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Wang <alexw at nicira.com>
> ---
>  lib/dpif-netdev.c             |   25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/dpif-netlink.c            |    1 +
>  lib/dpif-provider.h           |   11 ++++++++++-
>  lib/dpif.c                    |    8 ++++++++
>  lib/dpif.h                    |   12 ++++++++++++
>  ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c |   16 ++++++++++++++++
>  6 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/dpif-netdev.c b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
> index c144352..a54853f 100644
> --- a/lib/dpif-netdev.c
> +++ b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
> @@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ struct dp_netdev {
>      upcall_callback *upcall_cb;  /* Callback function for executing upcalls. */
>      void *upcall_aux;
>  
> +    /* Callback function for notifying the purging of dp flows (during
> +     * reseting pmd threads). */
> +    dp_purge_callback *dp_purge_cb;
> +    void *dp_purge_aux;
> +
>      /* Stores all 'struct dp_netdev_pmd_thread's. */
>      struct cmap poll_threads;
>  
> @@ -223,6 +228,8 @@ struct dp_netdev {
>  
>  static struct dp_netdev_port *dp_netdev_lookup_port(const struct dp_netdev *dp,
>                                                      odp_port_t);
> +static void dp_netdev_disable_upcall(struct dp_netdev *);
> +static void dp_netdev_enable_upcall(struct dp_netdev *);
>  
>  enum dp_stat_type {
>      DP_STAT_EXACT_HIT,          /* Packets that had an exact match (emc). */
> @@ -2440,10 +2447,18 @@ dpif_netdev_pmd_set(struct dpif *dpif, unsigned int n_rxqs, const char *cmask)
>          free(dp->pmd_cmask);
>          dp->pmd_cmask = cmask ? xstrdup(cmask) : NULL;
>  
> +        /* Disables upcall and notifies higher layer about the incoming
> +         * datapath purging. */
> +        dp_netdev_disable_upcall(dp);
> +        dp->dp_purge_cb(dp->dp_purge_aux);
> +
>          /* Restores the non-pmd. */
>          dp_netdev_set_nonpmd(dp);
>          /* Restores all pmd threads. */
>          dp_netdev_reset_pmd_threads(dp);
> +
> +        /* Enables upcall after pmd reconfiguration. */
> +        dp_netdev_enable_upcall(dp);
>      }

It is better to enable upcalls before restoring PMD threads to prevent dropping of packets.

>  
>      return 0;
> @@ -3419,6 +3434,15 @@ struct dp_netdev_execute_aux {
>  };
>  
>  static void
> +dpif_netdev_register_dp_purge_cb(struct dpif *dpif, dp_purge_callback *cb,
> +                                 void *aux)
> +{
> +    struct dp_netdev *dp = get_dp_netdev(dpif);
> +    dp->dp_purge_aux = aux;
> +    dp->dp_purge_cb = cb;
> +}
> +
> +static void
>  dpif_netdev_register_upcall_cb(struct dpif *dpif, upcall_callback *cb,
>                                 void *aux)
>  {
> @@ -3665,6 +3689,7 @@ const struct dpif_class dpif_netdev_class = {
>      NULL,                       /* recv */
>      NULL,                       /* recv_wait */
>      NULL,                       /* recv_purge */
> +    dpif_netdev_register_dp_purge_cb,
>      dpif_netdev_register_upcall_cb,
>      dpif_netdev_enable_upcall,
>      dpif_netdev_disable_upcall,
> diff --git a/lib/dpif-netlink.c b/lib/dpif-netlink.c
> index 8884a9f..f8f3092 100644
> --- a/lib/dpif-netlink.c
> +++ b/lib/dpif-netlink.c
> @@ -2314,6 +2314,7 @@ const struct dpif_class dpif_netlink_class = {
>      dpif_netlink_recv,
>      dpif_netlink_recv_wait,
>      dpif_netlink_recv_purge,
> +    NULL,                       /* register_dp_purge_cb */
>      NULL,                       /* register_upcall_cb */
>      NULL,                       /* enable_upcall */
>      NULL,                       /* disable_upcall */
> diff --git a/lib/dpif-provider.h b/lib/dpif-provider.h
> index 28ea86f..8f2690f 100644
> --- a/lib/dpif-provider.h
> +++ b/lib/dpif-provider.h
> @@ -361,13 +361,22 @@ struct dpif_class {
>       * return. */
>      void (*recv_purge)(struct dpif *dpif);
>  
> +    /* When 'dpif' is about to purge the datapath, the higher layer may want
> +     * to be notified so that it could try reacting accordingly (e.g. grabbing
> +     * all flow stats before they are gone).
> +     *
> +     * Registers an upcall callback function with 'dpif'.  This is only used if

double 'if' here too.

> +     * if 'dpif' needs to notify the purging of datapath.  'aux' is passed to
> +     * the callback on invocation. */
> +    void (*register_dp_purge_cb)(struct dpif *, dp_purge_callback *, void *aux);
> +
>      /* For datapaths that run in userspace (i.e. dpif-netdev), threads polling
>       * for incoming packets can directly call upcall functions instead of
>       * offloading packet processing to separate handler threads. Datapaths
>       * that directly call upcall functions should use the functions below to
>       * to register an upcall function and enable / disable upcalls.
>       *
> -     * Registers an upcall callback function with 'dpif'. This is only used if
> +     * Registers an upcall callback function with 'dpif'. This is only used
>       * if 'dpif' directly executes upcall functions. 'aux' is passed to the
>       * callback on invocation. */
>      void (*register_upcall_cb)(struct dpif *, upcall_callback *, void *aux);
> diff --git a/lib/dpif.c b/lib/dpif.c
> index 6e26f30..9a67a24 100644
> --- a/lib/dpif.c
> +++ b/lib/dpif.c
> @@ -1346,6 +1346,14 @@ dpif_handlers_set(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t n_handlers)
>  }
>  
>  void
> +dpif_register_dp_purge_cb(struct dpif *dpif, dp_purge_callback *cb, void *aux)
> +{
> +    if (dpif->dpif_class->register_dp_purge_cb) {
> +        dpif->dpif_class->register_dp_purge_cb(dpif, cb, aux);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +void
>  dpif_register_upcall_cb(struct dpif *dpif, upcall_callback *cb, void *aux)
>  {
>      if (dpif->dpif_class->register_upcall_cb) {
> diff --git a/lib/dpif.h b/lib/dpif.h
> index ea9caf8..dca5d00 100644
> --- a/lib/dpif.h
> +++ b/lib/dpif.h
> @@ -787,6 +787,18 @@ struct dpif_upcall {
>      struct nlattr *actions;    /* Argument to OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE. */
>  };
>  
> +/* A callback to notify higher layer of dpif about to be purged, so that
> + * higher layer could try reacting to this (e.g. grabbing all flow stats
> + * before they are gone).  This function is currently implemented only by
> + * dpif-netdev.
> + *
> + * The caller only needs to provide the 'aux' pointer passed down by higher
> + * layer from the dpif_register_notify_cb() function.
> + */
> +typedef void dp_purge_callback(void *aux);
> +
> +void dpif_register_dp_purge_cb(struct dpif *, dp_purge_callback *, void *aux);
> +
>  /* A callback to process an upcall, currently implemented only by dpif-netdev.
>   *
>   * The caller provides the 'packet' and 'flow' to process, the corresponding
> diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c
> index 0f2e186..6385abc 100644
> --- a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c
> +++ b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c
> @@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ static int upcall_receive(struct upcall *, const struct dpif_backer *,
>  static void upcall_uninit(struct upcall *);
>  
>  static upcall_callback upcall_cb;
> +static dp_purge_callback dp_purge_cb;
>  
>  static atomic_bool enable_megaflows = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(true);
>  static atomic_bool enable_ufid = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(true);
> @@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ udpif_create(struct dpif_backer *backer, struct dpif *dpif)
>      }
>  
>      dpif_register_upcall_cb(dpif, upcall_cb, udpif);
> +    dpif_register_dp_purge_cb(dpif, dp_purge_cb, udpif);
>  
>      return udpif;
>  }
> @@ -1110,6 +1112,20 @@ out:
>      return error;
>  }
>  
> +/* In reaction to dpif purge, purges all 'ukey's. */
> +static void
> +dp_purge_cb(void *aux)
> +{
> +    struct udpif *udpif = aux;
> +    size_t i;
> +
> +    for (i = 0; i < udpif->n_revalidators; i++) {
> +        struct revalidator *revalidator = &udpif->revalidators[i];
> +
> +        revalidator_purge(revalidator);
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  static int
>  process_upcall(struct udpif *udpif, struct upcall *upcall,
>                 struct ofpbuf *odp_actions, struct flow_wildcards *wc)
> 

Best regards, Ilya Maximets.



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