[ovs-dev] [PATCH 2/6] netdev-dpdk: Adapt the requested number of tx and rx queues.

Daniele Di Proietto diproiettod at vmware.com
Wed Mar 25 14:48:45 UTC 2015


Sure, I will rebase and repost soon.

Thanks,

Daniele
 
> On 24 Mar 2015, at 21:59, Ethan Jackson <ethan at nicira.com> wrote:
> 
> Patch no longer applies unfortunately, daniele could you please rebase
> and resend it when you have a chance?
> 
> Ethan
> 
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Daniele Di Proietto
> <diproiettod at vmware.com> wrote:
>> This commit changes the semantics of 'netdev_set_multiq()' to allow OVS
>> DPDK to run on device with limited multi queue support.
>> 
>> * If a netdev doesn't have the requested number of rxqs it can simply
>>  inform the datapath without failing.
>> * If a netdev doesn't have the requested number of txqs it should try
>>  to create as many as possible and use locking.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Daniele Di Proietto <diproiettod at vmware.com>
>> ---
>> lib/netdev-dpdk.c     | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>> lib/netdev-provider.h | 11 ++++++
>> lib/netdev.c          | 10 ++++++
>> vswitchd/vswitch.xml  |  2 +-
>> 4 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
>> index 54bc318..2278377 100644
>> --- a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
>> +++ b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
>> @@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ struct dpdk_tx_queue {
>>     bool flush_tx;                 /* Set to true to flush queue everytime */
>>                                    /* pkts are queued. */
>>     int count;
>> +    rte_spinlock_t tx_lock;        /* Protects the members and the NIC queue
>> +                                    * from concurrent access.  It is used only
>> +                                    * if the queue is shared among different
>> +                                    * pmd threads (see 'txq_needs_locking'). */
>>     uint64_t tsc;
>>     struct rte_mbuf *burst_pkts[MAX_TX_QUEUE_LEN];
>> };
>> @@ -216,9 +220,15 @@ struct netdev_dpdk {
>>     struct rte_eth_link link;
>>     int link_reset_cnt;
>> 
>> +    /* The user might request more txqs than the NIC has.  We remap those
>> +     * ('up.n_txq') on these ('real_n_txq').
>> +     * If the numbers match, 'txq_needs_locking' is false, otherwise it is
>> +     * true and we will take a spinlock on transmission */
>> +    int real_n_txq;
>> +    bool txq_needs_locking;
>> +
>>     /* In dpdk_list. */
>>     struct ovs_list list_node OVS_GUARDED_BY(dpdk_mutex);
>> -    rte_spinlock_t dpdkr_tx_lock;
>> };
>> 
>> struct netdev_rxq_dpdk {
>> @@ -414,6 +424,7 @@ static int
>> dpdk_eth_dev_init(struct netdev_dpdk *dev) OVS_REQUIRES(dpdk_mutex)
>> {
>>     struct rte_pktmbuf_pool_private *mbp_priv;
>> +    struct rte_eth_dev_info info;
>>     struct ether_addr eth_addr;
>>     int diag;
>>     int i;
>> @@ -422,14 +433,24 @@ dpdk_eth_dev_init(struct netdev_dpdk *dev) OVS_REQUIRES(dpdk_mutex)
>>         return ENODEV;
>>     }
>> 
>> -    diag = rte_eth_dev_configure(dev->port_id, dev->up.n_rxq, dev->up.n_txq,
>> +    rte_eth_dev_info_get(dev->port_id, &info);
>> +    /* Adjust the number of rx queues to those available on the device. */
>> +    dev->up.n_rxq = MIN(info.max_rx_queues, dev->up.n_rxq);
>> +
>> +    /* Adjust the number of tx queues. This change is not visible to the user.
>> +     * We will pretend that there are 'dev->up.n_txq', while using only
>> +     * 'dev->real_n_txq'*/
>> +    dev->real_n_txq = MIN(info.max_tx_queues, dev->up.n_txq);
>> +
>> +    diag = rte_eth_dev_configure(dev->port_id, dev->up.n_rxq, dev->real_n_txq,
>>                                  &port_conf);
>>     if (diag) {
>> -        VLOG_ERR("eth dev config error %d",diag);
>> +        VLOG_ERR("eth dev config error %d. rxq:%d txq:%d", diag, dev->up.n_rxq,
>> +                 dev->real_n_txq);
>>         return -diag;
>>     }
>> 
>> -    for (i = 0; i < dev->up.n_txq; i++) {
>> +    for (i = 0; i < dev->real_n_txq; i++) {
>>         diag = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(dev->port_id, i, NIC_PORT_TX_Q_SIZE,
>>                                       dev->socket_id, &tx_conf);
>>         if (diag) {
>> @@ -491,14 +512,20 @@ netdev_dpdk_alloc_txq(struct netdev_dpdk *netdev, unsigned int n_txqs)
>>     int i;
>> 
>>     netdev->tx_q = dpdk_rte_mzalloc(n_txqs * sizeof *netdev->tx_q);
>> -    /* Each index is considered as a cpu core id, since there should
>> -     * be one tx queue for each cpu core. */
>>     for (i = 0; i < n_txqs; i++) {
>>         int numa_id = ovs_numa_get_numa_id(i);
>> 
>> -        /* If the corresponding core is not on the same numa node
>> -         * as 'netdev', flags the 'flush_tx'. */
>> -        netdev->tx_q[i].flush_tx = netdev->socket_id == numa_id;
>> +        if (!netdev->txq_needs_locking) {
>> +            /* Each index is considered as a cpu core id, since there should
>> +             * be one tx queue for each cpu core.
>> +             * If the corresponding core is not on the same numa node
>> +             * as 'netdev', flags the 'flush_tx'. */
>> +            netdev->tx_q[i].flush_tx = netdev->socket_id == numa_id;
>> +        } else {
>> +            /* Queues are shared among CPUs. Always flush */
>> +            netdev->tx_q[i].flush_tx = true;
>> +        }
>> +        rte_spinlock_init(&netdev->tx_q[i].tx_lock);
>>     }
>> }
>> 
>> @@ -524,7 +551,6 @@ netdev_dpdk_init(struct netdev *netdev_, unsigned int port_no)
>>     netdev->flags = 0;
>>     netdev->mtu = ETHER_MTU;
>>     netdev->max_packet_len = MTU_TO_MAX_LEN(netdev->mtu);
>> -    rte_spinlock_init(&netdev->dpdkr_tx_lock);
>> 
>>     netdev->dpdk_mp = dpdk_mp_get(netdev->socket_id, netdev->mtu);
>>     if (!netdev->dpdk_mp) {
>> @@ -534,6 +560,7 @@ netdev_dpdk_init(struct netdev *netdev_, unsigned int port_no)
>> 
>>     netdev_->n_txq = NR_QUEUE;
>>     netdev_->n_rxq = NR_QUEUE;
>> +    netdev->real_n_txq = NR_QUEUE;
>>     err = dpdk_eth_dev_init(netdev);
>>     if (err) {
>>         goto unlock;
>> @@ -620,7 +647,8 @@ netdev_dpdk_get_config(const struct netdev *netdev_, struct smap *args)
>>     ovs_mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
>> 
>>     smap_add_format(args, "configured_rx_queues", "%d", netdev_->n_rxq);
>> -    smap_add_format(args, "configured_tx_queues", "%d", netdev_->n_txq);
>> +    smap_add_format(args, "requested_tx_queues", "%d", netdev_->n_txq);
>> +    smap_add_format(args, "configured_tx_queues", "%d", dev->real_n_txq);
>>     ovs_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
>> 
>>     return 0;
>> @@ -656,8 +684,10 @@ netdev_dpdk_set_multiq(struct netdev *netdev_, unsigned int n_txq,
>>     netdev->up.n_txq = n_txq;
>>     netdev->up.n_rxq = n_rxq;
>>     rte_free(netdev->tx_q);
>> -    netdev_dpdk_alloc_txq(netdev, n_txq);
>>     err = dpdk_eth_dev_init(netdev);
>> +    netdev_dpdk_alloc_txq(netdev, netdev->real_n_txq);
>> +
>> +    netdev->txq_needs_locking = netdev->real_n_txq != netdev->up.n_txq;
>> 
>>     ovs_mutex_unlock(&netdev->mutex);
>>     ovs_mutex_unlock(&dpdk_mutex);
>> @@ -921,12 +951,21 @@ netdev_dpdk_send__(struct netdev_dpdk *dev, int qid,
>> }
>> 
>> static int
>> -netdev_dpdk_eth_send(struct netdev *netdev, int qid,
>> -                     struct dp_packet **pkts, int cnt, bool may_steal)
>> +netdev_dpdk_send(struct netdev *netdev, int qid,
>> +                 struct dp_packet **pkts, int cnt, bool may_steal)
>> {
>>     struct netdev_dpdk *dev = netdev_dpdk_cast(netdev);
>> 
>> +    if (dev->txq_needs_locking) {
>> +        qid = qid % dev->real_n_txq;
>> +        rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->tx_q[qid].tx_lock);
>> +    }
>> +
>>     netdev_dpdk_send__(dev, qid, pkts, cnt, may_steal);
>> +
>> +    if (dev->txq_needs_locking) {
>> +        rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->tx_q[qid].tx_lock);
>> +    }
>>     return 0;
>> }
>> 
>> @@ -1375,19 +1414,6 @@ dpdk_ring_open(const char dev_name[], unsigned int *eth_port_id) OVS_REQUIRES(dp
>> }
>> 
>> static int
>> -netdev_dpdk_ring_send(struct netdev *netdev, int qid OVS_UNUSED,
>> -                      struct dp_packet **pkts, int cnt, bool may_steal)
>> -{
>> -    struct netdev_dpdk *dev = netdev_dpdk_cast(netdev);
>> -
>> -    /* DPDK Rings have a single TX queue, Therefore needs locking. */
>> -    rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->dpdkr_tx_lock);
>> -    netdev_dpdk_send__(dev, 0, pkts, cnt, may_steal);
>> -    rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->dpdkr_tx_lock);
>> -    return 0;
>> -}
>> -
>> -static int
>> netdev_dpdk_ring_construct(struct netdev *netdev)
>> {
>>     unsigned int port_no = 0;
>> @@ -1411,7 +1437,7 @@ unlock_dpdk:
>>     return err;
>> }
>> 
>> -#define NETDEV_DPDK_CLASS(NAME, INIT, CONSTRUCT, MULTIQ, SEND)      \
>> +#define NETDEV_DPDK_CLASS(NAME, INIT, CONSTRUCT)              \
>> {                                                             \
>>     NAME,                                                     \
>>     INIT,                       /* init */                    \
>> @@ -1429,9 +1455,9 @@ unlock_dpdk:
>>     NULL, /* push header */                                   \
>>     NULL, /* pop header */                                    \
>>     netdev_dpdk_get_numa_id,    /* get_numa_id */             \
>> -    MULTIQ,                     /* set_multiq */              \
>> +    netdev_dpdk_set_multiq,     /* set_multiq */              \
>>                                                               \
>> -    SEND,                       /* send */                    \
>> +    netdev_dpdk_send,           /* send */                    \
>>     NULL,                       /* send_wait */               \
>>                                                               \
>>     netdev_dpdk_set_etheraddr,                                \
>> @@ -1516,17 +1542,13 @@ const struct netdev_class dpdk_class =
>>     NETDEV_DPDK_CLASS(
>>         "dpdk",
>>         NULL,
>> -        netdev_dpdk_construct,
>> -        netdev_dpdk_set_multiq,
>> -        netdev_dpdk_eth_send);
>> +        netdev_dpdk_construct);
>> 
>> const struct netdev_class dpdk_ring_class =
>>     NETDEV_DPDK_CLASS(
>>         "dpdkr",
>>         NULL,
>> -        netdev_dpdk_ring_construct,
>> -        NULL,
>> -        netdev_dpdk_ring_send);
>> +        netdev_dpdk_ring_construct);
>> 
>> void
>> netdev_dpdk_register(void)
>> diff --git a/lib/netdev-provider.h b/lib/netdev-provider.h
>> index 915e54a..8f6fab6 100644
>> --- a/lib/netdev-provider.h
>> +++ b/lib/netdev-provider.h
>> @@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ struct netdev_class {
>>     /* Configures the number of tx queues and rx queues of 'netdev'.
>>      * Return 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value.
>>      *
>> +     * 'n_rxq' specifies the maximum number of receive queues to create.
>> +     * The netdev provider might choose to create less (e.g. if the hardware
>> +     * supports only a smaller number).  The actual number of queues created
>> +     * is stored in the 'netdev->n_rxq' field.
>> +     *
>> +     * 'n_txq' specifies the exact number of transmission queues to create.
>> +     * The caller will call netdev_send() concurrently from 'n_txq' different
>> +     * threads (with different qid).  The netdev provider is responsible for
>> +     * making sure that these concurrent calls do not create a race condition
>> +     * by using multiple hw queues or locking.
>> +     *
>>      * On error, the tx queue and rx queue configuration is indeterminant.
>>      * Caller should make decision on whether to restore the previous or
>>      * the default configuration.  Also, caller must make sure there is no
>> diff --git a/lib/netdev.c b/lib/netdev.c
>> index b76da13..25994b8 100644
>> --- a/lib/netdev.c
>> +++ b/lib/netdev.c
>> @@ -672,6 +672,16 @@ netdev_rxq_drain(struct netdev_rxq *rx)
>> /* Configures the number of tx queues and rx queues of 'netdev'.
>>  * Return 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value.
>>  *
>> + * 'n_rxq' specifies the maximum number of receive queues to create.
>> + * The netdev provider might choose to create less (e.g. if the hardware
>> + * supports only a smaller number).  The caller can check how many have been
>> + * actually created by calling 'netdev_n_rxq()'
>> + *
>> + * 'n_txq' specifies the exact number of transmission queues to create.
>> + * If this function returns successfully, the caller can make 'n_txq'
>> + * concurrent calls to netdev_send() (each one with a different 'qid' in the
>> + * range [0..'n_txq'-1]).
>> + *
>>  * On error, the tx queue and rx queue configuration is indeterminant.
>>  * Caller should make decision on whether to restore the previous or
>>  * the default configuration.  Also, caller must make sure there is no
>> diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
>> index dac3756..e346119 100644
>> --- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
>> +++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
>> @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
>>       <column name="other_config" key="n-dpdk-rxqs"
>>               type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
>>         <p>
>> -          Specifies the number of rx queues to be created for each dpdk
>> +          Specifies the maximum number of rx queues to be created for each dpdk
>>           interface.  If not specified or specified to 0, one rx queue will
>>           be created for each dpdk interface by default.
>>         </p>
>> --
>> 2.1.4
>> 
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