Re: [PATCH net-next V2 1/2] virtio-net: convert rx mode setting to use workqueue

[Jason Wang]

Forget to cc netdev, adding.

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 12:25 AM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 02:40:26PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > This patch convert rx mode setting to be done in a workqueue, this is
> > a must for allow to sleep when waiting for the cvq command to
> > response since current code is executed under addr spin lock.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I don't like this frankly. This means that setting RX mode which would
> previously be reliable, now becomes unreliable.

It is "unreliable" by design:

      void                    (*ndo_set_rx_mode)(struct net_device *dev);

> - first of all configuration is no longer immediate

Is immediate a hard requirement? I can see a workqueue is used at least:

mlx5e, ipoib, efx, ...

>   and there is no way for driver to find out when
>   it actually took effect

But we know rx mode is best effort e.g it doesn't support vhost and we
survive from this for years.

> - second, if device fails command, this is also not
>   propagated to driver, again no way for driver to find out
>
> VDUSE needs to be fixed to do tricks to fix this
> without breaking normal drivers.

It's not specific to VDUSE. For example, when using virtio-net in the
UP environment with any software cvq (like mlx5 via vDPA or cma
transport).

Thanks

>
>
> > ---
> > Changes since V1:
> > - use RTNL to synchronize rx mode worker
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > index e2560b6f7980..2e56bbf86894 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > @@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ struct virtnet_info {
> >       /* Work struct for config space updates */
> >       struct work_struct config_work;
> >
> > +     /* Work struct for config rx mode */
> > +     struct work_struct rx_mode_work;
> > +
> > +     /* Is rx mode work enabled? */
> > +     bool rx_mode_work_enabled;
> > +
> >       /* Does the affinity hint is set for virtqueues? */
> >       bool affinity_hint_set;
> >
> > @@ -388,6 +394,20 @@ static void disable_delayed_refill(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> >       spin_unlock_bh(&vi->refill_lock);
> >  }
> >
> > +static void enable_rx_mode_work(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> > +{
> > +     rtnl_lock();
> > +     vi->rx_mode_work_enabled = true;
> > +     rtnl_unlock();
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void disable_rx_mode_work(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> > +{
> > +     rtnl_lock();
> > +     vi->rx_mode_work_enabled = false;
> > +     rtnl_unlock();
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void virtqueue_napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *napi,
> >                                   struct virtqueue *vq)
> >  {
> > @@ -2310,9 +2330,11 @@ static int virtnet_close(struct net_device *dev)
> >       return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
> > +static void virtnet_rx_mode_work(struct work_struct *work)
> >  {
> > -     struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > +     struct virtnet_info *vi =
> > +             container_of(work, struct virtnet_info, rx_mode_work);
> > +     struct net_device *dev = vi->dev;
> >       struct scatterlist sg[2];
> >       struct virtio_net_ctrl_mac *mac_data;
> >       struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
> > @@ -2325,6 +2347,8 @@ static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
> >       if (!virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX))
> >               return;
> >
> > +     rtnl_lock();
> > +
> >       vi->ctrl->promisc = ((dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) != 0);
> >       vi->ctrl->allmulti = ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) != 0);
> >
> > @@ -2342,14 +2366,19 @@ static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
> >               dev_warn(&dev->dev, "Failed to %sable allmulti mode.\n",
> >                        vi->ctrl->allmulti ? "en" : "dis");
> >
> > +     netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
> > +
> >       uc_count = netdev_uc_count(dev);
> >       mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
> >       /* MAC filter - use one buffer for both lists */
> >       buf = kzalloc(((uc_count + mc_count) * ETH_ALEN) +
> >                     (2 * sizeof(mac_data->entries)), GFP_ATOMIC);
> >       mac_data = buf;
> > -     if (!buf)
> > +     if (!buf) {
> > +             netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
> > +             rtnl_unlock();
> >               return;
> > +     }
> >
> >       sg_init_table(sg, 2);
> >
> > @@ -2370,6 +2399,8 @@ static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
> >       netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev)
> >               memcpy(&mac_data->macs[i++][0], ha->addr, ETH_ALEN);
> >
> > +     netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
> > +
> >       sg_set_buf(&sg[1], mac_data,
> >                  sizeof(mac_data->entries) + (mc_count * ETH_ALEN));
> >
> > @@ -2377,9 +2408,19 @@ static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
> >                                 VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_TABLE_SET, sg))
> >               dev_warn(&dev->dev, "Failed to set MAC filter table.\n");
> >
> > +     rtnl_unlock();
> > +
> >       kfree(buf);
> >  }
> >
> > +static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
> > +{
> > +     struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > +
> > +     if (vi->rx_mode_work_enabled)
> > +             schedule_work(&vi->rx_mode_work);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int virtnet_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *dev,
> >                                  __be16 proto, u16 vid)
> >  {
> > @@ -3150,6 +3191,8 @@ static void virtnet_freeze_down(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> >
> >       /* Make sure no work handler is accessing the device */
> >       flush_work(&vi->config_work);
> > +     disable_rx_mode_work(vi);
> > +     flush_work(&vi->rx_mode_work);
> >
> >       netif_tx_lock_bh(vi->dev);
> >       netif_device_detach(vi->dev);
>
> So now configuration is not propagated to device.
> Won't device later wake up in wrong state?
>
>
> > @@ -3172,6 +3215,7 @@ static int virtnet_restore_up(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> >       virtio_device_ready(vdev);
> >
> >       enable_delayed_refill(vi);
> > +     enable_rx_mode_work(vi);
> >
> >       if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
> >               err = virtnet_open(vi->dev);
> > @@ -3969,6 +4013,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> >       vdev->priv = vi;
> >
> >       INIT_WORK(&vi->config_work, virtnet_config_changed_work);
> > +     INIT_WORK(&vi->rx_mode_work, virtnet_rx_mode_work);
> >       spin_lock_init(&vi->refill_lock);
> >
> >       if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
> > @@ -4077,6 +4122,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> >       if (vi->has_rss || vi->has_rss_hash_report)
> >               virtnet_init_default_rss(vi);
> >
> > +     enable_rx_mode_work(vi);
> > +
> >       /* serialize netdev register + virtio_device_ready() with ndo_open() */
> >       rtnl_lock();
> >
> > @@ -4174,6 +4221,8 @@ static void virtnet_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> >
> >       /* Make sure no work handler is accessing the device. */
> >       flush_work(&vi->config_work);
> > +     disable_rx_mode_work(vi);
> > +     flush_work(&vi->rx_mode_work);
> >
> >       unregister_netdev(vi->dev);
> >
> > --
> > 2.25.1
>