Re: [PATCH net-next v3 4/4] vsock/virtio: MSG_ZEROCOPY flag support

From: Arseniy Krasnov
Date: Tue Jul 25 2023 - 09:33:51 EST




On 25.07.2023 16:22, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 04:04:13PM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 25.07.2023 14:50, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 08:09:03AM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 21.07.2023 00:42, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
>>>>> This adds handling of MSG_ZEROCOPY flag on transmission path: if this
>>>>> flag is set and zerocopy transmission is possible (enabled in socket
>>>>> options and transport allows zerocopy), then non-linear skb will be
>>>>> created and filled with the pages of user's buffer. Pages of user's
>>>>> buffer are locked in memory by 'get_user_pages()'. Second thing that
>>>>> this patch does is replace type of skb owning: instead of calling
>>>>> 'skb_set_owner_sk_safe()' it calls 'skb_set_owner_w()'. Reason of this
>>>>> change is that '__zerocopy_sg_from_iter()' increments 'sk_wmem_alloc'
>>>>> of socket, so to decrease this field correctly proper skb destructor is
>>>>> needed: 'sock_wfree()'. This destructor is set by 'skb_set_owner_w()'.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Arseniy Krasnov <AVKrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Changelog:
>>>>> v5(big patchset) -> v1:
>>>>> * Refactorings of 'if' conditions.
>>>>> * Remove extra blank line.
>>>>> * Remove 'frag_off' field unneeded init.
>>>>> * Add function 'virtio_transport_fill_skb()' which fills both linear
>>>>> and non-linear skb with provided data.
>>>>> v1 -> v2:
>>>>> * Use original order of last four arguments in 'virtio_transport_alloc_skb()'.
>>>>> v2 -> v3:
>>>>> * Add new transport callback: 'msgzerocopy_check_iov'. It checks that
>>>>> provided 'iov_iter' with data could be sent in a zerocopy mode.
>>>>> If this callback is not set in transport - transport allows to send
>>>>> any 'iov_iter' in zerocopy mode. Otherwise - if callback returns 'true'
>>>>> then zerocopy is allowed. Reason of this callback is that in case of
>>>>> G2H transmission we insert whole skb to the tx virtio queue and such
>>>>> skb must fit to the size of the virtio queue to be sent in a single
>>>>> iteration (may be tx logic in 'virtio_transport.c' could be reworked
>>>>> as in vhost to support partial send of current skb). This callback
>>>>> will be enabled only for G2H path. For details pls see comment
>>>>> 'Check that tx queue...' below.
>>>>>
>>>>> include/net/af_vsock.h | 3 +
>>>>> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c | 39 ++++
>>>>> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 257 ++++++++++++++++++------
>>>>> 3 files changed, 241 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
>>>>> index 0e7504a42925..a6b346eeeb8e 100644
>>>>> --- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
>>>>> +++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
>>>>> @@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ struct vsock_transport {
>>>>>
>>>>> /* Read a single skb */
>>>>> int (*read_skb)(struct vsock_sock *, skb_read_actor_t);
>>>>> +
>>>>> + /* Zero-copy. */
>>>>> + bool (*msgzerocopy_check_iov)(const struct iov_iter *);
>>>>> };
>>>>>
>>>>> /**** CORE ****/
>>>>> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>>>>> index 7bbcc8093e51..23cb8ed638c4 100644
>>>>> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>>>>> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>>>>> @@ -442,6 +442,43 @@ static void virtio_vsock_rx_done(struct virtqueue *vq)
>>>>> queue_work(virtio_vsock_workqueue, &vsock->rx_work);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> +static bool virtio_transport_msgzerocopy_check_iov(const struct iov_iter *iov)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + struct virtio_vsock *vsock;
>>>>> + bool res = false;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + rcu_read_lock();
>>>>> +
>>>>> + vsock = rcu_dereference(the_virtio_vsock);
>>>>> + if (vsock) {
>>>>> + struct virtqueue *vq;
>>>>> + int iov_pages;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX];
>>>>> +
>>>>> + iov_pages = round_up(iov->count, PAGE_SIZE) / PAGE_SIZE;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + /* Check that tx queue is large enough to keep whole
>>>>> + * data to send. This is needed, because when there is
>>>>> + * not enough free space in the queue, current skb to
>>>>> + * send will be reinserted to the head of tx list of
>>>>> + * the socket to retry transmission later, so if skb
>>>>> + * is bigger than whole queue, it will be reinserted
>>>>> + * again and again, thus blocking other skbs to be sent.
>>>>> + * Each page of the user provided buffer will be added
>>>>> + * as a single buffer to the tx virtqueue, so compare
>>>>> + * number of pages against maximum capacity of the queue.
>>>>> + * +1 means buffer for the packet header.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> + if (iov_pages + 1 <= vq->num_max)
>>>>
>>>> I think this check is actual only for case one we don't have indirect buffer feature.
>>>> With indirect mode whole data to send will be packed into one indirect buffer.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Arseniy
>>>
>>> Actually the reverse. With indirect you are limited to num_max.
>>> Without you are limited to whatever space is left in the
>>> queue (which you did not check here, so you should).
>>
>> I mean that with indirect, we only need one buffer, and we can just wait
>> for enough space - for this single buffer ( as we discussed a little bit before).
>> But if indirect buffer is not supported - we need that whole packet must fit
>> to the size of tx queue - otherwise it never be transmitted.
>>
>> Thanks, Arseniy
>
>
> yes but according to virtio spec it's illegal to add s/g that is bigger
> than queue size.

Aah, so even in case of indirect buffers feature, buffer descriptors stored in memory
pointed by indirect buffer must be accounted against queue size ?

Thanks, Arseniy

>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> + res = true;
>>>>> + }
>>>>> +
>>>>> + rcu_read_unlock();
>>>
>>> Just curious:
>>> is the point of all this RCU dance to allow vsock
>>> to change from under us? then why is it ok to
>>> have it change? the virtio_transport_msgzerocopy_check_iov
>>> will then refer to the old vsock ...
>>>
>>>
>>>>> +
>>>>> + return res;
>>>>> +}
>>>>> +
>>>>> static bool virtio_transport_seqpacket_allow(u32 remote_cid);
>>>>>
>>>>> static struct virtio_transport virtio_transport = {
>>>>> @@ -475,6 +512,8 @@ static struct virtio_transport virtio_transport = {
>>>>> .seqpacket_allow = virtio_transport_seqpacket_allow,
>>>>> .seqpacket_has_data = virtio_transport_seqpacket_has_data,
>>>>>
>>>>> + .msgzerocopy_check_iov = virtio_transport_msgzerocopy_check_iov,
>>>>> +
>>>>> .notify_poll_in = virtio_transport_notify_poll_in,
>>>>> .notify_poll_out = virtio_transport_notify_poll_out,
>>>>> .notify_recv_init = virtio_transport_notify_recv_init,
>>>>> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
>>>>> index 26a4d10da205..e4e3d541aff4 100644
>>>>> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
>>>>> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
>>>>> @@ -37,73 +37,122 @@ virtio_transport_get_ops(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
>>>>> return container_of(t, struct virtio_transport, transport);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> -/* Returns a new packet on success, otherwise returns NULL.
>>>>> - *
>>>>> - * If NULL is returned, errp is set to a negative errno.
>>>>> - */
>>>>> -static struct sk_buff *
>>>>> -virtio_transport_alloc_skb(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
>>>>> - size_t len,
>>>>> - u32 src_cid,
>>>>> - u32 src_port,
>>>>> - u32 dst_cid,
>>>>> - u32 dst_port)
>>>>> -{
>>>>> - const size_t skb_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM + len;
>>>>> - struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
>>>>> - struct sk_buff *skb;
>>>>> - void *payload;
>>>>> - int err;
>>>>> +static bool virtio_transport_can_zcopy(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
>>>>> + size_t max_to_send)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + const struct vsock_transport *t;
>>>>> + struct iov_iter *iov_iter;
>>>>>
>>>>> - skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(skb_len, GFP_KERNEL);
>>>>> - if (!skb)
>>>>> - return NULL;
>>>>> + if (!info->msg)
>>>>> + return false;
>>>>>
>>>>> - hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>>>>> - hdr->type = cpu_to_le16(info->type);
>>>>> - hdr->op = cpu_to_le16(info->op);
>>>>> - hdr->src_cid = cpu_to_le64(src_cid);
>>>>> - hdr->dst_cid = cpu_to_le64(dst_cid);
>>>>> - hdr->src_port = cpu_to_le32(src_port);
>>>>> - hdr->dst_port = cpu_to_le32(dst_port);
>>>>> - hdr->flags = cpu_to_le32(info->flags);
>>>>> - hdr->len = cpu_to_le32(len);
>>>>> + iov_iter = &info->msg->msg_iter;
>>>>>
>>>>> - if (info->msg && len > 0) {
>>>>> - payload = skb_put(skb, len);
>>>>> - err = memcpy_from_msg(payload, info->msg, len);
>>>>> - if (err)
>>>>> - goto out;
>>>>> + t = vsock_core_get_transport(info->vsk);
>>>>>
>>>>> - if (msg_data_left(info->msg) == 0 &&
>>>>> - info->type == VIRTIO_VSOCK_TYPE_SEQPACKET) {
>>>>> - hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
>>>>> + if (t->msgzerocopy_check_iov &&
>>>>> + !t->msgzerocopy_check_iov(iov_iter))
>>>>> + return false;
>>>>>
>>>>> - if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_EOR)
>>>>> - hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
>>>>> - }
>>>>> + /* Data is simple buffer. */
>>>>> + if (iter_is_ubuf(iov_iter))
>>>>> + return true;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (!iter_is_iovec(iov_iter))
>>>>> + return false;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (iov_iter->iov_offset)
>>>>> + return false;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + /* We can't send whole iov. */
>>>>> + if (iov_iter->count > max_to_send)
>>>>> + return false;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + return true;
>>>>> +}
>>>>> +
>>>>> +static int virtio_transport_init_zcopy_skb(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>>>>> + struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>>> + struct msghdr *msg,
>>>>> + bool zerocopy)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + struct ubuf_info *uarg;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (msg->msg_ubuf) {
>>>>> + uarg = msg->msg_ubuf;
>>>>> + net_zcopy_get(uarg);
>>>>> + } else {
>>>>> + struct iov_iter *iter = &msg->msg_iter;
>>>>> + struct ubuf_info_msgzc *uarg_zc;
>>>>> + int len;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + /* Only ITER_IOVEC or ITER_UBUF are allowed and
>>>>> + * checked before.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> + if (iter_is_iovec(iter))
>>>>> + len = iov_length(iter->__iov, iter->nr_segs);
>>>>> + else
>>>>> + len = iter->count;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + uarg = msg_zerocopy_realloc(sk_vsock(vsk),
>>>>> + len,
>>>>> + NULL);
>>>>> + if (!uarg)
>>>>> + return -1;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + uarg_zc = uarg_to_msgzc(uarg);
>>>>> + uarg_zc->zerocopy = zerocopy ? 1 : 0;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> - if (info->reply)
>>>>> - virtio_vsock_skb_set_reply(skb);
>>>>> + skb_zcopy_init(skb, uarg);
>>>>>
>>>>> - trace_virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(src_cid, src_port,
>>>>> - dst_cid, dst_port,
>>>>> - len,
>>>>> - info->type,
>>>>> - info->op,
>>>>> - info->flags);
>>>>> + return 0;
>>>>> +}
>>>>>
>>>>> - if (info->vsk && !skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, sk_vsock(info->vsk))) {
>>>>> - WARN_ONCE(1, "failed to allocate skb on vsock socket with sk_refcnt == 0\n");
>>>>> - goto out;
>>>>> +static int virtio_transport_fill_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>>> + struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
>>>>> + size_t len,
>>>>> + bool zcopy)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + if (zcopy) {
>>>>> + return __zerocopy_sg_from_iter(info->msg, NULL, skb,
>>>>> + &info->msg->msg_iter,
>>>>> + len);
>>>>> + } else {
>>>>> + void *payload;
>>>>> + int err;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + payload = skb_put(skb, len);
>>>>> + err = memcpy_from_msg(payload, info->msg, len);
>>>>> + if (err)
>>>>> + return -1;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (msg_data_left(info->msg))
>>>>> + return 0;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + return 0;
>>>>> }
>>>>> +}
>>>>>
>>>>> - return skb;
>>>>> +static void virtio_transport_init_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>>> + struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
>>>>> + u32 src_cid,
>>>>> + u32 src_port,
>>>>> + u32 dst_cid,
>>>>> + u32 dst_port,
>>>>> + size_t len)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
>>>>>
>>>>> -out:
>>>>> - kfree_skb(skb);
>>>>> - return NULL;
>>>>> + hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>>>>> + hdr->type = cpu_to_le16(info->type);
>>>>> + hdr->op = cpu_to_le16(info->op);
>>>>> + hdr->src_cid = cpu_to_le64(src_cid);
>>>>> + hdr->dst_cid = cpu_to_le64(dst_cid);
>>>>> + hdr->src_port = cpu_to_le32(src_port);
>>>>> + hdr->dst_port = cpu_to_le32(dst_port);
>>>>> + hdr->flags = cpu_to_le32(info->flags);
>>>>> + hdr->len = cpu_to_le32(len);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> static void virtio_transport_copy_nonlinear_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>>> @@ -214,6 +263,70 @@ static u16 virtio_transport_get_type(struct sock *sk)
>>>>> return VIRTIO_VSOCK_TYPE_SEQPACKET;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> +static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_alloc_skb(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>>>>> + struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
>>>>> + size_t payload_len,
>>>>> + bool zcopy,
>>>>> + u32 src_cid,
>>>>> + u32 src_port,
>>>>> + u32 dst_cid,
>>>>> + u32 dst_port)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + struct sk_buff *skb;
>>>>> + size_t skb_len;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + skb_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (!zcopy)
>>>>> + skb_len += payload_len;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(skb_len, GFP_KERNEL);
>>>>> + if (!skb)
>>>>> + return NULL;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + virtio_transport_init_hdr(skb, info, src_cid, src_port,
>>>>> + dst_cid, dst_port,
>>>>> + payload_len);
>>>>> +
>>>>> + /* Set owner here, because '__zerocopy_sg_from_iter()' uses
>>>>> + * owner of skb without check to update 'sk_wmem_alloc'.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> + if (vsk)
>>>>> + skb_set_owner_w(skb, sk_vsock(vsk));
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (info->msg && payload_len > 0) {
>>>>> + int err;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + err = virtio_transport_fill_skb(skb, info, payload_len, zcopy);
>>>>> + if (err)
>>>>> + goto out;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (info->type == VIRTIO_VSOCK_TYPE_SEQPACKET) {
>>>>> + struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>>>>> +
>>>>> + hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_EOR)
>>>>> + hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
>>>>> + }
>>>>> + }
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (info->reply)
>>>>> + virtio_vsock_skb_set_reply(skb);
>>>>> +
>>>>> + trace_virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(src_cid, src_port,
>>>>> + dst_cid, dst_port,
>>>>> + payload_len,
>>>>> + info->type,
>>>>> + info->op,
>>>>> + info->flags);
>>>>> +
>>>>> + return skb;
>>>>> +out:
>>>>> + kfree_skb(skb);
>>>>> + return NULL;
>>>>> +}
>>>>> +
>>>>> /* This function can only be used on connecting/connected sockets,
>>>>> * since a socket assigned to a transport is required.
>>>>> *
>>>>> @@ -222,10 +335,12 @@ static u16 virtio_transport_get_type(struct sock *sk)
>>>>> static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>>>>> struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info)
>>>>> {
>>>>> + u32 max_skb_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE;
>>>>> u32 src_cid, src_port, dst_cid, dst_port;
>>>>> const struct virtio_transport *t_ops;
>>>>> struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs;
>>>>> u32 pkt_len = info->pkt_len;
>>>>> + bool can_zcopy = false;
>>>>> u32 rest_len;
>>>>> int ret;
>>>>>
>>>>> @@ -254,15 +369,30 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>>>>> if (pkt_len == 0 && info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW)
>>>>> return pkt_len;
>>>>>
>>>>> + if (info->msg) {
>>>>> + /* If zerocopy is not enabled by 'setsockopt()', we behave as
>>>>> + * there is no MSG_ZEROCOPY flag set.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> + if (!sock_flag(sk_vsock(vsk), SOCK_ZEROCOPY))
>>>>> + info->msg->msg_flags &= ~MSG_ZEROCOPY;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY)
>>>>> + can_zcopy = virtio_transport_can_zcopy(info, pkt_len);
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (can_zcopy)
>>>>> + max_skb_len = min_t(u32, VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE,
>>>>> + (MAX_SKB_FRAGS * PAGE_SIZE));
>>>>> + }
>>>>> +
>>>>> rest_len = pkt_len;
>>>>>
>>>>> do {
>>>>> struct sk_buff *skb;
>>>>> size_t skb_len;
>>>>>
>>>>> - skb_len = min_t(u32, VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE, rest_len);
>>>>> + skb_len = min(max_skb_len, rest_len);
>>>>>
>>>>> - skb = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(info, skb_len,
>>>>> + skb = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(vsk, info, skb_len, can_zcopy,
>>>>> src_cid, src_port,
>>>>> dst_cid, dst_port);
>>>>> if (!skb) {
>>>>> @@ -270,6 +400,17 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>>>>> break;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> + /* This is last skb to send this portion of data. */
>>>>> + if (info->msg && info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY &&
>>>>> + skb_len == rest_len && info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW) {
>>>>> + if (virtio_transport_init_zcopy_skb(vsk, skb,
>>>>> + info->msg,
>>>>> + can_zcopy)) {
>>>>> + ret = -ENOMEM;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> + }
>>>>> + }
>>>>> +
>>>>> virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(vvs, skb);
>>>>>
>>>>> ret = t_ops->send_pkt(skb);
>>>>> @@ -934,7 +1075,7 @@ static int virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(const struct virtio_transport *t,
>>>>> if (!t)
>>>>> return -ENOTCONN;
>>>>>
>>>>> - reply = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(&info, 0,
>>>>> + reply = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(NULL, &info, 0, false,
>>>>> le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid),
>>>>> le32_to_cpu(hdr->dst_port),
>>>>> le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid),
>>>
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