Re: [PATCH net-next V1 0/4] virtio_net: add per queue interrupt coalescing support

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Wed Aug 30 2023 - 18:32:23 EST


On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 10:10:51AM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:40:12 -0400, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 12:20:01PM +0300, Gavin Li wrote:
> > > Currently, coalescing parameters are grouped for all transmit and receive
> > > virtqueues. This patch series add support to set or get the parameters for
> > > a specified virtqueue.
> > >
> > > When the traffic between virtqueues is unbalanced, for example, one virtqueue
> > > is busy and another virtqueue is idle, then it will be very useful to
> > > control coalescing parameters at the virtqueue granularity.
> >
> > series:
> >
> > Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Why?
>
> This series has the bug I reported.
>
> Are you thinking that is ok? Or this is not a bug?
>
> Thanks.
>
>


I missed that mail. What's the bug?

> >
> >
> >
> > > Example command:
> > > $ ethtool -Q eth5 queue_mask 0x1 --coalesce tx-packets 10
> > > Would set max_packets=10 to VQ 1.
> > > $ ethtool -Q eth5 queue_mask 0x1 --coalesce rx-packets 10
> > > Would set max_packets=10 to VQ 0.
> > > $ ethtool -Q eth5 queue_mask 0x1 --show-coalesce
> > > Queue: 0
> > > Adaptive RX: off TX: off
> > > stats-block-usecs: 0
> > > sample-interval: 0
> > > pkt-rate-low: 0
> > > pkt-rate-high: 0
> > >
> > > rx-usecs: 222
> > > rx-frames: 0
> > > rx-usecs-irq: 0
> > > rx-frames-irq: 256
> > >
> > > tx-usecs: 222
> > > tx-frames: 0
> > > tx-usecs-irq: 0
> > > tx-frames-irq: 256
> > >
> > > rx-usecs-low: 0
> > > rx-frame-low: 0
> > > tx-usecs-low: 0
> > > tx-frame-low: 0
> > >
> > > rx-usecs-high: 0
> > > rx-frame-high: 0
> > > tx-usecs-high: 0
> > > tx-frame-high: 0
> > >
> > > In this patch series:
> > > Patch-1: Extract interrupt coalescing settings to a structure.
> > > Patch-2: Extract get/set interrupt coalesce to a function.
> > > Patch-3: Support per queue interrupt coalesce command.
> > > Patch-4: Enable per queue interrupt coalesce feature.
> > >
> > > Gavin Li (4):
> > > virtio_net: extract interrupt coalescing settings to a structure
> > > virtio_net: extract get/set interrupt coalesce to a function
> > > virtio_net: support per queue interrupt coalesce command
> > > virtio_net: enable per queue interrupt coalesce feature
> > >
> > > drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 169 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> > > include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h | 14 +++
> > > 2 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > --
> > > 2.39.1
> >