Re: [PATCH 2/3] vdpa: load vlan configuration at NIC startup

[Jason Wang]

On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 4:02 PM Eugenio Perez Martin <eperezma@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 8:40 AM Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 2:38 PM Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 12:36 AM Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > To have enabled vlans at device startup may happen in the destination of
> > > > a live migration, so this configuration must be restored.
> > > >
> > > > At this moment the code is not accessible, since SVQ refuses to start if
> > > > vlan feature is exposed by the device.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  net/vhost-vdpa.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > >  1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
> > > > index 4bc3fd01a8..ecbfd08eb9 100644
> > > > --- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
> > > > +++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
> > > > @@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ static const uint64_t vdpa_svq_device_features =
> > > >      BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT) |
> > > >      BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY);
> > > >
> > > > +#define MAX_VLAN    (1 << 12)   /* Per 802.1Q definition */
> > > > +
> > > >  VHostNetState *vhost_vdpa_get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc)
> > > >  {
> > > >      VhostVDPAState *s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
> > > > @@ -423,6 +425,47 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_mq(VhostVDPAState 
> > > > *s,
> > > >      return *s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > +static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_single_vlan(VhostVDPAState *s,
> > > > +                                           const VirtIONet *n,
> > > > +                                           uint16_t vid)
> > > > +{
> > > > +    ssize_t dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_cmd(s, 
> > > > VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_VLAN,
> > > > +                                                  
> > > > VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_VLAN_ADD,
> > > > +                                                  &vid, sizeof(vid));
> > > > +    if (unlikely(dev_written < 0)) {
> > > > +        return dev_written;
> > > > +    }
> > > > +
> > > > +    if (unlikely(*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK)) {
> > > > +        return -EINVAL;
> > > > +    }
> > > > +
> > > > +    return 0;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_vlan(VhostVDPAState *s,
> > > > +                                    const VirtIONet *n)
> > > > +{
> > > > +    uint64_t features = n->parent_obj.guest_features;
> > > > +
> > > > +    if (!(features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN))) {
> > > > +        return 0;
> > > > +    }
> > > > +
> > > > +    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_VLAN >> 5; i++) {
> > > > +        for (int j = 0; n->vlans[i] && j <= 0x1f; j++) {
> > > > +            if (n->vlans[i] & (1U << j)) {
> > > > +                int r = vhost_vdpa_net_load_single_vlan(s, n, (i << 5) 
> > > > + j);
> > >
> > > This seems to cause a lot of latency if the driver has a lot of vlans.
> > >
> > > I wonder if it's simply to let all vlan traffic go by disabling
> > > CTRL_VLAN feature at vDPA layer.
> >
>
> The guest will not be able to recover that vlan configuration.

Spec said it's best effort and we actually don't do this for
vhost-net/user for years and manage to survive.

>
> > Another idea is to extend the spec to allow us to accept a bitmap of
> > the vlan ids via a single command, then we will be fine.
> >
>
> I'm not sure if adding more ways to configure something is the answer,
> but I'd be ok to implement it.
>
> Another idea is to allow the sending of many CVQ commands in parallel.
> It shouldn't be very hard to achieve using exposed buffers as ring
> buffers, and it will short down the start of the devices with many
> features.

In the extreme case, what if guests decide to filter all of the vlans?
It means we need MAX_VLAN commands which may exceeds the size of the
control virtqueue.

Thanks

>
> Thanks!
>
> > Thanks
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > > +                if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
> > > > +                    return r;
> > > > +                }
> > > > +            }
> > > > +        }
> > > > +    }
> > > > +
> > > > +    return 0;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > >  static int vhost_vdpa_net_load(NetClientState *nc)
> > > >  {
> > > >      VhostVDPAState *s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
> > > > @@ -445,8 +488,7 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load(NetClientState *nc)
> > > >      if (unlikely(r)) {
> > > >          return r;
> > > >      }
> > > > -
> > > > -    return 0;
> > > > +    return vhost_vdpa_net_load_vlan(s, n);
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > >  static NetClientInfo net_vhost_vdpa_cvq_info = {
> > > > --
> > > > 2.31.1
> > > >
> >
>