Stefano Garzarella
2023-Aug-04 14:11 UTC
[PATCH RFC net-next v5 03/14] af_vsock: support multi-transport datagrams
On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 06:58:24PM +0000, Bobby Eshleman wrote:>On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 02:42:26PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 12:53:22AM +0000, Bobby Eshleman wrote: >> > On Wed, Aug 02, 2023 at 10:24:44PM +0000, Bobby Eshleman wrote: >> > > On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 12:53:15AM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On 19.07.2023 03:50, Bobby Eshleman wrote: >> > > > > This patch adds support for multi-transport datagrams. >> > > > > >> > > > > This includes: >> > > > > - Per-packet lookup of transports when using sendto(sockaddr_vm) >> > > > > - Selecting H2G or G2H transport using VMADDR_FLAG_TO_HOST and CID in >> > > > > sockaddr_vm >> > > > > - rename VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_DGRAM to VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_DGRAM_FALLBACK >> > > > > - connect() now assigns the transport for (similar to connectible >> > > > > sockets) >> > > > > >> > > > > To preserve backwards compatibility with VMCI, some important changes >> > > > > are made. The "transport_dgram" / VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_DGRAM is changed to >> > > > > be used for dgrams only if there is not yet a g2h or h2g transport that >> > > > > has been registered that can transmit the packet. If there is a g2h/h2g >> > > > > transport for that remote address, then that transport will be used and >> > > > > not "transport_dgram". This essentially makes "transport_dgram" a >> > > > > fallback transport for when h2g/g2h has not yet gone online, and so it >> > > > > is renamed "transport_dgram_fallback". VMCI implements this transport. >> > > > > >> > > > > The logic around "transport_dgram" needs to be retained to prevent >> > > > > breaking VMCI: >> > > > > >> > > > > 1) VMCI datagrams existed prior to h2g/g2h and so operate under a >> > > > > different paradigm. When the vmci transport comes online, it registers >> > > > > itself with the DGRAM feature, but not H2G/G2H. Only later when the >> > > > > transport has more information about its environment does it register >> > > > > H2G or G2H. In the case that a datagram socket is created after >> > > > > VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_DGRAM registration but before G2H/H2G registration, >> > > > > the "transport_dgram" transport is the only registered transport and so >> > > > > needs to be used. >> > > > > >> > > > > 2) VMCI seems to require a special message be sent by the transport when a >> > > > > datagram socket calls bind(). Under the h2g/g2h model, the transport >> > > > > is selected using the remote_addr which is set by connect(). At >> > > > > bind time there is no remote_addr because often no connect() has been >> > > > > called yet: the transport is null. Therefore, with a null transport >> > > > > there doesn't seem to be any good way for a datagram socket to tell the >> > > > > VMCI transport that it has just had bind() called upon it. >> > > > > >> > > > > With the new fallback logic, after H2G/G2H comes online the socket layer >> > > > > will access the VMCI transport via transport_{h2g,g2h}. Prior to H2G/G2H >> > > > > coming online, the socket layer will access the VMCI transport via >> > > > > "transport_dgram_fallback". >> > > > > >> > > > > Only transports with a special datagram fallback use-case such as VMCI >> > > > > need to register VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_DGRAM_FALLBACK. >> > > > > >> > > > > Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman at bytedance.com> >> > > > > --- >> > > > > drivers/vhost/vsock.c | 1 - >> > > > > include/linux/virtio_vsock.h | 2 -- >> > > > > include/net/af_vsock.h | 10 +++--- >> > > > > net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- >> > > > > net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c | 6 ---- >> > > > > net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c | 1 - >> > > > > net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 7 ---- >> > > > > net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c | 2 +- >> > > > > net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c | 1 - >> > > > > 9 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) >> > > > > >> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c >> > > > > index ae8891598a48..d5d6a3c3f273 100644 >> > > > > --- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c >> > > > > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c >> > > > > @@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ static struct virtio_transport vhost_transport = { >> > > > > .cancel_pkt = vhost_transport_cancel_pkt, >> > > > > >> > > > > .dgram_enqueue = virtio_transport_dgram_enqueue, >> > > > > - .dgram_bind = virtio_transport_dgram_bind, >> > > > > .dgram_allow = virtio_transport_dgram_allow, >> > > > > >> > > > > .stream_enqueue = virtio_transport_stream_enqueue, >> > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h >> > > > > index 18cbe8d37fca..7632552bee58 100644 >> > > > > --- a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h >> > > > > +++ b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h >> > > > > @@ -211,8 +211,6 @@ void virtio_transport_notify_buffer_size(struct vsock_sock *vsk, u64 *val); >> > > > > u64 virtio_transport_stream_rcvhiwat(struct vsock_sock *vsk); >> > > > > bool virtio_transport_stream_is_active(struct vsock_sock *vsk); >> > > > > bool virtio_transport_stream_allow(u32 cid, u32 port); >> > > > > -int virtio_transport_dgram_bind(struct vsock_sock *vsk, >> > > > > - struct sockaddr_vm *addr); >> > > > > bool virtio_transport_dgram_allow(u32 cid, u32 port); >> > > > > >> > > > > int virtio_transport_connect(struct vsock_sock *vsk); >> > > > > diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h >> > > > > index 305d57502e89..f6a0ca9d7c3e 100644 >> > > > > --- a/include/net/af_vsock.h >> > > > > +++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h >> > > > > @@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ struct vsock_transport_send_notify_data { >> > > > > >> > > > > /* Transport features flags */ >> > > > > /* Transport provides host->guest communication */ >> > > > > -#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_H2G 0x00000001 >> > > > > +#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_H2G 0x00000001 >> > > > > /* Transport provides guest->host communication */ >> > > > > -#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_G2H 0x00000002 >> > > > > -/* Transport provides DGRAM communication */ >> > > > > -#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_DGRAM 0x00000004 >> > > > > +#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_G2H 0x00000002 >> > > > > +/* Transport provides fallback for DGRAM communication */ >> > > > > +#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_DGRAM_FALLBACK 0x00000004 >> > > > > /* Transport provides local (loopback) communication */ >> > > > > -#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_LOCAL 0x00000008 >> > > > > +#define VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_LOCAL 0x00000008 >> > > > > >> > > > > struct vsock_transport { >> > > > > struct module *module; >> > > > > diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c >> > > > > index ae5ac5531d96..26c97b33d55a 100644 >> > > > > --- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c >> > > > > +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c >> > > > > @@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ struct proto vsock_proto = { >> > > > > static const struct vsock_transport *transport_h2g; >> > > > > /* Transport used for guest->host communication */ >> > > > > static const struct vsock_transport *transport_g2h; >> > > > > -/* Transport used for DGRAM communication */ >> > > > > -static const struct vsock_transport *transport_dgram; >> > > > > +/* Transport used as a fallback for DGRAM communication */ >> > > > > +static const struct vsock_transport *transport_dgram_fallback; >> > > > > /* Transport used for local communication */ >> > > > > static const struct vsock_transport *transport_local; >> > > > > static DEFINE_MUTEX(vsock_register_mutex); >> > > > > @@ -439,6 +439,18 @@ vsock_connectible_lookup_transport(unsigned int cid, __u8 flags) >> > > > > return transport; >> > > > > } >> > > > > >> > > > > +static const struct vsock_transport * >> > > > > +vsock_dgram_lookup_transport(unsigned int cid, __u8 flags) >> > > > > +{ >> > > > > + const struct vsock_transport *transport; >> > > > > + >> > > > > + transport = vsock_connectible_lookup_transport(cid, flags); >> > > > > + if (transport) >> > > > > + return transport; >> > > > > + >> > > > > + return transport_dgram_fallback; >> > > > > +} >> > > > > + >> > > > > /* Assign a transport to a socket and call the .init transport callback. >> > > > > * >> > > > > * Note: for connection oriented socket this must be called when vsk->remote_addr >> > > > > @@ -475,7 +487,8 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk) >> > > > > >> > > > > switch (sk->sk_type) { >> > > > > case SOCK_DGRAM: >> > > > > - new_transport = transport_dgram; >> > > > > + new_transport = vsock_dgram_lookup_transport(remote_cid, >> > > > > + remote_flags); >> > > > >> > > > I'm a little bit confused about this: >> > > > 1) Let's create SOCK_DGRAM socket using vsock_create() >> > > > 2) for SOCK_DGRAM it calls 'vsock_assign_transport()' and we go here, remote_cid == -1 >> > > > 3) I guess 'vsock_dgram_lookup_transport()' calls logic from 0002 and returns h2g for such remote cid, which is not >> > > > correct I think... >> > > > >> > > > Please correct me if i'm wrong >> > > > >> > > > Thanks, Arseniy >> > > > >> > > >> > > As I understand, for the VMCI case, if transport_h2g != NULL, then >> > > transport_h2g == transport_dgram_fallback. In either case, >> > > vsk->transport == transport_dgram_fallback. >> > > >> > > For the virtio/vhost case, temporarily vsk->transport == transport_h2g, >> > > but it is unused because vsk->transport->dgram_bind == NULL. >> > > >> > > Until SS_CONNECTED is set by connect() and vsk->transport is set >> > > correctly, the send path is barred from using the bad transport. >> > > >> > > I guess the recvmsg() path is a little more sketchy, and probably only >> > > works in my test cases because h2g/g2h in the vhost/virtio case have >> > > identical dgram_addr_init() implementations. >> > > >> > > I think a cleaner solution is maybe checking in vsock_create() if >> > > dgram_bind is implemented. If it is not, then vsk->transport should be >> > > reset to NULL and a comment added explaining why VMCI requires this. >> > > >> > > Then the other calls can begin explicitly checking for vsk->transport =>> > > NULL. >> > >> > Actually, on further reflection here, in order for the vsk->transport to >> > be called in time for ->dgram_addr_init(), it is going to be necessary >> > to call vsock_assign_transport() in vsock_dgram_bind() anyway. >> > >> > I think this means that the vsock_assign_transport() call can be removed >> > from vsock_create() call entirely, and yet VMCI can still dispatch >> > messages upon bind() calls as needed. >> > >> > This would then simplify the whole arrangement, if there aren't other >> > unseen issues. >> >> This sounds like a good approach. >> >> My only question is whether vsock_dgram_bind() is always called for each >> dgram socket. >> > >No, not yet. > >Currently, receivers may use vsock_dgram_recvmsg() prior to any bind, >but this should probably change. > >For UDP, if we initialize a socket and call recvmsg() with no prior >bind, then the socket will be auto-bound to 0.0.0.0. I guess vsock >should probably also auto-bind in this case.I see.> >For other cases, bind may not be called prior to calls to vsock_poll() / >vsock_getname() (even if it doesn't make sense to do so), but I think it >is okay as long as vsk->transport is not used.Makes sense.> >vsock_dgram_sendmsg() always auto-binds if needed.Okay, but the transport for sending messages, doesn't depend on the local address, right? Thanks, Stefano
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