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Yalan Zhang

2017-Oct-26 04:45 UTC

Re: [libvirt-users] Need to increase the rx and tx buffer size of my interface

Hi Ashish,

I have tested with your xml in the first mail, and it works for
rx_queue_size(see
below).
multiqueue need to work with vhost backend driver. And when you set
"queues=1" it will ignored.

Please check your qemu-kvm-rhev package, should be newer than
qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.2
And the logs?

tx_queue_size='512' will not work in the guest with direct type
interface,
in fact, no matter what you set, it will not work and guest will get the
default '256'.
We only support vhost-user backend to have more than 256. refer to
https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsNICSEthernet

tx_queue_size
The optional tx_queue_size attribute controls the size of virtio ring for
each queue as described above. The default value is hypervisor dependent
and may change across its releases. Moreover, some hypervisors may pose
some restrictions on actual value. For instance, QEMU v2.9 requires value
to be a power of two from [256, 1024] range. In addition to that, this may
work only for a subset of interface types, e.g. aforementioned QEMU enables
this option only for vhostuser type. Since 3.7.0 (QEMU and KVM only)
multiqueue only supports vhost as backend driver.

# rpm -q libvirt qemu-kvm-rhev
libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.3.x86_64
qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.9.x86_64

1. the xml as below
   <interface type='direct'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
      <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>
        <host csum='off' gso='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off'
ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
        <guest csum='off' tso4='off' tso6='off'
ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
      </driver>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x03'
function='0x0'/>
    </interface>

2. after start the vm, check the qemu command line:
*-netdev
tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfds=32:33:34:35:36*
-device
virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest_tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
*mq=on,vectors=12,rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*
,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3

3. check on guest
# ethtool -g eth0
Ring parameters for eth0:
Pre-set maximums:
RX: *512 ==> rx_queue_size works*
RX Mini: 0
RX Jumbo: 0
TX: *256   ===> no change*
Current hardware settings:
RX: *512 **==> rx_queue_size works*
RX Mini: 0
RX Jumbo: 0
TX: *256 ===> no change*

# ethtool -l eth0
Channel parameters for eth0:
Pre-set maximums:
RX: 0
TX: 0
Other: 0
Combined: *5  ==> queues what we set*
Current hardware settings:
RX: 0
TX: 0
Other: 0
Combined: 1


If change to qemu as driver,
# virsh edit rhel7
..
  <interface type='direct'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
      <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      <driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>
        <host csum='off' gso='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off'
ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
        <guest csum='off' tso4='off' tso6='off'
ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
      </driver>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x03'
function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
..
Domain rhel7 XML configuration edited. ==> the xml can validate and save

# virsh start rhel7
Domain rhel7 started


# virsh dumpxml rhel7 | grep /interface -B9
      <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
      <target dev='macvtap0'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      *<driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>*
        <host csum='off' gso='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off'
ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
        <guest csum='off' tso4='off' tso6='off'
ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
      </driver>
      <alias name='net0'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x03'
function='0x0'/>
    </interface>


* -netdev tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31*,id=hostnet0 -device
virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest_tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
*rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*
,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3

*"mq=on,vectors=12" is missing*, indicates there is no multiqueue

and check on guest

# ethtool -l eth0
Channel parameters for eth0:
Pre-set maximums:
RX: 0
TX: 0
Other: 0
Combined: 1  ==> no multiqueue
Current hardware settings:
RX: 0
TX: 0
Other: 0
Combined: 1

# ethtool -g eth0
Ring parameters for eth0:
Pre-set maximums:
RX: *512*
RX Mini: 0
RX Jumbo: 0
TX: 256
Current hardware settings:
RX: *512*
RX Mini: 0
RX Jumbo: 0
TX: 256




-------
Best Regards,
Yalan Zhang
IRC: yalzhang
Internal phone: 8389413

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Ashish Kurian <ashishbnv@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Michal,
>
> An update to what I have already said : when I try adding <driver
> name='qemu' txmode='iothread' ioeventfd='on'
event_idx='off' queues='1'
> rx_queue_size='512' tx_queue_size='512'> although it
showed me the error as
> mentioned, when I checked the xml again I saw that <driver
name='qemu'
> txmode='iothread' ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off'
> is added to the
> interface.
>
> The missing parameters are : queues='1' rx_queue_size='512'
> tx_queue_size='512'
>
> Best Regards,
> Ashish Kurian
>
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Ashish Kurian <ashishbnv@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michal,
>>
>> What I found was that when I restarted the machine and did a virsh edit
>> command to see the xml config, I see that it is was not actually
changed.
>> This suggests why I saw 256 again after restarting.
>>
>> So now I tried again to edit the xml via virsh edit command and used
the
>> following to set the parameters.
>>
>> <driver name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off'
>> queues='1' rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>
>> </driver>
>>
>> It was not accepted and I got the error saying :
>>
>>
>> error: XML document failed to validate against schema: Unable to
validate
>> doc against /usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domain.rng
>> Extra element devices in interleave
>> Element domain failed to validate content
>>
>> What does this imply? I have two more other interfaces and do I have to
>> the same to them also?
>>
>> Btw, there are now logs generated now in the domain log or libvirtd log
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Ashish Kurian
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Michal Privoznik
<mprivozn@redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/25/2017 01:53 PM, Ashish Kurian wrote:
>>> > Dear Users/Developers,
>>> >
>>> > I am using a KVM Ubuntu VM as a degrader to apply specific
delays to
>>> > incoming packets. As the delay for my packets can be higher
than 7.5
>>> > seconds, there is not enough buffer on my interface to buffer
all the
>>> > packets. Therefore those overflowing packets are dropped in
the
>>> machine and
>>> > not forwarded.
>>> >
>>> > When I tried to use the command  ethtool -G ens8 rx 512 to
increase the
>>> > buffer size, I get the following error.
>>> >
>>> > Cannot set device ring parameters: Operation not permitted
>>> >
>>> > I have kept the VM xml files as specified in the link :
>>> > https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html. The value that I kept
in my
>>> xml file
>>> > is as follows.
>>> >
>>> > <interface type='direct'>
>>> >       <mac address='52:54:00:72:f9:eb'/>
>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f0'
mode='vepa'/>
>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>> >       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>> >       <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>> ufo='off'
>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>> >       <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>> >       </driver>
>>> >       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x08'
>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>> >     </interface>
>>> >     <interface type='direct'>
>>> >       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>> >       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>> >       <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>> ufo='off'
>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>> >       <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>> >       </driver>
>>> >       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x09'
>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>
>>> So what does the qemu command line look like? You can find it in
either
>>> libvirtd log or domain log.
>>>
>>> http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/DebugLogs
>>>
>>> Michal
>>>
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> libvirt-users mailing list
> libvirt-users@redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
>

Ashish Kurian

2017-Oct-26 05:30 UTC

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Re: [libvirt-users] Need to increase the rx and tx buffer size of my interface

Hi Yalan,

Thank you for your response. I do not have the following packages installed

vhost backend driver
qemu-kvm-rhev package

Are these packages available for free? How can I install them?

In my KVM VM, I must have an IP address to the interfaces that I am trying
to increasing the buffers. That is the reason I was using macvtap (direct
type interface). Is it possible to have my interfaces with an IP address
inside the VM to be bridged to the physical interfaces on the host?

Is it also a possibility that I change the rx and tx buffer on the physical
interface on the host and it is reflected automatically inside the VM as
you said it will always receive the default value of the host?


Best Regards,
Ashish Kurian

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Yalan Zhang <yalzhang@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi Ashish,
>
> I have tested with your xml in the first mail, and it works for
rx_queue_size(see
> below).
> multiqueue need to work with vhost backend driver. And when you set
> "queues=1" it will ignored.
>
> Please check your qemu-kvm-rhev package, should be newer than
> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.2
> And the logs?
>
> tx_queue_size='512' will not work in the guest with direct type
interface,
> in fact, no matter what you set, it will not work and guest will get the
> default '256'.
> We only support vhost-user backend to have more than 256. refer to
> https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsNICSEthernet
>
> tx_queue_size
> The optional tx_queue_size attribute controls the size of virtio ring for
> each queue as described above. The default value is hypervisor dependent
> and may change across its releases. Moreover, some hypervisors may pose
> some restrictions on actual value. For instance, QEMU v2.9 requires value
> to be a power of two from [256, 1024] range. In addition to that, this may
> work only for a subset of interface types, e.g. aforementioned QEMU enables
> this option only for vhostuser type. Since 3.7.0 (QEMU and KVM only)
> multiqueue only supports vhost as backend driver.
>
> # rpm -q libvirt qemu-kvm-rhev
> libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.3.x86_64
> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.9.x86_64
>
> 1. the xml as below
>    <interface type='direct'>
>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>       <model type='virtio'/>
>       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
> tx_queue_size='512'>
>         <host csum='off' gso='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off'
> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off' tso6='off'
ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>       </driver>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </interface>
>
> 2. after start the vm, check the qemu command line:
> *-netdev
> tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfds=32:33:34:35:36*
> -device virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6>
off,host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,
> guest_tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
> *mq=on,vectors=12,rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev>
hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>
> 3. check on guest
> # ethtool -g eth0
> Ring parameters for eth0:
> Pre-set maximums:
> RX: *512 ==> rx_queue_size works*
> RX Mini: 0
> RX Jumbo: 0
> TX: *256   ===> no change*
> Current hardware settings:
> RX: *512 **==> rx_queue_size works*
> RX Mini: 0
> RX Jumbo: 0
> TX: *256 ===> no change*
>
> # ethtool -l eth0
> Channel parameters for eth0:
> Pre-set maximums:
> RX: 0
> TX: 0
> Other: 0
> Combined: *5  ==> queues what we set*
> Current hardware settings:
> RX: 0
> TX: 0
> Other: 0
> Combined: 1
>
>
> If change to qemu as driver,
> # virsh edit rhel7
> ..
>   <interface type='direct'>
>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>       <model type='virtio'/>
>       <driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
> tx_queue_size='512'>
>         <host csum='off' gso='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off'
> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off' tso6='off'
ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>       </driver>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </interface>
> ..
> Domain rhel7 XML configuration edited. ==> the xml can validate and save
>
> # virsh start rhel7
> Domain rhel7 started
>
>
> # virsh dumpxml rhel7 | grep /interface -B9
>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>       <target dev='macvtap0'/>
>       <model type='virtio'/>
>       *<driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
> tx_queue_size='512'>*
>         <host csum='off' gso='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off'
> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off' tso6='off'
ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>       </driver>
>       <alias name='net0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </interface>
>
>
> * -netdev tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31*,id=hostnet0 -device
> virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6>
off,host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,
> guest_tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
> *rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,
> mac=52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>
> *"mq=on,vectors=12" is missing*, indicates there is no multiqueue
>
> and check on guest
>
> # ethtool -l eth0
> Channel parameters for eth0:
> Pre-set maximums:
> RX: 0
> TX: 0
> Other: 0
> Combined: 1  ==> no multiqueue
> Current hardware settings:
> RX: 0
> TX: 0
> Other: 0
> Combined: 1
>
> # ethtool -g eth0
> Ring parameters for eth0:
> Pre-set maximums:
> RX: *512*
> RX Mini: 0
> RX Jumbo: 0
> TX: 256
> Current hardware settings:
> RX: *512*
> RX Mini: 0
> RX Jumbo: 0
> TX: 256
>
>
>
>
> -------
> Best Regards,
> Yalan Zhang
> IRC: yalzhang
> Internal phone: 8389413
>
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Ashish Kurian <ashishbnv@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michal,
>>
>> An update to what I have already said : when I try adding <driver
>> name='qemu' txmode='iothread' ioeventfd='on'
event_idx='off' queues='1'
>> rx_queue_size='512' tx_queue_size='512'> although it
showed me the error as
>> mentioned, when I checked the xml again I saw that <driver
name='qemu'
>> txmode='iothread' ioeventfd='on'
event_idx='off' > is added to the
>> interface.
>>
>> The missing parameters are : queues='1'
rx_queue_size='512'
>> tx_queue_size='512'
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Ashish Kurian
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Michal,
>>>
>>> What I found was that when I restarted the machine and did a virsh
edit
>>> command to see the xml config, I see that it is was not actually
changed.
>>> This suggests why I saw 256 again after restarting.
>>>
>>> So now I tried again to edit the xml via virsh edit command and
used the
>>> following to set the parameters.
>>>
>>> <driver name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off'
>>> queues='1' rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>
>>> </driver>
>>>
>>> It was not accepted and I got the error saying :
>>>
>>>
>>> error: XML document failed to validate against schema: Unable to
>>> validate doc against /usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domain.rng
>>> Extra element devices in interleave
>>> Element domain failed to validate content
>>>
>>> What does this imply? I have two more other interfaces and do I
have to
>>> the same to them also?
>>>
>>> Btw, there are now logs generated now in the domain log or libvirtd
log
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Michal Privoznik
<mprivozn@redhat.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/25/2017 01:53 PM, Ashish Kurian wrote:
>>>> > Dear Users/Developers,
>>>> >
>>>> > I am using a KVM Ubuntu VM as a degrader to apply specific
delays to
>>>> > incoming packets. As the delay for my packets can be
higher than 7.5
>>>> > seconds, there is not enough buffer on my interface to
buffer all the
>>>> > packets. Therefore those overflowing packets are dropped
in the
>>>> machine and
>>>> > not forwarded.
>>>> >
>>>> > When I tried to use the command  ethtool -G ens8 rx 512 to
increase
>>>> the
>>>> > buffer size, I get the following error.
>>>> >
>>>> > Cannot set device ring parameters: Operation not permitted
>>>> >
>>>> > I have kept the VM xml files as specified in the link :
>>>> > https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html. The value that I
kept in my
>>>> xml file
>>>> > is as follows.
>>>> >
>>>> > <interface type='direct'>
>>>> >       <mac address='52:54:00:72:f9:eb'/>
>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f0'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>> >       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>> >       <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>> ufo='off'
>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>> >       <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>> >       </driver>
>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08'
>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>> >     </interface>
>>>> >     <interface type='direct'>
>>>> >       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>> >       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>> >       <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>> ufo='off'
>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>> >       <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>> >       </driver>
>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09'
>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>>
>>>> So what does the qemu command line look like? You can find it
in either
>>>> libvirtd log or domain log.
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/DebugLogs
>>>>
>>>> Michal
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> libvirt-users mailing list
>> libvirt-users@redhat.com
>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
>>
>
>

Yalan Zhang

2017-Oct-26 06:22 UTC

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Re: [libvirt-users] Need to increase the rx and tx buffer size of my interface

Hi Ashish,

Are these packages available for free? How can I install them?
=> You did have vhost backend driver. Do not set <driver
name='qemu'...>,
by default it will use vhost as backend driver.

 Is it possible to have my interfaces with an IP address inside the VM to
be bridged to the physical interfaces on the host?
=> Yes, you can create a linux bridge with physical interface connected,
and use bridge type interface. Refer to https://libvirt.org/
formatdomain.html#elementsNICSBridge
direct type is also ok (but your host and guest have no access to each
other).

Is it also a possibility that I change the rx and tx buffer on the physical
interface on the host and it is reflected automatically inside the VM as
you said it will always receive the default value of the host?
=> No, it do not receive the default value of the host. It's the default
value related with the virtual device driver on the guest.
hostdev type interface will passthrough the physical interface or VF of the
host to guest, it will get the device's parameters for rx and tx buffer.



-------
Best Regards,
Yalan Zhang
IRC: yalzhang
Internal phone: 8389413

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Ashish Kurian <ashishbnv@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Yalan,
>
> Thank you for your response. I do not have the following packages installed
>
> vhost backend driver
> qemu-kvm-rhev package
>
> Are these packages available for free? How can I install them?
>
> In my KVM VM, I must have an IP address to the interfaces that I am trying
> to increasing the buffers. That is the reason I was using macvtap (direct
> type interface). Is it possible to have my interfaces with an IP address
> inside the VM to be bridged to the physical interfaces on the host?
>
> Is it also a possibility that I change the rx and tx buffer on the
> physical interface on the host and it is reflected automatically inside the
> VM as you said it will always receive the default value of the host?
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Ashish Kurian
>
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Yalan Zhang <yalzhang@redhat.com>
wrote:
>
>> Hi Ashish,
>>
>> I have tested with your xml in the first mail, and it works for
rx_queue_size(see
>> below).
>> multiqueue need to work with vhost backend driver. And when you set
>> "queues=1" it will ignored.
>>
>> Please check your qemu-kvm-rhev package, should be newer than
>> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.2
>> And the logs?
>>
>> tx_queue_size='512' will not work in the guest with direct type
>> interface, in fact, no matter what you set, it will not work and guest
will
>> get the default '256'.
>> We only support vhost-user backend to have more than 256. refer to
>> https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsNICSEthernet
>>
>> tx_queue_size
>> The optional tx_queue_size attribute controls the size of virtio ring
>> for each queue as described above. The default value is hypervisor
>> dependent and may change across its releases. Moreover, some
hypervisors
>> may pose some restrictions on actual value. For instance, QEMU v2.9
>> requires value to be a power of two from [256, 1024] range. In addition
to
>> that, this may work only for a subset of interface types, e.g.
>> aforementioned QEMU enables this option only for vhostuser type. Since
>> 3.7.0 (QEMU and KVM only)
>> multiqueue only supports vhost as backend driver.
>>
>> # rpm -q libvirt qemu-kvm-rhev
>> libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.3.x86_64
>> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.9.x86_64
>>
>> 1. the xml as below
>>    <interface type='direct'>
>>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>> tx_queue_size='512'>
>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>       </driver>
>>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>> function='0x0'/>
>>     </interface>
>>
>> 2. after start the vm, check the qemu command line:
>> *-netdev
>> tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfds=32:33:34:35:36*
>> -device virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,
>> host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest
>> _tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
>> *mq=on,vectors=12,rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev=hostnet
>> 0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>>
>> 3. check on guest
>> # ethtool -g eth0
>> Ring parameters for eth0:
>> Pre-set maximums:
>> RX: *512 ==> rx_queue_size works*
>> RX Mini: 0
>> RX Jumbo: 0
>> TX: *256   ===> no change*
>> Current hardware settings:
>> RX: *512 **==> rx_queue_size works*
>> RX Mini: 0
>> RX Jumbo: 0
>> TX: *256 ===> no change*
>>
>> # ethtool -l eth0
>> Channel parameters for eth0:
>> Pre-set maximums:
>> RX: 0
>> TX: 0
>> Other: 0
>> Combined: *5  ==> queues what we set*
>> Current hardware settings:
>> RX: 0
>> TX: 0
>> Other: 0
>> Combined: 1
>>
>>
>> If change to qemu as driver,
>> # virsh edit rhel7
>> ..
>>   <interface type='direct'>
>>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>       <driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>> tx_queue_size='512'>
>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>       </driver>
>>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>> function='0x0'/>
>>     </interface>
>> ..
>> Domain rhel7 XML configuration edited. ==> the xml can validate and
save
>>
>> # virsh start rhel7
>> Domain rhel7 started
>>
>>
>> # virsh dumpxml rhel7 | grep /interface -B9
>>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>>       <target dev='macvtap0'/>
>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>       *<driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>> tx_queue_size='512'>*
>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>       </driver>
>>       <alias name='net0'/>
>>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>> function='0x0'/>
>>     </interface>
>>
>>
>> * -netdev tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31*,id=hostnet0 -device
>> virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,
>> host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest
>> _tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
>>
*rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac>>
52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>>
>> *"mq=on,vectors=12" is missing*, indicates there is no
multiqueue
>>
>> and check on guest
>>
>> # ethtool -l eth0
>> Channel parameters for eth0:
>> Pre-set maximums:
>> RX: 0
>> TX: 0
>> Other: 0
>> Combined: 1  ==> no multiqueue
>> Current hardware settings:
>> RX: 0
>> TX: 0
>> Other: 0
>> Combined: 1
>>
>> # ethtool -g eth0
>> Ring parameters for eth0:
>> Pre-set maximums:
>> RX: *512*
>> RX Mini: 0
>> RX Jumbo: 0
>> TX: 256
>> Current hardware settings:
>> RX: *512*
>> RX Mini: 0
>> RX Jumbo: 0
>> TX: 256
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------
>> Best Regards,
>> Yalan Zhang
>> IRC: yalzhang
>> Internal phone: 8389413
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Michal,
>>>
>>> An update to what I have already said : when I try adding
<driver
>>> name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off' queues='1'
>>> rx_queue_size='512' tx_queue_size='512'>
although it showed me the error as
>>> mentioned, when I checked the xml again I saw that <driver
name='qemu'
>>> txmode='iothread' ioeventfd='on'
event_idx='off' > is added to the
>>> interface.
>>>
>>> The missing parameters are : queues='1'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>> tx_queue_size='512'
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Michal,
>>>>
>>>> What I found was that when I restarted the machine and did a
virsh edit
>>>> command to see the xml config, I see that it is was not
actually changed.
>>>> This suggests why I saw 256 again after restarting.
>>>>
>>>> So now I tried again to edit the xml via virsh edit command and
used
>>>> the following to set the parameters.
>>>>
>>>> <driver name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off'
>>>> queues='1' rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>> </driver>
>>>>
>>>> It was not accepted and I got the error saying :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> error: XML document failed to validate against schema: Unable
to
>>>> validate doc against /usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domain.rng
>>>> Extra element devices in interleave
>>>> Element domain failed to validate content
>>>>
>>>> What does this imply? I have two more other interfaces and do I
have to
>>>> the same to them also?
>>>>
>>>> Btw, there are now logs generated now in the domain log or
libvirtd log
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Michal Privoznik
<mprivozn@redhat.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10/25/2017 01:53 PM, Ashish Kurian wrote:
>>>>> > Dear Users/Developers,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I am using a KVM Ubuntu VM as a degrader to apply
specific delays to
>>>>> > incoming packets. As the delay for my packets can be
higher than 7.5
>>>>> > seconds, there is not enough buffer on my interface to
buffer all the
>>>>> > packets. Therefore those overflowing packets are
dropped in the
>>>>> machine and
>>>>> > not forwarded.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > When I tried to use the command  ethtool -G ens8 rx
512 to increase
>>>>> the
>>>>> > buffer size, I get the following error.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Cannot set device ring parameters: Operation not
permitted
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I have kept the VM xml files as specified in the link
:
>>>>> > https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html. The value that
I kept in my
>>>>> xml file
>>>>> > is as follows.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > <interface type='direct'>
>>>>> >       <mac address='52:54:00:72:f9:eb'/>
>>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f0'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>> >       <driver name='vhost'
queues='5' rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>> >       <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>> ufo='off'
>>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>> >       <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>> >       </driver>
>>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08'
>>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>>> >     </interface>
>>>>> >     <interface type='direct'>
>>>>> >       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>> >       <driver name='vhost'
queues='5' rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>> >       <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>> ufo='off'
>>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>> >       <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>> >       </driver>
>>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09'
>>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>>>
>>>>> So what does the qemu command line look like? You can find
it in either
>>>>> libvirtd log or domain log.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/DebugLogs
>>>>>
>>>>> Michal
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> libvirt-users mailing list
>>> libvirt-users@redhat.com
>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
>>>
>>
>>
>

Ashish Kurian

2017-Oct-26 07:38 UTC

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Re: [libvirt-users] Need to increase the rx and tx buffer size of my interface

Hi Yalan,

In the previous email you mentioned "tx_queue_size='512' will not
work in
the guest with direct type interface, in fact, no matter what you set, it
will not work and guest will get the default '256'. "

So if I am using macvtap for my interfaces, then the device type will
always be direct type. Does it mean that there is no way I can increase the
buffer size with the macvtap interfaces?



Best Regards,
Ashish Kurian

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Ashish Kurian <ashishbnv@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Yalan,
>
> Thank you for your comment on qemu-kvm-rhev
>
> I am waiting for a response about my previous email with the logs
> attached. I do not understand what is the problem.
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2017 8:58 AM, "Yalan Zhang"
<yalzhang@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ashish,
>
> Please never mind for qemu-kvm-rhev.
> qemu with the code base 2.10.0 will support the tx_queue_size and
> rx_queue_size.
>
> Thank you~
>
>
>
>
>
> -------
> Best Regards,
> Yalan Zhang
> IRC: yalzhang
> Internal phone: 8389413
>
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Yalan Zhang <yalzhang@redhat.com>
wrote:
>
>> Hi Ashish,
>>
>> Are these packages available for free? How can I install them?
>> => You did have vhost backend driver. Do not set <driver
name='qemu'...>,
>> by default it will use vhost as backend driver.
>>
>>  Is it possible to have my interfaces with an IP address inside the VM
to
>> be bridged to the physical interfaces on the host?
>> => Yes, you can create a linux bridge with physical interface
connected,
>> and use bridge type interface. Refer to https://libvirt.org/formatd
>> omain.html#elementsNICSBridge
>> direct type is also ok (but your host and guest have no access to each
>> other).
>>
>> Is it also a possibility that I change the rx and tx buffer on the
>> physical interface on the host and it is reflected automatically inside
the
>> VM as you said it will always receive the default value of the host?
>> => No, it do not receive the default value of the host. It's the
default
>> value related with the virtual device driver on the guest.
>> hostdev type interface will passthrough the physical interface or VF of
>> the host to guest, it will get the device's parameters for rx and
tx buffer.
>>
>>
>>
>> -------
>> Best Regards,
>> Yalan Zhang
>> IRC: yalzhang
>> Internal phone: 8389413
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Yalan,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your response. I do not have the following packages
>>> installed
>>>
>>> vhost backend driver
>>> qemu-kvm-rhev package
>>>
>>> Are these packages available for free? How can I install them?
>>>
>>> In my KVM VM, I must have an IP address to the interfaces that I am
>>> trying to increasing the buffers. That is the reason I was using
macvtap
>>> (direct type interface). Is it possible to have my interfaces with
an IP
>>> address inside the VM to be bridged to the physical interfaces on
the host?
>>>
>>> Is it also a possibility that I change the rx and tx buffer on the
>>> physical interface on the host and it is reflected automatically
inside the
>>> VM as you said it will always receive the default value of the
host?
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Yalan Zhang
<yalzhang@redhat.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Ashish,
>>>>
>>>> I have tested with your xml in the first mail, and it works for
rx_queue_size(see
>>>> below).
>>>> multiqueue need to work with vhost backend driver. And when you
set
>>>> "queues=1" it will ignored.
>>>>
>>>> Please check your qemu-kvm-rhev package, should be newer than
>>>> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.2
>>>> And the logs?
>>>>
>>>> tx_queue_size='512' will not work in the guest with
direct type
>>>> interface, in fact, no matter what you set, it will not work
and guest will
>>>> get the default '256'.
>>>> We only support vhost-user backend to have more than 256. refer
to
>>>> https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsNICSEthernet
>>>>
>>>> tx_queue_size
>>>> The optional tx_queue_size attribute controls the size of
virtio ring
>>>> for each queue as described above. The default value is
hypervisor
>>>> dependent and may change across its releases. Moreover, some
hypervisors
>>>> may pose some restrictions on actual value. For instance, QEMU
v2.9
>>>> requires value to be a power of two from [256, 1024] range. In
addition to
>>>> that, this may work only for a subset of interface types, e.g.
>>>> aforementioned QEMU enables this option only for vhostuser
type. Since
>>>> 3.7.0 (QEMU and KVM only)
>>>> multiqueue only supports vhost as backend driver.
>>>>
>>>> # rpm -q libvirt qemu-kvm-rhev
>>>> libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.3.x86_64
>>>> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.9.x86_64
>>>>
>>>> 1. the xml as below
>>>>    <interface type='direct'>
>>>>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>>>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>> tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>       </driver>
>>>>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>>>> function='0x0'/>
>>>>     </interface>
>>>>
>>>> 2. after start the vm, check the qemu command line:
>>>> *-netdev
>>>>
tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfds=32:33:34:35:36*
>>>> -device
virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,
>>>> host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest
>>>> _tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
>>>>
*mq=on,vectors=12,rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev=hostnet
>>>> 0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>>>>
>>>> 3. check on guest
>>>> # ethtool -g eth0
>>>> Ring parameters for eth0:
>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>> RX: *512 ==> rx_queue_size works*
>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>> TX: *256   ===> no change*
>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>> RX: *512 **==> rx_queue_size works*
>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>> TX: *256 ===> no change*
>>>>
>>>> # ethtool -l eth0
>>>> Channel parameters for eth0:
>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>> RX: 0
>>>> TX: 0
>>>> Other: 0
>>>> Combined: *5  ==> queues what we set*
>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>> RX: 0
>>>> TX: 0
>>>> Other: 0
>>>> Combined: 1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If change to qemu as driver,
>>>> # virsh edit rhel7
>>>> ..
>>>>   <interface type='direct'>
>>>>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>>>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>       <driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>> tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>       </driver>
>>>>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>>>> function='0x0'/>
>>>>     </interface>
>>>> ..
>>>> Domain rhel7 XML configuration edited. ==> the xml can
validate and save
>>>>
>>>> # virsh start rhel7
>>>> Domain rhel7 started
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # virsh dumpxml rhel7 | grep /interface -B9
>>>>       <source dev='eno1' mode='vepa'/>
>>>>       <target dev='macvtap0'/>
>>>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>       *<driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>> tx_queue_size='512'>*
>>>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>       </driver>
>>>>       <alias name='net0'/>
>>>>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>>>> function='0x0'/>
>>>>     </interface>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> * -netdev tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31*,id=hostnet0 -device
>>>> virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,
>>>> host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest
>>>> _tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
>>>>
*rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:
>>>> 54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>>>>
>>>> *"mq=on,vectors=12" is missing*, indicates there is
no multiqueue
>>>>
>>>> and check on guest
>>>>
>>>> # ethtool -l eth0
>>>> Channel parameters for eth0:
>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>> RX: 0
>>>> TX: 0
>>>> Other: 0
>>>> Combined: 1  ==> no multiqueue
>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>> RX: 0
>>>> TX: 0
>>>> Other: 0
>>>> Combined: 1
>>>>
>>>> # ethtool -g eth0
>>>> Ring parameters for eth0:
>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>> RX: *512*
>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>> TX: 256
>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>> RX: *512*
>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>> TX: 256
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Yalan Zhang
>>>> IRC: yalzhang
>>>> Internal phone: 8389413
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Michal,
>>>>>
>>>>> An update to what I have already said : when I try adding
<driver
>>>>> name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off' queues='1'
>>>>> rx_queue_size='512' tx_queue_size='512'>
although it showed me the error as
>>>>> mentioned, when I checked the xml again I saw that
<driver
>>>>> name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off' > is added to
>>>>> the interface.
>>>>>
>>>>> The missing parameters are : queues='1'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>> tx_queue_size='512'
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Michal,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I found was that when I restarted the machine and
did a virsh
>>>>>> edit command to see the xml config, I see that it is
was not actually
>>>>>> changed. This suggests why I saw 256 again after
restarting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So now I tried again to edit the xml via virsh edit
command and used
>>>>>> the following to set the parameters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <driver name='qemu'
txmode='iothread' ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off'
>>>>>> queues='1' rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>> </driver>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It was not accepted and I got the error saying :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> error: XML document failed to validate against schema:
Unable to
>>>>>> validate doc against
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domain.rng
>>>>>> Extra element devices in interleave
>>>>>> Element domain failed to validate content
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What does this imply? I have two more other interfaces
and do I have
>>>>>> to the same to them also?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Btw, there are now logs generated now in the domain log
or libvirtd
>>>>>> log
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Michal Privoznik <
>>>>>> mprivozn@redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10/25/2017 01:53 PM, Ashish Kurian wrote:
>>>>>>> > Dear Users/Developers,
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > I am using a KVM Ubuntu VM as a degrader to
apply specific delays
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> > incoming packets. As the delay for my packets
can be higher than
>>>>>>> 7.5
>>>>>>> > seconds, there is not enough buffer on my
interface to buffer all
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> > packets. Therefore those overflowing packets
are dropped in the
>>>>>>> machine and
>>>>>>> > not forwarded.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > When I tried to use the command  ethtool -G
ens8 rx 512 to
>>>>>>> increase the
>>>>>>> > buffer size, I get the following error.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Cannot set device ring parameters: Operation
not permitted
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > I have kept the VM xml files as specified in
the link :
>>>>>>> > https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html. The
value that I kept in
>>>>>>> my xml file
>>>>>>> > is as follows.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > <interface type='direct'>
>>>>>>> >       <mac
address='52:54:00:72:f9:eb'/>
>>>>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f0'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>>>> >       <driver name='vhost'
queues='5' rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>>> >       <host csum='off'
gso='off' tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>>>> ufo='off'
>>>>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>>>> >       <guest csum='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>>>> >       </driver>
>>>>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08'
>>>>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>>>>> >     </interface>
>>>>>>> >     <interface type='direct'>
>>>>>>> >       <mac
address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>>>> >       <driver name='vhost'
queues='5' rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>>> >       <host csum='off'
gso='off' tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>>>> ufo='off'
>>>>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>>>> >       <guest csum='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>>>> >       </driver>
>>>>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09'
>>>>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So what does the qemu command line look like? You
can find it in
>>>>>>> either
>>>>>>> libvirtd log or domain log.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/DebugLogs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michal
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> libvirt-users mailing list
>>>>> libvirt-users@redhat.com
>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Michal Privoznik

2017-Oct-26 07:56 UTC

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Re: [libvirt-users] Need to increase the rx and tx buffer size of my interface

On 10/26/2017 09:38 AM, Ashish Kurian wrote:> Hi Yalan,
> 
> In the previous email you mentioned "tx_queue_size='512' will
not work in
> the guest with direct type interface, in fact, no matter what you set, it
> will not work and guest will get the default '256'. "
> 
> So if I am using macvtap for my interfaces, then the device type will
> always be direct type. Does it mean that there is no way I can increase the
> buffer size with the macvtap interfaces?
> 
Correct. However, this is limitation of qemu. You should talk to them to
find out if there are plans to extend the implementation.

BTW: rx_queue_size should work with any backend as long as the model is
virtio (obviously).

Michal

Yalan Zhang

2017-Oct-26 08:01 UTC

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Re: [libvirt-users] Need to increase the rx and tx buffer size of my interface

Hi Ashish,

IMO, it is yes, no way to increase tx_queue_size for direct type interface






-------
Best Regards,
Yalan Zhang
IRC: yalzhang
Internal phone: 8389413

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 3:38 PM, Ashish Kurian <ashishbnv@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Yalan,
>
> In the previous email you mentioned "tx_queue_size='512' will
not work in
> the guest with direct type interface, in fact, no matter what you set, it
> will not work and guest will get the default '256'. "
>
> So if I am using macvtap for my interfaces, then the device type will
> always be direct type. Does it mean that there is no way I can increase the
> buffer size with the macvtap interfaces?
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Ashish Kurian
>
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Ashish Kurian <ashishbnv@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Yalan,
>>
>> Thank you for your comment on qemu-kvm-rhev
>>
>> I am waiting for a response about my previous email with the logs
>> attached. I do not understand what is the problem.
>>
>>
>> On Oct 26, 2017 8:58 AM, "Yalan Zhang"
<yalzhang@redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ashish,
>>
>> Please never mind for qemu-kvm-rhev.
>> qemu with the code base 2.10.0 will support the tx_queue_size and
>> rx_queue_size.
>>
>> Thank you~
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------
>> Best Regards,
>> Yalan Zhang
>> IRC: yalzhang
>> Internal phone: 8389413
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Yalan Zhang
<yalzhang@redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ashish,
>>>
>>> Are these packages available for free? How can I install them?
>>> => You did have vhost backend driver. Do not set <driver
>>> name='qemu'...>, by default it will use vhost as backend
driver.
>>>
>>>  Is it possible to have my interfaces with an IP address inside the
VM
>>> to be bridged to the physical interfaces on the host?
>>> => Yes, you can create a linux bridge with physical interface
connected,
>>> and use bridge type interface. Refer to https://libvirt.org/formatd
>>> omain.html#elementsNICSBridge
>>> direct type is also ok (but your host and guest have no access to
each
>>> other).
>>>
>>> Is it also a possibility that I change the rx and tx buffer on the
>>> physical interface on the host and it is reflected automatically
inside the
>>> VM as you said it will always receive the default value of the
host?
>>> => No, it do not receive the default value of the host. It's
the default
>>> value related with the virtual device driver on the guest.
>>> hostdev type interface will passthrough the physical interface or
VF of
>>> the host to guest, it will get the device's parameters for rx
and tx buffer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Yalan Zhang
>>> IRC: yalzhang
>>> Internal phone: 8389413
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Yalan,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your response. I do not have the following
packages
>>>> installed
>>>>
>>>> vhost backend driver
>>>> qemu-kvm-rhev package
>>>>
>>>> Are these packages available for free? How can I install them?
>>>>
>>>> In my KVM VM, I must have an IP address to the interfaces that
I am
>>>> trying to increasing the buffers. That is the reason I was
using macvtap
>>>> (direct type interface). Is it possible to have my interfaces
with an IP
>>>> address inside the VM to be bridged to the physical interfaces
on the host?
>>>>
>>>> Is it also a possibility that I change the rx and tx buffer on
the
>>>> physical interface on the host and it is reflected
automatically inside the
>>>> VM as you said it will always receive the default value of the
host?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Yalan Zhang
<yalzhang@redhat.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ashish,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tested with your xml in the first mail, and it works
for rx_queue_size(see
>>>>> below).
>>>>> multiqueue need to work with vhost backend driver. And when
you set
>>>>> "queues=1" it will ignored.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please check your qemu-kvm-rhev package, should be newer
than
>>>>> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.2
>>>>> And the logs?
>>>>>
>>>>> tx_queue_size='512' will not work in the guest with
direct type
>>>>> interface, in fact, no matter what you set, it will not
work and guest will
>>>>> get the default '256'.
>>>>> We only support vhost-user backend to have more than 256.
refer to
>>>>> https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsNICSEthernet
>>>>>
>>>>> tx_queue_size
>>>>> The optional tx_queue_size attribute controls the size of
virtio ring
>>>>> for each queue as described above. The default value is
hypervisor
>>>>> dependent and may change across its releases. Moreover,
some hypervisors
>>>>> may pose some restrictions on actual value. For instance,
QEMU v2.9
>>>>> requires value to be a power of two from [256, 1024] range.
In addition to
>>>>> that, this may work only for a subset of interface types,
e.g.
>>>>> aforementioned QEMU enables this option only for vhostuser
type. Since
>>>>> 3.7.0 (QEMU and KVM only)
>>>>> multiqueue only supports vhost as backend driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> # rpm -q libvirt qemu-kvm-rhev
>>>>> libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.3.x86_64
>>>>> qemu-kvm-rhev-2.9.0-16.el7_4.9.x86_64
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. the xml as below
>>>>>    <interface type='direct'>
>>>>>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>>>       <source dev='eno1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>>       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>> tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>>       </driver>
>>>>>       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>>>>> function='0x0'/>
>>>>>     </interface>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. after start the vm, check the qemu command line:
>>>>> *-netdev
>>>>>
tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfds=32:33:34:35:36*
>>>>> -device
virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,
>>>>>
host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest
>>>>> _tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
>>>>>
*mq=on,vectors=12,rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev=hostnet
>>>>> 0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. check on guest
>>>>> # ethtool -g eth0
>>>>> Ring parameters for eth0:
>>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>>> RX: *512 ==> rx_queue_size works*
>>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>>> TX: *256   ===> no change*
>>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>>> RX: *512 **==> rx_queue_size works*
>>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>>> TX: *256 ===> no change*
>>>>>
>>>>> # ethtool -l eth0
>>>>> Channel parameters for eth0:
>>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>>> RX: 0
>>>>> TX: 0
>>>>> Other: 0
>>>>> Combined: *5  ==> queues what we set*
>>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>>> RX: 0
>>>>> TX: 0
>>>>> Other: 0
>>>>> Combined: 1
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If change to qemu as driver,
>>>>> # virsh edit rhel7
>>>>> ..
>>>>>   <interface type='direct'>
>>>>>       <mac address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>>>       <source dev='eno1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>>       <driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>> tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>>       </driver>
>>>>>       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>>>>> function='0x0'/>
>>>>>     </interface>
>>>>> ..
>>>>> Domain rhel7 XML configuration edited. ==> the xml can
validate and
>>>>> save
>>>>>
>>>>> # virsh start rhel7
>>>>> Domain rhel7 started
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> # virsh dumpxml rhel7 | grep /interface -B9
>>>>>       <source dev='eno1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>>       <target dev='macvtap0'/>
>>>>>       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>>       *<driver name='qemu' queues='5'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>> tx_queue_size='512'>*
>>>>>         <host csum='off' gso='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>> ufo='off' mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>>         <guest csum='off' tso4='off'
tso6='off' ecn='off' ufo='off'/>
>>>>>       </driver>
>>>>>       <alias name='net0'/>
>>>>>       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>>>>> function='0x0'/>
>>>>>     </interface>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> * -netdev tap,fds=26:28:29:30:31*,id=hostnet0 -device
>>>>>
virtio-net-pci,csum=off,gso=off,host_tso4=off,host_tso6=off,
>>>>>
host_ecn=off,host_ufo=off,mrg_rxbuf=off,guest_csum=off,guest
>>>>> _tso4=off,guest_tso6=off,guest_ecn=off,guest_ufo=off,
>>>>>
*rx_queue_size=512,tx_queue_size=512*,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:
>>>>> 54:00:00:b5:99,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
>>>>>
>>>>> *"mq=on,vectors=12" is missing*, indicates there
is no multiqueue
>>>>>
>>>>> and check on guest
>>>>>
>>>>> # ethtool -l eth0
>>>>> Channel parameters for eth0:
>>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>>> RX: 0
>>>>> TX: 0
>>>>> Other: 0
>>>>> Combined: 1  ==> no multiqueue
>>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>>> RX: 0
>>>>> TX: 0
>>>>> Other: 0
>>>>> Combined: 1
>>>>>
>>>>> # ethtool -g eth0
>>>>> Ring parameters for eth0:
>>>>> Pre-set maximums:
>>>>> RX: *512*
>>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>>> TX: 256
>>>>> Current hardware settings:
>>>>> RX: *512*
>>>>> RX Mini: 0
>>>>> RX Jumbo: 0
>>>>> TX: 256
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -------
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>> Yalan Zhang
>>>>> IRC: yalzhang
>>>>> Internal phone: 8389413
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Michal,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> An update to what I have already said : when I try
adding <driver
>>>>>> name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off' queues='1'
>>>>>> rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'> although it showed me the error as
>>>>>> mentioned, when I checked the xml again I saw that
<driver
>>>>>> name='qemu' txmode='iothread'
ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off' > is added to
>>>>>> the interface.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The missing parameters are : queues='1'
rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>>> tx_queue_size='512'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Ashish Kurian
<ashishbnv@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Michal,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What I found was that when I restarted the machine
and did a virsh
>>>>>>> edit command to see the xml config, I see that it
is was not actually
>>>>>>> changed. This suggests why I saw 256 again after
restarting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So now I tried again to edit the xml via virsh edit
command and used
>>>>>>> the following to set the parameters.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <driver name='qemu'
txmode='iothread' ioeventfd='on' event_idx='off'
>>>>>>> queues='1' rx_queue_size='512'
tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>>> </driver>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It was not accepted and I got the error saying :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> error: XML document failed to validate against
schema: Unable to
>>>>>>> validate doc against
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domain.rng
>>>>>>> Extra element devices in interleave
>>>>>>> Element domain failed to validate content
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What does this imply? I have two more other
interfaces and do I have
>>>>>>> to the same to them also?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Btw, there are now logs generated now in the domain
log or libvirtd
>>>>>>> log
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>>> Ashish Kurian
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Michal Privoznik
<
>>>>>>> mprivozn@redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 10/25/2017 01:53 PM, Ashish Kurian wrote:
>>>>>>>> > Dear Users/Developers,
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > I am using a KVM Ubuntu VM as a degrader
to apply specific delays
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> > incoming packets. As the delay for my
packets can be higher than
>>>>>>>> 7.5
>>>>>>>> > seconds, there is not enough buffer on my
interface to buffer all
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> > packets. Therefore those overflowing
packets are dropped in the
>>>>>>>> machine and
>>>>>>>> > not forwarded.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > When I tried to use the command  ethtool
-G ens8 rx 512 to
>>>>>>>> increase the
>>>>>>>> > buffer size, I get the following error.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Cannot set device ring parameters:
Operation not permitted
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > I have kept the VM xml files as specified
in the link :
>>>>>>>> > https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html. The
value that I kept in
>>>>>>>> my xml file
>>>>>>>> > is as follows.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > <interface type='direct'>
>>>>>>>> >       <mac
address='52:54:00:72:f9:eb'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f0'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <driver name='vhost'
queues='5' rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>>>> >       <host csum='off'
gso='off' tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>>>>> ufo='off'
>>>>>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <guest csum='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>>>>> ufo='off'/>
>>>>>>>> >       </driver>
>>>>>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08'
>>>>>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>>>>>> >     </interface>
>>>>>>>> >     <interface
type='direct'>
>>>>>>>> >       <mac
address='52:54:00:00:b5:99'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <source dev='enp7s0f1'
mode='vepa'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <model type='virtio'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <driver name='vhost'
queues='5' rx_queue_size='512'
>>>>>>>> > tx_queue_size='512'>
>>>>>>>> >       <host csum='off'
gso='off' tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>>>>> ufo='off'
>>>>>>>> > mrg_rxbuf='off'/>
>>>>>>>> >       <guest csum='off'
tso4='off' tso6='off' ecn='off'
>>>>>>>> ufo='off'/>
>>>>>>>> >       </driver>
>>>>>>>> >       <address type='pci'
domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09'
>>>>>>>> > function='0x0'/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So what does the qemu command line look like?
You can find it in
>>>>>>>> either
>>>>>>>> libvirtd log or domain log.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/DebugLogs
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Michal
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> libvirt-users mailing list
>>>>>> libvirt-users@redhat.com
>>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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