[PATCH net-next v2 00/21] virtio-net: support AF_XDP zero copy

Xuan Zhuo
Tue, 07 Nov 2023 03:12:06 -0000

## AF_XDP

XDP socket(AF_XDP) is an excellent bypass kernel network framework. The zero
copy feature of xsk (XDP socket) needs to be supported by the driver. The
performance of zero copy is very good. mlx5 and intel ixgbe already support
this feature, This patch set allows virtio-net to support xsk's zerocopy
xmit
feature.

At present, we have completed some preparation:

1. vq-reset (virtio spec and kernel code)
2. virtio-core premapped dma
3. virtio-net xdp refactor

So it is time for Virtio-Net to complete the support for the XDP Socket
Zerocopy.

Virtio-net can not increase the queue num at will, so xsk shares the queue with
kernel.

On the other hand, Virtio-Net does not support generate interrupt from driver
manually, so when we wakeup tx xmit, we used some tips. If the CPU run by TX
NAPI last time is other CPUs, use IPI to wake up NAPI on the remote CPU. If it
is also the local CPU, then we wake up napi directly.

This patch set includes some refactor to the virtio-net to let that to support
AF_XDP.

## performance

ENV: Qemu with vhost-user(polling mode).
Host CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8163 CPU @ 2.50GHz

### virtio PMD in guest with testpmd

testpmd> show port stats all

 ######################## NIC statistics for port 0 ########################
 RX-packets: 19531092064 RX-missed: 0     RX-bytes: 1093741155584
 RX-errors: 0
 RX-nombuf: 0
 TX-packets: 5959955552 TX-errors: 0     TX-bytes: 371030645664


 Throughput (since last show)
 Rx-pps:   8861574     Rx-bps:  3969985208
 Tx-pps:   8861493     Tx-bps:  3969962736
 ############################################################################

### AF_XDP PMD in guest with testpmd

testpmd> show port stats all

  ######################## NIC statistics for port 0  ########################
  RX-packets: 68152727   RX-missed: 0          RX-bytes:  3816552712
  RX-errors: 0
  RX-nombuf:  0
  TX-packets: 68114967   TX-errors: 33216      TX-bytes:  3814438152

  Throughput (since last show)
  Rx-pps:      6333196          Rx-bps:   2837272088
  Tx-pps:      6333227          Tx-bps:   2837285936
  ############################################################################

But AF_XDP consumes more CPU for tx and rx napi(100% and 86%).

## maintain

I am currently a reviewer for virtio-net. I commit to maintain AF_XDP support in
virtio-net.

Please review.

Thanks.

v2
    1. wakeup uses the way of GVE. No send ipi to wakeup napi on remote cpu.
    2. remove rcu. Because we synchronize all operat, so the rcu is not needed.
    3. split the commit "move to virtio_net.h" in last patch set. Just
move the
       struct/api to header when we use them.
    4. add comments for some code

v1:
    1. remove two virtio commits. Push this patchset to net-next
    2. squash "virtio_net: virtnet_poll_tx support rescheduled" to
xsk: support tx
    3. fix some warnings


Xuan Zhuo (21):
  virtio_net: rename free_old_xmit_skbs to free_old_xmit
  virtio_net: unify the code for recycling the xmit ptr
  virtio_net: independent directory
  virtio_net: move core structures to virtio_net.h
  virtio_net: add prefix virtnet to all struct inside virtio_net.h
  virtio_net: separate virtnet_rx_resize()
  virtio_net: separate virtnet_tx_resize()
  virtio_net: sq support premapped mode
  virtio_net: xsk: bind/unbind xsk
  virtio_net: xsk: prevent disable tx napi
  virtio_net: move some api to header
  virtio_net: xsk: tx: support tx
  virtio_net: xsk: tx: support wakeup
  virtio_net: xsk: tx: virtnet_free_old_xmit() distinguishes xsk buffer
  virtio_net: xsk: tx: virtnet_sq_free_unused_buf() check xsk buffer
  virtio_net: xsk: rx: introduce add_recvbuf_xsk()
  virtio_net: xsk: rx: skip dma unmap when rq is bind with AF_XDP
  virtio_net: xsk: rx: introduce receive_xsk() to recv xsk buffer
  virtio_net: xsk: rx: virtnet_rq_free_unused_buf() check xsk buffer
  virtio_net: update tx timeout record
  virtio_net: xdp_features add NETDEV_XDP_ACT_XSK_ZEROCOPY

 MAINTAINERS                                 |   2 +-
 drivers/net/Kconfig                         |   8 +-
 drivers/net/Makefile                        |   2 +-
 drivers/net/virtio/Kconfig                  |  13 +
 drivers/net/virtio/Makefile                 |   8 +
 drivers/net/{virtio_net.c => virtio/main.c} | 630 +++++++++-----------
 drivers/net/virtio/virtio_net.h             | 346 +++++++++++
 drivers/net/virtio/xsk.c                    | 498 ++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/virtio/xsk.h                    |  32 +
 9 files changed, 1174 insertions(+), 365 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/Kconfig
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/Makefile
 rename drivers/net/{virtio_net.c => virtio/main.c} (92%)
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/virtio_net.h
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/xsk.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/virtio/xsk.h

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