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[net-next,rfc,v7,3/3] virtio-net: change the number of queues through ethtool

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Jason Wang Nov. 27, 2012, 10:16 a.m. UTC
This patch implement the {set|get}_channels method of ethool to allow user to
change the number of queues dymaically when the device is running. This would
let the user to configure it on demand.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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Michael S. Tsirkin Dec. 2, 2012, 4:09 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 06:16:00PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> This patch implement the {set|get}_channels method of ethool to allow user to
> change the number of queues dymaically when the device is running. This would
> let the user to configure it on demand.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index bcaa6e5..f08ec2a 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -1578,10 +1578,51 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
>  #endif
>  };
>  
> +/* TODO: Eliminate OOO packets during switching */
> +static int virtnet_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> +				struct ethtool_channels *channels)
> +{
> +	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> +	u16 queue_pairs = channels->combined_count;
> +
> +	/* We don't support separate rx/tx channels.
> +	 * We don't allow setting 'other' channels.
> +	 */
> +	if (channels->rx_count || channels->tx_count || channels->other_count)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	/* Only two modes were support currently */
> +	if (queue_pairs != vi->max_queue_pairs && queue_pairs != 1)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +

Why the limitation?
Also how does userspace discover what the legal values are?

> +	vi->curr_queue_pairs = queue_pairs;
> +	BUG_ON(virtnet_set_queues(vi));
> +
> +	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> +	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void virtnet_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> +				 struct ethtool_channels *channels)
> +{
> +	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> +
> +	channels->combined_count = vi->curr_queue_pairs;
> +	channels->max_combined = vi->max_queue_pairs;
> +	channels->max_other = 0;
> +	channels->rx_count = 0;
> +	channels->tx_count = 0;
> +	channels->other_count = 0;
> +}
> +
>  static const struct ethtool_ops virtnet_ethtool_ops = {
>  	.get_drvinfo = virtnet_get_drvinfo,
>  	.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
>  	.get_ringparam = virtnet_get_ringparam,
> +	.set_channels = virtnet_set_channels,
> +	.get_channels = virtnet_get_channels,
>  };
>  
>  static int __init init(void)
> -- 
> 1.7.1
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Jason Wang Dec. 3, 2012, 6:09 a.m. UTC | #2
On Sunday, December 02, 2012 06:09:06 PM Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 06:16:00PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > This patch implement the {set|get}_channels method of ethool to allow user
> > to change the number of queues dymaically when the device is running.
> > This would let the user to configure it on demand.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> > ---
> > 
> >  drivers/net/virtio_net.c |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > index bcaa6e5..f08ec2a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > @@ -1578,10 +1578,51 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
> > 
> >  #endif
> >  };
> > 
> > +/* TODO: Eliminate OOO packets during switching */
> > +static int virtnet_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> > +				struct ethtool_channels *channels)
> > +{
> > +	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > +	u16 queue_pairs = channels->combined_count;
> > +
> > +	/* We don't support separate rx/tx channels.
> > +	 * We don't allow setting 'other' channels.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (channels->rx_count || channels->tx_count || channels->other_count)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +	/* Only two modes were support currently */
> > +	if (queue_pairs != vi->max_queue_pairs && queue_pairs != 1)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +
> 
> Why the limitation?

Not sure the value bettwen 1 and max_queue_pairs is useful. But anyway, I can 
remove this limitation.
> Also how does userspace discover what the legal values are?

Userspace only check whether the value is greater than max_queue_pairs.
> 
> > +	vi->curr_queue_pairs = queue_pairs;
> > +	BUG_ON(virtnet_set_queues(vi));
> > +
> > +	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> > +	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void virtnet_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> > +				 struct ethtool_channels *channels)
> > +{
> > +	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > +
> > +	channels->combined_count = vi->curr_queue_pairs;
> > +	channels->max_combined = vi->max_queue_pairs;
> > +	channels->max_other = 0;
> > +	channels->rx_count = 0;
> > +	channels->tx_count = 0;
> > +	channels->other_count = 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > 
> >  static const struct ethtool_ops virtnet_ethtool_ops = {
> >  
> >  	.get_drvinfo = virtnet_get_drvinfo,
> >  	.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
> >  	.get_ringparam = virtnet_get_ringparam,
> > 
> > +	.set_channels = virtnet_set_channels,
> > +	.get_channels = virtnet_get_channels,
> > 
> >  };
> >  
> >  static int __init init(void)
> 
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Michael S. Tsirkin Dec. 3, 2012, 11:25 a.m. UTC | #3
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 02:09:28PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> On Sunday, December 02, 2012 06:09:06 PM Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 06:16:00PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > This patch implement the {set|get}_channels method of ethool to allow user
> > > to change the number of queues dymaically when the device is running.
> > > This would let the user to configure it on demand.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > >  drivers/net/virtio_net.c |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > index bcaa6e5..f08ec2a 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > @@ -1578,10 +1578,51 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
> > > 
> > >  #endif
> > >  };
> > > 
> > > +/* TODO: Eliminate OOO packets during switching */
> > > +static int virtnet_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> > > +				struct ethtool_channels *channels)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > > +	u16 queue_pairs = channels->combined_count;

by the way shouldn't this be combined_count / 2?

And below channels->max_combined = vi->max_queue_pairs * 2; ?

> > > +
> > > +	/* We don't support separate rx/tx channels.
> > > +	 * We don't allow setting 'other' channels.
> > > +	 */
> > > +	if (channels->rx_count || channels->tx_count || channels->other_count)
> > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > +
> > > +	/* Only two modes were support currently */
> > > +	if (queue_pairs != vi->max_queue_pairs && queue_pairs != 1)
> > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > +
> > 
> > Why the limitation?
> 
> Not sure the value bettwen 1 and max_queue_pairs is useful. But anyway, I can 
> remove this limitation.

I guess a reasonable value would be number of active CPUs,
which can change with CPU hotplug.

> > Also how does userspace discover what the legal values are?
> 
> Userspace only check whether the value is greater than max_queue_pairs.

Exactly. One can query max combined but the fact that configuring
any less is impossible might be surprising.

> > 
> > > +	vi->curr_queue_pairs = queue_pairs;
> > > +	BUG_ON(virtnet_set_queues(vi));
> > > +
> > > +	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> > > +	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> > > +
> > > +	return 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void virtnet_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> > > +				 struct ethtool_channels *channels)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > > +
> > > +	channels->combined_count = vi->curr_queue_pairs;
> > > +	channels->max_combined = vi->max_queue_pairs;
> > > +	channels->max_other = 0;
> > > +	channels->rx_count = 0;
> > > +	channels->tx_count = 0;
> > > +	channels->other_count = 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > 
> > >  static const struct ethtool_ops virtnet_ethtool_ops = {
> > >  
> > >  	.get_drvinfo = virtnet_get_drvinfo,
> > >  	.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
> > >  	.get_ringparam = virtnet_get_ringparam,
> > > 
> > > +	.set_channels = virtnet_set_channels,
> > > +	.get_channels = virtnet_get_channels,
> > > 
> > >  };
> > >  
> > >  static int __init init(void)
> > 
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Ben Hutchings Dec. 4, 2012, 12:22 a.m. UTC | #4
On Mon, 2012-12-03 at 13:25 +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 02:09:28PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 02, 2012 06:09:06 PM Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 06:16:00PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > > This patch implement the {set|get}_channels method of ethool to allow user
> > > > to change the number of queues dymaically when the device is running.
> > > > This would let the user to configure it on demand.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > >  drivers/net/virtio_net.c |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > >  1 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > > index bcaa6e5..f08ec2a 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > > @@ -1578,10 +1578,51 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
> > > > 
> > > >  #endif
> > > >  };
> > > > 
> > > > +/* TODO: Eliminate OOO packets during switching */
> > > > +static int virtnet_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
> > > > +				struct ethtool_channels *channels)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> > > > +	u16 queue_pairs = channels->combined_count;
> 
> by the way shouldn't this be combined_count / 2?
> 
> And below channels->max_combined = vi->max_queue_pairs * 2; ?
[...]

In this ethtool API, 'channel' means an IRQ and set of queues that
trigger it.  So each ethtool-channel will correspond to one queue-pair
and not one virtio channel.

Ben.
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diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index bcaa6e5..f08ec2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1578,10 +1578,51 @@  static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
 #endif
 };
 
+/* TODO: Eliminate OOO packets during switching */
+static int virtnet_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
+				struct ethtool_channels *channels)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
+	u16 queue_pairs = channels->combined_count;
+
+	/* We don't support separate rx/tx channels.
+	 * We don't allow setting 'other' channels.
+	 */
+	if (channels->rx_count || channels->tx_count || channels->other_count)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Only two modes were support currently */
+	if (queue_pairs != vi->max_queue_pairs && queue_pairs != 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	vi->curr_queue_pairs = queue_pairs;
+	BUG_ON(virtnet_set_queues(vi));
+
+	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
+	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void virtnet_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
+				 struct ethtool_channels *channels)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	channels->combined_count = vi->curr_queue_pairs;
+	channels->max_combined = vi->max_queue_pairs;
+	channels->max_other = 0;
+	channels->rx_count = 0;
+	channels->tx_count = 0;
+	channels->other_count = 0;
+}
+
 static const struct ethtool_ops virtnet_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo = virtnet_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
 	.get_ringparam = virtnet_get_ringparam,
+	.set_channels = virtnet_set_channels,
+	.get_channels = virtnet_get_channels,
 };
 
 static int __init init(void)