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[RFC,v7,03/14] vhost: use batched get_vq_desc version

Message ID 20200610113515.1497099-4-mst@redhat.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series vhost: ring format independence | expand

Commit Message

Michael S. Tsirkin June 10, 2020, 11:36 a.m. UTC
As testing shows no performance change, switch to that now.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200401183118.8334-3-eperezma@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/vhost/test.c  |   2 +-
 drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 318 ++++++++----------------------------------
 drivers/vhost/vhost.h |   7 +-
 3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)

Comments

Eugenio Perez Martin June 10, 2020, 12:37 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 1:36 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> As testing shows no performance change, switch to that now.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200401183118.8334-3-eperezma@redhat.com
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/vhost/test.c  |   2 +-
>  drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 318 ++++++++----------------------------------
>  drivers/vhost/vhost.h |   7 +-
>  3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/test.c b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> index 0466921f4772..7d69778aaa26 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/test.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int vhost_test_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
>         dev = &n->dev;
>         vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ] = &n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ];
>         n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ].handle_kick = handle_vq_kick;
> -       vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV,
> +       vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV + 64,
>                        VHOST_TEST_PKT_WEIGHT, VHOST_TEST_WEIGHT, true, NULL);
>
>         f->private_data = n;
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> index 11433d709651..28f324fd77df 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> @@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ static void vhost_vq_reset(struct vhost_dev *dev,
>  {
>         vq->num = 1;
>         vq->ndescs = 0;
> +       vq->first_desc = 0;
>         vq->desc = NULL;
>         vq->avail = NULL;
>         vq->used = NULL;
> @@ -372,6 +373,11 @@ static int vhost_worker(void *data)
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> +static int vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +{
> +       return vq->max_descs - UIO_MAXIOV;
> +}
> +
>  static void vhost_vq_free_iovecs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  {
>         kfree(vq->descs);
> @@ -394,6 +400,9 @@ static long vhost_dev_alloc_iovecs(struct vhost_dev *dev)
>         for (i = 0; i < dev->nvqs; ++i) {
>                 vq = dev->vqs[i];
>                 vq->max_descs = dev->iov_limit;
> +               if (vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq) < 0) {
> +                       return -EINVAL;
> +               }
>                 vq->descs = kmalloc_array(vq->max_descs,
>                                           sizeof(*vq->descs),
>                                           GFP_KERNEL);
> @@ -1610,6 +1619,7 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
>                 vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
>                 /* Forget the cached index value. */
>                 vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> +               vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;
>                 break;
>         case VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE:
>                 s.index = idx;
> @@ -2078,253 +2088,6 @@ static unsigned next_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, struct vring_desc *desc)
>         return next;
>  }
>
> -static int get_indirect(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> -                       struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
> -                       unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> -                       struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num,
> -                       struct vring_desc *indirect)
> -{
> -       struct vring_desc desc;
> -       unsigned int i = 0, count, found = 0;
> -       u32 len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, indirect->len);
> -       struct iov_iter from;
> -       int ret, access;
> -
> -       /* Sanity check */
> -       if (unlikely(len % sizeof desc)) {
> -               vq_err(vq, "Invalid length in indirect descriptor: "
> -                      "len 0x%llx not multiple of 0x%zx\n",
> -                      (unsigned long long)len,
> -                      sizeof desc);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> -       }
> -
> -       ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr), len, vq->indirect,
> -                            UIO_MAXIOV, VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
> -       if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -               if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d in indirect.\n", ret);
> -               return ret;
> -       }
> -       iov_iter_init(&from, READ, vq->indirect, ret, len);
> -
> -       /* We will use the result as an address to read from, so most
> -        * architectures only need a compiler barrier here. */
> -       read_barrier_depends();
> -
> -       count = len / sizeof desc;
> -       /* Buffers are chained via a 16 bit next field, so
> -        * we can have at most 2^16 of these. */
> -       if (unlikely(count > USHRT_MAX + 1)) {
> -               vq_err(vq, "Indirect buffer length too big: %d\n",
> -                      indirect->len);
> -               return -E2BIG;
> -       }
> -
> -       do {
> -               unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
> -               if (unlikely(++found > count)) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Loop detected: last one at %u "
> -                              "indirect size %u\n",
> -                              i, count);
> -                       return -EINVAL;
> -               }
> -               if (unlikely(!copy_from_iter_full(&desc, sizeof(desc), &from))) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Failed indirect descriptor: idx %d, %zx\n",
> -                              i, (size_t)vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr) + i * sizeof desc);
> -                       return -EINVAL;
> -               }
> -               if (unlikely(desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Nested indirect descriptor: idx %d, %zx\n",
> -                              i, (size_t)vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr) + i * sizeof desc);
> -                       return -EINVAL;
> -               }
> -
> -               if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE))
> -                       access = VHOST_ACCESS_WO;
> -               else
> -                       access = VHOST_ACCESS_RO;
> -
> -               ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr),
> -                                    vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len), iov + iov_count,
> -                                    iov_size - iov_count, access);
> -               if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -                       if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -                               vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d indirect idx %d\n",
> -                                       ret, i);
> -                       return ret;
> -               }
> -               /* If this is an input descriptor, increment that count. */
> -               if (access == VHOST_ACCESS_WO) {
> -                       *in_num += ret;
> -                       if (unlikely(log && ret)) {
> -                               log[*log_num].addr = vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr);
> -                               log[*log_num].len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len);
> -                               ++*log_num;
> -                       }
> -               } else {
> -                       /* If it's an output descriptor, they're all supposed
> -                        * to come before any input descriptors. */
> -                       if (unlikely(*in_num)) {
> -                               vq_err(vq, "Indirect descriptor "
> -                                      "has out after in: idx %d\n", i);
> -                               return -EINVAL;
> -                       }
> -                       *out_num += ret;
> -               }
> -       } while ((i = next_desc(vq, &desc)) != -1);
> -       return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/* This looks in the virtqueue and for the first available buffer, and converts
> - * it to an iovec for convenient access.  Since descriptors consist of some
> - * number of output then some number of input descriptors, it's actually two
> - * iovecs, but we pack them into one and note how many of each there were.
> - *
> - * This function returns the descriptor number found, or vq->num (which is
> - * never a valid descriptor number) if none was found.  A negative code is
> - * returned on error. */
> -int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> -                     struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
> -                     unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> -                     struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num)
> -{
> -       struct vring_desc desc;
> -       unsigned int i, head, found = 0;
> -       u16 last_avail_idx;
> -       __virtio16 avail_idx;
> -       __virtio16 ring_head;
> -       int ret, access;
> -
> -       /* Check it isn't doing very strange things with descriptor numbers. */
> -       last_avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> -
> -       if (vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx) {
> -               if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_idx(vq, &avail_idx))) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Failed to access avail idx at %p\n",
> -                               &vq->avail->idx);
> -                       return -EFAULT;
> -               }
> -               vq->avail_idx = vhost16_to_cpu(vq, avail_idx);
> -
> -               if (unlikely((u16)(vq->avail_idx - last_avail_idx) > vq->num)) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Guest moved used index from %u to %u",
> -                               last_avail_idx, vq->avail_idx);
> -                       return -EFAULT;
> -               }
> -
> -               /* If there's nothing new since last we looked, return
> -                * invalid.
> -                */
> -               if (vq->avail_idx == last_avail_idx)
> -                       return vq->num;
> -
> -               /* Only get avail ring entries after they have been
> -                * exposed by guest.
> -                */
> -               smp_rmb();
> -       }
> -
> -       /* Grab the next descriptor number they're advertising, and increment
> -        * the index we've seen. */
> -       if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_head(vq, &ring_head, last_avail_idx))) {
> -               vq_err(vq, "Failed to read head: idx %d address %p\n",
> -                      last_avail_idx,
> -                      &vq->avail->ring[last_avail_idx % vq->num]);
> -               return -EFAULT;
> -       }
> -
> -       head = vhost16_to_cpu(vq, ring_head);
> -
> -       /* If their number is silly, that's an error. */
> -       if (unlikely(head >= vq->num)) {
> -               vq_err(vq, "Guest says index %u > %u is available",
> -                      head, vq->num);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> -       }
> -
> -       /* When we start there are none of either input nor output. */
> -       *out_num = *in_num = 0;
> -       if (unlikely(log))
> -               *log_num = 0;
> -
> -       i = head;
> -       do {
> -               unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
> -               if (unlikely(i >= vq->num)) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Desc index is %u > %u, head = %u",
> -                              i, vq->num, head);
> -                       return -EINVAL;
> -               }
> -               if (unlikely(++found > vq->num)) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Loop detected: last one at %u "
> -                              "vq size %u head %u\n",
> -                              i, vq->num, head);
> -                       return -EINVAL;
> -               }
> -               ret = vhost_get_desc(vq, &desc, i);
> -               if (unlikely(ret)) {
> -                       vq_err(vq, "Failed to get descriptor: idx %d addr %p\n",
> -                              i, vq->desc + i);
> -                       return -EFAULT;
> -               }
> -               if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)) {
> -                       ret = get_indirect(vq, iov, iov_size,
> -                                          out_num, in_num,
> -                                          log, log_num, &desc);
> -                       if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -                               if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -                                       vq_err(vq, "Failure detected "
> -                                               "in indirect descriptor at idx %d\n", i);
> -                               return ret;
> -                       }
> -                       continue;
> -               }
> -
> -               if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE))
> -                       access = VHOST_ACCESS_WO;
> -               else
> -                       access = VHOST_ACCESS_RO;
> -               ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr),
> -                                    vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len), iov + iov_count,
> -                                    iov_size - iov_count, access);
> -               if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -                       if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -                               vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d descriptor idx %d\n",
> -                                       ret, i);
> -                       return ret;
> -               }
> -               if (access == VHOST_ACCESS_WO) {
> -                       /* If this is an input descriptor,
> -                        * increment that count. */
> -                       *in_num += ret;
> -                       if (unlikely(log && ret)) {
> -                               log[*log_num].addr = vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr);
> -                               log[*log_num].len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len);
> -                               ++*log_num;
> -                       }
> -               } else {
> -                       /* If it's an output descriptor, they're all supposed
> -                        * to come before any input descriptors. */
> -                       if (unlikely(*in_num)) {
> -                               vq_err(vq, "Descriptor has out after in: "
> -                                      "idx %d\n", i);
> -                               return -EINVAL;
> -                       }
> -                       *out_num += ret;
> -               }
> -       } while ((i = next_desc(vq, &desc)) != -1);
> -
> -       /* On success, increment avail index. */
> -       vq->last_avail_idx++;
> -
> -       /* Assume notifications from guest are disabled at this point,
> -        * if they aren't we would need to update avail_event index. */
> -       BUG_ON(!(vq->used_flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY));
> -       return head;
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc);
> -
>  static struct vhost_desc *peek_split_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  {
>         BUG_ON(!vq->ndescs);
> @@ -2428,7 +2191,7 @@ static int fetch_indirect_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>
>  /* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
>   * A negative code is returned on error. */
> -static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +static int fetch_buf(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  {
>         unsigned int i, head, found = 0;
>         struct vhost_desc *last;
> @@ -2441,7 +2204,11 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>         /* Check it isn't doing very strange things with descriptor numbers. */
>         last_avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
>
> -       if (vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx) {
> +       if (unlikely(vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx)) {
> +               /* If we already have work to do, don't bother re-checking. */
> +               if (likely(vq->ndescs))
> +                       return 1;
> +
>                 if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_idx(vq, &avail_idx))) {
>                         vq_err(vq, "Failed to access avail idx at %p\n",
>                                 &vq->avail->idx);
> @@ -2532,6 +2299,41 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>         return 1;
>  }
>
> +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +{
> +       int ret;
> +
> +       if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> +               vq->first_desc = 0;
> +               vq->ndescs = 0;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (vq->ndescs)
> +               return 1;
> +
> +       for (ret = 1;
> +            ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> +            ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> +               ;

(Expanding comment in V6):

We get an infinite loop this way:
* vq->ndescs == 0, so we call fetch_buf() here
* fetch_buf gets less than vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq); descriptors. ret = 1
* This loop calls again fetch_buf, but vq->ndescs > 0 (and avail_vq ==
last_avail_vq), so it just return 1

I think that we should check vq->ndescs == 0 instead of ndescs <=
vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq). However, this could cause less
descriptors to be fetches/cached, so less thoughput. Another
possibility is to compare with vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq) for the
"early return", or to find a sensible limit (increasing latency?).

In my local version:

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 28f324fd77df..50b258a46cef 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -2310,12 +2310,7 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
         vq->ndescs = 0;
     }

-    if (vq->ndescs)
-        return 1;
-
-    for (ret = 1;
-         ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
-         ret = fetch_buf(vq))
+    for (ret = 1; ret > 0 && vq->ndescs == 0; ret = fetch_buf(vq))
         ;

     /* On success we expect some descs */
---


> +
> +       /* On success we expect some descs */
> +       BUG_ON(ret > 0 && !vq->ndescs);
> +       return ret;
> +}
> +
> +/* Reverse the effects of fetch_descs */
> +static void unfetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +{
> +       int i;
> +
> +       for (i = vq->first_desc; i < vq->ndescs; ++i)
> +               if (!(vq->descs[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
> +                       vq->last_avail_idx -= 1;
> +       vq->ndescs = 0;
> +}
> +
>  /* This looks in the virtqueue and for the first available buffer, and converts
>   * it to an iovec for convenient access.  Since descriptors consist of some
>   * number of output then some number of input descriptors, it's actually two
> @@ -2540,7 +2342,7 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>   * This function returns the descriptor number found, or vq->num (which is
>   * never a valid descriptor number) if none was found.  A negative code is
>   * returned on error. */
> -int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> +int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>                       struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
>                       unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
>                       struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num)
> @@ -2549,7 +2351,7 @@ int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>         int i;
>
>         if (ret <= 0)
> -               goto err_fetch;
> +               goto err;
>
>         /* Now convert to IOV */
>         /* When we start there are none of either input nor output. */
> @@ -2557,7 +2359,7 @@ int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>         if (unlikely(log))
>                 *log_num = 0;
>
> -       for (i = 0; i < vq->ndescs; ++i) {
> +       for (i = vq->first_desc; i < vq->ndescs; ++i) {
>                 unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
>                 struct vhost_desc *desc = &vq->descs[i];
>                 int access;
> @@ -2603,24 +2405,26 @@ int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>                 }
>
>                 ret = desc->id;
> +
> +               if (!(desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
> +                       break;
>         }
>
> -       vq->ndescs = 0;
> +       vq->first_desc = i + 1;
>
>         return ret;
>
>  err:
> -       vhost_discard_vq_desc(vq, 1);
> -err_fetch:
> -       vq->ndescs = 0;
> +       unfetch_descs(vq);
>
>         return ret ? ret : vq->num;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc_batch);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc);
>
>  /* Reverse the effect of vhost_get_vq_desc. Useful for error handling. */
>  void vhost_discard_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, int n)
>  {
> +       unfetch_descs(vq);
>         vq->last_avail_idx -= n;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_discard_vq_desc);
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> index 87089d51490d..fed36af5c444 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct vhost_virtqueue {
>
>         struct vhost_desc *descs;
>         int ndescs;
> +       int first_desc;
>         int max_descs;
>
>         struct file *kick;
> @@ -189,10 +190,6 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
>  bool vhost_vq_access_ok(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq);
>  bool vhost_log_access_ok(struct vhost_dev *);
>
> -int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *,
> -                     struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_count,
> -                     unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> -                     struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num);
>  int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *,
>                       struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_count,
>                       unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> @@ -261,6 +258,8 @@ static inline void vhost_vq_set_backend(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>                                         void *private_data)
>  {
>         vq->private_data = private_data;
> +       vq->ndescs = 0;
> +       vq->first_desc = 0;
>  }
>
>  /**
> --
> MST
>
Eugenio Perez Martin June 10, 2020, 2:29 p.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, 2020-06-10 at 07:36 -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> As testing shows no performance change, switch to that now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200401183118.8334-3-eperezma@redhat.com
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/vhost/test.c  |   2 +-
>  drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 318 ++++++++----------------------------------
>  drivers/vhost/vhost.h |   7 +-
>  3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/test.c b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> index 0466921f4772..7d69778aaa26 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/test.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int vhost_test_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
>  	dev = &n->dev;
>  	vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ] = &n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ];
>  	n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ].handle_kick = handle_vq_kick;
> -	vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV,
> +	vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV + 64,
>  		       VHOST_TEST_PKT_WEIGHT, VHOST_TEST_WEIGHT, true, NULL);
>  
>  	f->private_data = n;
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> index 11433d709651..28f324fd77df 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> @@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ static void vhost_vq_reset(struct vhost_dev *dev,
>  {
>  	vq->num = 1;
>  	vq->ndescs = 0;
> +	vq->first_desc = 0;
>  	vq->desc = NULL;
>  	vq->avail = NULL;
>  	vq->used = NULL;
> @@ -372,6 +373,11 @@ static int vhost_worker(void *data)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static int vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +{
> +	return vq->max_descs - UIO_MAXIOV;
> +}
> +
>  static void vhost_vq_free_iovecs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  {
>  	kfree(vq->descs);
> @@ -394,6 +400,9 @@ static long vhost_dev_alloc_iovecs(struct vhost_dev *dev)
>  	for (i = 0; i < dev->nvqs; ++i) {
>  		vq = dev->vqs[i];
>  		vq->max_descs = dev->iov_limit;
> +		if (vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq) < 0) {
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
>  		vq->descs = kmalloc_array(vq->max_descs,
>  					  sizeof(*vq->descs),
>  					  GFP_KERNEL);
> @@ -1610,6 +1619,7 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
>  		vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
>  		/* Forget the cached index value. */
>  		vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> +		vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;

This is not needed if it is done in vhost_vq_set_backend, as far as I can tell.

Actually, maybe it is even better to move `vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;` line to vhost_vq_set_backend, it is part
of the backend "set up" procedure, isn't it?

I tested with virtio_test + batch tests sent in 
https://lkml.kernel.org/lkml/20200418102217.32327-1-eperezma@redhat.com/T/.
I append here what I'm proposing in case it is clearer this way.

Thanks!

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 4d198994e7be..809ad2cd2879 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -1617,9 +1617,6 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
 			break;
 		}
 		vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
-		/* Forget the cached index value. */
-		vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
-		vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;
 		break;
 	case VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE:
 		s.index = idx;
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
index fed36af5c444..f4902dc808e4 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static inline void vhost_vq_set_backend(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 					void *private_data)
 {
 	vq->private_data = private_data;
+	vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
 	vq->ndescs = 0;
 	vq->first_desc = 0;
 }

>  		break;
>  	case VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE:
>  		s.index = idx;
> @@ -2078,253 +2088,6 @@ static unsigned next_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, struct vring_desc *desc)
>  	return next;
>  }
>  
> -static int get_indirect(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> -			struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
> -			unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> -			struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num,
> -			struct vring_desc *indirect)
> -{
> -	struct vring_desc desc;
> -	unsigned int i = 0, count, found = 0;
> -	u32 len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, indirect->len);
> -	struct iov_iter from;
> -	int ret, access;
> -
> -	/* Sanity check */
> -	if (unlikely(len % sizeof desc)) {
> -		vq_err(vq, "Invalid length in indirect descriptor: "
> -		       "len 0x%llx not multiple of 0x%zx\n",
> -		       (unsigned long long)len,
> -		       sizeof desc);
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -	}
> -
> -	ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr), len, vq->indirect,
> -			     UIO_MAXIOV, VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
> -	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -			vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d in indirect.\n", ret);
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> -	iov_iter_init(&from, READ, vq->indirect, ret, len);
> -
> -	/* We will use the result as an address to read from, so most
> -	 * architectures only need a compiler barrier here. */
> -	read_barrier_depends();
> -
> -	count = len / sizeof desc;
> -	/* Buffers are chained via a 16 bit next field, so
> -	 * we can have at most 2^16 of these. */
> -	if (unlikely(count > USHRT_MAX + 1)) {
> -		vq_err(vq, "Indirect buffer length too big: %d\n",
> -		       indirect->len);
> -		return -E2BIG;
> -	}
> -
> -	do {
> -		unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
> -		if (unlikely(++found > count)) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Loop detected: last one at %u "
> -			       "indirect size %u\n",
> -			       i, count);
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		if (unlikely(!copy_from_iter_full(&desc, sizeof(desc), &from))) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Failed indirect descriptor: idx %d, %zx\n",
> -			       i, (size_t)vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr) + i * sizeof desc);
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		if (unlikely(desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Nested indirect descriptor: idx %d, %zx\n",
> -			       i, (size_t)vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr) + i * sizeof desc);
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -
> -		if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE))
> -			access = VHOST_ACCESS_WO;
> -		else
> -			access = VHOST_ACCESS_RO;
> -
> -		ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr),
> -				     vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len), iov + iov_count,
> -				     iov_size - iov_count, access);
> -		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -			if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -				vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d indirect idx %d\n",
> -					ret, i);
> -			return ret;
> -		}
> -		/* If this is an input descriptor, increment that count. */
> -		if (access == VHOST_ACCESS_WO) {
> -			*in_num += ret;
> -			if (unlikely(log && ret)) {
> -				log[*log_num].addr = vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr);
> -				log[*log_num].len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len);
> -				++*log_num;
> -			}
> -		} else {
> -			/* If it's an output descriptor, they're all supposed
> -			 * to come before any input descriptors. */
> -			if (unlikely(*in_num)) {
> -				vq_err(vq, "Indirect descriptor "
> -				       "has out after in: idx %d\n", i);
> -				return -EINVAL;
> -			}
> -			*out_num += ret;
> -		}
> -	} while ((i = next_desc(vq, &desc)) != -1);
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/* This looks in the virtqueue and for the first available buffer, and converts
> - * it to an iovec for convenient access.  Since descriptors consist of some
> - * number of output then some number of input descriptors, it's actually two
> - * iovecs, but we pack them into one and note how many of each there were.
> - *
> - * This function returns the descriptor number found, or vq->num (which is
> - * never a valid descriptor number) if none was found.  A negative code is
> - * returned on error. */
> -int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> -		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
> -		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> -		      struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num)
> -{
> -	struct vring_desc desc;
> -	unsigned int i, head, found = 0;
> -	u16 last_avail_idx;
> -	__virtio16 avail_idx;
> -	__virtio16 ring_head;
> -	int ret, access;
> -
> -	/* Check it isn't doing very strange things with descriptor numbers. */
> -	last_avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> -
> -	if (vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx) {
> -		if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_idx(vq, &avail_idx))) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Failed to access avail idx at %p\n",
> -				&vq->avail->idx);
> -			return -EFAULT;
> -		}
> -		vq->avail_idx = vhost16_to_cpu(vq, avail_idx);
> -
> -		if (unlikely((u16)(vq->avail_idx - last_avail_idx) > vq->num)) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Guest moved used index from %u to %u",
> -				last_avail_idx, vq->avail_idx);
> -			return -EFAULT;
> -		}
> -
> -		/* If there's nothing new since last we looked, return
> -		 * invalid.
> -		 */
> -		if (vq->avail_idx == last_avail_idx)
> -			return vq->num;
> -
> -		/* Only get avail ring entries after they have been
> -		 * exposed by guest.
> -		 */
> -		smp_rmb();
> -	}
> -
> -	/* Grab the next descriptor number they're advertising, and increment
> -	 * the index we've seen. */
> -	if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_head(vq, &ring_head, last_avail_idx))) {
> -		vq_err(vq, "Failed to read head: idx %d address %p\n",
> -		       last_avail_idx,
> -		       &vq->avail->ring[last_avail_idx % vq->num]);
> -		return -EFAULT;
> -	}
> -
> -	head = vhost16_to_cpu(vq, ring_head);
> -
> -	/* If their number is silly, that's an error. */
> -	if (unlikely(head >= vq->num)) {
> -		vq_err(vq, "Guest says index %u > %u is available",
> -		       head, vq->num);
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -	}
> -
> -	/* When we start there are none of either input nor output. */
> -	*out_num = *in_num = 0;
> -	if (unlikely(log))
> -		*log_num = 0;
> -
> -	i = head;
> -	do {
> -		unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
> -		if (unlikely(i >= vq->num)) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Desc index is %u > %u, head = %u",
> -			       i, vq->num, head);
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		if (unlikely(++found > vq->num)) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Loop detected: last one at %u "
> -			       "vq size %u head %u\n",
> -			       i, vq->num, head);
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		ret = vhost_get_desc(vq, &desc, i);
> -		if (unlikely(ret)) {
> -			vq_err(vq, "Failed to get descriptor: idx %d addr %p\n",
> -			       i, vq->desc + i);
> -			return -EFAULT;
> -		}
> -		if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)) {
> -			ret = get_indirect(vq, iov, iov_size,
> -					   out_num, in_num,
> -					   log, log_num, &desc);
> -			if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -				if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -					vq_err(vq, "Failure detected "
> -						"in indirect descriptor at idx %d\n", i);
> -				return ret;
> -			}
> -			continue;
> -		}
> -
> -		if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE))
> -			access = VHOST_ACCESS_WO;
> -		else
> -			access = VHOST_ACCESS_RO;
> -		ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr),
> -				     vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len), iov + iov_count,
> -				     iov_size - iov_count, access);
> -		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
> -			if (ret != -EAGAIN)
> -				vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d descriptor idx %d\n",
> -					ret, i);
> -			return ret;
> -		}
> -		if (access == VHOST_ACCESS_WO) {
> -			/* If this is an input descriptor,
> -			 * increment that count. */
> -			*in_num += ret;
> -			if (unlikely(log && ret)) {
> -				log[*log_num].addr = vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr);
> -				log[*log_num].len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len);
> -				++*log_num;
> -			}
> -		} else {
> -			/* If it's an output descriptor, they're all supposed
> -			 * to come before any input descriptors. */
> -			if (unlikely(*in_num)) {
> -				vq_err(vq, "Descriptor has out after in: "
> -				       "idx %d\n", i);
> -				return -EINVAL;
> -			}
> -			*out_num += ret;
> -		}
> -	} while ((i = next_desc(vq, &desc)) != -1);
> -
> -	/* On success, increment avail index. */
> -	vq->last_avail_idx++;
> -
> -	/* Assume notifications from guest are disabled at this point,
> -	 * if they aren't we would need to update avail_event index. */
> -	BUG_ON(!(vq->used_flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY));
> -	return head;
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc);
> -
>  static struct vhost_desc *peek_split_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  {
>  	BUG_ON(!vq->ndescs);
> @@ -2428,7 +2191,7 @@ static int fetch_indirect_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>  
>  /* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
>   * A negative code is returned on error. */
> -static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +static int fetch_buf(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  {
>  	unsigned int i, head, found = 0;
>  	struct vhost_desc *last;
> @@ -2441,7 +2204,11 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  	/* Check it isn't doing very strange things with descriptor numbers. */
>  	last_avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
>  
> -	if (vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx) {
> +	if (unlikely(vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx)) {
> +		/* If we already have work to do, don't bother re-checking. */
> +		if (likely(vq->ndescs))
> +			return 1;
> +
>  		if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_idx(vq, &avail_idx))) {
>  			vq_err(vq, "Failed to access avail idx at %p\n",
>  				&vq->avail->idx);
> @@ -2532,6 +2299,41 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>  	return 1;
>  }
>  
> +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> +		vq->first_desc = 0;
> +		vq->ndescs = 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (vq->ndescs)
> +		return 1;
> +
> +	for (ret = 1;
> +	     ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> +	     ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> +		;
> +
> +	/* On success we expect some descs */
> +	BUG_ON(ret > 0 && !vq->ndescs);
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +/* Reverse the effects of fetch_descs */
> +static void unfetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for (i = vq->first_desc; i < vq->ndescs; ++i)
> +		if (!(vq->descs[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
> +			vq->last_avail_idx -= 1;
> +	vq->ndescs = 0;
> +}
> +
>  /* This looks in the virtqueue and for the first available buffer, and converts
>   * it to an iovec for convenient access.  Since descriptors consist of some
>   * number of output then some number of input descriptors, it's actually two
> @@ -2540,7 +2342,7 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>   * This function returns the descriptor number found, or vq->num (which is
>   * never a valid descriptor number) if none was found.  A negative code is
>   * returned on error. */
> -int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> +int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>  		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
>  		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
>  		      struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num)
> @@ -2549,7 +2351,7 @@ int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>  	int i;
>  
>  	if (ret <= 0)
> -		goto err_fetch;
> +		goto err;
>  
>  	/* Now convert to IOV */
>  	/* When we start there are none of either input nor output. */
> @@ -2557,7 +2359,7 @@ int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>  	if (unlikely(log))
>  		*log_num = 0;
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < vq->ndescs; ++i) {
> +	for (i = vq->first_desc; i < vq->ndescs; ++i) {
>  		unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
>  		struct vhost_desc *desc = &vq->descs[i];
>  		int access;
> @@ -2603,24 +2405,26 @@ int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>  		}
>  
>  		ret = desc->id;
> +
> +		if (!(desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
> +			break;
>  	}
>  
> -	vq->ndescs = 0;
> +	vq->first_desc = i + 1;
>  
>  	return ret;
>  
>  err:
> -	vhost_discard_vq_desc(vq, 1);
> -err_fetch:
> -	vq->ndescs = 0;
> +	unfetch_descs(vq);
>  
>  	return ret ? ret : vq->num;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc_batch);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc);
>  
>  /* Reverse the effect of vhost_get_vq_desc. Useful for error handling. */
>  void vhost_discard_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, int n)
>  {
> +	unfetch_descs(vq);
>  	vq->last_avail_idx -= n;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_discard_vq_desc);
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> index 87089d51490d..fed36af5c444 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct vhost_virtqueue {
>  
>  	struct vhost_desc *descs;
>  	int ndescs;
> +	int first_desc;
>  	int max_descs;
>  
>  	struct file *kick;
> @@ -189,10 +190,6 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
>  bool vhost_vq_access_ok(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq);
>  bool vhost_log_access_ok(struct vhost_dev *);
>  
> -int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *,
> -		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_count,
> -		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> -		      struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num);
>  int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *,
>  		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_count,
>  		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
> @@ -261,6 +258,8 @@ static inline void vhost_vq_set_backend(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>  					void *private_data)
>  {
>  	vq->private_data = private_data;
> +	vq->ndescs = 0;
> +	vq->first_desc = 0;
>  }
>  
>  /**
Michael S. Tsirkin June 10, 2020, 3:08 p.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 04:29:29PM +0200, Eugenio Pérez wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-06-10 at 07:36 -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > As testing shows no performance change, switch to that now.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200401183118.8334-3-eperezma@redhat.com
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/vhost/test.c  |   2 +-
> >  drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 318 ++++++++----------------------------------
> >  drivers/vhost/vhost.h |   7 +-
> >  3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/test.c b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> > index 0466921f4772..7d69778aaa26 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/test.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> > @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int vhost_test_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
> >  	dev = &n->dev;
> >  	vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ] = &n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ];
> >  	n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ].handle_kick = handle_vq_kick;
> > -	vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV,
> > +	vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV + 64,
> >  		       VHOST_TEST_PKT_WEIGHT, VHOST_TEST_WEIGHT, true, NULL);
> >  
> >  	f->private_data = n;
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > index 11433d709651..28f324fd77df 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > @@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ static void vhost_vq_reset(struct vhost_dev *dev,
> >  {
> >  	vq->num = 1;
> >  	vq->ndescs = 0;
> > +	vq->first_desc = 0;
> >  	vq->desc = NULL;
> >  	vq->avail = NULL;
> >  	vq->used = NULL;
> > @@ -372,6 +373,11 @@ static int vhost_worker(void *data)
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static int vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > +{
> > +	return vq->max_descs - UIO_MAXIOV;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void vhost_vq_free_iovecs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> >  {
> >  	kfree(vq->descs);
> > @@ -394,6 +400,9 @@ static long vhost_dev_alloc_iovecs(struct vhost_dev *dev)
> >  	for (i = 0; i < dev->nvqs; ++i) {
> >  		vq = dev->vqs[i];
> >  		vq->max_descs = dev->iov_limit;
> > +		if (vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq) < 0) {
> > +			return -EINVAL;
> > +		}
> >  		vq->descs = kmalloc_array(vq->max_descs,
> >  					  sizeof(*vq->descs),
> >  					  GFP_KERNEL);
> > @@ -1610,6 +1619,7 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
> >  		vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
> >  		/* Forget the cached index value. */
> >  		vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> > +		vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;
> 
> This is not needed if it is done in vhost_vq_set_backend, as far as I can tell.
> 
> Actually, maybe it is even better to move `vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;` line to vhost_vq_set_backend, it is part
> of the backend "set up" procedure, isn't it?
> 
> I tested with virtio_test + batch tests sent in 
> https://lkml.kernel.org/lkml/20200418102217.32327-1-eperezma@redhat.com/T/.

Ow did I forget to merge them for rc1?  Should I have? Maybe Linus won't
yell to hard at me if I merge them after rc1.


> I append here what I'm proposing in case it is clearer this way.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> index 4d198994e7be..809ad2cd2879 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> @@ -1617,9 +1617,6 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
>  			break;
>  		}
>  		vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
> -		/* Forget the cached index value. */
> -		vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> -		vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;
>  		break;
>  	case VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE:
>  		s.index = idx;
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> index fed36af5c444..f4902dc808e4 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> @@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static inline void vhost_vq_set_backend(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>  					void *private_data)
>  {
>  	vq->private_data = private_data;
> +	vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
>  	vq->ndescs = 0;
>  	vq->first_desc = 0;
>  }
> 

Seems like a nice cleanup, though it's harmless right?
Eugenio Perez Martin June 10, 2020, 3:12 p.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:08 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 04:29:29PM +0200, Eugenio Pérez wrote:
> > On Wed, 2020-06-10 at 07:36 -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > As testing shows no performance change, switch to that now.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200401183118.8334-3-eperezma@redhat.com
> > > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/vhost/test.c  |   2 +-
> > >  drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 318 ++++++++----------------------------------
> > >  drivers/vhost/vhost.h |   7 +-
> > >  3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/test.c b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> > > index 0466921f4772..7d69778aaa26 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/vhost/test.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/vhost/test.c
> > > @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int vhost_test_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
> > >     dev = &n->dev;
> > >     vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ] = &n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ];
> > >     n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ].handle_kick = handle_vq_kick;
> > > -   vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV,
> > > +   vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV + 64,
> > >                    VHOST_TEST_PKT_WEIGHT, VHOST_TEST_WEIGHT, true, NULL);
> > >
> > >     f->private_data = n;
> > > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > > index 11433d709651..28f324fd77df 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > > @@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ static void vhost_vq_reset(struct vhost_dev *dev,
> > >  {
> > >     vq->num = 1;
> > >     vq->ndescs = 0;
> > > +   vq->first_desc = 0;
> > >     vq->desc = NULL;
> > >     vq->avail = NULL;
> > >     vq->used = NULL;
> > > @@ -372,6 +373,11 @@ static int vhost_worker(void *data)
> > >     return 0;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > +static int vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > > +{
> > > +   return vq->max_descs - UIO_MAXIOV;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  static void vhost_vq_free_iovecs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > >  {
> > >     kfree(vq->descs);
> > > @@ -394,6 +400,9 @@ static long vhost_dev_alloc_iovecs(struct vhost_dev *dev)
> > >     for (i = 0; i < dev->nvqs; ++i) {
> > >             vq = dev->vqs[i];
> > >             vq->max_descs = dev->iov_limit;
> > > +           if (vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq) < 0) {
> > > +                   return -EINVAL;
> > > +           }
> > >             vq->descs = kmalloc_array(vq->max_descs,
> > >                                       sizeof(*vq->descs),
> > >                                       GFP_KERNEL);
> > > @@ -1610,6 +1619,7 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
> > >             vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
> > >             /* Forget the cached index value. */
> > >             vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> > > +           vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;
> >
> > This is not needed if it is done in vhost_vq_set_backend, as far as I can tell.
> >
> > Actually, maybe it is even better to move `vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;` line to vhost_vq_set_backend, it is part
> > of the backend "set up" procedure, isn't it?
> >
> > I tested with virtio_test + batch tests sent in
> > https://lkml.kernel.org/lkml/20200418102217.32327-1-eperezma@redhat.com/T/.
>
> Ow did I forget to merge them for rc1?  Should I have? Maybe Linus won't
> yell to hard at me if I merge them after rc1.
>
>
> > I append here what I'm proposing in case it is clearer this way.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > index 4d198994e7be..809ad2cd2879 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > @@ -1617,9 +1617,6 @@ long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
> >                       break;
> >               }
> >               vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
> > -             /* Forget the cached index value. */
> > -             vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> > -             vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;
> >               break;
> >       case VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE:
> >               s.index = idx;
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> > index fed36af5c444..f4902dc808e4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> > @@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static inline void vhost_vq_set_backend(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> >                                       void *private_data)
> >  {
> >       vq->private_data = private_data;
> > +     vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
> >       vq->ndescs = 0;
> >       vq->first_desc = 0;
> >  }
> >
>
> Seems like a nice cleanup, though it's harmless right?
>

Fields ndescs and first_descs are supposed to be updated outside, that
was the intention but maybe I forgot to delete it here, not sure.

Regarding avail_idx, the whole change has been tested with vhost_test
and for vhost needs to have a backend to modify it already so it seems
safe to me.
Michael S. Tsirkin June 10, 2020, 3:13 p.m. UTC | #5
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 02:37:50PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> > + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> > +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > +{
> > +       int ret;
> > +
> > +       if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> > +               vq->first_desc = 0;
> > +               vq->ndescs = 0;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       if (vq->ndescs)
> > +               return 1;
> > +
> > +       for (ret = 1;
> > +            ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> > +            ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> > +               ;
> 
> (Expanding comment in V6):
> 
> We get an infinite loop this way:
> * vq->ndescs == 0, so we call fetch_buf() here
> * fetch_buf gets less than vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq); descriptors. ret = 1
> * This loop calls again fetch_buf, but vq->ndescs > 0 (and avail_vq ==
> last_avail_vq), so it just return 1

That's what
	 [PATCH RFC v7 08/14] fixup! vhost: use batched get_vq_desc version
is supposed to fix.
Eugenio Perez Martin June 10, 2020, 4:18 p.m. UTC | #6
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:13 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 02:37:50PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > > +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> > > + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> > > +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > > +{
> > > +       int ret;
> > > +
> > > +       if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> > > +               vq->first_desc = 0;
> > > +               vq->ndescs = 0;
> > > +       }
> > > +
> > > +       if (vq->ndescs)
> > > +               return 1;
> > > +
> > > +       for (ret = 1;
> > > +            ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> > > +            ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> > > +               ;
> >
> > (Expanding comment in V6):
> >
> > We get an infinite loop this way:
> > * vq->ndescs == 0, so we call fetch_buf() here
> > * fetch_buf gets less than vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq); descriptors. ret = 1
> > * This loop calls again fetch_buf, but vq->ndescs > 0 (and avail_vq ==
> > last_avail_vq), so it just return 1
>
> That's what
>          [PATCH RFC v7 08/14] fixup! vhost: use batched get_vq_desc version
> is supposed to fix.
>

Sorry, I forgot to include that fixup.

With it I don't see CPU stalls, but with that version latency has
increased a lot and I see packet lost:
+ ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=6848 ms

--- 10.200.0.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 1 received, +3 errors, 80% packet loss, time 76ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 6848.316/6848.316/6848.316/0.000 ms, pipe 4
--

I cannot even use netperf.

If I modify with my proposed version:
+ ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=7.07 ms
64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.358 ms
64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=5.35 ms
64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.27 ms
64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.426 ms

[root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t TCP_STREAM
MIGRATED TCP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
Recv   Send    Send
Socket Socket  Message  Elapsed
Size   Size    Size     Time     Throughput
bytes  bytes   bytes    secs.    10^6bits/sec

131072  16384  16384    10.01    4742.36
[root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t UDP_STREAM
MIGRATED UDP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
Socket  Message  Elapsed      Messages
Size    Size     Time         Okay Errors   Throughput
bytes   bytes    secs            #      #   10^6bits/sec

212992   65507   10.00        9214      0     482.83
212992           10.00        9214            482.83

I will compare with the non-batch version for reference, but the
difference between the two is noticeable. Maybe it's worth finding a
good value for the if() inside fetch_buf?

Thanks!


> --
> MST
>
Michael S. Tsirkin June 11, 2020, 11:30 a.m. UTC | #7
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 06:18:32PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:13 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 02:37:50PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > > > +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> > > > + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> > > > +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > > > +{
> > > > +       int ret;
> > > > +
> > > > +       if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> > > > +               vq->first_desc = 0;
> > > > +               vq->ndescs = 0;
> > > > +       }
> > > > +
> > > > +       if (vq->ndescs)
> > > > +               return 1;
> > > > +
> > > > +       for (ret = 1;
> > > > +            ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> > > > +            ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> > > > +               ;
> > >
> > > (Expanding comment in V6):
> > >
> > > We get an infinite loop this way:
> > > * vq->ndescs == 0, so we call fetch_buf() here
> > > * fetch_buf gets less than vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq); descriptors. ret = 1
> > > * This loop calls again fetch_buf, but vq->ndescs > 0 (and avail_vq ==
> > > last_avail_vq), so it just return 1
> >
> > That's what
> >          [PATCH RFC v7 08/14] fixup! vhost: use batched get_vq_desc version
> > is supposed to fix.
> >
> 
> Sorry, I forgot to include that fixup.
> 
> With it I don't see CPU stalls, but with that version latency has
> increased a lot and I see packet lost:
> + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> >From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
> >From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
> >From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
> 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=6848 ms
> 
> --- 10.200.0.1 ping statistics ---
> 5 packets transmitted, 1 received, +3 errors, 80% packet loss, time 76ms
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 6848.316/6848.316/6848.316/0.000 ms, pipe 4
> --
> 
> I cannot even use netperf.

OK so that's the bug to try to find and fix I think.


> If I modify with my proposed version:
> + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=7.07 ms
> 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.358 ms
> 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=5.35 ms
> 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.27 ms
> 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.426 ms


Not sure which version this is.

> [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t TCP_STREAM
> MIGRATED TCP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> Recv   Send    Send
> Socket Socket  Message  Elapsed
> Size   Size    Size     Time     Throughput
> bytes  bytes   bytes    secs.    10^6bits/sec
> 
> 131072  16384  16384    10.01    4742.36
> [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t UDP_STREAM
> MIGRATED UDP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> Socket  Message  Elapsed      Messages
> Size    Size     Time         Okay Errors   Throughput
> bytes   bytes    secs            #      #   10^6bits/sec
> 
> 212992   65507   10.00        9214      0     482.83
> 212992           10.00        9214            482.83
> 
> I will compare with the non-batch version for reference, but the
> difference between the two is noticeable. Maybe it's worth finding a
> good value for the if() inside fetch_buf?
> 
> Thanks!
> 

I don't think it's performance, I think it's a bug somewhere,
e.g. maybe we corrupt a packet, or stall the queue, or
something like this.

Let's do this, I will squash the fixups and post v8 so you can bisect
and then debug cleanly.

> > --
> > MST
> >
Eugenio Perez Martin June 15, 2020, 4:05 p.m. UTC | #8
On Thu, 2020-06-11 at 07:30 -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 06:18:32PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:13 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 02:37:50PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > > > > +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> > > > > + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> > > > > +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +       int ret;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> > > > > +               vq->first_desc = 0;
> > > > > +               vq->ndescs = 0;
> > > > > +       }
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       if (vq->ndescs)
> > > > > +               return 1;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       for (ret = 1;
> > > > > +            ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> > > > > +            ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> > > > > +               ;
> > > > 
> > > > (Expanding comment in V6):
> > > > 
> > > > We get an infinite loop this way:
> > > > * vq->ndescs == 0, so we call fetch_buf() here
> > > > * fetch_buf gets less than vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq); descriptors. ret = 1
> > > > * This loop calls again fetch_buf, but vq->ndescs > 0 (and avail_vq ==
> > > > last_avail_vq), so it just return 1
> > > 
> > > That's what
> > >          [PATCH RFC v7 08/14] fixup! vhost: use batched get_vq_desc version
> > > is supposed to fix.
> > > 
> > 
> > Sorry, I forgot to include that fixup.
> > 
> > With it I don't see CPU stalls, but with that version latency has
> > increased a lot and I see packet lost:
> > + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> > PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
> > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=6848 ms
> > 
> > --- 10.200.0.1 ping statistics ---
> > 5 packets transmitted, 1 received, +3 errors, 80% packet loss, time 76ms
> > rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 6848.316/6848.316/6848.316/0.000 ms, pipe 4
> > --
> > 
> > I cannot even use netperf.
> 
> OK so that's the bug to try to find and fix I think.
> 
> 
> > If I modify with my proposed version:
> > + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> > PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=7.07 ms
> > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.358 ms
> > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=5.35 ms
> > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.27 ms
> > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.426 ms
> 
> Not sure which version this is.
> 
> > [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t TCP_STREAM
> > MIGRATED TCP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> > 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> > Recv   Send    Send
> > Socket Socket  Message  Elapsed
> > Size   Size    Size     Time     Throughput
> > bytes  bytes   bytes    secs.    10^6bits/sec
> > 
> > 131072  16384  16384    10.01    4742.36
> > [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t UDP_STREAM
> > MIGRATED UDP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> > 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> > Socket  Message  Elapsed      Messages
> > Size    Size     Time         Okay Errors   Throughput
> > bytes   bytes    secs            #      #   10^6bits/sec
> > 
> > 212992   65507   10.00        9214      0     482.83
> > 212992           10.00        9214            482.83
> > 
> > I will compare with the non-batch version for reference, but the
> > difference between the two is noticeable. Maybe it's worth finding a
> > good value for the if() inside fetch_buf?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> 
> I don't think it's performance, I think it's a bug somewhere,
> e.g. maybe we corrupt a packet, or stall the queue, or
> something like this.
> 
> Let's do this, I will squash the fixups and post v8 so you can bisect
> and then debug cleanly.

Ok, so if we apply the patch proposed in v7 08/14 (Or the version 8 of the patchset sent), this is what happens:

1. Userland (virtio_test in my case) introduces just one buffer in vq, and it kicks
2. vhost module reaches fetch_descs, called from vhost_get_vq_desc. From there we call fetch_buf in a for loop.
3. The first time we call fetch_buf, it returns properly one buffer. However, the second time we call it, it returns 0
because vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx and vq->avail_idx == last_avail_idx code path.
4. fetch_descs assign ret = 0, so it returns 0. vhost_get_vq_desc will goto err, and it will signal no new buffer
(returning vq->num).

So to fix it and maintain the batching maybe we could return vq->ndescs in case ret == 0:

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index c0dfb5e3d2af..5993d4f34ca9 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -2315,7 +2327,8 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 
 	/* On success we expect some descs */
 	BUG_ON(ret > 0 && !vq->ndescs);
-	return ret;
+	return ret ?: vq->ndescs;
 }
 
 /* Reverse the effects of fetch_descs */
--

Another possibility could be to return different codes from fetch_buf, but I find the suggested modification easier.

What do you think?

Thanks!
Eugenio Perez Martin June 16, 2020, 3:23 p.m. UTC | #9
On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 6:05 PM Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2020-06-11 at 07:30 -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 06:18:32PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:13 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 02:37:50PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > > > > > +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> > > > > > + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> > > > > > +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > > > > > +{
> > > > > > +       int ret;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +       if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> > > > > > +               vq->first_desc = 0;
> > > > > > +               vq->ndescs = 0;
> > > > > > +       }
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +       if (vq->ndescs)
> > > > > > +               return 1;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +       for (ret = 1;
> > > > > > +            ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> > > > > > +            ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> > > > > > +               ;
> > > > >
> > > > > (Expanding comment in V6):
> > > > >
> > > > > We get an infinite loop this way:
> > > > > * vq->ndescs == 0, so we call fetch_buf() here
> > > > > * fetch_buf gets less than vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq); descriptors. ret = 1
> > > > > * This loop calls again fetch_buf, but vq->ndescs > 0 (and avail_vq ==
> > > > > last_avail_vq), so it just return 1
> > > >
> > > > That's what
> > > >          [PATCH RFC v7 08/14] fixup! vhost: use batched get_vq_desc version
> > > > is supposed to fix.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Sorry, I forgot to include that fixup.
> > >
> > > With it I don't see CPU stalls, but with that version latency has
> > > increased a lot and I see packet lost:
> > > + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> > > PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> > > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=6848 ms
> > >
> > > --- 10.200.0.1 ping statistics ---
> > > 5 packets transmitted, 1 received, +3 errors, 80% packet loss, time 76ms
> > > rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 6848.316/6848.316/6848.316/0.000 ms, pipe 4
> > > --
> > >
> > > I cannot even use netperf.
> >
> > OK so that's the bug to try to find and fix I think.
> >
> >
> > > If I modify with my proposed version:
> > > + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> > > PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=7.07 ms
> > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.358 ms
> > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=5.35 ms
> > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.27 ms
> > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.426 ms
> >
> > Not sure which version this is.
> >
> > > [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t TCP_STREAM
> > > MIGRATED TCP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> > > 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> > > Recv   Send    Send
> > > Socket Socket  Message  Elapsed
> > > Size   Size    Size     Time     Throughput
> > > bytes  bytes   bytes    secs.    10^6bits/sec
> > >
> > > 131072  16384  16384    10.01    4742.36
> > > [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t UDP_STREAM
> > > MIGRATED UDP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> > > 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> > > Socket  Message  Elapsed      Messages
> > > Size    Size     Time         Okay Errors   Throughput
> > > bytes   bytes    secs            #      #   10^6bits/sec
> > >
> > > 212992   65507   10.00        9214      0     482.83
> > > 212992           10.00        9214            482.83
> > >
> > > I will compare with the non-batch version for reference, but the
> > > difference between the two is noticeable. Maybe it's worth finding a
> > > good value for the if() inside fetch_buf?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> >
> > I don't think it's performance, I think it's a bug somewhere,
> > e.g. maybe we corrupt a packet, or stall the queue, or
> > something like this.
> >
> > Let's do this, I will squash the fixups and post v8 so you can bisect
> > and then debug cleanly.
>
> Ok, so if we apply the patch proposed in v7 08/14 (Or the version 8 of the patchset sent), this is what happens:
>
> 1. Userland (virtio_test in my case) introduces just one buffer in vq, and it kicks
> 2. vhost module reaches fetch_descs, called from vhost_get_vq_desc. From there we call fetch_buf in a for loop.
> 3. The first time we call fetch_buf, it returns properly one buffer. However, the second time we call it, it returns 0
> because vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx and vq->avail_idx == last_avail_idx code path.
> 4. fetch_descs assign ret = 0, so it returns 0. vhost_get_vq_desc will goto err, and it will signal no new buffer
> (returning vq->num).
>
> So to fix it and maintain the batching maybe we could return vq->ndescs in case ret == 0:
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> index c0dfb5e3d2af..5993d4f34ca9 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> @@ -2315,7 +2327,8 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>
>         /* On success we expect some descs */
>         BUG_ON(ret > 0 && !vq->ndescs);
> -       return ret;
> +       return ret ?: vq->ndescs;
>  }
>
>  /* Reverse the effects of fetch_descs */
> --
>
> Another possibility could be to return different codes from fetch_buf, but I find the suggested modification easier.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks!
>

Hi!

I can send a proposed RFC v9 in case it is more convenient for you.

Thanks!
Michael S. Tsirkin June 16, 2020, 10:08 p.m. UTC | #10
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 05:23:43PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 6:05 PM Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 2020-06-11 at 07:30 -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 06:18:32PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:13 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 02:37:50PM +0200, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
> > > > > > > +/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
> > > > > > > + * A negative code is returned on error. */
> > > > > > > +static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > +       int ret;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +       if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
> > > > > > > +               vq->first_desc = 0;
> > > > > > > +               vq->ndescs = 0;
> > > > > > > +       }
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +       if (vq->ndescs)
> > > > > > > +               return 1;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +       for (ret = 1;
> > > > > > > +            ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
> > > > > > > +            ret = fetch_buf(vq))
> > > > > > > +               ;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (Expanding comment in V6):
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We get an infinite loop this way:
> > > > > > * vq->ndescs == 0, so we call fetch_buf() here
> > > > > > * fetch_buf gets less than vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq); descriptors. ret = 1
> > > > > > * This loop calls again fetch_buf, but vq->ndescs > 0 (and avail_vq ==
> > > > > > last_avail_vq), so it just return 1
> > > > >
> > > > > That's what
> > > > >          [PATCH RFC v7 08/14] fixup! vhost: use batched get_vq_desc version
> > > > > is supposed to fix.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, I forgot to include that fixup.
> > > >
> > > > With it I don't see CPU stalls, but with that version latency has
> > > > increased a lot and I see packet lost:
> > > > + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> > > > PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> > > > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > > > From 10.200.0.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
> > > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=6848 ms
> > > >
> > > > --- 10.200.0.1 ping statistics ---
> > > > 5 packets transmitted, 1 received, +3 errors, 80% packet loss, time 76ms
> > > > rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 6848.316/6848.316/6848.316/0.000 ms, pipe 4
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > I cannot even use netperf.
> > >
> > > OK so that's the bug to try to find and fix I think.
> > >
> > >
> > > > If I modify with my proposed version:
> > > > + ping -c 5 10.200.0.1
> > > > PING 10.200.0.1 (10.200.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> > > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=7.07 ms
> > > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.358 ms
> > > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=5.35 ms
> > > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.27 ms
> > > > 64 bytes from 10.200.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.426 ms
> > >
> > > Not sure which version this is.
> > >
> > > > [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t TCP_STREAM
> > > > MIGRATED TCP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> > > > 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> > > > Recv   Send    Send
> > > > Socket Socket  Message  Elapsed
> > > > Size   Size    Size     Time     Throughput
> > > > bytes  bytes   bytes    secs.    10^6bits/sec
> > > >
> > > > 131072  16384  16384    10.01    4742.36
> > > > [root@localhost ~]# netperf -H 10.200.0.1 -p 12865 -l 10 -t UDP_STREAM
> > > > MIGRATED UDP STREAM TEST from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) port 0 AF_INET to
> > > > 10.200.0.1 () port 0 AF_INET
> > > > Socket  Message  Elapsed      Messages
> > > > Size    Size     Time         Okay Errors   Throughput
> > > > bytes   bytes    secs            #      #   10^6bits/sec
> > > >
> > > > 212992   65507   10.00        9214      0     482.83
> > > > 212992           10.00        9214            482.83
> > > >
> > > > I will compare with the non-batch version for reference, but the
> > > > difference between the two is noticeable. Maybe it's worth finding a
> > > > good value for the if() inside fetch_buf?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > >
> > > I don't think it's performance, I think it's a bug somewhere,
> > > e.g. maybe we corrupt a packet, or stall the queue, or
> > > something like this.
> > >
> > > Let's do this, I will squash the fixups and post v8 so you can bisect
> > > and then debug cleanly.
> >
> > Ok, so if we apply the patch proposed in v7 08/14 (Or the version 8 of the patchset sent), this is what happens:
> >
> > 1. Userland (virtio_test in my case) introduces just one buffer in vq, and it kicks
> > 2. vhost module reaches fetch_descs, called from vhost_get_vq_desc. From there we call fetch_buf in a for loop.
> > 3. The first time we call fetch_buf, it returns properly one buffer. However, the second time we call it, it returns 0
> > because vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx and vq->avail_idx == last_avail_idx code path.
> > 4. fetch_descs assign ret = 0, so it returns 0. vhost_get_vq_desc will goto err, and it will signal no new buffer
> > (returning vq->num).
> >
> > So to fix it and maintain the batching maybe we could return vq->ndescs in case ret == 0:
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > index c0dfb5e3d2af..5993d4f34ca9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > @@ -2315,7 +2327,8 @@ static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> >
> >         /* On success we expect some descs */
> >         BUG_ON(ret > 0 && !vq->ndescs);
> > -       return ret;
> > +       return ret ?: vq->ndescs;


I'd rather we used standard C. Also ret < 0 needs
to be handled. Also - what if fetch of some descs fails
but some succeeds?
What do we want to do?
Maybe:

return vq->ndescs ? vq->ndescs : ret;


> >  }
> >
> >  /* Reverse the effects of fetch_descs */
> > --
> >
> > Another possibility could be to return different codes from fetch_buf, but I find the suggested modification easier.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I can send a proposed RFC v9 in case it is more convenient for you.
> 
> Thanks!

Excellent, pls go ahead!
And can you include the performance numbers?
It's enough to test the final version.
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/test.c b/drivers/vhost/test.c
index 0466921f4772..7d69778aaa26 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/test.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/test.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@  static int vhost_test_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	dev = &n->dev;
 	vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ] = &n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ];
 	n->vqs[VHOST_TEST_VQ].handle_kick = handle_vq_kick;
-	vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV,
+	vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_TEST_VQ_MAX, UIO_MAXIOV + 64,
 		       VHOST_TEST_PKT_WEIGHT, VHOST_TEST_WEIGHT, true, NULL);
 
 	f->private_data = n;
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 11433d709651..28f324fd77df 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@  static void vhost_vq_reset(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 {
 	vq->num = 1;
 	vq->ndescs = 0;
+	vq->first_desc = 0;
 	vq->desc = NULL;
 	vq->avail = NULL;
 	vq->used = NULL;
@@ -372,6 +373,11 @@  static int vhost_worker(void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	return vq->max_descs - UIO_MAXIOV;
+}
+
 static void vhost_vq_free_iovecs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	kfree(vq->descs);
@@ -394,6 +400,9 @@  static long vhost_dev_alloc_iovecs(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->nvqs; ++i) {
 		vq = dev->vqs[i];
 		vq->max_descs = dev->iov_limit;
+		if (vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq) < 0) {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		vq->descs = kmalloc_array(vq->max_descs,
 					  sizeof(*vq->descs),
 					  GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1610,6 +1619,7 @@  long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
 		vq->last_avail_idx = s.num;
 		/* Forget the cached index value. */
 		vq->avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
+		vq->ndescs = vq->first_desc = 0;
 		break;
 	case VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE:
 		s.index = idx;
@@ -2078,253 +2088,6 @@  static unsigned next_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, struct vring_desc *desc)
 	return next;
 }
 
-static int get_indirect(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
-			struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
-			unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
-			struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num,
-			struct vring_desc *indirect)
-{
-	struct vring_desc desc;
-	unsigned int i = 0, count, found = 0;
-	u32 len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, indirect->len);
-	struct iov_iter from;
-	int ret, access;
-
-	/* Sanity check */
-	if (unlikely(len % sizeof desc)) {
-		vq_err(vq, "Invalid length in indirect descriptor: "
-		       "len 0x%llx not multiple of 0x%zx\n",
-		       (unsigned long long)len,
-		       sizeof desc);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr), len, vq->indirect,
-			     UIO_MAXIOV, VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
-	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
-		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
-			vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d in indirect.\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	iov_iter_init(&from, READ, vq->indirect, ret, len);
-
-	/* We will use the result as an address to read from, so most
-	 * architectures only need a compiler barrier here. */
-	read_barrier_depends();
-
-	count = len / sizeof desc;
-	/* Buffers are chained via a 16 bit next field, so
-	 * we can have at most 2^16 of these. */
-	if (unlikely(count > USHRT_MAX + 1)) {
-		vq_err(vq, "Indirect buffer length too big: %d\n",
-		       indirect->len);
-		return -E2BIG;
-	}
-
-	do {
-		unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
-		if (unlikely(++found > count)) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Loop detected: last one at %u "
-			       "indirect size %u\n",
-			       i, count);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		if (unlikely(!copy_from_iter_full(&desc, sizeof(desc), &from))) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Failed indirect descriptor: idx %d, %zx\n",
-			       i, (size_t)vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr) + i * sizeof desc);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		if (unlikely(desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Nested indirect descriptor: idx %d, %zx\n",
-			       i, (size_t)vhost64_to_cpu(vq, indirect->addr) + i * sizeof desc);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE))
-			access = VHOST_ACCESS_WO;
-		else
-			access = VHOST_ACCESS_RO;
-
-		ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr),
-				     vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len), iov + iov_count,
-				     iov_size - iov_count, access);
-		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
-			if (ret != -EAGAIN)
-				vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d indirect idx %d\n",
-					ret, i);
-			return ret;
-		}
-		/* If this is an input descriptor, increment that count. */
-		if (access == VHOST_ACCESS_WO) {
-			*in_num += ret;
-			if (unlikely(log && ret)) {
-				log[*log_num].addr = vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr);
-				log[*log_num].len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len);
-				++*log_num;
-			}
-		} else {
-			/* If it's an output descriptor, they're all supposed
-			 * to come before any input descriptors. */
-			if (unlikely(*in_num)) {
-				vq_err(vq, "Indirect descriptor "
-				       "has out after in: idx %d\n", i);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			*out_num += ret;
-		}
-	} while ((i = next_desc(vq, &desc)) != -1);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* This looks in the virtqueue and for the first available buffer, and converts
- * it to an iovec for convenient access.  Since descriptors consist of some
- * number of output then some number of input descriptors, it's actually two
- * iovecs, but we pack them into one and note how many of each there were.
- *
- * This function returns the descriptor number found, or vq->num (which is
- * never a valid descriptor number) if none was found.  A negative code is
- * returned on error. */
-int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
-		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
-		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
-		      struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num)
-{
-	struct vring_desc desc;
-	unsigned int i, head, found = 0;
-	u16 last_avail_idx;
-	__virtio16 avail_idx;
-	__virtio16 ring_head;
-	int ret, access;
-
-	/* Check it isn't doing very strange things with descriptor numbers. */
-	last_avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
-
-	if (vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx) {
-		if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_idx(vq, &avail_idx))) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Failed to access avail idx at %p\n",
-				&vq->avail->idx);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-		vq->avail_idx = vhost16_to_cpu(vq, avail_idx);
-
-		if (unlikely((u16)(vq->avail_idx - last_avail_idx) > vq->num)) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Guest moved used index from %u to %u",
-				last_avail_idx, vq->avail_idx);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-
-		/* If there's nothing new since last we looked, return
-		 * invalid.
-		 */
-		if (vq->avail_idx == last_avail_idx)
-			return vq->num;
-
-		/* Only get avail ring entries after they have been
-		 * exposed by guest.
-		 */
-		smp_rmb();
-	}
-
-	/* Grab the next descriptor number they're advertising, and increment
-	 * the index we've seen. */
-	if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_head(vq, &ring_head, last_avail_idx))) {
-		vq_err(vq, "Failed to read head: idx %d address %p\n",
-		       last_avail_idx,
-		       &vq->avail->ring[last_avail_idx % vq->num]);
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-
-	head = vhost16_to_cpu(vq, ring_head);
-
-	/* If their number is silly, that's an error. */
-	if (unlikely(head >= vq->num)) {
-		vq_err(vq, "Guest says index %u > %u is available",
-		       head, vq->num);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* When we start there are none of either input nor output. */
-	*out_num = *in_num = 0;
-	if (unlikely(log))
-		*log_num = 0;
-
-	i = head;
-	do {
-		unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
-		if (unlikely(i >= vq->num)) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Desc index is %u > %u, head = %u",
-			       i, vq->num, head);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		if (unlikely(++found > vq->num)) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Loop detected: last one at %u "
-			       "vq size %u head %u\n",
-			       i, vq->num, head);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		ret = vhost_get_desc(vq, &desc, i);
-		if (unlikely(ret)) {
-			vq_err(vq, "Failed to get descriptor: idx %d addr %p\n",
-			       i, vq->desc + i);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-		if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)) {
-			ret = get_indirect(vq, iov, iov_size,
-					   out_num, in_num,
-					   log, log_num, &desc);
-			if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
-				if (ret != -EAGAIN)
-					vq_err(vq, "Failure detected "
-						"in indirect descriptor at idx %d\n", i);
-				return ret;
-			}
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (desc.flags & cpu_to_vhost16(vq, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE))
-			access = VHOST_ACCESS_WO;
-		else
-			access = VHOST_ACCESS_RO;
-		ret = translate_desc(vq, vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr),
-				     vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len), iov + iov_count,
-				     iov_size - iov_count, access);
-		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
-			if (ret != -EAGAIN)
-				vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d descriptor idx %d\n",
-					ret, i);
-			return ret;
-		}
-		if (access == VHOST_ACCESS_WO) {
-			/* If this is an input descriptor,
-			 * increment that count. */
-			*in_num += ret;
-			if (unlikely(log && ret)) {
-				log[*log_num].addr = vhost64_to_cpu(vq, desc.addr);
-				log[*log_num].len = vhost32_to_cpu(vq, desc.len);
-				++*log_num;
-			}
-		} else {
-			/* If it's an output descriptor, they're all supposed
-			 * to come before any input descriptors. */
-			if (unlikely(*in_num)) {
-				vq_err(vq, "Descriptor has out after in: "
-				       "idx %d\n", i);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			*out_num += ret;
-		}
-	} while ((i = next_desc(vq, &desc)) != -1);
-
-	/* On success, increment avail index. */
-	vq->last_avail_idx++;
-
-	/* Assume notifications from guest are disabled at this point,
-	 * if they aren't we would need to update avail_event index. */
-	BUG_ON(!(vq->used_flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY));
-	return head;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc);
-
 static struct vhost_desc *peek_split_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!vq->ndescs);
@@ -2428,7 +2191,7 @@  static int fetch_indirect_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 
 /* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
  * A negative code is returned on error. */
-static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
+static int fetch_buf(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	unsigned int i, head, found = 0;
 	struct vhost_desc *last;
@@ -2441,7 +2204,11 @@  static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 	/* Check it isn't doing very strange things with descriptor numbers. */
 	last_avail_idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
 
-	if (vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx) {
+	if (unlikely(vq->avail_idx == vq->last_avail_idx)) {
+		/* If we already have work to do, don't bother re-checking. */
+		if (likely(vq->ndescs))
+			return 1;
+
 		if (unlikely(vhost_get_avail_idx(vq, &avail_idx))) {
 			vq_err(vq, "Failed to access avail idx at %p\n",
 				&vq->avail->idx);
@@ -2532,6 +2299,41 @@  static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* This function returns a value > 0 if a descriptor was found, or 0 if none were found.
+ * A negative code is returned on error. */
+static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (unlikely(vq->first_desc >= vq->ndescs)) {
+		vq->first_desc = 0;
+		vq->ndescs = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (vq->ndescs)
+		return 1;
+
+	for (ret = 1;
+	     ret > 0 && vq->ndescs <= vhost_vq_num_batch_descs(vq);
+	     ret = fetch_buf(vq))
+		;
+
+	/* On success we expect some descs */
+	BUG_ON(ret > 0 && !vq->ndescs);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* Reverse the effects of fetch_descs */
+static void unfetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = vq->first_desc; i < vq->ndescs; ++i)
+		if (!(vq->descs[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
+			vq->last_avail_idx -= 1;
+	vq->ndescs = 0;
+}
+
 /* This looks in the virtqueue and for the first available buffer, and converts
  * it to an iovec for convenient access.  Since descriptors consist of some
  * number of output then some number of input descriptors, it's actually two
@@ -2540,7 +2342,7 @@  static int fetch_descs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
  * This function returns the descriptor number found, or vq->num (which is
  * never a valid descriptor number) if none was found.  A negative code is
  * returned on error. */
-int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_size,
 		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
 		      struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num)
@@ -2549,7 +2351,7 @@  int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 	int i;
 
 	if (ret <= 0)
-		goto err_fetch;
+		goto err;
 
 	/* Now convert to IOV */
 	/* When we start there are none of either input nor output. */
@@ -2557,7 +2359,7 @@  int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 	if (unlikely(log))
 		*log_num = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < vq->ndescs; ++i) {
+	for (i = vq->first_desc; i < vq->ndescs; ++i) {
 		unsigned iov_count = *in_num + *out_num;
 		struct vhost_desc *desc = &vq->descs[i];
 		int access;
@@ -2603,24 +2405,26 @@  int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 		}
 
 		ret = desc->id;
+
+		if (!(desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
+			break;
 	}
 
-	vq->ndescs = 0;
+	vq->first_desc = i + 1;
 
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	vhost_discard_vq_desc(vq, 1);
-err_fetch:
-	vq->ndescs = 0;
+	unfetch_descs(vq);
 
 	return ret ? ret : vq->num;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc_batch);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_get_vq_desc);
 
 /* Reverse the effect of vhost_get_vq_desc. Useful for error handling. */
 void vhost_discard_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, int n)
 {
+	unfetch_descs(vq);
 	vq->last_avail_idx -= n;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_discard_vq_desc);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
index 87089d51490d..fed36af5c444 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@  struct vhost_virtqueue {
 
 	struct vhost_desc *descs;
 	int ndescs;
+	int first_desc;
 	int max_descs;
 
 	struct file *kick;
@@ -189,10 +190,6 @@  long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *arg
 bool vhost_vq_access_ok(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq);
 bool vhost_log_access_ok(struct vhost_dev *);
 
-int vhost_get_vq_desc_batch(struct vhost_virtqueue *,
-		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_count,
-		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
-		      struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num);
 int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *,
 		      struct iovec iov[], unsigned int iov_count,
 		      unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
@@ -261,6 +258,8 @@  static inline void vhost_vq_set_backend(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 					void *private_data)
 {
 	vq->private_data = private_data;
+	vq->ndescs = 0;
+	vq->first_desc = 0;
 }
 
 /**