[RFC,v1,net-next,0/5] Add tx push buf len param to ethtool

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Shay Agroskin March 1, 2023, 5:59 p.m. UTC

This patchset adds a new sub-configuration to ethtool get/set queue
params (ethtool -g) called 'tx-push-buf-len'.

This configuration specifies the maximum number of bytes of a
transmitted packet a driver can push directly to the underlying
device ('push' mode). The motivation for pushing some of the bytes to
the device has the advantages of

- Allowing a smart device to take fast actions based on the packet's
  header
- Reducing latency for small packets that can be copied completely into
  the device

This new param is practically similar to tx-copybreak value that can be
set using ethtool's tunable but conceptually serves a different purpose.
While tx-copybreak is used to reduce the overhead of DMA mapping and
makes no sense to use if less than the whole segment gets copied,
tx-push-buf-len allows to improve performance by analyzing the packet's
data (usually headers) before performing the DMA operation.

The configuration can be queried and set using the commands:

    $ ethtool -g [interface]

    # ethtool -G [interface] tx-push-buf-len [number of bytes]

This patchset also adds support for the new configuration in ENA driver
for which this parameter ensures efficient resources management on the
device side.

David Arinzon (1):
  net: ena: Add an option to configure large LLQ headers

Shay Agroskin (4):
  ethtool: Add support for configuring tx_push_buf_len
  net: ena: Recalculate TX state variables every device reset
  net: ena: Add support to changing tx_push_buf_len
  net: ena: Advertise ETHTOOL_RING_USE_TX_PUSH_BUF_LEN support

 Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst  |  43 ++++--
 drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_eth_com.h |   4 +
 drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_ethtool.c |  64 +++++++-
 drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c  | 145 ++++++++++++++----
 drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.h  |  17 +-
 include/linux/ethtool.h                       |  14 +-
 include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h          |   2 +
 net/ethtool/netlink.h                         |   2 +-
 net/ethtool/rings.c                           |  29 +++-
 9 files changed, 256 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)