On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 06:50:39PM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
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> On 12.12.2023 18:54, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 12:16:57AM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
> >> Add one more condition for sending credit update during dequeue from
> >> stream socket: when number of bytes in the rx queue is smaller than
> >> SO_RCVLOWAT value of the socket. This is actual for non-default value
> >> of SO_RCVLOWAT (e.g. not 1) - idea is to "kick" peer to continue data
> >> transmission, because we need at least SO_RCVLOWAT bytes in our rx
> >> queue to wake up user for reading data (in corner case it is also
> >> possible to stuck both tx and rx sides, this is why 'Fixes' is used).
> >
> > I don't get what does "to stuck both tx and rx sides" mean.
>
> I meant situation when tx waits for the free space, while rx doesn't send
> credit update, just waiting for more data. Sorry for my English :)
>
> > Besides being agrammatical, is there a way to do this without
> > playing with SO_RCVLOWAT?
>
> No, this may happen only with non-default SO_RCVLOWAT values (e.g. != 1)
>
> Thanks, Arseniy
I am split on whether we need the Fixes tag. I guess if the other side
is vhost with SO_RCVLOWAT then it might be stuck and it might apply
without SO_RCVLOWAT on the local kernel?
> >
> >>
> >> Fixes: b89d882dc9fc ("vsock/virtio: reduce credit update messages")
> >> Signed-off-by: Arseniy Krasnov <avkrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> Changelog:
> >> v6 -> v7:
> >> * Handle wrap of 'fwd_cnt'.
> >> * Do to send credit update when 'fwd_cnt' == 'last_fwd_cnt'.
> >> v7 -> v8:
> >> * Remove unneeded/wrong handling of wrap for 'fwd_cnt'.
> >>
> >> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 13 ++++++++++---
> >> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
> >> index e137d740804e..8572f94bba88 100644
> >> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
> >> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
> >> @@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ virtio_transport_stream_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> >> struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
> >> size_t bytes, total = 0;
> >> struct sk_buff *skb;
> >> + u32 fwd_cnt_delta;
> >> + bool low_rx_bytes;
> >> int err = -EFAULT;
> >> u32 free_space;
> >>
> >> @@ -601,7 +603,10 @@ virtio_transport_stream_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> >> }
> >> }
> >>
> >> - free_space = vvs->buf_alloc - (vvs->fwd_cnt - vvs->last_fwd_cnt);
> >> + fwd_cnt_delta = vvs->fwd_cnt - vvs->last_fwd_cnt;
> >> + free_space = vvs->buf_alloc - fwd_cnt_delta;
> >> + low_rx_bytes = (vvs->rx_bytes <
> >> + sock_rcvlowat(sk_vsock(vsk), 0, INT_MAX));
> >>
> >> spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
> >>
> >> @@ -611,9 +616,11 @@ virtio_transport_stream_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> >> * too high causes extra messages. Too low causes transmitter
> >> * stalls. As stalls are in theory more expensive than extra
> >> * messages, we set the limit to a high value. TODO: experiment
> >> - * with different values.
> >> + * with different values. Also send credit update message when
> >> + * number of bytes in rx queue is not enough to wake up reader.
> >> */
> >> - if (free_space < VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE)
> >> + if (fwd_cnt_delta &&
> >> + (free_space < VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE || low_rx_bytes))
> >> virtio_transport_send_credit_update(vsk);
> >>
> >> return total;
> >> --
> >> 2.25.1
> >
