For small packets we can simplify xmit processing
by linearizing buffers with the header:
most packets seem to have enough head room
we can use for this purpose.
Since existing hypervisors require that header
is the first s/g element, we need a feature bit
for this.
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
include/linux/virtio_net.h | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 316f1be..6e6e53e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ struct virtnet_info {
/* Host will merge rx buffers for big packets (shake it! shake it!) */
bool mergeable_rx_bufs;
+ /* Host can handle any s/g split between our header and packet data */
+ bool any_header_sg;
+
/* enable config space updates */
bool config_enable;
@@ -576,11 +579,28 @@ static void free_old_xmit_skbs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
static int xmit_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
- struct skb_vnet_hdr *hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
+ struct skb_vnet_hdr *hdr;
const unsigned char *dest = ((struct ethhdr *)skb->data)->h_dest;
unsigned num_sg;
+ unsigned hdr_len;
+ bool can_push;
+
pr_debug("%s: xmit %p %pM\n", vi->dev->name, skb, dest);
+ if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
+ hdr_len = sizeof hdr->mhdr;
+ else
+ hdr_len = sizeof hdr->hdr;
+
+ can_push = vi->any_header_sg &&
+ !((unsigned long)skb->data & (__alignof__(*hdr) - 1)) &&
+ !skb_header_cloned(skb) && skb_headroom(skb) >= hdr_len;
+ /* Even if we can, don't push here yet as this would skew
+ * csum_start offset below. */
+ if (can_push)
+ hdr = (struct skb_vnet_hdr *)(skb->data - hdr_len);
+ else
+ hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
hdr->hdr.flags = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM;
@@ -609,15 +629,18 @@ static int xmit_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct sk_buff *skb)
hdr->hdr.gso_size = hdr->hdr.hdr_len = 0;
}
- hdr->mhdr.num_buffers = 0;
-
- /* Encode metadata header at front. */
if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
- sg_set_buf(vi->tx_sg, &hdr->mhdr, sizeof hdr->mhdr);
- else
- sg_set_buf(vi->tx_sg, &hdr->hdr, sizeof hdr->hdr);
+ hdr->mhdr.num_buffers = 0;
- num_sg = skb_to_sgvec(skb, vi->tx_sg + 1, 0, skb->len) + 1;
+ if (can_push) {
+ __skb_push(skb, hdr_len);
+ num_sg = skb_to_sgvec(skb, vi->tx_sg, 0, skb->len);
+ /* Pull header back to avoid skew in tx bytes calculations. */
+ __skb_pull(skb, hdr_len);
+ } else {
+ sg_set_buf(vi->tx_sg, hdr, hdr_len);
+ num_sg = skb_to_sgvec(skb, vi->tx_sg + 1, 0, skb->len) + 1;
+ }
return virtqueue_add_buf(vi->svq, vi->tx_sg, num_sg,
0, skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
}
@@ -1128,6 +1151,9 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF))
vi->mergeable_rx_bufs = true;
+ if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_ANY_HEADER_SG))
+ vi->any_header_sg = true;
+
err = init_vqs(vi);
if (err)
goto free_stats;
@@ -1286,7 +1312,7 @@ static unsigned int features[] = {
VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO,
VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF, VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ,
VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN,
- VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE,
+ VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, VIRTIO_NET_F_ANY_HEADER_SG
};
static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
index 2470f54..16a577b 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
#define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX_EXTRA 20 /* Extra RX mode control support */
#define VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE 21 /* Guest can announce device on the
* network */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_F_ANY_HEADER_SG 22 /* Host can handle any header s/g */
#define VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP 1 /* Link is up */
#define VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE 2 /* Announcement is needed */
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ struct virtio_net_config {
__u16 status;
} __attribute__((packed));
-/* This is the first element of the scatter-gather list. If you don't
+/* This header comes first in the scatter-gather list.
+ * If VIRTIO_NET_F_ANY_HEADER_SG is not negotiated, it must
+ * be the first element of the scatter-gather list. If you don't
* specify GSO or CSUM features, you can simply ignore the header. */
struct virtio_net_hdr {
#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM 1 // Use csum_start, csum_offset
--
MST
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