Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] tcm_vhost: Use vq->private_data to indicate if the endpoint is setup

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On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 11:23:12AM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 02:27:50PM +0800, Asias He wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:06:15AM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 04:47:15PM +0800, Asias He wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:33:30AM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 04:10:02PM +0800, Asias He wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 08:16:59AM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:17:28AM +0800, Asias He wrote:
> > > > > > > > Currently, vs->vs_endpoint is used indicate if the endpoint is setup or
> > > > > > > > not. It is set or cleared in vhost_scsi_set_endpoint() or
> > > > > > > > vhost_scsi_clear_endpoint() under the vs->dev.mutex lock. However, when
> > > > > > > > we check it in vhost_scsi_handle_vq(), we ignored the lock.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Instead of using the vs->vs_endpoint and the vs->dev.mutex lock to
> > > > > > > > indicate the status of the endpoint, we use per virtqueue
> > > > > > > > vq->private_data to indicate it. In this way, we can only take the
> > > > > > > > vq->mutex lock which is per queue and make the concurrent multiqueue
> > > > > > > > process having less lock contention. Further, in the read side of
> > > > > > > > vq->private_data, we can even do not take only lock if it is accessed in
> > > > > > > > the vhost worker thread, because it is protected by "vhost rcu".
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Asias He <asias@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > >  drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> > > > > > > >  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c
> > > > > > > > index 5e3d4487..0524267 100644
> > > > > > > > --- a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c
> > > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c
> > > > > > > > @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ struct vhost_scsi {
> > > > > > > >  	/* Protected by vhost_scsi->dev.mutex */
> > > > > > > >  	struct tcm_vhost_tpg *vs_tpg[VHOST_SCSI_MAX_TARGET];
> > > > > > > >  	char vs_vhost_wwpn[TRANSPORT_IQN_LEN];
> > > > > > > > -	bool vs_endpoint;
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > >  	struct vhost_dev dev;
> > > > > > > >  	struct vhost_virtqueue vqs[VHOST_SCSI_MAX_VQ];
> > > > > > > > @@ -91,6 +90,24 @@ static int iov_num_pages(struct iovec *iov)
> > > > > > > >  	       ((unsigned long)iov->iov_base & PAGE_MASK)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > > > > >  }
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > +static bool tcm_vhost_check_endpoint(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
> > > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > > +	bool ret = false;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	/*
> > > > > > > > +	 * We can handle the vq only after the endpoint is setup by calling the
> > > > > > > > +	 * VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT ioctl.
> > > > > > > > +	 *
> > > > > > > > +	 * TODO: Check that we are running from vhost_worker which acts
> > > > > > > > +	 * as read-side critical section for vhost kind of RCU.
> > > > > > > > +	 * See the comments in struct vhost_virtqueue in drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> > > > > > > > +	 */
> > > > > > > > +	if (rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1))
> > > > > > > > +		ret = true;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	return ret;
> > > > > > > > +}
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > >  static int tcm_vhost_check_true(struct se_portal_group *se_tpg)
> > > > > > > >  {
> > > > > > > >  	return 1;
> > > > > > > > @@ -581,8 +598,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_handle_vq(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
> > > > > > > >  	int head, ret;
> > > > > > > >  	u8 target;
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > -	/* Must use ioctl VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT */
> > > > > > > > -	if (unlikely(!vs->vs_endpoint))
> > > > > > > > +	if (!tcm_vhost_check_endpoint(vq))
> > > > > > > >  		return;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I would just move the check to under vq mutex,
> > > > > > > and avoid rcu completely. In vhost-net we are using
> > > > > > > private data outside lock so we can't do this,
> > > > > > > no such issue here.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Are you talking about:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >    handle_tx:
> > > > > >            /* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
> > > > > >            sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
> > > > > >            if (!sock)
> > > > > >                    return;
> > > > > >    
> > > > > >            wmem = atomic_read(&sock->sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
> > > > > >            if (wmem >= sock->sk->sk_sndbuf) {
> > > > > >                    mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > >                    tx_poll_start(net, sock);
> > > > > >                    mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > >                    return;
> > > > > >            }
> > > > > >            mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Why not do the atomic_read and tx_poll_start under the vq->mutex, and thus do
> > > > > > the check under the lock as well.
> > > > > >    
> > > > > >    handle_rx:
> > > > > >            mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > >    
> > > > > >            /* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
> > > > > >            struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
> > > > > >    
> > > > > >            if (!sock)
> > > > > >                    return;
> > > > > >    
> > > > > >            mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Can't we can do the check under the vq->mutex here?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The rcu is still there but it makes the code easier to read. IMO, If we want to
> > > > > > use rcu, use it explicitly and avoid the vhost rcu completely. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > The point is to make spurios wakeups as lightweight as possible.
> > > > > The seemed to happen a lot with -net.
> > > > > Should not happen with -scsi at all.
> > > > 
> > > > I am wondering:
> > > > 
> > > > 1. Why there is a lot of spurios wakeups
> > > > 
> > > > 2. What performance impact it would give if we take the lock to check
> > > >    vq->private_data. Sinc, at any time, either handle_tx or handle_rx
> > > >    can be running. So we can almost always take the vq->mutex mutex.
> > > >    Did you managed to measure real perf difference?
> > > 
> > > At some point when this was written, yes.  We can revisit this, but
> > > let's focus on fixing vhost-scsi.
> > 
> > If no perf difference is measurable, we can simplify the -net. It would
> > be one small step towards removing the vhost rcu thing.
> 
> Rusty's currently doing some reorgs of -net let's delay
> cleanups there to avoid stepping on each other's toys.
> Let's focus on scsi here.
> E.g. any chance framing assumptions can be fixed in 3.10?

There are set endpoint, hotplug and flush series in flight already. So I will
not start framing assumptions fix until we merge the in flight ones.
However, IMO, we can probably fix it in 3.10.

> > > > > 
> > > > > > > >  	mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > > > > @@ -829,11 +845,12 @@ static int vhost_scsi_set_endpoint(
> > > > > > > >  		       sizeof(vs->vs_vhost_wwpn));
> > > > > > > >  		for (i = 0; i < VHOST_SCSI_MAX_VQ; i++) {
> > > > > > > >  			vq = &vs->vqs[i];
> > > > > > > > +			/* Flushing the vhost_work acts as synchronize_rcu */
> > > > > > > >  			mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > > > > +			rcu_assign_pointer(vq->private_data, vs);
> > > > > > > >  			vhost_init_used(vq);
> > > > > > > >  			mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > > > >  		}
> > > > > > > > -		vs->vs_endpoint = true;
> > > > > > > >  		ret = 0;
> > > > > > > >  	} else {
> > > > > > > >  		ret = -EEXIST;
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > There's also some weird smp_mb__after_atomic_inc() with no
> > > > > > > atomic in sight just above ... Nicholas what was the point there?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > @@ -849,6 +866,8 @@ static int vhost_scsi_clear_endpoint(
> > > > > > > >  {
> > > > > > > >  	struct tcm_vhost_tport *tv_tport;
> > > > > > > >  	struct tcm_vhost_tpg *tv_tpg;
> > > > > > > > +	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq;
> > > > > > > > +	bool match = false;
> > > > > > > >  	int index, ret, i;
> > > > > > > >  	u8 target;
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > @@ -884,9 +903,18 @@ static int vhost_scsi_clear_endpoint(
> > > > > > > >  		}
> > > > > > > >  		tv_tpg->tv_tpg_vhost_count--;
> > > > > > > >  		vs->vs_tpg[target] = NULL;
> > > > > > > > -		vs->vs_endpoint = false;
> > > > > > > > +		match = true;
> > > > > > > >  		mutex_unlock(&tv_tpg->tv_tpg_mutex);
> > > > > > > >  	}
> > > > > > > > +	if (match) {
> > > > > > > > +		for (i = 0; i < VHOST_SCSI_MAX_VQ; i++) {
> > > > > > > > +			vq = &vs->vqs[i];
> > > > > > > > +			/* Flushing the vhost_work acts as synchronize_rcu */
> > > > > > > > +			mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > > > > +			rcu_assign_pointer(vq->private_data, NULL);
> > > > > > > > +			mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
> > > > > > > > +		}
> > > > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I'm trying to understand what's going on here.
> > > > > > > Does vhost_scsi only have a single target?
> > > > > > > Because the moment you clear one target you
> > > > > > > also set private_data to NULL ...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > vhost_scsi supports multi target. Currently, We can not disable specific target
> > > > > > under the wwpn. When we clear or set the endpoint, we disable or enable all the
> > > > > > targets under the wwpn.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >  	mutex_unlock(&vs->dev.mutex);
> > > > > > > >  	return 0;
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > > > 1.8.1.4
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Asias
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Asias
> > 
> > -- 
> > Asias

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