[CC += Eric, so that he might review]
Hello Francois,
On 02/18/2017 05:06 AM, Francois Saint-Jacques wrote:
> This socket option is undocumented. Applies on the latest version
> (man-pages-4.09-511).
>
> diff --git a/man7/socket.7 b/man7/socket.7
> index 3efd7a5d8..1a3ffa253 100644
> --- a/man7/socket.7
> +++ b/man7/socket.7
> @@ -490,6 +490,26 @@ flag on a socket
> operation.
> Expects an integer boolean flag.
> .TP
> +.BR SO_INCOMING_CPU " (getsockopt since Linux 3.19, setsockopt since
> Linux 4.4)"
> +.\" getsocktop 2c8c56e15df3d4c2af3d656e44feb18789f75837
> +.\" setsocktop 70da268b569d32a9fddeea85dc18043de9d89f89
> +Sets or gets the cpu affinity of a socket. Expects an integer flag.
> +.sp
> +.in +4n
> +.nf
> +int cpu = 1;
> +socklen_t len = sizeof(cpu);
> +setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_INCOMING_CPU, &cpu, &len);
> +.fi
> +.in
> +.sp
> +The typical use case is one listener per RX queue, as the associated listener
> +should only accept flows handled in softirq by the same cpu. This provides
> +optimal NUMA behavior and keep cpu caches hot.
> +.TP
> .B SO_KEEPALIVE
> Enable sending of keep-alive messages on connection-oriented sockets.
> Expects an integer boolean flag.
Thank you! Patch applied.
I have tried to enhance the description somewhat. I'm not sure whether
what I've written is quite correct (or whether it should be further
extended). Eric, could you please take a look at the following, and let
me know if anything needs fixing:
SO_INCOMING_CPU (gettable since Linux 3.19, settable since Linux
4.4)
Sets or gets the CPU affinity of a socket. Expects an
integer flag.
int cpu = 1;
socklen_t len = sizeof(cpu);
setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_INCOMING_CPU, &cpu, &len);
Because all of the packets for a single stream (i.e., all
packets for the same 4-tuple) arrive on the single RX queue
that is associated with a particular CPU, the typical use
case is to employ one listening process per RX queue, with
the incoming flow being handled by a listener on the same
CPU that is handling the RX queue. This provides optimal
NUMA behavior and keeps CPU caches hot.
Cheers,
Michael
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