Re: [Query] iSER-Target: QP errors observed on increasing MaxXmitDataSegmentLength to 16384 (default = 8192)

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On Thursday, March 03/02/17, 2017 at 15:35:50 +0530, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
>    On Thu, 2017-03-02 at 14:31 +0530, Potnuri Bharat Teja wrote:
>    > On Thursday, March 03/02/17, 2017 at 14:00:33 +0530, Nicholas A.
>    Bellinger wrote:
>    > >    Hi Bharat & Co,
>    > >
>    > >    Adding Jenny + Or CC', as I believe they are still the main point
>    people
>    > >    for iser-target related items at Mellanox.
>    > >
>    > >    On Fri, 2017-02-24 at 14:44 +0530, Potnuri Bharat Teja wrote:
>    > >    > Hi Sagi/Nicholas,
>    > >    >
>    > >    > When tried changing the MaxXmitDataSegmentLength to 16384
>    (default =
>    > >    > 8192), by changing it from targetcli on target and iscsd.conf on
>    > >    > initiator, I observe the following errors.
>    > >    >
>    > >    > cxgb4 0000:06:00.4: AE qpid 1024 opcode 3 status 0x6 type 0 len
>    0x5c
>    > >    wrid.hi 0x0 wrid.lo 0x136
>    > >    > isert: isert_qp_event_callback: QP access error (3): conn
>    > >    ffff8807da7b6000
>    > >    > Aligning ISER MaxRecvDataSegmentLength: 4096 down to PAGE_SIZE
>    > >
>    > >    IIRC, this message in
>    iscsi_target_login.c:iscsi_login_zero_tsih_s2()
>    > >    indicates the initiator presented MRDSL was either not PAGE_SIZED
>    > >    aligned, or less than PAGE_SIZE..
>    > >
>    > >    Not sure why this is happening with a MRDSL=16384..? Can you
>    confirm
>    > >    what MRDSL came across the wire..?
>    > Hi Nicholas,
>    >        Thanks for the reply!
>    >        I saw the same MRDSL=16384 over the wire.
>    > >
>    > >    This would explain the iw_cxgb4 errors about the receive buffers
>    posted
>    > >    by target are insufficient for incoming data.
>    > >
>    > >    > cxgb4 0000:06:00.4: AE qpid 1026 opcode 3 status 0x6 type 0 len
>    0x5c
>    > >    wrid.hi 0x0 wrid.lo 0x2
>    > >    > isert: isert_qp_event_callback: QP access error (3): conn
>    > >    ffff88053a2ee000
>    > >    >
>    > >    > From the error status of iw_cxgb4 the receive buffers posted by
>    target
>    > >    > are unsufficient for the
>    > >    > incoming data to be placed/DMAed by the HW/adapter.
>    > >    > Apparently, from the iSER-target code the rx buffers are
>    acclocated
>    > >    > for a fixed size of 8192. from isert_alloc_rx_descriptors() in
>    > >    > drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
>    > >    >                rx_sg->length = ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
>    > >    >
>    > >    > I confirmed the same by increasing the ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE to
>    16384
>    > >    > and the errors arent seen.
>    > >    >
>    > >
>    > >    Mmmm.
>    > >
>    > >    > As far as i could see, from the iSER target code,
>    > >    > MaxXmitDataSegmentLength should not be changed according to the
>    > >    > targetcli/openiscsi parameters and should countinue based on iSER
>    > >    > specific Initiator/targetrecvdatasegmentlength and so does the
>    > >    > MaxrecvDatasegmentLength.
>    > >    >
>    > >    > Please let me know if my observations are right and what could be
>    done
>    > >    > to fix this.
>    > >    >
>    > >
>    > >    OK, it sounds like a reasonable approach to always enforce the
>    default
>    > >    MXDSL=8192 from the target side.
>    > >
>    > >    The issue of ignoring what the initiator sent for MRDSL, and always
>    > >    enforcing MRDSL=8192 would be OK if the initiator is presenting a
>    MRDSL
>    > >    larger than 8192, but could be problematic if it is presenting a
>    MRDSL
>    > >    smaller than 8192.
>    > >
>    > >    So I think the right approach would be:
>    > >
>    > >    - Always use MXDSL = 8192 in iser-target, regardless of what's
>    > >      configured by targetcli via configfs, et al.
>    > >    - Always honor MRDSL = 8192 in iser-target, when the initiator
>    presents
>    > >      a MRDSL >= 8192 during login.
>    > >    - If the initiator is attempting to present a MRDSL < 8192, fail
>    > >      the login with ISCSI_LOGIN_STATUS_INIT_ERR
>    > Agreed!
> 
>    After reading your email again, I may have mistaken one important bit..
> 
>    If the initiator is proposing MRDSL != 8192, are there still problems
>    with iser-initiator hard-coded limits vs. what iser-target is actually
>    posting for outgoing non RDMA_WRITE transfers of != 8192..?
> 
>    Or rather, does initiator proposed MRDSL != 8192 work as expected with
>    existing iser-initiator + iser-target code..?
>
	Here are my Initiator MRDSL and MXDSL
		node.conn[0].iscsi.MaxRecvDataSegmentLength = 8192
		node.conn[0].iscsi.MaxXmitDataSegmentLength = 16384
	and the Target MRDSL and MXDSL:
		/> iscsi/iqn.2016-17.org1/tpg1/ get parameter MaxXmitDataSegmentLength
		MaxXmitDataSegmentLength=16384
		/> iscsi/iqn.2016-17.org1/tpg1/ get parameter MaxRecvDataSegmentLength
		MaxRecvDataSegmentLength=8192
	
	To my knowledge, MaxXmitDataSegmentLength should be negotiated to min(8192, 16384).
	But the session info shows 16384: 
	#iscsiadm -m session -P3
-
                ************************
                Negotiated iSCSI params:
                ************************
                HeaderDigest: None
                DataDigest: None
                MaxRecvDataSegmentLength: 128
                MaxXmitDataSegmentLength: 16384
                FirstBurstLength: 65536
                MaxBurstLength: 262144
                ImmediateData: Yes
                InitialR2T: Yes
                MaxOutstandingR2T: 1
-
	with default LIO and openiscsi configuration I see:
		MaxXmitDataSegmentLength: 8192
>    If this is true and it's only a iser-target + MXDSL specific bug vs.
>    hard-coded ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE definitions mentioned above, then we can

>    avoid messing with the initiator proposed MRDSL.
> 
	From the set-up perspective, I was able to alter the negotiated 
	MaxXmitDataSegmentLength to 16384 only if I set the MaxXmitDataSegmentLength to 
	16384 on Target. So, There is high chance the target makeing wrong calculation
	
>    If this is the case, then following (untested) patch should do the
>    trick.
	Below Patch isnt holding good, I see the issue still and MXDSL set to 16384.
	# iscsiadm -m session -P3
	Target: iqn.2016-17.chelsio.org8 (non-flash)
        Current Portal: 10.0.2.2:3260,1
        Persistent Portal: 10.0.2.2:3260,1
-
                ************************
                Negotiated iSCSI params:
                ************************
                HeaderDigest: None
                DataDigest: None
                MaxRecvDataSegmentLength: 128
                MaxXmitDataSegmentLength: 16384
                FirstBurstLength: 65536
                MaxBurstLength: 262144
                ImmediateData: Yes
                InitialR2T: Yes
                MaxOutstandingR2T: 1
                ************************
                Attached SCSI devices:
                ************************
                Host Number: 13 State: running
                scsi13 Channel 00 Id 0 Lun: 0
                        Attached scsi disk sdj          State: running
-
	Shall debug further and let you know.
	Thanks!
> 
>    diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
>    b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
>    index 303cb65..db811a6 100644
>    --- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
>    +++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
>    @@ -427,49 +427,31 @@ static int iscsi_login_zero_tsih_s2(
>              * Set RDMAExtensions=Yes by default for iSER enabled network
>    portals
>              */
>             if (iser) {
>    -               struct iscsi_param *param;
>    -               unsigned long mrdsl, off;
>    +               unsigned long mxdsl;
>                     int rc;
>     
>                     if (iscsi_change_param_sprintf(conn,
>    "RDMAExtensions=Yes"))
>                             return -1;
>    -
>                     /*
>    -                * Make MaxRecvDataSegmentLength PAGE_SIZE aligned for
>    -                * Immediate Data + Unsolicited Data-OUT if necessary..
>    +                * Due to the hardcoded assumptions about MXDSL for
>    iser-target
>    +                * in ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, we must always enforce the
>    default
>    +                * INITIAL_TARGETRECVDATASEGMENTLENGTH = 8192, regardless
>    of
>    +                * what this value may have been set to by user via
>    configfs
>    +                * for traditional iscsi-target operation.
>                      */
>    -               param =
>    iscsi_find_param_from_key("MaxRecvDataSegmentLength",
>    -                                                 conn->param_list);
>    -               if (!param) {
>    -                       iscsit_tx_login_rsp(conn,
>    ISCSI_STATUS_CLS_TARGET_ERR,
>    -                               ISCSI_LOGIN_STATUS_NO_RESOURCES);
>    -                       return -1;
>    -               }
>    -               rc = kstrtoul(param->value, 0, &mrdsl);
>    +               rc = kstrtoul(INITIAL_TARGETRECVDATASEGMENTLENGTH, 0,
>    &mxdsl);
>                     if (rc < 0) {
>                             iscsit_tx_login_rsp(conn,
>    ISCSI_STATUS_CLS_TARGET_ERR,
>                                     ISCSI_LOGIN_STATUS_NO_RESOURCES);
>                             return -1;
>                     }
>    -               off = mrdsl % PAGE_SIZE;
>    -               if (!off)
>    -                       goto check_prot;
>    -
>    -               if (mrdsl < PAGE_SIZE)
>    -                       mrdsl = PAGE_SIZE;
>    -               else
>    -                       mrdsl -= off;
>    -
>    -               pr_warn("Aligning ISER MaxRecvDataSegmentLength: %lu down"
>    -                       " to PAGE_SIZE\n", mrdsl);
>    -
>    -               if (iscsi_change_param_sprintf(conn,
>    "MaxRecvDataSegmentLength=%lu\n", mrdsl))
>    +               if (iscsi_change_param_sprintf(conn,
>    "MaxXmitDataSegmentLength=%lu\n", mxdsl))
>                             return -1;
>    +
>                     /*
>                      * ISER currently requires that ImmediateData +
>    Unsolicited
>                      * Data be disabled when protection / signature MRs are
>    enabled.
>                      */
>    -check_prot:
>                     if (sess->se_sess->sup_prot_ops &
>                        (TARGET_PROT_DOUT_STRIP | TARGET_PROT_DOUT_PASS |
>                         TARGET_PROT_DOUT_INSERT)) {
>    --
>    1.9.1
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