Add supports for datagram type for virtio-vsock. Datagram
sockets are connectionless and unreliable. To avoid contention
with stream and other sockets, add two more virtqueues and
a new feature bit to identify if those two new queues exist or not.
Also add descriptions for resource management of datagram, which
does not use the existing credit update mechanism associated with
stream sockets.
Signed-off-by: Jiang Wang <jiang.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
V2: addressed the comments for the previous version.
V3: add description for the mergeable receive buffer.
V4: add a feature bit for stream and reserver a bit for seqpacket.
Fix mrg_rxbuf related sentences.
V5: removed mergeable rx buffer part. It will go to a
separate patch. Fixed comments about tx, rx, feature bit etc.
virtio-vsock.tex | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/virtio-vsock.tex b/virtio-vsock.tex
index da7e641..26a62ac 100644
--- a/virtio-vsock.tex
+++ b/virtio-vsock.tex
@@ -9,14 +9,37 @@ \subsection{Device ID}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device ID}
\subsection{Virtqueues}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Virtqueues}
\begin{description}
-\item[0] rx
-\item[1] tx
+\item[0] stream rx
+\item[1] stream tx
+\item[2] datagram rx
+\item[3] datagram tx
+\item[4] event
+\end{description}
+The virtio socket device uses 5 queues if feature bit VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_DRGAM is set. Otherwise, it
+only uses 3 queues, as the following.
+
+\begin{description}
+\item[0] stream rx
+\item[1] stream tx
\item[2] event
\end{description}
+When behavior differs between stream and datagram rx/tx virtqueues
+their full names are used. Common behavior is simply described in
+terms of rx/tx virtqueues and applies to both stream and datagram
+virtqueues.
+
\subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Feature bits}
-There are currently no feature bits defined for this device.
+\begin{description}
+\item[VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_STREAM (0)] Device has support for stream socket type.
+\end{description}
+
+\begin{description}
+\item[VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_DGRAM (2)] Device has support for datagram socket type.
+\end{description}
+
+If no feature bits are defined, assume device only supports stream socket type.
\subsection{Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device configuration layout}
@@ -107,6 +130,9 @@ \subsection{Device Operation}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Op
\subsubsection{Virtqueue Flow Control}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Virtqueue Flow Control}
+Flow control applies to stream sockets; datagram sockets do not have
+flow control.
+
The tx virtqueue carries packets initiated by applications and replies to
received packets. The rx virtqueue carries packets initiated by the device and
replies to previously transmitted packets.
@@ -140,12 +166,15 @@ \subsubsection{Addressing}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Opera
consists of a (cid, port number) tuple. The header fields used for this are
\field{src_cid}, \field{src_port}, \field{dst_cid}, and \field{dst_port}.
-Currently only stream sockets are supported. \field{type} is 1 for stream
-socket types.
+Currently stream and datagram (dgram) sockets are supported. \field{type} is 1 for stream
+socket types. \field{type} is 3 for dgram socket types.
Stream sockets provide in-order, guaranteed, connection-oriented delivery
without message boundaries.
+Datagram sockets provide unordered, unreliable, connectionless messages
+with message boundaries and a maximum length.
+
\subsubsection{Buffer Space Management}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Buffer Space Management}
\field{buf_alloc} and \field{fwd_cnt} are used for buffer space management of
stream sockets. The guest and the device publish how much buffer space is
@@ -162,7 +191,7 @@ \subsubsection{Buffer Space Management}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device /
u32 peer_free = peer_buf_alloc - (tx_cnt - peer_fwd_cnt);
\end{lstlisting}
-If there is insufficient buffer space, the sender waits until virtqueue buffers
+For stream sockets, if there is insufficient buffer space, the sender waits until virtqueue buffers
are returned and checks \field{buf_alloc} and \field{fwd_cnt} again. Sending
the VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_REQUEST packet queries how much buffer space is
available. The reply to this query is a VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_UPDATE packet.
@@ -170,22 +199,33 @@ \subsubsection{Buffer Space Management}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device /
previously receiving a VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_REQUEST packet. This allows
communicating updates any time a change in buffer space occurs.
+Unlike stream sockets, dgram sockets do not use VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_UPDATE or
+VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_REQUEST packets. The dgram buffer management
+is split to two parts: sender side and receiver side. For the sender side, if the
+virtqueue is full, the packet will be dropped.
+For the receiver side, the packet is dropped by the receiver if there is no space in the
+receive buffer.
+
\drivernormative{\paragraph}{Device Operation: Buffer Space Management}{Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Buffer Space Management}
-VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW data packets MUST only be transmitted when the peer has
-sufficient free buffer space for the payload.
+For stream sockets, VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW data packets MUST only be transmitted when the peer has
+sufficient free buffer space for the payload. For dgram sockets, VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW data packets
+MAY be transmitted when the peer rx buffer is full. Then the packet will be dropped by the peer,
+and driver will not get any notification.
All packets associated with a stream flow MUST contain valid information in
\field{buf_alloc} and \field{fwd_cnt} fields.
\devicenormative{\paragraph}{Device Operation: Buffer Space Management}{Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Buffer Space Management}
-VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW data packets MUST only be transmitted when the peer has
-sufficient free buffer space for the payload.
+For stream sockets, VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW data packets MUST only be transmitted when the peer has
+sufficient free buffer space for the payload. For dgram sockets, VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW data packets
+MAY be transmitted when the peer rx buffer is full. Then the packet will be dropped by the peer,
+and the device will not get any notification.
All packets associated with a stream flow MUST contain valid information in
\field{buf_alloc} and \field{fwd_cnt} fields.
\subsubsection{Receive and Transmit}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Receive and Transmit}
-The driver queues outgoing packets on the tx virtqueue and incoming packet
+The driver queues outgoing packets on the tx virtqueue and allocates incoming packet
receive buffers on the rx virtqueue. Packets are of the following form:
\begin{lstlisting}
@@ -195,6 +235,7 @@ \subsubsection{Receive and Transmit}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / De
};
\end{lstlisting}
+
Virtqueue buffers for outgoing packets are read-only. Virtqueue buffers for
incoming packets are write-only.
@@ -240,6 +281,14 @@ \subsubsection{Stream Sockets}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device O
destination) address tuple for a new connection while the other peer is still
processing the old connection.
+\subsubsection{Datagram Sockets}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Datagram Sockets}
+
+Datagram (dgram) sockets are connectionless and unreliable. The sender just sends
+a message to the peer and hopes it will be delivered. A VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST reply is sent if
+a receiving socket does not exist on the destination.
+If the transmission or receiving buffers are full, the packets
+are dropped.
+
\subsubsection{Device Events}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Device Events}
Certain events are communicated by the device to the driver using the event
--
2.11.0
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