On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 3:00 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 02:05:47PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote: > > When VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU feature is not negotiated, we assume a very > > large max_mtu. In this case, using small packet mode is not correct > > since it may breaks the networking when MTU is grater than > > ETH_DATA_LEN. > > > > To have a quick fix, simply enable the big packet mode when > > VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU is not negotiated. > > This will slow down dpdk hosts which disable mergeable buffers > and send standard MTU sized packets. > > > We can do optimization on top. > > I don't think it works like this, increasing mtu > from guest >4k never worked, Looking at add_recvbuf_small() it's actually GOOD_PACKET_LEN if I was not wrong. > we can't regress everyone's > performance with a promise to maybe sometime bring it back. So consider it never work before I wonder if we can assume a 1500 as max_mtu value instead of simply using MAX_MTU? Thanks > > > Reported-by: Eli Cohen <elic@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: Eli Cohen <elic@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 7 ++++--- > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c > > index 7c43bfc1ce44..83ae3ef5eb11 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c > > @@ -3200,11 +3200,12 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) > > dev->mtu = mtu; > > dev->max_mtu = mtu; > > > > - /* TODO: size buffers correctly in this case. */ > > - if (dev->mtu > ETH_DATA_LEN) > > - vi->big_packets = true; > > } > > > > + /* TODO: size buffers correctly in this case. */ > > + if (dev->max_mtu > ETH_DATA_LEN) > > + vi->big_packets = true; > > + > > if (vi->any_header_sg) > > dev->needed_headroom = vi->hdr_len; > > > > -- > > 2.25.1 > _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
