Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 12:24:18PM CET, mst@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 09:06:38AM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: >> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@xxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Virtio spec introduced a feature VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN which when >> which when > >which when which when is probably unintentional :) I copy-pasted your text :) Anyway, I guess net-next is closed anyway. Will fix&send after merge window closes. > >>set implicates that device benefits from knowing the exact >> size of the header. For compatibility, to signal to the device that >> the header is reliable driver also needs to set this feature. >> Without this feature set by driver, device has to figure >> out the header size itself. >> >> Quoting the original virtio spec: >> "hdr_len is a hint to the device as to how much of the header needs to >> be kept to copy into each packet" >> >> "a hint" might not be clear for the reader what does it mean, if it is >> "maybe like that" of "exactly like that". This feature just makes it >> crystal clear and let the device count on the hdr_len being filled up >> by the exact length of header. >> >> Also note the spec already has following note about hdr_len: >> "Due to various bugs in implementations, this field is not useful >> as a guarantee of the transport header size." >> >> Without this feature the device needs to parse the header in core >> data path handling. Accurate information helps the device to eliminate >> such header parsing and directly use the hardware accelerators >> for GSO operation. >> >> virtio_net_hdr_from_skb() fills up hdr_len to skb_headlen(skb). >> The driver already complies to fill the correct value. Introduce the >> feature and advertise it. >> >> Note that virtio spec also includes following note for device >> implementation: >> "Caution should be taken by the implementation so as to prevent >> a malicious driver from attacking the device by setting >> an incorrect hdr_len." >> >> There is a plan to support this feature in our emulated device. >> A device of SolidRun offers this feature bit. They claim this feature >> will save the device a few cycles for every GSO packet. >> >> Link: https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.2/cs01/virtio-v1.2-cs01.html#x1-230006x3 >> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Reviewed-by: Parav Pandit <parav@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Reviewed-by: Alvaro Karsz <alvaro.karsz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> v2->v3: >> - changed the first paragraph in patch description according to >> Michael's suggestion >> - added Link tag with link to the spec >> v1->v2: >> - extended patch description >> --- >> drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 6 ++++-- >> include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h | 1 + >> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c >> index fb5e68ed3ec2..e85b03988733 100644 >> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c >> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c >> @@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static const unsigned long guest_offloads[] = { >> VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, >> VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, >> VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4, >> - VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6 >> + VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6, >> + VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN >> }; >> >> #define GUEST_OFFLOAD_GRO_HW_MASK ((1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) | \ >> @@ -4213,7 +4214,8 @@ static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = { >> VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR, \ >> VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS, \ >> VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX, VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY, \ >> - VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS, VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT, VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL >> + VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS, VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT, VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL, \ >> + VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN >> >> static unsigned int features[] = { >> VIRTNET_FEATURES, >> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h >> index b4062bed186a..12c1c9699935 100644 >> --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h >> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h >> @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ >> #define VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6 55 /* Guest can handle USOv6 in. */ >> #define VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO 56 /* Host can handle USO in. */ >> #define VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT 57 /* Supports hash report */ >> +#define VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN 59 /* Guest provides the exact hdr_len value. */ >> #define VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS 60 /* Supports RSS RX steering */ >> #define VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT 61 /* extended coalescing info */ >> #define VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY 62 /* Act as standby for another device >> -- >> 2.39.0 > _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
