Re: [PATCH net, stable v1 2/3] virtio_net: separate the logic of checking whether sq is full

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On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 10:49 AM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Separate the logic of checking whether sq is full. The subsequent patch
> will reuse this func.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Alexander Duyck <alexanderduyck@xxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks

> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index 8b31a04052f2..46bbddaadb0d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -591,6 +591,41 @@ static bool is_xdp_raw_buffer_queue(struct virtnet_info *vi, int q)
>                 return false;
>  }
>
> +static void check_sq_full_and_disable(struct virtnet_info *vi,
> +                                     struct net_device *dev,
> +                                     struct send_queue *sq)
> +{
> +       bool use_napi = sq->napi.weight;
> +       int qnum;
> +
> +       qnum = sq - vi->sq;
> +
> +       /* If running out of space, stop queue to avoid getting packets that we
> +        * are then unable to transmit.
> +        * An alternative would be to force queuing layer to requeue the skb by
> +        * returning NETDEV_TX_BUSY. However, NETDEV_TX_BUSY should not be
> +        * returned in a normal path of operation: it means that driver is not
> +        * maintaining the TX queue stop/start state properly, and causes
> +        * the stack to do a non-trivial amount of useless work.
> +        * Since most packets only take 1 or 2 ring slots, stopping the queue
> +        * early means 16 slots are typically wasted.
> +        */
> +       if (sq->vq->num_free < 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
> +               netif_stop_subqueue(dev, qnum);
> +               if (use_napi) {
> +                       if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq)))
> +                               virtqueue_napi_schedule(&sq->napi, sq->vq);
> +               } else if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq))) {
> +                       /* More just got used, free them then recheck. */
> +                       free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, false);
> +                       if (sq->vq->num_free >= 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
> +                               netif_start_subqueue(dev, qnum);
> +                               virtqueue_disable_cb(sq->vq);
> +                       }
> +               }
> +       }
> +}
> +
>  static int __virtnet_xdp_xmit_one(struct virtnet_info *vi,
>                                    struct send_queue *sq,
>                                    struct xdp_frame *xdpf)
> @@ -1989,30 +2024,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>                 nf_reset_ct(skb);
>         }
>
> -       /* If running out of space, stop queue to avoid getting packets that we
> -        * are then unable to transmit.
> -        * An alternative would be to force queuing layer to requeue the skb by
> -        * returning NETDEV_TX_BUSY. However, NETDEV_TX_BUSY should not be
> -        * returned in a normal path of operation: it means that driver is not
> -        * maintaining the TX queue stop/start state properly, and causes
> -        * the stack to do a non-trivial amount of useless work.
> -        * Since most packets only take 1 or 2 ring slots, stopping the queue
> -        * early means 16 slots are typically wasted.
> -        */
> -       if (sq->vq->num_free < 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
> -               netif_stop_subqueue(dev, qnum);
> -               if (use_napi) {
> -                       if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq)))
> -                               virtqueue_napi_schedule(&sq->napi, sq->vq);
> -               } else if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq))) {
> -                       /* More just got used, free them then recheck. */
> -                       free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, false);
> -                       if (sq->vq->num_free >= 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
> -                               netif_start_subqueue(dev, qnum);
> -                               virtqueue_disable_cb(sq->vq);
> -                       }
> -               }
> -       }
> +       check_sq_full_and_disable(vi, dev, sq);
>
>         if (kick || netif_xmit_stopped(txq)) {
>                 if (virtqueue_kick_prepare(sq->vq) && virtqueue_notify(sq->vq)) {
> --
> 2.32.0.3.g01195cf9f
>

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