Re: [PATCH net] net: mana: Fix perf regression: remove rx_cqes, tx_cqes counters

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The 05/24/2023 14:22, Haiyang Zhang wrote:

Hi Haiyang,

> 
> The apc->eth_stats.rx_cqes is one per NIC (vport), and it's on the
> frequent and parallel code path of all queues. So, r/w into this
> single shared variable by many threads on different CPUs creates a
> lot caching and memory overhead, hence perf regression. And, it's
> not accurate due to the high volume concurrent r/w.

Do you have any numbers to show the improvement of this change?

> 
> Since the error path of mana_poll_rx_cq() already has warnings, so
> keeping the counter and convert it to a per-queue variable is not
> necessary. So, just remove this counter from this high frequency
> code path.
> 
> Also, remove the tx_cqes counter for the same reason. We have
> warnings & other counters for errors on that path, and don't need
> to count every normal cqe processing.

Will you not have problems with the counter 'apc->eth_stats.tx_cqe_err'?
It is not in the hot path but you will have concurrent access to it.

> 
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: bd7fc6e1957c ("net: mana: Add new MANA VF performance counters for easier troubleshooting")
> Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c      | 10 ----------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_ethtool.c |  2 --
>  include/net/mana/mana.h                            |  2 --
>  3 files changed, 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
> index 06d6292e09b3..d907727c7b7a 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
> @@ -1279,8 +1279,6 @@ static void mana_poll_tx_cq(struct mana_cq *cq)
>         if (comp_read < 1)
>                 return;
> 
> -       apc->eth_stats.tx_cqes = comp_read;
> -
>         for (i = 0; i < comp_read; i++) {
>                 struct mana_tx_comp_oob *cqe_oob;
> 
> @@ -1363,8 +1361,6 @@ static void mana_poll_tx_cq(struct mana_cq *cq)
>                 WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
> 
>         cq->work_done = pkt_transmitted;
> -
> -       apc->eth_stats.tx_cqes -= pkt_transmitted;
>  }
> 
>  static void mana_post_pkt_rxq(struct mana_rxq *rxq)
> @@ -1626,15 +1622,11 @@ static void mana_poll_rx_cq(struct mana_cq *cq)
>  {
>         struct gdma_comp *comp = cq->gdma_comp_buf;
>         struct mana_rxq *rxq = cq->rxq;
> -       struct mana_port_context *apc;
>         int comp_read, i;
> 
> -       apc = netdev_priv(rxq->ndev);
> -
>         comp_read = mana_gd_poll_cq(cq->gdma_cq, comp, CQE_POLLING_BUFFER);
>         WARN_ON_ONCE(comp_read > CQE_POLLING_BUFFER);
> 
> -       apc->eth_stats.rx_cqes = comp_read;
>         rxq->xdp_flush = false;
> 
>         for (i = 0; i < comp_read; i++) {
> @@ -1646,8 +1638,6 @@ static void mana_poll_rx_cq(struct mana_cq *cq)
>                         return;
> 
>                 mana_process_rx_cqe(rxq, cq, &comp[i]);
> -
> -               apc->eth_stats.rx_cqes--;
>         }
> 
>         if (rxq->xdp_flush)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_ethtool.c
> index a64c81410dc1..0dc78679f620 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_ethtool.c
> @@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ static const struct {
>  } mana_eth_stats[] = {
>         {"stop_queue", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats, stop_queue)},
>         {"wake_queue", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats, wake_queue)},
> -       {"tx_cqes", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats, tx_cqes)},
>         {"tx_cq_err", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats, tx_cqe_err)},
>         {"tx_cqe_unknown_type", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats,
>                                         tx_cqe_unknown_type)},
> -       {"rx_cqes", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats, rx_cqes)},
>         {"rx_coalesced_err", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats,
>                                         rx_coalesced_err)},
>         {"rx_cqe_unknown_type", offsetof(struct mana_ethtool_stats,
> diff --git a/include/net/mana/mana.h b/include/net/mana/mana.h
> index cd386aa7c7cc..9eef19972845 100644
> --- a/include/net/mana/mana.h
> +++ b/include/net/mana/mana.h
> @@ -347,10 +347,8 @@ struct mana_tx_qp {
>  struct mana_ethtool_stats {
>         u64 stop_queue;
>         u64 wake_queue;
> -       u64 tx_cqes;
>         u64 tx_cqe_err;
>         u64 tx_cqe_unknown_type;
> -       u64 rx_cqes;
>         u64 rx_coalesced_err;
>         u64 rx_cqe_unknown_type;
>  };
> --
> 2.25.1
> 
> 

-- 
/Horatiu



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