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From: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>
To: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@google.com>, bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ast@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net, andrii@kernel.org,
	martin.lau@linux.dev, song@kernel.org, yhs@fb.com,
	john.fastabend@gmail.com, kpsingh@kernel.org, sdf@google.com,
	haoluo@google.com, jolsa@kernel.org, kuba@kernel.org,
	toke@kernel.org, willemb@google.com, dsahern@kernel.org,
	magnus.karlsson@intel.com, bjorn@kernel.org,
	maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com, hawk@kernel.org,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, xdp-hints@xdp-project.net
Subject: [xdp-hints] Re: [RFC net-next v4 2/8] xsk: add TX timestamp and TX checksum offload support
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:58:20 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <64c0376cd946a_3fe1bc2947a@willemb.c.googlers.com.notmuch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230724235957.1953861-3-sdf@google.com>

Stanislav Fomichev wrote:
> This change actually defines the (initial) metadata layout
> that should be used by AF_XDP userspace (xsk_tx_metadata).
> The first field is flags which requests appropriate offloads,
> followed by the offload-specific fields. The supported per-device
> offloads are exported via netlink (new xsk-flags).
> 
> The offloads themselves are still implemented in a bit of a
> framework-y fashion that's left from my initial kfunc attempt.
> I'm introducing new xsk_tx_metadata_ops which drivers are
> supposed to implement. The drivers are also supposed
> to call xsk_tx_metadata_request/xsk_tx_metadata_complete in
> the right places. Since xsk_tx_metadata_{request,_complete}
> are static inline, we don't incur any extra overhead doing
> indirect calls.
> 
> The benefit of this scheme is as follows:
> - keeps all metadata layout parsing away from driver code
> - makes it easy to grep and see which drivers implement what
> - don't need any extra flags to maintain to keep track of that
>   offloads are implemented; if the callback is implemented - the offload
>   is supported (used by netlink reporting code)
> 
> Two offloads are defined right now:
> 1. XDP_TX_METADATA_CHECKSUM: skb-style csum_start+csum_offset
> 2. XDP_TX_METADATA_TIMESTAMP: writes TX timestamp back into metadata
>    area upon completion (tx_timestamp field)
> 
> The offloads are also implemented for copy mode:
> 1. Extra XDP_TX_METADATA_CHECKSUM_SW to trigger skb_checksum_help; this
>    might be useful as a reference implementation and for testing
> 2. XDP_TX_METADATA_TIMESTAMP writes SW timestamp from the skb
>    destructor (note I'm reusing hwtstamps to pass metadata pointer)
> 
> The struct is forward-compatible and can be extended in the future
> by appending more fields.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@google.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml | 19 ++++++++
>  include/linux/netdevice.h               | 27 +++++++++++
>  include/linux/skbuff.h                  |  5 ++-
>  include/net/xdp_sock.h                  | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h              | 13 ++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h             | 35 +++++++++++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/netdev.h             | 15 +++++++
>  net/core/netdev-genl.c                  | 12 ++++-
>  net/xdp/xsk.c                           | 38 ++++++++++++++++
>  net/xdp/xsk_queue.h                     |  2 +-
>  tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h       | 50 ++++++++++++++++++---
>  11 files changed, 268 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> index e41015310a6e..bf9c1cc32614 100644
> --- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> @@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ name: netdev
>          doc:
>            This feature informs if netdev implements non-linear XDP buffer
>            support in ndo_xdp_xmit callback.
> +  -
> +    type: flags
> +    name: xsk-flags
> +    render-max: true
> +    entries:
> +      -
> +        name: tx-timestamp
> +        doc:
> +          HW timestamping egress packets is supported by the driver.
> +      -
> +        name: tx-checksum
> +        doc:
> +          L3 checksum HW offload is supported by the driver.
>  
>  attribute-sets:
>    -
> @@ -68,6 +81,12 @@ name: netdev
>          type: u32
>          checks:
>            min: 1
> +      -
> +        name: xsk-features
> +        doc: Bitmask of enabled AF_XDP features.
> +        type: u64
> +        enum: xsk-flags
> +        enum-as-flags: true
>  
>  operations:
>    list:
> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index 11652e464f5d..8b40c80557aa 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -1660,6 +1660,31 @@ struct xdp_metadata_ops {
>  			       enum xdp_rss_hash_type *rss_type);
>  };
>  
> +/*
> + * This structure defines the AF_XDP TX metadata hooks for network devices.
> + * The following hooks can be defined; unless noted otherwise, they are
> + * optional and can be filled with a null pointer.
> + *
> + * int (*tmo_request_timestamp)(void *priv)
> + *     This function is called when AF_XDP frame requested egress timestamp.
> + *
> + * int (*tmo_fill_timestamp)(void *priv)
> + *     This function is called when AF_XDP frame, that had requested
> + *     egress timestamp, received a completion. The hook needs to return
> + *     the actual HW timestamp.
> + *
> + * int (*tmo_request_timestamp)(u16 csum_start, u16 csum_offset, void *priv)

typo: tmo_request_checksum

> + *     This function is called when AF_XDP frame requested HW checksum
> + *     offload. csum_start indicates position where checksumming should start.
> + *     csum_offset indicates position where checksum should be stored.
> + *
> + */
> +struct xsk_tx_metadata_ops {
> +	void	(*tmo_request_timestamp)(void *priv);
> +	u64	(*tmo_fill_timestamp)(void *priv);
> +	void	(*tmo_request_checksum)(u16 csum_start, u16 csum_offset, void *priv);
> +};
> +
>  /**
>   * enum netdev_priv_flags - &struct net_device priv_flags
>   *
> @@ -1844,6 +1869,7 @@ enum netdev_ml_priv_type {
>   *	@netdev_ops:	Includes several pointers to callbacks,
>   *			if one wants to override the ndo_*() functions
>   *	@xdp_metadata_ops:	Includes pointers to XDP metadata callbacks.
> + *	@xsk_tx_metadata_ops:	Includes pointers to AF_XDP TX metadata callbacks.
>   *	@ethtool_ops:	Management operations
>   *	@l3mdev_ops:	Layer 3 master device operations
>   *	@ndisc_ops:	Includes callbacks for different IPv6 neighbour
> @@ -2100,6 +2126,7 @@ struct net_device {
>  	unsigned long long	priv_flags;
>  	const struct net_device_ops *netdev_ops;
>  	const struct xdp_metadata_ops *xdp_metadata_ops;
> +	const struct xsk_tx_metadata_ops *xsk_tx_metadata_ops;
>  	int			ifindex;
>  	unsigned short		gflags;
>  	unsigned short		hard_header_len;
> diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
> index faaba050f843..5febc1a5131e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
> +++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
> @@ -581,7 +581,10 @@ struct skb_shared_info {
>  	/* Warning: this field is not always filled in (UFO)! */
>  	unsigned short	gso_segs;
>  	struct sk_buff	*frag_list;
> -	struct skb_shared_hwtstamps hwtstamps;
> +	union {
> +		struct skb_shared_hwtstamps hwtstamps;
> +		struct xsk_tx_metadata *xsk_meta;
> +	};
>  	unsigned int	gso_type;
>  	u32		tskey;
>  
> diff --git a/include/net/xdp_sock.h b/include/net/xdp_sock.h
> index 467b9fb56827..288fa58c4665 100644
> --- a/include/net/xdp_sock.h
> +++ b/include/net/xdp_sock.h
> @@ -90,6 +90,54 @@ int xsk_generic_rcv(struct xdp_sock *xs, struct xdp_buff *xdp);
>  int __xsk_map_redirect(struct xdp_sock *xs, struct xdp_buff *xdp);
>  void __xsk_map_flush(void);
>  
> +/**
> + *  xsk_tx_metadata_request - Evaluate AF_XDP TX metadata at submission
> + *  and call appropriate xsk_tx_metadata_ops operation.
> + *  @meta: pointer to AF_XDP metadata area
> + *  @ops: pointer to struct xsk_tx_metadata_ops
> + *  @priv: pointer to driver-private aread
> + *
> + *  This function should be called by the networking device when
> + *  it prepares AF_XDP egress packet.
> + */
> +static inline void xsk_tx_metadata_request(const struct xsk_tx_metadata *meta,
> +					   const struct xsk_tx_metadata_ops *ops,
> +					   void *priv)
> +{
> +	if (!meta)
> +		return;
> +
> +	if (ops->tmo_request_timestamp)
> +		if (meta->flags & XDP_TX_METADATA_TIMESTAMP)
> +			ops->tmo_request_timestamp(priv);
> +
> +	if (ops->tmo_request_checksum)
> +		if (meta->flags & XDP_TX_METADATA_CHECKSUM)
> +			ops->tmo_request_checksum(meta->csum_start, meta->csum_offset, priv);
> +}

Might be cheaper to test the flag in the hot cacheline before
dereferencing ops?

Also, just add these functions to net_device_ops directly,
rather than dereferencing another pointer to xsk_tx_metadata_ops?

  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-07-25 20:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-07-24 23:59 [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 0/8] xsk: TX metadata Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 1/8] xsk: Support XDP_TX_METADATA_LEN Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 2/8] xsk: add TX timestamp and TX checksum offload support Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-25 19:28   ` [xdp-hints] " Simon Horman
2023-07-25 20:30     ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-25 21:28       ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-07-25 22:40         ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-26  7:47           ` Simon Horman
2023-07-25 20:54   ` Willem de Bruijn
2023-07-25 22:39     ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-25 23:10       ` Willem de Bruijn
2023-07-25 23:48         ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-27 14:11         ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2023-07-27 16:37           ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-25 20:58   ` Willem de Bruijn [this message]
2023-07-28 11:56     ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2023-07-28 13:19       ` Willem de Bruijn
2023-07-26 19:25   ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2023-07-26 21:25     ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-27 13:50       ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2023-07-27 16:34         ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 3/8] net/mlx5e: Implement AF_XDP TX timestamp and checksum offload Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 4/8] tools: ynl: update netdev sample to dump xsk-features Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 5/8] selftests/xsk: Support XDP_TX_METADATA_LEN Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 6/8] selftests/bpf: Add csum helpers Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 7/8] selftests/bpf: Add TX side to xdp_metadata Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-24 23:59 ` [xdp-hints] [RFC net-next v4 8/8] selftests/bpf: Add TX side to xdp_hw_metadata Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-25 20:59   ` [xdp-hints] " Willem de Bruijn
2023-07-25 22:36     ` Stanislav Fomichev
2023-07-25 22:55       ` Willem de Bruijn

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