[PATCH net-next v4 12/14] ibmveth: Implement incremental MQ RX queue resize
From: Mingming Cao <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-31 00:49:31
Also in:
netdev
Subsystem:
ibm power virtual ethernet device driver, linux for powerpc (32-bit and 64-bit), networking drivers, the rest · Maintainers:
Nick Child, Madhavan Srinivasan, Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
Add helpers to allocate, register, interrupt-setup, and free individual
RX queues, plus ibmveth_resize_rx_queues_incremental() to grow or shrink
the live RX queue count without tearing down surviving queues.
Surviving queues keep PHYP handles, buffer pools, and IRQ state across
resize.
Scale-up for each new queue:
alloc -> register -> request_irq -> publish num_rx_queues ->
replenish -> napi_enable -> enable_irq
so the queue is visible and buffered before PHYP delivery is unmasked.
On enable_irq failure after napi_enable, disable NAPI before teardown.
Scale-down:
disable_irq+sync -> napi_disable -> drain -> deregister -> free
with PHYP mask before napi_disable/drain (same storm rule as close).
IRQ vs PHYP ownership for subordinates:
- deregister_single is PHYP-only (H_FREE_LOGICAL_LAN_QUEUE + clear
queue_handle)
- Linux virq disposal lives in cleanup_single / dispose helpers
- single-slot dispose is bounded by IBMVETH_MAX_RX_QUEUES (not
num_rx_queues) so scale-down / fail paths can dispose queues that
left the published live set but still own a mapping
- dispose on request_irq failure where deregister no longer releases
the mapping
Also add drain-path smp_rmb() before harvesting RX buffers so drain
matches poll's descriptor-ordering assumptions, and replenish before
re-enabling IRQ/NAPI on set_real_num_rx scale-down rollback.
Introduce ibmveth_resize_rx_channels() (validate + apply) and call it
from set_channels() when the interface is up so the resize helper is
not left unused. Full !IFF_UP RX stash ordering relative
to TX is completed in the next patch.
Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Dave Marquardt <redacted>
Tested-by: Shaik Abdulla <redacted>
---
Changes in v4:
- Copy pool->index when cloning buffer pools for incrementally added
queues.
- Scale-up order: publish -> replenish -> napi_enable -> enable_irq
(vs older enable-before-publish drafts); mirror NAPI-before-unmask on
set_real_num_rx rollback.
- Linux-owned subordinate virq disposal; deregister is PHYP-only;
dispose bound to MAX_RX_QUEUES; dispose on request_irq failure.
- Drain-path smp_rmb() before harvest.
- Mask PHYP before napi_disable/drain on scale-down and scale-up fail
cleanup.
- Replenish before re-enabling IRQ/NAPI on set_real_num_rx scale-down
rollback.
- Keep set_channels wiring as the following patch (same split as v3)
but call resize_rx_channels() here when IFF_UP so the helper is not
an unused static.
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 512 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 510 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index db1374746602..b57c7df92853 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c@@ -651,6 +651,58 @@ ibmveth_cleanup_rx_interrupts(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter) /* Queue 0 uses netdev->irq; leave queue_irq[0] for next open. */ } +/** + * ibmveth_setup_single_rx_interrupt - Setup interrupt for a single RX queue + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @queue_idx: Queue index to setup + * + * Registers the IRQ handler for one queue. Used during incremental + * scale-up when adding new RX queues. The caller publishes the queue, + * replenishes buffers, enables NAPI, then unmasks PHYP delivery. + * + * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure + */ +static int +ibmveth_setup_single_rx_interrupt(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, + int queue_idx) +{ + struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev; + int rc; + + rc = request_irq(adapter->queue_irq[queue_idx], ibmveth_interrupt, + 0, netdev->name, &adapter->napi[queue_idx]); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, "request_irq() failed for queue %d: %d\n", + queue_idx, rc); + return rc; + } + + netdev_dbg(netdev, "Setup IRQ %d for queue %d\n", + adapter->queue_irq[queue_idx], queue_idx); + return 0; +} + +/** + * ibmveth_cleanup_single_rx_interrupt - Cleanup interrupt for a single RX queue + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @queue_idx: Queue index to cleanup + * + * Frees the IRQ handler for one queue and releases the subordinate virq + * mapping. Used during incremental scale-down. + */ +static void +ibmveth_cleanup_single_rx_interrupt(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, + int queue_idx) +{ + if (adapter->queue_irq[queue_idx]) { + free_irq(adapter->queue_irq[queue_idx], + &adapter->napi[queue_idx]); + ibmveth_dispose_subordinate_irq_mapping(adapter, queue_idx); + netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, + "Freed IRQ for queue %d\n", queue_idx); + } +} + /** * ibmveth_schedule_rx_queue - Mask PHYP IRQ and schedule NAPI for one RX queue * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure
@@ -1189,6 +1241,141 @@ ibmveth_free_buffer_pools(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter) adapter->num_rx_queues); } +/** + * ibmveth_alloc_single_rx_queue - Allocate resources for a single RX queue + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @queue_idx: Queue index to allocate + * @rxq_entries: Number of RX queue entries + * + * Allocates buffer list, RX queue, and per-queue buffer pools for one queue. + * Used during incremental scale-up without affecting existing queues. + * + * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure + */ +static int +ibmveth_alloc_single_rx_queue(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int queue_idx, + int rxq_entries) +{ + struct device *dev = &adapter->vdev->dev; + struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev; + int i, rc = -ENOMEM; + + adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx] = + (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL); + if (!adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx]) { + netdev_err(netdev, "unable to allocate buffer list for queue %d\n", + queue_idx); + return -ENOMEM; + } + + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_len = + sizeof(struct ibmveth_rx_q_entry) * rxq_entries; + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr = + dma_alloc_coherent(dev, adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_len, + &adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_dma, + GFP_KERNEL); + if (!adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr) { + netdev_err(netdev, "unable to allocate RX queue for queue %d\n", + queue_idx); + goto out_free_buflist; + } + + adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx] = + dma_map_single(dev, adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx], + 4096, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL); + if (dma_mapping_error(dev, adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx])) { + netdev_err(netdev, "unable to map buffer list for queue %d\n", + queue_idx); + goto out_free_rxq; + } + + for (i = 0; i < IBMVETH_NUM_BUFF_POOLS; i++) { + struct ibmveth_buff_pool *src = + &adapter->rx_buff_pool[0][i]; + struct ibmveth_buff_pool *dst = + &adapter->rx_buff_pool[queue_idx][i]; + + dst->size = src->size; + dst->index = src->index; + dst->buff_size = src->buff_size; + dst->threshold = src->threshold; + dst->active = src->active; + } + + rc = ibmveth_alloc_queue_buffer_pools(adapter, queue_idx); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, + "Failed to allocate buffer pools for queue %d\n", + queue_idx); + goto out_unmap_buflist; + } + + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].index = 0; + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].num_slots = rxq_entries; + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].toggle = 1; + spin_lock_init(&adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].replenish_lock); + + netdev_dbg(netdev, + "Allocated queue %d: buffer_list @ %p (DMA: 0x%llx), rx_queue @ %p (DMA: 0x%llx), %d entries\n", + queue_idx, adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx], + (unsigned long long)adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx], + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr, + (unsigned long long)adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_dma, + rxq_entries); + + return 0; + +out_unmap_buflist: + dma_unmap_single(dev, adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx], + 4096, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL); + adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx] = 0; +out_free_rxq: + dma_free_coherent(dev, adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_len, + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr, + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_dma); + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr = NULL; +out_free_buflist: + free_page((unsigned long)adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx]); + adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx] = NULL; + return rc; +} + +/** + * ibmveth_free_single_rx_queue - Free resources for a single RX queue + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @queue_idx: Queue index to free + * + * Frees buffer list, RX queue, and per-queue buffer pools for one queue. + * Used during incremental scale-down without affecting remaining queues. + */ +static void +ibmveth_free_single_rx_queue(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int queue_idx) +{ + struct device *dev = &adapter->vdev->dev; + + ibmveth_free_queue_buffer_pools(adapter, queue_idx); + + if (adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx]) { + dma_unmap_single(dev, adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx], + 4096, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL); + adapter->buffer_list_dma[queue_idx] = 0; + } + + if (adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr) { + dma_free_coherent(dev, adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_len, + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr, + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_dma); + adapter->rx_queue[queue_idx].queue_addr = NULL; + } + + if (adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx]) { + free_page((unsigned long)adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx]); + adapter->buffer_list_addr[queue_idx] = NULL; + } + + netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Freed queue %d resources\n", queue_idx); +} + /** * ibmveth_remove_buffer_from_pool - remove a buffer from a pool * @adapter: adapter instance
@@ -1307,6 +1494,51 @@ static int ibmveth_rxq_harvest_buffer(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, return 0; } +/** + * ibmveth_drain_rx_queue - Drain pending buffers from an RX queue + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @queue_index: Queue index to drain + * + * Recycles all pending buffers back to the per-queue buffer pools. + * Must be called with NAPI disabled for this queue. + * + * Return: Number of buffers drained + */ +static int +ibmveth_drain_rx_queue(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int queue_index) +{ + struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev; + int drained = 0; + int limit = adapter->rx_queue[queue_index].num_slots; + int rc; + + netdev_dbg(netdev, "Draining RX queue %d (limit: %d slots)\n", + queue_index, limit); + + while (drained < limit && + ibmveth_rxq_pending_buffer(adapter, queue_index)) { + /* Match poll-side order before harvesting completion state. */ + smp_rmb(); + rc = ibmveth_rxq_harvest_buffer(adapter, queue_index, true); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, + "Failed to harvest buffer from queue %d during drain: %d\n", + queue_index, rc); + break; + } + drained++; + } + + if (drained > 0) + netdev_dbg(netdev, "Drained %d buffer(s) from RX queue %d\n", + drained, queue_index); + else + netdev_dbg(netdev, "No buffers to drain from RX queue %d\n", + queue_index); + + return drained; +} + static void ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int idx) { if (!adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx])
@@ -1562,6 +1794,227 @@ ibmveth_register_single_rx_queue(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, return 0; } +/** + * ibmveth_deregister_single_rx_queue - Deregister one subordinate RX queue + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @queue_idx: Queue index to deregister (1..N) + * + * Deregisters a single queue via H_FREE_LOGICAL_LAN_QUEUE. Linux IRQ handler + * teardown and subordinate virq mapping disposal are owned by interrupt + * cleanup helpers; queue 0 is freed only through ibmveth_free_all_queues() + * (H_FREE_LOGICAL_LAN). + */ +static void +ibmveth_deregister_single_rx_queue(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, + int queue_idx) +{ + unsigned long lpar_rc; + unsigned long ua = adapter->vdev->unit_address; + unsigned long qh = adapter->queue_handle[queue_idx]; + + if (!qh) + return; + + do { + lpar_rc = h_free_logical_lan_queue(ua, qh); + } while (H_IS_LONG_BUSY(lpar_rc) || (lpar_rc == H_BUSY)); + + adapter->hcall_stats.free_lan_queue++; + + if (lpar_rc != H_SUCCESS) { + netdev_err(adapter->netdev, + "h_free_logical_lan_queue failed for queue %d: rc=0x%lx\n", + queue_idx, lpar_rc); + } + + adapter->queue_handle[queue_idx] = 0; + + netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Deregistered queue %d\n", queue_idx); +} + +/** + * ibmveth_resize_rx_queues_incremental - Resize RX queue count incrementally + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @new_count: Target number of RX queues + * @rxq_entries: Number of entries per RX queue + * + * Adds or removes RX queues without tearing down the entire adapter. + * Active queues continue receiving during scale-up; scale-down drains + * excess queues before deregistering them with the hypervisor. + * + * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure + */ +static int +ibmveth_resize_rx_queues_incremental(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, + int new_count, int rxq_entries) +{ + struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev; + u64 mac_address = ether_addr_to_u64(netdev->dev_addr); + int old_count = adapter->num_rx_queues; + int failed_queue; + int rc, i; + + if (old_count == new_count) { + netdev_dbg(netdev, "RX queue count unchanged (%d), nothing to do\n", + old_count); + return 0; + } + + if (new_count < 1 || new_count > IBMVETH_MAX_RX_QUEUES) { + netdev_err(netdev, "Invalid RX queue count %d (must be 1-%d)\n", + new_count, IBMVETH_MAX_RX_QUEUES); + return -EINVAL; + } + + netdev_info(netdev, "Incrementally resizing RX queues: %d to %d\n", + old_count, new_count); + + if (new_count > old_count) { + netdev_dbg(netdev, "Scale-up: adding queues %d-%d\n", + old_count, new_count - 1); + + for (i = old_count; i < new_count; i++) { + rc = ibmveth_alloc_single_rx_queue(adapter, i, + rxq_entries); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to allocate queue %d: %d\n", + i, rc); + goto cleanup_new_queues; + } + + rc = ibmveth_register_single_rx_queue(adapter, i, + mac_address); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to register queue %d: %d\n", + i, rc); + ibmveth_free_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + goto cleanup_new_queues; + } + + rc = ibmveth_setup_single_rx_interrupt(adapter, i); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, + "Failed to setup IRQ for queue %d: %d\n", + i, rc); + /* request_irq failed: mapped but no handler */ + ibmveth_dispose_subordinate_irq_mapping(adapter, + i); + ibmveth_deregister_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + ibmveth_free_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + goto cleanup_new_queues; + } + + /* + * Fully ready before PHYP delivery, matching open(): + * publish -> replenish -> napi_enable -> enable_irq. + * That way ibmveth_interrupt() cannot run on an + * unpublished, empty, or NAPI-disabled queue. + */ + adapter->num_rx_queues = i + 1; + ibmveth_replenish_task(adapter, i); + napi_enable(&adapter->napi[i]); + + rc = ibmveth_enable_irq(adapter, i); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, + "Failed to enable IRQ for queue %d: %d\n", + i, rc); + adapter->num_rx_queues = i; + napi_disable(&adapter->napi[i]); + ibmveth_cleanup_single_rx_interrupt(adapter, i); + ibmveth_deregister_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + ibmveth_free_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + goto cleanup_new_queues; + } + } + + rc = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, new_count); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to set real RX queues to %d: %d\n", + new_count, rc); + goto cleanup_new_queues; + } + } else { + netdev_dbg(netdev, "Scale-down: removing queues %d-%d\n", + new_count, old_count - 1); + + /* + * Mask PHYP delivery before napi_disable/drain. Otherwise + * ibmveth_interrupt returns IRQ_HANDLED without masking when + * NAPI is disabled, and the HV can storm during drain. + */ + for (i = new_count; i < old_count; i++) { + ibmveth_disable_irq(adapter, i); + synchronize_irq(adapter->queue_irq[i]); + } + + for (i = new_count; i < old_count; i++) + napi_disable(&adapter->napi[i]); + + for (i = new_count; i < old_count; i++) + ibmveth_drain_rx_queue(adapter, i); + + synchronize_net(); + + rc = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, new_count); + if (rc) { + netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to set real RX queues to %d: %d\n", + new_count, rc); + for (i = new_count; i < old_count; i++) { + ibmveth_replenish_task(adapter, i); + napi_enable(&adapter->napi[i]); + ibmveth_enable_irq(adapter, i); + } + return rc; + } + + adapter->num_rx_queues = new_count; + + for (i = new_count; i < old_count; i++) { + ibmveth_cleanup_single_rx_interrupt(adapter, i); + ibmveth_deregister_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + ibmveth_free_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + } + } + + netdev_info(netdev, "Successfully resized to %d RX queues (incremental)\n", + adapter->num_rx_queues); + + if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_CMO)) + vio_cmo_set_dev_desired(adapter->vdev, + ibmveth_get_desired_dma(adapter->vdev)); + + return 0; + +cleanup_new_queues: + failed_queue = i; + netdev_err(netdev, + "Scale-up failed at queue %d, cleaning up queues %d-%d\n", + failed_queue, old_count, failed_queue - 1); + for (i = old_count; i < failed_queue; i++) { + ibmveth_disable_irq(adapter, i); + synchronize_irq(adapter->queue_irq[i]); + } + + for (i = old_count; i < failed_queue; i++) + napi_disable(&adapter->napi[i]); + + for (i = old_count; i < failed_queue; i++) + ibmveth_drain_rx_queue(adapter, i); + + synchronize_net(); + + for (i = old_count; i < failed_queue; i++) { + ibmveth_cleanup_single_rx_interrupt(adapter, i); + ibmveth_deregister_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + ibmveth_free_single_rx_queue(adapter, i); + } + adapter->num_rx_queues = old_count; + netdev_warn(netdev, "Keeping %d queues after scale-up failure\n", + old_count); + return rc; +} + /** * ibmveth_free_all_queues - Free all RX queues at once * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure
@@ -2217,12 +2670,62 @@ static void ibmveth_get_channels(struct net_device *netdev, channels->rx_count = adapter->num_rx_queues; } +/** + * ibmveth_resize_rx_channels - Validate and apply a new RX queue count + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * @goal_rx: desired RX queue count + * + * When the interface is up, resize live queues via + * ibmveth_resize_rx_queues_incremental(). When down, only stash + * adapter->num_rx_queues for the next open(). + * + * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure + */ +static int ibmveth_resize_rx_channels(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, + unsigned int goal_rx) +{ + struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev; + unsigned int old_rx = adapter->num_rx_queues; + int rxq_entries; + int rc; + + if (goal_rx > 1 && !adapter->multi_queue) { + netdev_err(netdev, + "Cannot resize to %u RX queues: multi-queue mode not supported by firmware\n", + goal_rx); + return -EOPNOTSUPP; + } + + if (goal_rx < 1 || goal_rx > IBMVETH_MAX_RX_QUEUES) { + netdev_err(netdev, + "Invalid RX queue count %u (must be 1-%d)\n", + goal_rx, IBMVETH_MAX_RX_QUEUES); + return -EINVAL; + } + + if (goal_rx == old_rx) + return 0; + + if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_UP)) { + adapter->num_rx_queues = goal_rx; + return 0; + } + + rxq_entries = adapter->rx_queue[0].num_slots; + rc = ibmveth_resize_rx_queues_incremental(adapter, goal_rx, + rxq_entries); + if (rc) + netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to resize RX queues: %d\n", rc); + return rc; +} + static int ibmveth_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_channels *channels) { struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev); unsigned int old = netdev->real_num_tx_queues, goal = channels->tx_count; + unsigned int goal_rx = channels->rx_count; int rc, i; /* If ndo_open has not been called yet then don't allocate, just set
@@ -2231,6 +2734,13 @@ static int ibmveth_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev, if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_UP)) return netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, goal); + /* Resize RX first while UP so ibmveth_resize_rx_channels() is used + * in this patch. !IFF_UP RX stash ordering lands next. + */ + rc = ibmveth_resize_rx_channels(adapter, goal_rx); + if (rc) + return rc; + /* We have IBMVETH_MAX_QUEUES netdev_queue's allocated * but we may need to alloc/free the ltb's. */
@@ -2245,7 +2755,6 @@ static int ibmveth_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev, if (!rc) continue; - /* if something goes wrong, free everything we just allocated */ netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to allocate more tx queues, returning to %d queues\n", old); goal = old;
@@ -2259,7 +2768,6 @@ static int ibmveth_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev, goal = old; old = i; } - /* Free any that are no longer needed */ for (i = old; i > goal; i--) { if (adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[i - 1]) ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i - 1);
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