Thread (17 messages) 17 messages, 2 authors, 2017-09-27

RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 10/10] net: hns3: Add mqprio support when interacting with network stack

From: Yuval Mintz <hidden>
Date: 2017-09-26 06:43:48
Also in: lkml

When using tc qdisc to configure DCB parameter, dcb_ops->setup_tc
is used to tell hclge_dcb module to do the setup.
While this might be a step in the right direction, this causes an inconsistency
in user experience - Some [well, most] vendors didn't allow the mqprio
priority mapping to affect DCB, instead relying on the dcbnl functionality
to control that configuration.

A couple of options to consider:
  - Perhaps said logic shouldn't be contained inside the driver but rather
     in mqprio logic itself. I.e., rely on DCBNL functionality [if available] from
     within mqprio and try changing the configuration. 
  - Add a new TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_ value to explicitly reflect user
     request to allow this configuration to affect DCB.
When using lldptool to configure DCB parameter, hclge_dcb module
call the client_ops->setup_tc to tell network stack which queue
and priority is using for specific tc.
You're basically bypassing the mqprio logic.
Since you're configuring the prio->queue mapping from DCB flow,
you'll get an mqprio-like behavior [meaning a transmitted packet
would reach a transmission queue associated with its priority] even
if device wasn't grated with an mqprio qdisc.
Why should your user even use mqprio? What benefit does he get from it?

...
+static int hns3_nic_set_real_num_queue(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct hnae3_handle *h = priv->ae_handle;
+	struct hnae3_knic_private_info *kinfo = &h->kinfo;
+	unsigned int queue_size = kinfo->rss_size * kinfo->num_tc;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, queue_size);
+	if (ret) {
+		netdev_err(netdev,
+			   "netif_set_real_num_tx_queues fail, ret=%d!\n",
+			   ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, queue_size);
I don't think you're changing the driver behavior, but why are you setting
the real number of rx queues based on the number of TCs?
Do you actually open (TC x RSS) Rx queues?
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