Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Remove RTNL lock protection of CVQ
From: Heng Qi <hidden>
Date: 2024-03-26 02:54:30
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在 2024/3/26 上午5:49, Daniel Jurgens 写道:
Currently the buffer used for control VQ commands is protected by the RTNL lock. Previously this wasn't a major concern because the control VQ was only used during device setup and user interaction. With the recent addition of dynamic interrupt moderation the control VQ may be used frequently during normal operation. This series removes the RNTL lock dependancy by introducing a spin lock to protect the control buffer and writing SGs to the control VQ.
Hi Daniel. It's a nice piece of work, but now that we're talking about ctrlq adding interrupts, spin lock has some conflicts with its goals. For example, we expect the ethtool command to be blocked. Therefore, a mutex lock may be more suitable. Any how, the final conclusion may require some waiting. Regards, Heng
Daniel Jurgens (4): virtio_net: Store RSS setting in virtnet_info virtio_net: Remove command data from control_buf virtio_net: Add a lock for the command VQ. virtio_net: Remove rtnl lock protection of command buffers drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 185 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-)