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[bpf-next,0/5] Extend libbpf to support shared umems and Rx|Tx-only sockets

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Magnus Karlsson Nov. 7, 2019, 5:47 p.m. UTC
This patch set extends libbpf and the xdpsock sample program to
demonstrate the shared umem mode (XDP_SHARED_UMEM) as well as Rx-only
and Tx-only sockets. This in order for users to have an example to use
as a blue print and also so that these modes will be exercised more
frequently.

Note that the user needs to supply an XDP program with the
XDP_SHARED_UMEM mode that distributes the packets over the sockets
according to some policy. There is an example supplied with the
xdpsock program, but there is no default one in libbpf similarly to
when XDP_SHARED_UMEM is not used. The reason for this is that I felt
that supplying one that would work for all users in this mode is
futile. There are just tons of ways to distribute packets, so whatever
I come up with and build into libbpf would be wrong in most cases.

This patch has been applied against commit 30ee348c1267 ("Merge branch 'bpf-libbpf-fixes'")

Structure of the patch set:

Patch 1: Adds shared umem support to libbpf
Patch 2: Shared umem support and example XPD program added to xdpsock sample
Patch 3: Adds Rx-only and Tx-only support to libbpf
Patch 4: Uses Rx-only sockets for rxdrop and Tx-only sockets for txpush in
         the xdpsock sample
Patch 5: Add documentation entries for these two features

Thanks: Magnus

Magnus Karlsson (5):
  libbpf: support XDP_SHARED_UMEM with external XDP program
  samples/bpf: add XDP_SHARED_UMEM support to xdpsock
  libbpf: allow for creating Rx or Tx only AF_XDP sockets
  samples/bpf: use Rx-only and Tx-only sockets in xdpsock
  xsk: extend documentation for Rx|Tx-only sockets and shared umems

 Documentation/networking/af_xdp.rst |  28 +++++--
 samples/bpf/Makefile                |   1 +
 samples/bpf/xdpsock.h               |  11 +++
 samples/bpf/xdpsock_kern.c          |  24 ++++++
 samples/bpf/xdpsock_user.c          | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c                 |  32 +++++---
 6 files changed, 195 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 samples/bpf/xdpsock.h
 create mode 100644 samples/bpf/xdpsock_kern.c

--
2.7.4

Comments

William Tu Nov. 8, 2019, 2:57 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Nov 07, 2019 at 06:47:35PM +0100, Magnus Karlsson wrote:
> This patch set extends libbpf and the xdpsock sample program to
> demonstrate the shared umem mode (XDP_SHARED_UMEM) as well as Rx-only
> and Tx-only sockets. This in order for users to have an example to use
> as a blue print and also so that these modes will be exercised more
> frequently.
> 
> Note that the user needs to supply an XDP program with the
> XDP_SHARED_UMEM mode that distributes the packets over the sockets
> according to some policy. There is an example supplied with the
> xdpsock program, but there is no default one in libbpf similarly to
> when XDP_SHARED_UMEM is not used. The reason for this is that I felt
> that supplying one that would work for all users in this mode is
> futile. There are just tons of ways to distribute packets, so whatever
> I come up with and build into libbpf would be wrong in most cases.
> 
Hi Magnus,

Thanks for the patch.
I look at the sample code and it's sharing a umem among multiple queues in
the same netdev. Is it possible to shared one umem across multiple netdevs?

For example in OVS, one might create multiple tap/veth devices (using skb-mode
or native-mode). And I want to save memory by having just one shared umem for
these devices.

Thanks
--William

> This patch has been applied against commit 30ee348c1267 ("Merge branch 'bpf-libbpf-fixes'")
> 
> Structure of the patch set:
> 
> Patch 1: Adds shared umem support to libbpf
> Patch 2: Shared umem support and example XPD program added to xdpsock sample
> Patch 3: Adds Rx-only and Tx-only support to libbpf
> Patch 4: Uses Rx-only sockets for rxdrop and Tx-only sockets for txpush in
>          the xdpsock sample
> Patch 5: Add documentation entries for these two features
> 
> Thanks: Magnus
> 
> Magnus Karlsson (5):
>   libbpf: support XDP_SHARED_UMEM with external XDP program
>   samples/bpf: add XDP_SHARED_UMEM support to xdpsock
>   libbpf: allow for creating Rx or Tx only AF_XDP sockets
>   samples/bpf: use Rx-only and Tx-only sockets in xdpsock
>   xsk: extend documentation for Rx|Tx-only sockets and shared umems
> 
>  Documentation/networking/af_xdp.rst |  28 +++++--
>  samples/bpf/Makefile                |   1 +
>  samples/bpf/xdpsock.h               |  11 +++
>  samples/bpf/xdpsock_kern.c          |  24 ++++++
>  samples/bpf/xdpsock_user.c          | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c                 |  32 +++++---
>  6 files changed, 195 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 samples/bpf/xdpsock.h
>  create mode 100644 samples/bpf/xdpsock_kern.c
> 
> --
> 2.7.4
Magnus Karlsson Nov. 8, 2019, 6:09 p.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 3:58 PM William Tu <u9012063@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 07, 2019 at 06:47:35PM +0100, Magnus Karlsson wrote:
> > This patch set extends libbpf and the xdpsock sample program to
> > demonstrate the shared umem mode (XDP_SHARED_UMEM) as well as Rx-only
> > and Tx-only sockets. This in order for users to have an example to use
> > as a blue print and also so that these modes will be exercised more
> > frequently.
> >
> > Note that the user needs to supply an XDP program with the
> > XDP_SHARED_UMEM mode that distributes the packets over the sockets
> > according to some policy. There is an example supplied with the
> > xdpsock program, but there is no default one in libbpf similarly to
> > when XDP_SHARED_UMEM is not used. The reason for this is that I felt
> > that supplying one that would work for all users in this mode is
> > futile. There are just tons of ways to distribute packets, so whatever
> > I come up with and build into libbpf would be wrong in most cases.
> >
> Hi Magnus,
>
> Thanks for the patch.
> I look at the sample code and it's sharing a umem among multiple queues in
> the same netdev. Is it possible to shared one umem across multiple netdevs?

It should be possible to register the same umem area multiple times
(wasting memory in the current implementation though). I have not
tried this though, so I might be surprised. You really have to make
sure that you only give a buffer (through the Tx or fill rings) to a
single device. If you do not, your packets will be garbled. But this
needs some testing first and some extension to libbpf to make it
simple. I can try it out, but this will be another patch set.

/Magnus

> For example in OVS, one might create multiple tap/veth devices (using skb-mode
> or native-mode). And I want to save memory by having just one shared umem for
> these devices.
>
> Thanks
> --William
>
> > This patch has been applied against commit 30ee348c1267 ("Merge branch 'bpf-libbpf-fixes'")
> >
> > Structure of the patch set:
> >
> > Patch 1: Adds shared umem support to libbpf
> > Patch 2: Shared umem support and example XPD program added to xdpsock sample
> > Patch 3: Adds Rx-only and Tx-only support to libbpf
> > Patch 4: Uses Rx-only sockets for rxdrop and Tx-only sockets for txpush in
> >          the xdpsock sample
> > Patch 5: Add documentation entries for these two features
> >
> > Thanks: Magnus
> >
> > Magnus Karlsson (5):
> >   libbpf: support XDP_SHARED_UMEM with external XDP program
> >   samples/bpf: add XDP_SHARED_UMEM support to xdpsock
> >   libbpf: allow for creating Rx or Tx only AF_XDP sockets
> >   samples/bpf: use Rx-only and Tx-only sockets in xdpsock
> >   xsk: extend documentation for Rx|Tx-only sockets and shared umems
> >
> >  Documentation/networking/af_xdp.rst |  28 +++++--
> >  samples/bpf/Makefile                |   1 +
> >  samples/bpf/xdpsock.h               |  11 +++
> >  samples/bpf/xdpsock_kern.c          |  24 ++++++
> >  samples/bpf/xdpsock_user.c          | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> >  tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c                 |  32 +++++---
> >  6 files changed, 195 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 samples/bpf/xdpsock.h
> >  create mode 100644 samples/bpf/xdpsock_kern.c
> >
> > --
> > 2.7.4
Alexei Starovoitov Nov. 11, 2019, 3:32 a.m. UTC | #3
On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 9:48 AM Magnus Karlsson
<magnus.karlsson@intel.com> wrote:
>
> This patch set extends libbpf and the xdpsock sample program to
> demonstrate the shared umem mode (XDP_SHARED_UMEM) as well as Rx-only
> and Tx-only sockets. This in order for users to have an example to use
> as a blue print and also so that these modes will be exercised more
> frequently.
>
> Note that the user needs to supply an XDP program with the
> XDP_SHARED_UMEM mode that distributes the packets over the sockets
> according to some policy. There is an example supplied with the
> xdpsock program, but there is no default one in libbpf similarly to
> when XDP_SHARED_UMEM is not used. The reason for this is that I felt
> that supplying one that would work for all users in this mode is
> futile. There are just tons of ways to distribute packets, so whatever
> I come up with and build into libbpf would be wrong in most cases.
>
> This patch has been applied against commit 30ee348c1267 ("Merge branch 'bpf-libbpf-fixes'")
>
> Structure of the patch set:
>
> Patch 1: Adds shared umem support to libbpf
> Patch 2: Shared umem support and example XPD program added to xdpsock sample
> Patch 3: Adds Rx-only and Tx-only support to libbpf
> Patch 4: Uses Rx-only sockets for rxdrop and Tx-only sockets for txpush in
>          the xdpsock sample
> Patch 5: Add documentation entries for these two features

Applied. Thanks