From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Alvaro Karsz <alvaro.karsz@solid-run.com>
Cc: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
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"davem@davemloft.net" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] virtio-net: reject small vring sizes
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:09:33 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230423070849-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AM0PR04MB4723F658DCBF66632A74592BD49C9@AM0PR04MB4723.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 06:43:39AM +0000, Alvaro Karsz wrote:
> > > +static int virtnet_validate_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> > > +{
> > > + u32 i, min_size = roundup_pow_of_two(MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
> >
> > why power of two?
>
> The ring size is always a power of 2,
Not really, packed rings allow non power of 2.
Linux had a bug that it required power of 2 for packed, but
we are fixing that finally.
> so checking against
> MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2 or against roundup_pow_of_two will result in the
> same, and I think that printing the warning with the actual min value
> is more helpful. I can check the condition against MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2,
> and print the rounded value in case of an error.
>
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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Alvaro Karsz <alvaro.karsz@solid-run.com>
Cc: "jasowang@redhat.com" <jasowang@redhat.com>,
"davem@davemloft.net" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"edumazet@google.com" <edumazet@google.com>,
"kuba@kernel.org" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"pabeni@redhat.com" <pabeni@redhat.com>,
"virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org"
<virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org>,
"netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] virtio-net: reject small vring sizes
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:09:33 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230423070849-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AM0PR04MB4723F658DCBF66632A74592BD49C9@AM0PR04MB4723.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 06:43:39AM +0000, Alvaro Karsz wrote:
> > > +static int virtnet_validate_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> > > +{
> > > + u32 i, min_size = roundup_pow_of_two(MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
> >
> > why power of two?
>
> The ring size is always a power of 2,
Not really, packed rings allow non power of 2.
Linux had a bug that it required power of 2 for packed, but
we are fixing that finally.
> so checking against
> MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2 or against roundup_pow_of_two will result in the
> same, and I think that printing the warning with the actual min value
> is more helpful. I can check the condition against MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2,
> and print the rounded value in case of an error.
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-04-23 11:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 78+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-04-16 7:46 [PATCH net] virtio-net: reject small vring sizes Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-16 7:46 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-16 16:54 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-16 16:54 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-16 20:45 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-16 20:45 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 3:24 ` Jason Wang
2023-04-17 3:24 ` Jason Wang
2023-04-17 6:20 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 6:20 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 6:38 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 6:38 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 6:41 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 6:41 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 7:03 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 7:03 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 7:10 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 7:10 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 7:33 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 7:33 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 9:20 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 9:20 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 10:04 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 10:04 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 11:40 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 11:40 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 11:51 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 11:51 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 11:57 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 11:57 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 6:51 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 6:51 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 7:19 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 7:19 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 7:52 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 7:52 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 11:06 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 11:06 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 12:28 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 12:28 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 20:17 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 20:17 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 8:34 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 8:34 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 9:41 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-25 9:41 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-25 11:11 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-25 11:11 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-25 12:33 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 12:33 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 12:31 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 12:31 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 13:02 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-25 13:02 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-25 13:08 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-25 13:08 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 8:01 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 8:01 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 11:08 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-23 11:08 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 6:44 ` Xuan Zhuo
2023-04-17 6:44 ` Xuan Zhuo
2023-04-17 7:07 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 7:07 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 7:11 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 7:11 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-16 20:38 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-16 20:38 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 6:43 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 6:43 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-23 11:09 ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2023-04-23 11:09 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-04-17 1:53 ` Xuan Zhuo
2023-04-17 1:53 ` Xuan Zhuo
2023-04-17 6:47 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 6:47 ` Alvaro Karsz
2023-04-17 3:34 ` Xuan Zhuo
2023-04-17 3:34 ` Xuan Zhuo
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