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From: xiaohui.xin@intel.com
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mingo@elte.hu, mst@redhat.com,
	jdike@c2.user-mode-linux.org
Subject: [PATCH v1 0/3] Provide a zero-copy method on KVM virtio-net.
Date: Sat,  6 Mar 2010 17:38:35 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1267868318-19268-1-git-send-email-xiaohui.xin@intel.com> (raw)

The idea is simple, just to pin the guest VM user space and then
let host NIC driver has the chance to directly DMA to it. 
The patches are based on vhost-net backend driver. We add a device
which provides proto_ops as sendmsg/recvmsg to vhost-net to
send/recv directly to/from the NIC driver. KVM guest who use the
vhost-net backend may bind any ethX interface in the host side to
get copyless data transfer thru guest virtio-net frontend.

We provide multiple submits and asynchronous notifiicaton to 
vhost-net too.

Our goal is to improve the bandwidth and reduce the CPU usage.
Exact performance data will be provided later. But for simple
test with netperf, we found bindwidth up and CPU % up too,
but the bindwidth up ratio is much more than CPU % up ratio.

What we have not done yet:
	packet split support
	To support GRO
	Performance tuning

what we have done in v1:
	polish the RCU usage
	deal with write logging in asynchroush mode in vhost
	add notifier block for mp device
	rename page_ctor to mp_port in netdevice.h to make it looks generic
	add mp_dev_change_flags() for mp device to change NIC state
	add CONIFG_VHOST_MPASSTHRU to limit the usage when module is not load
	a small fix for missing dev_put when fail
	using dynamic minor instead of static minor number
	a __KERNEL__ protect to mp_get_sock()

performance:
	using netperf with GSO/TSO disabled, 10G NIC, 
	disabled packet split mode, with raw socket case compared to vhost.

	bindwidth will be from 1.1Gbps to 1.7Gbps
	CPU % from 120%-140% to 140%-160%

             reply	other threads:[~2010-03-06  9:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-03-06  9:38 xiaohui.xin [this message]
2010-03-06  9:38 ` [PATCH v1 1/3] A device for zero-copy based on KVM virtio-net xiaohui.xin
2010-03-06  9:38   ` [PATCH v1 2/3] Provides multiple submits and asynchronous notifications xiaohui.xin
2010-03-06  9:38     ` [PATCH v1 3/3] Let host NIC driver to DMA to guest user space xiaohui.xin
2010-03-06 17:18       ` Stephen Hemminger
2010-03-08 11:18       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-03-07 11:18     ` [PATCH v1 2/3] Provides multiple submits and asynchronous notifications Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-03-15  8:46       ` Xin, Xiaohui
2010-03-15  9:23         ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-03-16  9:32           ` Xin Xiaohui
2010-03-16 11:33             ` [PATCH " Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-03-17  9:48               ` Xin, Xiaohui
2010-03-17 10:27                 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-01  9:14                   ` Xin Xiaohui
2010-04-01 11:02                     ` [PATCH " Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-02  2:16                       ` Xin, Xiaohui
2010-04-04 11:40                         ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-06  5:46                           ` Xin, Xiaohui
2010-04-06  7:51                             ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-07  1:36                               ` Xin, Xiaohui
2010-04-07  8:18                                 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-08  9:07                                   ` xiaohui.xin
2010-03-08 11:28   ` [PATCH v1 1/3] A device for zero-copy based on KVM virtio-net Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-01  9:27     ` Xin Xiaohui
2010-04-01 11:08       ` [PATCH " Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-06  5:41         ` Xin, Xiaohui
2010-04-06  7:49           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-07  2:41         ` Xin, Xiaohui
2010-04-07  8:15           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-04-07  9:00             ` xiaohui.xin
2010-04-07 11:17               ` [PATCH " Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-03-07 10:50 ` [PATCH v1 0/3] Provide a zero-copy method " Michael S. Tsirkin
2010-03-09  7:47   ` Xin, Xiaohui

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