Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] selftests: net: add a virtio_net deadlock selftest

Jakub Kicinski
2025-04-23T01:41:53Z

On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:28:06 +0700 Bui Quang Minh wrote:
> The selftest reproduces the deadlock scenario when binding/unbinding XDP
> program, XDP socket, rx ring resize on virtio_net interface.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bui Quang Minh <minhquangbui99@gmail.com>
> ---
> .../testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/Makefile | 1 +
> .../selftests/drivers/net/hw/virtio_net.py | 65 +++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+)
> create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/virtio_net.py
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/Makefile
> index 07cddb19ba35..b5af7c1412bf 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/Makefile
> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ TEST_PROGS = \
> rss_ctx.py \
> rss_input_xfrm.py \
> tso.py \
> + virtio_net.py \

Maybe xsk_reconfig.py ? Other drivers will benefit from this test, too,
and that's a more descriptive name.

> #
>
> TEST_FILES := \
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/virtio_net.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/virtio_net.py
> new file mode 100755
> index 000000000000..7cad7ab98635
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/virtio_net.py
> @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
> +#!/usr/bin/env python3
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +# This is intended to be run on a virtio-net guest interface.
> +# The test binds the XDP socket to the interface without setting
> +# the fill ring to trigger delayed refill_work. This helps to
> +# make it easier to reproduce the deadlock when XDP program,
> +# XDP socket bind/unbind, rx ring resize race with refill_work on
> +# the buggy kernel.
> +#
> +# The Qemu command to setup virtio-net
> +# -netdev tap,id=hostnet1,vhost=on,script=no,downscript=no
> +# -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet1,iommu_platform=on,disable-legacy=on
> +
> +from lib.py import ksft_exit, ksft_run
> +from lib.py import KsftSkipEx, KsftFailEx
> +from lib.py import NetDrvEnv
> +from lib.py import bkg, ip, cmd, ethtool
> +import re
> +
> +def _get_rx_ring_entries(cfg):
> + output = ethtool(f"-g {cfg.ifname}").stdout
> + values = re.findall(r'RX:\s+(\d+)', output)

no need for the regexps, ethtool -g supports json formatting:

output = ethtool(f"-g {cfg.ifname}", json=True)[0]
return output["rx"]

?

> + return int(values[1])
> +
> +def setup_xsk(cfg, xdp_queue_id = 0) -> bkg:
> + # Probe for support
> + xdp = cmd(f'{cfg.net_lib_dir / "xdp_helper"} - -', fail=False)
> + if xdp.ret == 255:
> + raise KsftSkipEx('AF_XDP unsupported')
> + elif xdp.ret > 0:
> + raise KsftFailEx('unable to create AF_XDP socket')
> +
> + try:
> + xsk_bkg = bkg(f'{cfg.net_lib_dir / "xdp_helper"} {cfg.ifindex} ' \
> + '{xdp_queue_id} -z', ksft_wait=3)

This process will time out after 3 seconds but the test really
shouldn't leave things running after it exits. Don't worry about
the couple of seconds of execution time. Wrap each test in

with bkg(f"... the exec info ... "):
# test code here

The bkg() class has an __exit__() handle once the test finishes
and leaves the with block it will terminate.

> + return xsk_bkg
> + except:
> + raise KsftSkipEx('Failed to bind XDP socket in zerocopy. ' \
> + 'Please consider adding iommu_platform=on ' \
> + 'when setting up virtio-net-pci')
> +
> +def check_xdp_bind(cfg):
> + ip(f"link set dev %s xdp obj %s sec xdp" %
> + (cfg.ifname, cfg.net_lib_dir / "xdp_dummy.bpf.o"))
> + ip(f"link set dev %s xdp off" % cfg.ifname)
> +
> +def check_rx_resize(cfg, queue_size = 128):
> + rx_ring = _get_rx_ring_entries(cfg)
> + ethtool(f"-G %s rx %d" % (cfg.ifname, queue_size))
> + ethtool(f"-G %s rx %d" % (cfg.ifname, rx_ring))

Why guess the ring size? What if it's already 128? I usually do:

rx_ring = _get_rx_ring_entries(cfg)
ethtool(f"-G %s rx %d" % (cfg.ifname, rx_ring / 2))
ethtool(f"-G %s rx %d" % (cfg.ifname, rx_ring))

IOW flip between half or double and current.

> +def main():
> + with NetDrvEnv(__file__, nsim_test=False) as cfg:
> + try:
> + xsk_bkg = setup_xsk(cfg)
> + except KsftSkipEx as e:
> + print(f"WARN: xsk pool is not set up, err: {e}")
> +
> + ksft_run([check_xdp_bind, check_rx_resize],
> + args=(cfg, ))
> + ksft_exit()
> +
> +if __name__ == "__main__":
> + main()