[PATCH net-next v8 06/10] net: openvswitch: store sampling probability in cb.

Adrian Moreno
2024-07-02T09:54:22Z

When a packet sample is observed, the sampling rate that was used is
important to estimate the real frequency of such event.

Store the probability of the parent sample action in the skb's cb area
and use it in psample action to pass it down to psample module.

Reviewed-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Moreno <amorenoz@redhat.com>
---
include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h | 3 ++-
net/openvswitch/actions.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
net/openvswitch/datapath.h | 3 +++
net/openvswitch/vport.c | 1 +
4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
index 3dd653748725..3a701bd1f31b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ enum ovs_flow_attr {
* Actions are passed as nested attributes.
*
* Executes the specified actions with the given probability on a per-packet
- * basis.
+ * basis. Nested actions will be able to access the probability value of the
+ * parent @OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE.
*/
enum ovs_sample_attr {
OVS_SAMPLE_ATTR_UNSPEC,
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
index 892d7e48fc5b..101f9a23792c 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
@@ -1048,12 +1048,15 @@ static int sample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct nlattr *sample_arg;
int rem = nla_len(attr);
const struct sample_arg *arg;
+ u32 init_probability;
bool clone_flow_key;
+ int err;

/* The first action is always 'OVS_SAMPLE_ATTR_ARG'. */
sample_arg = nla_data(attr);
arg = nla_data(sample_arg);
actions = nla_next(sample_arg, &rem);
+ init_probability = OVS_CB(skb)->probability;

if ((arg->probability != U32_MAX) &&
(!arg->probability || get_random_u32() > arg->probability)) {
@@ -1062,9 +1065,16 @@ static int sample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
return 0;
}

+ OVS_CB(skb)->probability = arg->probability;
+
clone_flow_key = !arg->exec;
- return clone_execute(dp, skb, key, 0, actions, rem, last,
- clone_flow_key);
+ err = clone_execute(dp, skb, key, 0, actions, rem, last,
+ clone_flow_key);
+
+ if (!last)
+ OVS_CB(skb)->probability = init_probability;
+
+ return err;
}

/* When 'last' is true, clone() should always consume the 'skb'.
@@ -1311,6 +1321,7 @@ static void execute_psample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct psample_group psample_group = {};
struct psample_metadata md = {};
const struct nlattr *a;
+ u32 rate;
int rem;

nla_for_each_attr(a, nla_data(attr), nla_len(attr), rem) {
@@ -1329,8 +1340,11 @@ static void execute_psample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
psample_group.net = ovs_dp_get_net(dp);
md.in_ifindex = OVS_CB(skb)->input_vport->dev->ifindex;
md.trunc_size = skb->len - OVS_CB(skb)->cutlen;
+ md.rate_as_probability = 1;
+
+ rate = OVS_CB(skb)->probability ? OVS_CB(skb)->probability : U32_MAX;

- psample_sample_packet(&psample_group, skb, 0, &md);
+ psample_sample_packet(&psample_group, skb, rate, &md);
}
#else
static void execute_psample(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
index 0cd29971a907..9ca6231ea647 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
@@ -115,12 +115,15 @@ struct datapath {
* fragmented.
* @acts_origlen: The netlink size of the flow actions applied to this skb.
* @cutlen: The number of bytes from the packet end to be removed.
+ * @probability: The sampling probability that was applied to this skb; 0 means
+ * no sampling has occurred; U32_MAX means 100% probability.
*/
struct ovs_skb_cb {
struct vport *input_vport;
u16 mru;
u16 acts_origlen;
u32 cutlen;
+ u32 probability;
};
#define OVS_CB(skb) ((struct ovs_skb_cb *)(skb)->cb)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport.c b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
index 972ae01a70f7..8732f6e51ae5 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ int ovs_vport_receive(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb,
OVS_CB(skb)->input_vport = vport;
OVS_CB(skb)->mru = 0;
OVS_CB(skb)->cutlen = 0;
+ OVS_CB(skb)->probability = 0;
if (unlikely(dev_net(skb->dev) != ovs_dp_get_net(vport->dp))) {
u32 mark;

--
2.45.2