Re: [PATCH 5/6] tuntap: per queue 64 bit stats\

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 02:00:53PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> On 06/25/2012 08:52 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> >On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 19:59 +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> >>As we've added multiqueue support for tun/tap, this patch convert the statistics
> >>to use per-queue 64 bit statistics.
> >LLTX means you can have several cpus calling TX path in parallel.
> >
> >So tx stats are wrong (even before this patch), and racy after this
> >patch (if several cpu access same queue, it seems to be possible)
> >
> >        u64_stats_update_begin(&tfile->stats.tx_syncp);
> >        tfile->stats.tx_packets++;
> >        tfile->stats.tx_bytes += total;
> >        u64_stats_update_end(&tfile->stats.tx_syncp);
> >
> >This can break horribly if several cpus run this code using same 'tfile'
> >pointer.
> 
> Yes, looks like it's hard to use NETIF_F_LLTX without breaking the
> u64 statistics, may worth to use tx lock and alloc_netdev_mq().

Or make them per cpu as most everyone did.


> >I suggest this patch comes before 'tuntap: multiqueue support' in the
> >serie.
> 
> Sure, thanks.
> >
> >
> >