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Miller" , Eric Dumazet , Jakub Kicinski , Paolo Abeni , Simon Horman , Kuniyuki Iwashima , Willem de Bruijn , Hangbin Liu , Krishna Kumar , Samiullah Khawaja , Stanislav Fomichev , Neal Cardwell , Martin KaFai Lau , netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH net-next v7] net: reduce RFS/ARFS flow updates by checking LLC affinity Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 10:40:39 +0800 Message-ID: <20260804024053.765-1-nashuiliang@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.50.1 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The current implementation of rps_record_sock_flow() updates the flow table every time a socket is processed on a different CPU. In high-load scenarios, especially with Accelerated RFS (ARFS), this triggers frequent flow steering updates via ndo_rx_flow_steer. For drivers like mlx5 that implement hardware flow steering, these constant updates lead to significant contention on internal driver locks (e.g., arfs_lock). This contention often becomes a performance bottleneck that outweighs the steering benefits. This patch introduces a cache-aware update strategy: the flow record is only updated if the flow migrates across Last Level Cache (LLC) boundaries. This minimizes expensive hardware reconfigurations while preserving cache locality for the application. A new sysctl, net.core.rps_feat_llc_affinity, is added to toggle this feature. Additionally, export sock_rps_record_flow_hash() and sock_rps_record_flow(). This resolves a symbol visibility compilation error triggered by 'tun' using sock_rps_record_flow_hash() in tun_flow_update() when CONFIG_TUN is built as a module. The same logic is applied to SCTP, allowing it to use sock_rps_record_flow() safely when built as a module. Performance Test Results: The patch was tested in a K8s environment (AMD CPU 128*2, 16-core Pod with CPU pinning, mlx5 NIC) using brpc[1] echo_server and rpc_press. rpc_press Commands: for i in {1..8}; do ./rpc_press -proto=./echo.proto -method=example.EchoService.Echo -server=:8000 -input='{"message":"hello"}' -qps=0 -thread_num=512 -connection_type=pooled & done Monitor mlx5e_rx_flow_steer frequency: /usr/share/bcc/tools/funccount -i 1 mlx5e_rx_flow_steer Frequency of mlx5e_rx_flow_steer (via funccount[2]): Before: ~335,000 counts/sec After: ~23,000 counts/sec (reduced by ~93%) System Metrics (after enabling rps_feat_llc_affinity): CPU Utilization: 38% -> 32% CPU PSI (Pressure Stall Information): 20% -> 10% These results demonstrate that filtering updates by LLC affinity significantly reduces driver lock contention and improves overall CPU efficiency under heavy network load. [1] https://github.com/apache/brpc/ [2] https://github.com/iovisor/bcc/blob/master/tools/funccount.py Signed-off-by: Chuang Wang --- v6 -> v7: no change; keep discussion; v5 -> v6: - remove the multi-check 'old_val == new_val' by Xuan Zhuo - fix 'modpost: "sock_rps_record_flow_hash" [drivers/net/tun.ko] undefined!' by kernel test robot - fix 'tcp.c:(.text+0x3e90): undefined reference to `sock_rps_record_flow'' by kernel test robot v4 -> v5: fix 'modpost: "rps_llc_check" [net/sctp/sctp.ko] undefined!' by kernel test robot v3 -> v4: add rps_llc_check by Eric Dumazet v2 -> v3: patch net -> net-next by Jakub Kicinski v1 -> v2: add rps_feat_llc_affinity; add brpc tests include/net/rps.h | 28 +++++---------- net/core/dev.c | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ net/core/sysctl_net_core.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/rps.h b/include/net/rps.h index e33c6a2fa8bb..6dacf0888a6c 100644 --- a/include/net/rps.h +++ b/include/net/rps.h @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ extern struct static_key_false rps_needed; extern struct static_key_false rfs_needed; +extern struct static_key_false rps_feat_llc_affinity; /* * This structure holds an RPS map which can be of variable length. The @@ -55,11 +56,14 @@ struct rps_sock_flow_table { #define RPS_NO_CPU 0xffff +bool rps_llc_check(u32 old_val, u32 new_val); + static inline void rps_record_sock_flow(rps_tag_ptr tag_ptr, u32 hash) { unsigned int index = hash & rps_tag_to_mask(tag_ptr); u32 val = hash & ~net_hotdata.rps_cpu_mask; struct rps_sock_flow_table *table; + u32 old_val; /* We only give a hint, preemption can change CPU under us */ val |= raw_smp_processor_id(); @@ -68,7 +72,8 @@ static inline void rps_record_sock_flow(rps_tag_ptr tag_ptr, u32 hash) /* The following WRITE_ONCE() is paired with the READ_ONCE() * here, and another one in get_rps_cpu(). */ - if (READ_ONCE(table[index].ent) != val) + old_val = READ_ONCE(table[index].ent); + if (old_val != val && rps_llc_check(old_val, val)) WRITE_ONCE(table[index].ent, val); } @@ -136,25 +141,8 @@ static inline bool rfs_is_needed(void) #endif } -static inline void sock_rps_record_flow_hash(__u32 hash) -{ -#ifdef CONFIG_RPS - if (!rfs_is_needed()) - return; - - _sock_rps_record_flow_hash(hash); -#endif -} - -static inline void sock_rps_record_flow(const struct sock *sk) -{ -#ifdef CONFIG_RPS - if (!rfs_is_needed()) - return; - - _sock_rps_record_flow(sk); -#endif -} +void sock_rps_record_flow_hash(__u32 hash); +void sock_rps_record_flow(const struct sock *sk); static inline void sock_rps_delete_flow(const struct sock *sk) { diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index 26ac8eb9b259..53bad3c801dc 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -4997,6 +4997,8 @@ struct static_key_false rps_needed __read_mostly; EXPORT_SYMBOL(rps_needed); struct static_key_false rfs_needed __read_mostly; EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfs_needed); +struct static_key_false rps_feat_llc_affinity __read_mostly; +EXPORT_SYMBOL(rps_feat_llc_affinity); static u32 rfs_slot(u32 hash, rps_tag_ptr tag_ptr) { @@ -5208,6 +5210,55 @@ static int get_rps_cpu(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, return cpu; } +/** + * rps_llc_check - determine if RPS flow table should be updated. + * @old_val: previous flow record value. + * @new_val: target flow record value. + * + * Return: true if the record needs an update, false otherwise. + */ +bool rps_llc_check(u32 old_val, u32 new_val) +{ + u32 old_cpu = old_val & ~net_hotdata.rps_cpu_mask; + u32 new_cpu = new_val & ~net_hotdata.rps_cpu_mask; + + /* + * RPS LLC Affinity Feature: + * Reduce RFS/ARFS flow updates by checking LLC affinity. + * + * Frequent flow table updates can trigger constant hardware steering + * reconfigurations (e.g., ndo_rx_flow_steer), leading to significant + * contention on driver internal locks (like mlx5's arfs_lock). + * + * This strategy only updates the flow record if it migrates across LLC + * boundaries. This minimizes expensive hardware updates while preserving + * cache locality for the application. + */ + if (static_branch_unlikely(&rps_feat_llc_affinity)) { + /* Force update if the recorded CPU is invalid or has gone offline */ + if (old_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids || !cpu_active(old_cpu)) + return true; + + /* + * Force an update if the current task is no longer permitted + * to run on the old_cpu. + */ + if (!cpumask_test_cpu(old_cpu, current->cpus_ptr)) + return true; + + /* + * If CPUs do not share a cache, allow the update to prevent + * expensive remote memory accesses and cache misses. + */ + if (!cpus_share_cache(old_cpu, new_cpu)) + return true; + + return false; + } + + return true; +} + #ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL /** @@ -5263,6 +5314,28 @@ static void rps_trigger_softirq(void *data) #endif /* CONFIG_RPS */ +void sock_rps_record_flow_hash(__u32 hash) +{ +#ifdef CONFIG_RPS + if (!rfs_is_needed()) + return; + + _sock_rps_record_flow_hash(hash); +#endif +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_rps_record_flow_hash); + +void sock_rps_record_flow(const struct sock *sk) +{ +#ifdef CONFIG_RPS + if (!rfs_is_needed()) + return; + + _sock_rps_record_flow(sk); +#endif +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_rps_record_flow); + /* Called from hardirq (IPI) context */ static void trigger_rx_softirq(void *data) { diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c index b508618bfc12..b6d4ebcbb6a6 100644 --- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c +++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c @@ -210,6 +210,33 @@ static int rps_sock_flow_sysctl(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, kvfree_rcu_mightsleep(tofree); return ret; } + +static int rps_feat_llc_affinity_sysctl(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, + void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos) +{ + u8 curr_state; + int ret; + const struct ctl_table tmp = { + .data = &curr_state, + .maxlen = sizeof(curr_state), + .mode = table->mode, + .extra1 = table->extra1, + .extra2 = table->extra2 + }; + + curr_state = static_branch_unlikely(&rps_feat_llc_affinity) ? 1 : 0; + + ret = proc_dou8vec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos); + if (write && ret == 0) { + if (curr_state && !static_branch_unlikely(&rps_feat_llc_affinity)) + static_branch_enable(&rps_feat_llc_affinity); + else if (!curr_state && static_branch_unlikely(&rps_feat_llc_affinity)) + static_branch_disable(&rps_feat_llc_affinity); + } + + return ret; +} + #endif /* CONFIG_RPS */ #ifdef CONFIG_NET_FLOW_LIMIT @@ -554,6 +581,14 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = { .mode = 0644, .proc_handler = rps_sock_flow_sysctl }, + { + .procname = "rps_feat_llc_affinity", + .maxlen = sizeof(u8), + .mode = 0644, + .proc_handler = rps_feat_llc_affinity_sysctl, + .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO, + .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE + }, #endif #ifdef CONFIG_NET_FLOW_LIMIT { -- 2.47.3