Re: [PATCH v6 11/21] virtio-net: Return an error when vhost cannot enable RSS

[Yuri Benditovich <yuri.benditovich@daynix.com>]

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On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 7:14 AM Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.odaki@daynix.com>
wrote:

> vhost requires eBPF for RSS. When eBPF is not available, virtio-net
> implicitly disables RSS even if the user explicitly requests it. Return
> an error instead of implicitly disabling RSS if RSS is requested but not
> available.
>

I think that suggesting RSS feature when in fact it is not available is not
a good idea, this rather desinforms the guest.
Existing behavior (IMHO) makes more sense.
We can extend this discussion if needed, of course.


> Signed-off-by: Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.odaki@daynix.com>
> ---
>  hw/net/virtio-net.c | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>  1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
> index 5d4afd12b2..7bb91617d0 100644
> --- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
> +++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
> @@ -792,9 +792,6 @@ static uint64_t virtio_net_get_features(VirtIODevice
> *vdev, uint64_t features,
>          return features;
>      }
>
> -    if (!ebpf_rss_is_loaded(&n->ebpf_rss)) {
> -        virtio_clear_feature(&features, VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS);
> -    }
>      features = vhost_net_get_features(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), features);
>      vdev->backend_features = features;
>
> @@ -3533,6 +3530,50 @@ static bool
> failover_hide_primary_device(DeviceListener *listener,
>      return qatomic_read(&n->failover_primary_hidden);
>  }
>
> +static void virtio_net_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
> +{
> +    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
> +    VirtIONet *n = VIRTIO_NET(dev);
> +    int i, max_queue_pairs;
> +
> +    if (virtio_has_feature(n->host_features, VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS)) {
> +        virtio_net_unload_ebpf(n);
> +    }
> +
> +    /* This will stop vhost backend if appropriate. */
> +    virtio_net_set_status(vdev, 0);
> +
> +    g_free(n->netclient_name);
> +    n->netclient_name = NULL;
> +    g_free(n->netclient_type);
> +    n->netclient_type = NULL;
> +
> +    g_free(n->mac_table.macs);
> +    g_free(n->vlans);
> +
> +    if (n->failover) {
> +        qobject_unref(n->primary_opts);
> +        device_listener_unregister(&n->primary_listener);
> +        migration_remove_notifier(&n->migration_state);
> +    } else {
> +        assert(n->primary_opts == NULL);
> +    }
> +
> +    max_queue_pairs = n->multiqueue ? n->max_queue_pairs : 1;
> +    for (i = 0; i < max_queue_pairs; i++) {
> +        virtio_net_del_queue(n, i);
> +    }
> +    /* delete also control vq */
> +    virtio_del_queue(vdev, max_queue_pairs * 2);
> +    qemu_announce_timer_del(&n->announce_timer, false);
> +    g_free(n->vqs);
> +    qemu_del_nic(n->nic);
> +    virtio_net_rsc_cleanup(n);
> +    g_free(n->rss_data.indirections_table);
> +    net_rx_pkt_uninit(n->rx_pkt);
> +    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
> +}
> +
>  static void virtio_net_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
>      VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
> @@ -3704,53 +3745,11 @@ static void virtio_net_device_realize(DeviceState
> *dev, Error **errp)
>
>      net_rx_pkt_init(&n->rx_pkt);
>
> -    if (virtio_has_feature(n->host_features, VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS)) {
> -        virtio_net_load_ebpf(n);
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static void virtio_net_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
> -{
> -    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
> -    VirtIONet *n = VIRTIO_NET(dev);
> -    int i, max_queue_pairs;
> -
> -    if (virtio_has_feature(n->host_features, VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS)) {
> -        virtio_net_unload_ebpf(n);
> +    if (virtio_has_feature(n->host_features, VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS) &&
> +        !virtio_net_load_ebpf(n)) {
> +        error_setg(errp, "Can't load eBPF RSS");
> +        virtio_net_device_unrealize(dev);
>      }
> -
> -    /* This will stop vhost backend if appropriate. */
> -    virtio_net_set_status(vdev, 0);
> -
> -    g_free(n->netclient_name);
> -    n->netclient_name = NULL;
> -    g_free(n->netclient_type);
> -    n->netclient_type = NULL;
> -
> -    g_free(n->mac_table.macs);
> -    g_free(n->vlans);
> -
> -    if (n->failover) {
> -        qobject_unref(n->primary_opts);
> -        device_listener_unregister(&n->primary_listener);
> -        migration_remove_notifier(&n->migration_state);
> -    } else {
> -        assert(n->primary_opts == NULL);
> -    }
> -
> -    max_queue_pairs = n->multiqueue ? n->max_queue_pairs : 1;
> -    for (i = 0; i < max_queue_pairs; i++) {
> -        virtio_net_del_queue(n, i);
> -    }
> -    /* delete also control vq */
> -    virtio_del_queue(vdev, max_queue_pairs * 2);
> -    qemu_announce_timer_del(&n->announce_timer, false);
> -    g_free(n->vqs);
> -    qemu_del_nic(n->nic);
> -    virtio_net_rsc_cleanup(n);
> -    g_free(n->rss_data.indirections_table);
> -    net_rx_pkt_uninit(n->rx_pkt);
> -    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
>  }
>
>  static void virtio_net_reset(VirtIODevice *vdev)
> --
> 2.42.0
>
>

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