Acked-by: Joe Stringer <joestrin...@nicira.com>

On 18 April 2014 08:32, Alex Wang <al...@nicira.com> wrote:

> This commit adds boolean flag in bfd/cfm module for checking
> status change.  If there is no status change, the current
> update to OVS database will skip the bfd/cfm session.
>
> In the experiment with 5K bfd sessions, when one session is
> flapping at rate of every 0.3 second, this patch reduces the
> cpu utilization of the ovs-vswitchd thread from 13 to 6.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Wang <al...@nicira.com>
> ---
> V3 -> V4:
> - mirror the comment format of putting 'EOPNOTSUPP...' in newline.
> - state in comment that '*status' is indeterminate if get_cfm_status()
>   returns non-zero value.
> - fix the comment of get_cfm_status(), since the caller do free the
>   'status->rmps' array.
> - update the comment of ofproto_port_get_bfd_status().
> - always destroy the smap in instant_stats_run().
>
> V2 -> V3:
> - rebase.
>
> PATCH -> V2:
> - replace the callback function to boolean flag.
> - add experiment results.
> ---
>  lib/bfd.c                  |   35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  lib/bfd.h                  |    1 +
>  lib/cfm.c                  |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  lib/cfm.h                  |    1 +
>  ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c     |   37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  ofproto/ofproto-provider.h |   27 +++++++++++++++++----------
>  ofproto/ofproto.c          |   30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
>  ofproto/ofproto.h          |    6 +++---
>  vswitchd/bridge.c          |   16 +++++++++++-----
>  9 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/bfd.c b/lib/bfd.c
> index 8bfe385..e3e3ae5 100644
> --- a/lib/bfd.c
> +++ b/lib/bfd.c
> @@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ struct bfd {
>      long long int decay_detect_time; /* Decay detection time. */
>
>      uint64_t flap_count;          /* Counts bfd forwarding flaps. */
> +
> +    /* True when the variables returned by bfd_get_status() are changed
> +     * since last check. */
> +    bool status_changed;
>  };
>
>  static struct ovs_mutex mutex = OVS_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
> @@ -240,6 +244,7 @@ static void bfd_put_details(struct ds *, const struct
> bfd *)
>  static uint64_t bfd_rx_packets(const struct bfd *) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex);
>  static void bfd_try_decay(struct bfd *) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex);
>  static void bfd_decay_update(struct bfd *) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex);
> +static void bfd_status_changed(struct bfd *) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex);
>
>  static void bfd_forwarding_if_rx_update(struct bfd *) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex);
>  static void bfd_unixctl_show(struct unixctl_conn *, int argc,
> @@ -279,6 +284,20 @@ bfd_account_rx(struct bfd *bfd, const struct
> dpif_flow_stats *stats)
>      }
>  }
>
> +/* Returns and resets the 'bfd->status_changed'. */
> +bool
> +bfd_check_status_change(struct bfd *bfd) OVS_EXCLUDED(mutex)
> +{
> +    bool ret;
> +
> +    ovs_mutex_lock(&mutex);
> +    ret = bfd->status_changed;
> +    bfd->status_changed = false;
> +    ovs_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
> +
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
>  /* Returns a 'smap' of key value pairs representing the status of 'bfd'
>   * intended for the OVS database. */
>  void
> @@ -749,7 +768,7 @@ bfd_process_packet(struct bfd *bfd, const struct flow
> *flow,
>      }
>
>      if (bfd->rmt_state != rmt_state) {
> -        seq_change(connectivity_seq_get());
> +        bfd_status_changed(bfd);
>      }
>
>      bfd->rmt_disc = ntohl(msg->my_disc);
> @@ -872,7 +891,7 @@ bfd_forwarding__(struct bfd *bfd) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex)
>                              && bfd->rmt_diag != DIAG_RCPATH_DOWN;
>      if (bfd->last_forwarding != last_forwarding) {
>          bfd->flap_count++;
> -        seq_change(connectivity_seq_get());
> +        bfd_status_changed(bfd);
>      }
>      return bfd->last_forwarding;
>  }
> @@ -1085,7 +1104,7 @@ bfd_set_state(struct bfd *bfd, enum state state,
> enum diag diag)
>              bfd_decay_update(bfd);
>          }
>
> -        seq_change(connectivity_seq_get());
> +        bfd_status_changed(bfd);
>      }
>  }
>
> @@ -1132,6 +1151,14 @@ bfd_decay_update(struct bfd * bfd)
> OVS_REQUIRES(mutex)
>      bfd->decay_detect_time = MAX(bfd->decay_min_rx, 2000) + time_msec();
>  }
>
> +/* Records the status change and changes the global connectivity seq. */
> +static void
> +bfd_status_changed(struct bfd *bfd) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex)
> +{
> +    seq_change(connectivity_seq_get());
> +    bfd->status_changed = true;
> +}
> +
>  static void
>  bfd_forwarding_if_rx_update(struct bfd *bfd) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex)
>  {
> @@ -1279,9 +1306,11 @@ bfd_unixctl_set_forwarding_override(struct
> unixctl_conn *conn, int argc,
>              goto out;
>          }
>          bfd->forwarding_override = forwarding_override;
> +        bfd_status_changed(bfd);
>      } else {
>          HMAP_FOR_EACH (bfd, node, all_bfds) {
>              bfd->forwarding_override = forwarding_override;
> +            bfd_status_changed(bfd);
>          }
>      }
>
> diff --git a/lib/bfd.h b/lib/bfd.h
> index 4e7d4cb..039b4dd 100644
> --- a/lib/bfd.h
> +++ b/lib/bfd.h
> @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void bfd_unref(struct bfd *);
>
>  void bfd_account_rx(struct bfd *, const struct dpif_flow_stats *);
>  bool bfd_forwarding(struct bfd *);
> +bool bfd_check_status_change(struct bfd *);
>  void bfd_get_status(const struct bfd *, struct smap *);
>  void bfd_set_netdev(struct bfd *, const struct netdev *);
>  long long int bfd_wake_time(const struct bfd *);
> diff --git a/lib/cfm.c b/lib/cfm.c
> index ce0c471..6a173a7 100644
> --- a/lib/cfm.c
> +++ b/lib/cfm.c
> @@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ struct cfm {
>      struct ovs_refcount ref_cnt;
>
>      uint64_t flap_count;       /* Count the flaps since boot. */
> +
> +    /* True when the variables returned by cfm_get_*() are changed
> +     * since last check. */
> +    bool status_changed;
>  };
>
>  /* Remote MPs represent foreign network entities that are configured to
> have
> @@ -343,6 +347,7 @@ cfm_create(const struct netdev *netdev)
> OVS_EXCLUDED(mutex)
>      cfm_generate_maid(cfm);
>      hmap_insert(all_cfms, &cfm->hmap_node, hash_string(cfm->name, 0));
>      ovs_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
> +
>      return cfm;
>  }
>
> @@ -385,6 +390,14 @@ cfm_ref(const struct cfm *cfm_)
>      return cfm;
>  }
>
> +/* Records the status change and changes the global connectivity seq. */
> +static void
> +cfm_status_changed(struct cfm *cfm) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex)
> +{
> +    seq_change(connectivity_seq_get());
> +    cfm->status_changed = true;
> +}
> +
>  /* Should be run periodically to update fault statistics messages. */
>  void
>  cfm_run(struct cfm *cfm) OVS_EXCLUDED(mutex)
> @@ -510,7 +523,7 @@ cfm_run(struct cfm *cfm) OVS_EXCLUDED(mutex)
>              || (old_rmps_array_len != cfm->rmps_array_len ||
> old_rmps_deleted)
>              || old_cfm_fault != cfm->fault
>              || old_flap_count != cfm->flap_count) {
> -            seq_change(connectivity_seq_get());
> +            cfm_status_changed(cfm);
>          }
>
>          cfm->booted = true;
> @@ -836,6 +849,20 @@ out:
>      ovs_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
>  }
>
> +/* Returns and resets the 'cfm->status_changed'. */
> +bool
> +cfm_check_status_change(struct cfm *cfm) OVS_EXCLUDED(mutex)
> +{
> +    bool ret;
> +
> +    ovs_mutex_lock(&mutex);
> +    ret = cfm->status_changed;
> +    cfm->status_changed = false;
> +    ovs_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
> +
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
>  static int
>  cfm_get_fault__(const struct cfm *cfm) OVS_REQUIRES(mutex)
>  {
> @@ -1029,13 +1056,14 @@ cfm_unixctl_set_fault(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
> int argc, const char *argv[],
>              goto out;
>          }
>          cfm->fault_override = fault_override;
> +        cfm_status_changed(cfm);
>      } else {
>          HMAP_FOR_EACH (cfm, hmap_node, all_cfms) {
>              cfm->fault_override = fault_override;
> +            cfm_status_changed(cfm);
>          }
>      }
>
> -    seq_change(connectivity_seq_get());
>      unixctl_command_reply(conn, "OK");
>
>  out:
> diff --git a/lib/cfm.h b/lib/cfm.h
> index 4213eb5..13fdc60 100644
> --- a/lib/cfm.h
> +++ b/lib/cfm.h
> @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ void cfm_set_netdev(struct cfm *, const struct netdev *);
>  bool cfm_should_process_flow(const struct cfm *cfm, const struct flow *,
>                               struct flow_wildcards *);
>  void cfm_process_heartbeat(struct cfm *, const struct ofpbuf *packet);
> +bool cfm_check_status_change(struct cfm *);
>  int cfm_get_fault(const struct cfm *);
>  uint64_t cfm_get_flap_count(const struct cfm *);
>  int cfm_get_health(const struct cfm *);
> diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
> index 3648dd7..5b0f6bd 100644
> --- a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
> +++ b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
> @@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ enum { N_TABLES = 255 };
>  enum { TBL_INTERNAL = N_TABLES - 1 };    /* Used for internal hidden
> rules. */
>  BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(N_TABLES >= 2 && N_TABLES <= 255);
>
> +/* No bfd/cfm status change. */
> +#define NO_STATUS_CHANGE -1
> +
>  struct flow_miss;
>
>  struct rule_dpif {
> @@ -1801,22 +1804,28 @@ out:
>      return error;
>  }
>
> -static bool
> +static int
>  get_cfm_status(const struct ofport *ofport_,
>                 struct ofproto_cfm_status *status)
>  {
>      struct ofport_dpif *ofport = ofport_dpif_cast(ofport_);
> +    int ret = 0;
>
>      if (ofport->cfm) {
> -        status->faults = cfm_get_fault(ofport->cfm);
> -        status->flap_count = cfm_get_flap_count(ofport->cfm);
> -        status->remote_opstate = cfm_get_opup(ofport->cfm);
> -        status->health = cfm_get_health(ofport->cfm);
> -        cfm_get_remote_mpids(ofport->cfm, &status->rmps, &status->n_rmps);
> -        return true;
> +        if (cfm_check_status_change(ofport->cfm)) {
> +            status->faults = cfm_get_fault(ofport->cfm);
> +            status->flap_count = cfm_get_flap_count(ofport->cfm);
> +            status->remote_opstate = cfm_get_opup(ofport->cfm);
> +            status->health = cfm_get_health(ofport->cfm);
> +            cfm_get_remote_mpids(ofport->cfm, &status->rmps,
> &status->n_rmps);
> +        } else {
> +            ret = NO_STATUS_CHANGE;
> +        }
>      } else {
> -        return false;
> +        ret = ENOENT;
>      }
> +
> +    return ret;
>  }
>
>  static int
> @@ -1841,13 +1850,19 @@ static int
>  get_bfd_status(struct ofport *ofport_, struct smap *smap)
>  {
>      struct ofport_dpif *ofport = ofport_dpif_cast(ofport_);
> +    int ret = 0;
>
>      if (ofport->bfd) {
> -        bfd_get_status(ofport->bfd, smap);
> -        return 0;
> +        if (bfd_check_status_change(ofport->bfd)) {
> +            bfd_get_status(ofport->bfd, smap);
> +        } else {
> +            ret = NO_STATUS_CHANGE;
> +        }
>      } else {
> -        return ENOENT;
> +        ret = ENOENT;
>      }
> +
> +    return ret;
>  }
>
>  /* Spanning Tree. */
> diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto-provider.h b/ofproto/ofproto-provider.h
> index 0e22b7c..a3591df 100644
> --- a/ofproto/ofproto-provider.h
> +++ b/ofproto/ofproto-provider.h
> @@ -1460,15 +1460,19 @@ struct ofproto_class {
>       * support CFM, as does a null pointer. */
>      int (*set_cfm)(struct ofport *ofport, const struct cfm_settings *s);
>
> -    /* Checks the status of CFM configured on 'ofport'.  Returns true if
> the
> -     * port's CFM status was successfully stored into '*status'.  Returns
> false
> -     * if the port did not have CFM configured, in which case '*status' is
> -     * indeterminate.
> +    /* Checks the status of CFM configured on 'ofport'.  Returns 0 if the
> +     * port's CFM status was successfully stored into '*status'.  Returns
> +     * negative number if there is no status change since last update.
> +     * Returns positive errno otherwise.
>       *
> -     * The caller must provide and owns '*status', but it does not own
> and must
> -     * not modify or free the array returned in 'status->rmps'. */
> -    bool (*get_cfm_status)(const struct ofport *ofport,
> -                           struct ofproto_cfm_status *status);
> +     * EOPNOTSUPP as a return value indicates that this ofproto_class
> does not
> +     * support CFM, as does a null pointer.
> +     *
> +     * The caller must provide and own '*status', and it must free the
> array
> +     * returned in 'status->rmps'.  '*status' is indeterminate if the
> return
> +     * value is non-zero. */
> +    int (*get_cfm_status)(const struct ofport *ofport,
> +                          struct ofproto_cfm_status *status);
>
>      /* Configures BFD on 'ofport'.
>       *
> @@ -1481,8 +1485,11 @@ struct ofproto_class {
>      int (*set_bfd)(struct ofport *ofport, const struct smap *cfg);
>
>      /* Populates 'smap' with the status of BFD on 'ofport'.  Returns 0 on
> -     * success, or a positive errno.  EOPNOTSUPP as a return value
> indicates
> -     * that this ofproto_class does not support BFD, as does a null
> pointer. */
> +     * success.  Returns a negative number if there is no status change
> since
> +     * last update.  Returns a positive errno otherwise.
> +     *
> +     * EOPNOTSUPP as a return value indicates that this ofproto_class
> does not
> +     * support BFD, as does a null pointer. */
>      int (*get_bfd_status)(struct ofport *ofport, struct smap *smap);
>
>      /* Configures spanning tree protocol (STP) on 'ofproto' using the
> diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto.c b/ofproto/ofproto.c
> index 436a745..e3e0444 100644
> --- a/ofproto/ofproto.c
> +++ b/ofproto/ofproto.c
> @@ -1016,10 +1016,12 @@ ofproto_port_set_bfd(struct ofproto *ofproto,
> ofp_port_t ofp_port,
>      }
>  }
>
> -/* Populates 'status' with key value pairs indicating the status of the
> BFD
> - * session on 'ofp_port'.  This information is intended to be populated
> in the
> - * OVS database.  Has no effect if 'ofp_port' is not na OpenFlow port in
> - * 'ofproto'. */
> +/* Populates 'status' with the status of BFD on 'ofport'.  Returns 0 on
> + * success.  Returns a negative number if there is no status change since
> + * last update.  Returns a positive errno otherwise.  Has no effect if
> + * 'ofp_port' is not an OpenFlow port in 'ofproto'.
> + *
> + * The caller must provide and own '*status'. */
>  int
>  ofproto_port_get_bfd_status(struct ofproto *ofproto, ofp_port_t ofp_port,
>                              struct smap *status)
> @@ -3699,20 +3701,22 @@ ofproto_get_netflow_ids(const struct ofproto
> *ofproto,
>      ofproto->ofproto_class->get_netflow_ids(ofproto, engine_type,
> engine_id);
>  }
>
> -/* Checks the status of CFM configured on 'ofp_port' within 'ofproto'.
>  Returns
> - * true if the port's CFM status was successfully stored into '*status'.
> - * Returns false if the port did not have CFM configured, in which case
> - * '*status' is indeterminate.
> +/* Checks the status of CFM configured on 'ofp_port' within 'ofproto'.
> + * Returns 0 if the port's CFM status was successfully stored into
> + * '*status'.  Returns positive errno if the port did not have CFM
> + * configured.  Returns negative number if there is no status change
> + * since last update.
>   *
> - * The caller must provide and owns '*status', and must free
> 'status->rmps'. */
> -bool
> + * The caller must provide and own '*status', and must free
> 'status->rmps'.
> + * '*status' is indeterminate if the return value is non-zero. */
> +int
>  ofproto_port_get_cfm_status(const struct ofproto *ofproto, ofp_port_t
> ofp_port,
>                              struct ofproto_cfm_status *status)
>  {
>      struct ofport *ofport = ofproto_get_port(ofproto, ofp_port);
> -    return (ofport
> -            && ofproto->ofproto_class->get_cfm_status
> -            && ofproto->ofproto_class->get_cfm_status(ofport, status));
> +    return (ofport && ofproto->ofproto_class->get_cfm_status
> +            ? ofproto->ofproto_class->get_cfm_status(ofport, status)
> +            : EOPNOTSUPP);
>  }
>
>  static enum ofperr
> diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto.h b/ofproto/ofproto.h
> index ab51365..9ba6354 100644
> --- a/ofproto/ofproto.h
> +++ b/ofproto/ofproto.h
> @@ -419,9 +419,9 @@ struct ofproto_cfm_status {
>      size_t n_rmps;
>  };
>
> -bool ofproto_port_get_cfm_status(const struct ofproto *,
> -                                 ofp_port_t ofp_port,
> -                                 struct ofproto_cfm_status *);
> +int ofproto_port_get_cfm_status(const struct ofproto *,
> +                                ofp_port_t ofp_port,
> +                                struct ofproto_cfm_status *);
>
>  /* Linux VLAN device support (e.g. "eth0.10" for VLAN 10.)
>   *
> diff --git a/vswitchd/bridge.c b/vswitchd/bridge.c
> index f46d002..295e1be 100644
> --- a/vswitchd/bridge.c
> +++ b/vswitchd/bridge.c
> @@ -1836,9 +1836,13 @@ iface_refresh_cfm_stats(struct iface *iface)
>  {
>      const struct ovsrec_interface *cfg = iface->cfg;
>      struct ofproto_cfm_status status;
> +    int error;
>
> -    if (!ofproto_port_get_cfm_status(iface->port->bridge->ofproto,
> -                                    iface->ofp_port, &status)) {
> +    error = ofproto_port_get_cfm_status(iface->port->bridge->ofproto,
> +                                        iface->ofp_port, &status);
> +    if (error < 0) {
> +        /* Do nothing if there is no status change since last update. */
> +    } else if (error > 0) {
>          ovsrec_interface_set_cfm_fault(cfg, NULL, 0);
>          ovsrec_interface_set_cfm_fault_status(cfg, NULL, 0);
>          ovsrec_interface_set_cfm_remote_opstate(cfg, NULL);
> @@ -2246,9 +2250,11 @@ instant_stats_run(void)
>                  iface_refresh_cfm_stats(iface);
>
>                  smap_init(&smap);
> -                ofproto_port_get_bfd_status(br->ofproto, iface->ofp_port,
> -                                            &smap);
> -                ovsrec_interface_set_bfd_status(iface->cfg, &smap);
> +                error = ofproto_port_get_bfd_status(br->ofproto,
> iface->ofp_port,
> +                                                    &smap);
> +                if (error >= 0) {
> +                    ovsrec_interface_set_bfd_status(iface->cfg, &smap);
> +                }
>                  smap_destroy(&smap);
>              }
>          }
> --
> 1.7.9.5
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