On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 05:07:55PM +0800, Heng Qi wrote:
> When VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS is negotiated and the tunnel is used to
> encapsulate the packets, the hash calculated using the outer header
> of the receive packets is always fixed for the same flow packets,
> i.e. they will be steered to the same receive queue.
>
> We add a VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER bitmask in \field{hash_types},
> which instructs the device to calculate the hash using the inner
> headers of GRE-encapsulated packets, and a VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_GRE
> value in \field{hash_tunnel} to report packet type when calculating
> hash over the inner header.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Xuan Zhuo <[email protected]>
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> ---
> v1:
> 1. Remove the patch for the bitmask fix. @Michael S. Tsirkin
> 2. Clarify some paragraphs. @Jason Wang
> 3. Add \field{hash_tunnel} and VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_GRE. @Yuri
> Benditovich
>
> content.tex | 140 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 135 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index e863709..fba0c7d 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -3095,7 +3095,7 @@ \subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types /
> Network Device / Feature bits
> to several segments when each of these smaller packets has UDP header.
>
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT(57)] Device can report per-packet hash
> - value and a type of calculated hash.
> + value, a type of calculated hash and a tunnel packet type.
>
> \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN(59)] Driver can provide the exact
> \field{hdr_len}
> value. Device benefits from knowing the exact header length.
> @@ -3386,7 +3386,8 @@ \subsection{Device Operation}\label{sec:Device Types /
> Network Device / Device O
> le16 num_buffers;
> le32 hash_value; (Only if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT negotiated)
> le16 hash_report; (Only if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT negotiated)
> - le16 padding_reserved; (Only if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT negotiated)
> + le8 hash_tunnel; (Only if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT negotiated)
> + le8 padding_reserved; (Only if VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT negotiated)
> };
> \end{lstlisting}
>
> @@ -3837,7 +3838,7 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> A device attempts to calculate a per-packet hash in the following cases:
> \begin{itemize}
> \item The feature VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS was negotiated. The device uses the hash
> to determine the receive virtqueue to place incoming packets.
> -\item The feature VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT was negotiated. The device
> reports the hash value and the hash type with the packet.
> +\item The feature VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT was negotiated. The device
> reports the hash value, the hash type and the tunnel packet type.
> \end{itemize}
>
> If the feature VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS was negotiated:
> @@ -3883,6 +3884,10 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> #define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_TCP_EX (1 << 7)
> #define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_UDP_EX (1 << 8)
> \end{lstlisting}
> +Hash types applicable to inner payloads of GRE-encapsulated packets
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER (1 << 9)
> +\end{lstlisting}
>
> \subparagraph{IPv4 packets}
> \label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets / IPv4 packets}
> @@ -3975,12 +3980,123 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> (see \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing
> of Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets / IPv6 packets
> without extension header}).
> \end{itemize}
>
> +\subparagraph{Inner payloads of GRE-encapsulated packets}
> +\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets / Inner payloads of
> GRE-encapsulated packets}}
> +VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER bit is set at the same time as one of
> +the bits between VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_IPv4 and VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_UDP_EX.
> +
> +The device calculates the hash on GRE-encapsulated packets whose inner
> payloads
> +are IPv4 packets according to 'Enabled hash types' bitmasks as follows:
> +\begin{itemize}
> + \item If both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_TCPv4 bits
> + are set, and the GRE-encapsulated packet has an inner TCPv4 header in
> its
> + payload, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item inner Source IP address
> + \item inner Destination IP address
> + \item inner Source TCP port
> + \item inner Destination TCP port
> + \end{itemsize}
> + \item Else if both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_UDPv4
> + bits are set, and the GRE-encapsulated packet has an inner UDPv4
> header in
> + its payload, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item inner Source IP address
> + \item inner Destination IP address
> + \item inner Source UDP port
> + \item inner Destination UDP port
> + \end{itemize}
> + \item Else if both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_IPv4
> + bits are set, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item inner Source IP address
> + \item inner Destination IP address
> + \end{itemsize}
> + \item Else the device does not calculate the hash
> +\end{itemize}
> +
> +The device calculates the hash on GRE-encapsulated packets whose inner
> payloads
> +are IPv6 packets without extension headers according to 'Enabled hash types'
> +bitmasks as follows:
> +\begin{itemsize}
> + \item If both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_TCPv6
> + bits are set, and the GRE-encapsulated packet has an inner TCPv6
> header in
> + its payload, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item inner Source IPv6 address
> + \item inner Destination IPv6 address
> + \item inner Source TCP port
> + \item inner Destination TCP port
> + \end{itemsize}
> + \item Else if both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_UDPv6
> + bits are set, and the GRE-encapsulated packet has an inner UDPv6
> header in
> + its payload, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item inner Source IPv6 address
> + \item inner Destination IPv6 address
> + \item inner Source UDP port
> + \item inner Destination UDP port
> + \end{itemize}
> + \item Else if both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_IPv6
> + bits are set, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item inner Source IPv6 address
> + \item inner Destination IPv6 address
> + \end{itemsize}
> + \item Else the device does not calculate the hash
> +\end{itemize}
> +
> +The device calculates the hash on GRE-encapsulated packets whose inner
> payloads
> +are IPv6 packets with extension headers according to 'Enabled hash types'
> +bitmasks as follows:
> +\begin{itemsize}
> + \item If both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_TCP_EX
> + bits are set, and the GRE-encapsulated packet has an inner TCPv6
> header in
> + its payload, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemize}
> + \item Home address from the home address option in the inner IPv6
> destination
> + options header. If the inner extension header is not present, use
> the
> + inner Source IPv6 address.
> + \item IPv6 address that is contained in the Routing-Header-Type-2 from
> the
> + associated inner extension header. If the inner extension header
> is not
> + present, use the inner Destination IPv6 address.
> + \item inner Source TCP port
> + \item inner Destination TCP port
> + \end{itemize}
> + \item Else if both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_UDP_EX
> + bits are set, and the GRE-encapsulated packet has an inner UDPv6 header in
> its
> + payload, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item Home address from the home address option in the inner IPv6
> destination
> + options header. If the inner extension header is not present, use
> the
> + inner Source IPv6 address.
> + \item IPv6 address that is contained in the Routing-Header-Type-2 from
> the
> + associated inner extension header. If the inner extension header
> is not
> + present, use the inner Destination IPv6 address.
> + \item inner Source UDP port
> + \item inner Destination UDP port
> + \end{itemize}
> + \item Else if both VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER and
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_IP_EX
> + bits are set, the hash is calculated over the following fields:
> + \begin{itemsize}
> + \item Home address from the home address option in the inner IPv6
> destination
> + options header. If the inner extension header is not present, use
> the
> + inner Source IPv6 address.
> + \item IPv6 address that is contained in the Routing-Header-Type-2 from
> the
> + associated inner extension header. If the inner extension header
> is not
> + present, use the inner Destination IPv6 address.
> + \end{itemize}
> + \item Else skip inner IPv6 extension headers and calculate the hash as
> defined
> + for a GRE-encapsulated packet whose inner payload is an IPv6 packet
> without
> + extension headers
> +\end{itemsize}
> +
> \paragraph{Hash reporting for incoming packets}
> \label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash reporting for incoming packets}
>
> If VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT was negotiated and
> - the device has calculated the hash for the packet, the device fills
> \field{hash_report} with the report type of calculated hash
> -and \field{hash_value} with the value of calculated hash.
> + the device has calculated the hash for the packet, the device fills
> \field{hash_report} with the report type of calculated hash,
> +\field{hash_tunnel} with the type of the tunnel packet, and
> \field{hash_value} with the value of calculated hash.
>
> If VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT was negotiated but due to any reason the
> hash was not calculated, the device sets \field{hash_report} to
> VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_NONE.
> @@ -4005,6 +4121,20 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming
> Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
> #define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_UDPv6_EX 9
> \end{lstlisting}
>
> +If \field{hash_report} differs from VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_NONE,
> +\field{hash_tunnel} can report the type of the tunnel-encapsulated
> +packet to the driver over the inner header hash calculation.
> +Possible values that the device can report in field{hash_tunnel}
> +are defined below:
> +
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_GRE 1
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +
> +The value VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_GRE corresponds to
> +VIRTIO_NET_HASH_TYPE_GRE_INNER bit of supported hash types defined in
> +\ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation / Processing of
> Incoming Packets / Hash calculation for incoming packets / Supported/enabled
> hash types}.
> +
> \subsubsection{Control Virtqueue}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device /
> Device Operation / Control Virtqueue}
>
> The driver uses the control virtqueue (if VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ is
> --
> 2.19.1.6.gb485710b
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