On Tue, Feb 07, 2023 at 07:16:34PM +0800, Heng Qi wrote:
> Currently, the coalescing profile is directly applied to all queues.
> This patch supports configuring the parameters for a specified queue.
> 
> When the traffic between queues is unbalanced, for example, one queue
> is busy and another queue is idle, then it will be very useful to
> control coalescing parameters at the queue granularity.

ethtool does not support this though, does it? what's the plan?

> Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Xuan Zhuo <[email protected]>

What I dislike about this interface is that if
VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated, then
in the common case of same parameters for all queues
driver has to issue multiple commands.
I can see either a special vq index (0xffff ?) or a special
command used to set it for all queues.


> ---
>  content.tex | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index e863709..049c0e4 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -3084,6 +3084,9 @@ \subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / 
> Network Device / Feature bits
>  \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR(23)] Set MAC address through control
>      channel.
>  
> +\item[VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL(52)] Device supports per-queue
> +     notifications coalescing.
> +
>  \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL(53)] Device supports notifications coalescing.
>  
>  \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4 (54)] Driver can receive USOv4 packets.
> @@ -3140,6 +3143,7 @@ \subsubsection{Feature bit 
> requirements}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device
>  \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ.
>  \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4 or 
> VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6.
>  \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ.
> +\item[VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ and 
> VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL.
>  \end{description}
>  
>  \subsubsection{Legacy Interface: Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / 
> Network Device / Feature bits / Legacy Interface: Feature bits}
> @@ -4488,16 +4492,21 @@ \subsubsection{Control Virtqueue}\label{sec:Device 
> Types / Network Device / Devi
>  
>  If the VIRTIO_NET_F_NOTF_COAL feature is negotiated, the driver can
>  send control commands for dynamically changing the coalescing parameters.
> +If additionally VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated, the driver
> +can send control commands to configure the coalescing parameters of a
> +specified receiveq or transmitq.
>  
>  \begin{lstlisting}
>  struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_rx {
>      le32 rx_max_packets;
>      le32 rx_usecs;
> +    le16 rx_qid;  (Only if VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL negotiated)
>  };
>  
>  struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_tx {
>      le32 tx_max_packets;
>      le32 tx_usecs;
> +    le16 tx_qid;  (Only if VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL negotiated)
>  };
>  
>  #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL 6

I think it's a good idea to do this on top of Alvaro's patch
unifying these two structures.

> @@ -4507,17 +4516,34 @@ \subsubsection{Control Virtqueue}\label{sec:Device 
> Types / Network Device / Devi
>  
>  Coalescing parameters:
>  \begin{itemize}
> -\item \field{rx_usecs}: Maximum number of usecs to delay a RX notification.
> -\item \field{tx_usecs}: Maximum number of usecs to delay a TX notification.
> +\item \field{rx_qid}: Index of which receiveq to change the coalescing 
> parameters.
> +     If the value is between 0 and 0x7FFF, it represents the index of the 
> specified
> +     receiveq. Otherwise, if the value is 0xFFFF, it indicates to change the
> +     coalescing parameters for all receiveqs.

what if the index does not map to a receive queue?

> +\item \field{tx_qid}: Index of which transmitq to change the coalescing 
> parameters.
> +     If the value is between 0 and 0x7FFF, it represents the index of the 
> specified
> +     transmitq. Otherwise, if the value is 0xFFFF, it indicates to change the
> +     coalescing parameters for all transmitqs.
> +\item \field{rx_usecs}: Maximum number of usecs to delay a RX notification. 
> If additionally
> +     VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated, it works for the 
> specified recieveq
> +     or all receieveqs.
> +\item \field{tx_usecs}: Maximum number of usecs to delay a TX notification. 
> If additionally
> +     VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated, it works for the 
> specified transmitq
> +     or all transmitqs.
>  \item \field{rx_max_packets}: Maximum number of packets to receive before a 
> RX notification.
> +     If additionally VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated, it works 
> for the
> +     specified receiveq or all receiveqs.
>  \item \field{tx_max_packets}: Maximum number of packets to send before a TX 
> notification.
> +     If additionally VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated, it works 
> for the
> +     specified transmitq or all transmitqs.
>  \end{itemize}
>  
> -
>  The class VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL has 2 commands:
>  \begin{enumerate}
> -\item VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL_TX_SET: set the \field{tx_usecs} and 
> \field{tx_max_packets} parameters.
> -\item VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL_RX_SET: set the \field{rx_usecs} and 
> \field{rx_max_packets} parameters.
> +\item VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL_TX_SET: set the \field{tx_usecs} and 
> \field{tx_max_packets} parameters,
> +     and set the \field{tx_qid} if VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is 
> negotiated.
> +\item VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL_RX_SET: set the \field{rx_usecs} and 
> \field{rx_max_packets} parameters,
> +     and set the \field{rx_qid} if VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is 
> negotiated.
>  \end{enumerate}
>  
>  \subparagraph{RX Notifications}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / 
> Device Operation / Control Virtqueue / Notifications Coalescing / RX 
> Notifications}
> @@ -4531,7 +4557,11 @@ \subsubsection{Control Virtqueue}\label{sec:Device 
> Types / Network Device / Devi
>  The device will operate as follows:
>  
>  \begin{itemize}
> -\item The device will count received packets until it accumulates 15, or 
> until 10 usecs elapsed since the first one was received.
> +\item The device will count received packets until it accumulates 15, or 
> until
> +     10 usecs elapsed since the first one was received. If additionally
> +     VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated: when \field{rx_qid} is 
> set
> +     to 0, the accumulation was only from the receiveq1; when \field{rx_qid} 
> is
> +     set to 0xFFFF, the accumulation was from all receiveqs.
>  \item If the notifications are not suppressed by the driver, the device will 
> send an used buffer notification, otherwise, the device will not send an used 
> buffer notification as long as the notifications are suppressed.
>  \end{itemize}
>  
> @@ -4546,7 +4576,12 @@ \subsubsection{Control Virtqueue}\label{sec:Device 
> Types / Network Device / Devi
>  The device will operate as follows:
>  
>  \begin{itemize}
> -\item The device will count sent packets until it accumulates 15, or until 
> 10 usecs elapsed since the first one was sent.
> +\item The device will count sent packets on the transmitq1 until it 
> accumulates 15,
> +     or until 10 usecs elapsed since the first one was sent. If additionally
> +     VIRTIO_NET_F_PERQUEUE_NOTF_COAL is negotiated: when \field{tx_qid} is 
> set
> +     to 0, the accumulation was only from the transmitq1; when 
> \field{tx_qid} is
> +     set to 0xFFFF, the accumulation was from all transmitqs.
> +
>  \item If the notifications are not suppressed by the driver, the device will 
> send an used buffer notification, otherwise, the device will not send an used 
> buffer notification as long as the notifications are suppressed.
>  \end{itemize}
>  
> -- 
> 2.19.1.6.gb485710b
> 
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