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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/4] virtio-net: sleep instead of busy waiting for cvq command
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On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:33:53 +0800, Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 10:25 AM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 15:49:08 +0800, Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > We used to busy waiting on the cvq command this tends to be
> > > problematic since:
> > >
> > > 1) CPU could wait for ever on a buggy/malicous device
> > > 2) There's no wait to terminate the process that triggers the cvq
> > > command
> > >
> > > So this patch switch to use virtqueue_wait_for_used() to sleep with a
> > > timeout (1s) instead of busy polling for the cvq command forever. This
> >
> > I don't think that a fixed 1S is a good choice.
>
> Well, it could be tweaked to be a little bit longer.
>
> One way, as discussed, is to let the device advertise a timeout then
> the driver can validate if it's valid and use that timeout. But it
> needs extension to the spec.
>
> > Some of the DPUs are very
> > lazy for cvq handle.
>
> Such design needs to be revisited, cvq (control path) should have a
> better priority or QOS than datapath.
>
> > In particular, we will also directly break the device.
>
> It's kind of hardening for malicious devices.

Just based on timeout, it is judged that it is a malicious device. I think it is
too arbitrary.

Thanks.


>
> >
> > I think it is necessary to add a Virtio-Net parameter to allow users to define
> > this timeout by themselves. Although I don't think this is a good way.
>
> Very hard and unfriendly to the end users.
>
> Thanks
>
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > > gives the scheduler a breath and can let the process can respond to
> > > asignal. If the device doesn't respond in the timeout, break the
> > > device.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > > Changes since V1:
> > > - break the device when timeout
> > > - get buffer manually since the virtio core check more_used() instead
> > > ---
> > > drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
> > > 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > index efd9dd55828b..6a2ea64cfcb5 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> > > @@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ static void disable_rx_mode_work(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> > > vi->rx_mode_work_enabled = false;
> > > spin_unlock_bh(&vi->rx_mode_lock);
> > >
> > > + virtqueue_wake_up(vi->cvq);
> > > flush_work(&vi->rx_mode_work);
> > > }
> > >
> > > @@ -1497,6 +1498,11 @@ static bool try_fill_recv(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue *rq,
> > > return !oom;
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static void virtnet_cvq_done(struct virtqueue *cvq)
> > > +{
> > > + virtqueue_wake_up(cvq);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > static void skb_recv_done(struct virtqueue *rvq)
> > > {
> > > struct virtnet_info *vi = rvq->vdev->priv;
> > > @@ -1984,6 +1990,8 @@ static int virtnet_tx_resize(struct virtnet_info *vi,
> > > return err;
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static int virtnet_close(struct net_device *dev);
> > > +
> > > /*
> > > * Send command via the control virtqueue and check status. Commands
> > > * supported by the hypervisor, as indicated by feature bits, should
> > > @@ -2026,14 +2034,14 @@ static bool virtnet_send_command(struct virtnet_info *vi, u8 class, u8 cmd,
> > > if (unlikely(!virtqueue_kick(vi->cvq)))
> > > return vi->ctrl->status == VIRTIO_NET_OK;
> > >
> > > - /* Spin for a response, the kick causes an ioport write, trapping
> > > - * into the hypervisor, so the request should be handled immediately.
> > > - */
> > > - while (!virtqueue_get_buf(vi->cvq, &tmp) &&
> > > - !virtqueue_is_broken(vi->cvq))
> > > - cpu_relax();
> > > + if (virtqueue_wait_for_used(vi->cvq)) {
> > > + virtqueue_get_buf(vi->cvq, &tmp);
> > > + return vi->ctrl->status == VIRTIO_NET_OK;
> > > + }
> > >
> > > - return vi->ctrl->status == VIRTIO_NET_OK;
> > > + netdev_err(vi->dev, "CVQ command timeout, break the virtio device.");
> > > + virtio_break_device(vi->vdev);
> > > + return VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
> > > }
> > >
> > > static int virtnet_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
> > > @@ -3526,7 +3534,7 @@ static int virtnet_find_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
> > >
> > > /* Parameters for control virtqueue, if any */
> > > if (vi->has_cvq) {
> > > - callbacks[total_vqs - 1] = NULL;
> > > + callbacks[total_vqs - 1] = virtnet_cvq_done;
> > > names[total_vqs - 1] = "control";
> > > }
> > >
> > > --
> > > 2.25.1
> > >
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> >
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