threads:
- Support up to one netisr thread per CPU, each processings its own
workstream, or set of per-protocol queues. Threads may be bound
to specific CPUs, or allowed to migrate, based on a global policy.
In the future it would be desirable to support topology-centric
policies, such as "one netisr per package".
- Allow each protocol to advertise an ordering policy, which can
currently be one of:
NETISR_POLICY_SOURCE: packets must maintain ordering with respect to
an implicit or explicit source (such as an interface or socket).
NETISR_POLICY_FLOW: make use of mbuf flow identifiers to place work,
as well as allowing protocols to provide a flow generation function
for mbufs without flow identifers (m2flow). Falls back on
NETISR_POLICY_SOURCE if now flow ID is available.
NETISR_POLICY_CPU: allow protocols to inspect and assign a CPU for
each packet handled by netisr (m2cpuid).
- Provide utility functions for querying the number of workstreams
being used, as well as a mapping function from workstream to CPU ID,
which protocols may use in work placement decisions.
- Add explicit interfaces to get and set per-protocol queue limits, and
get and clear drop counters, which query data or apply changes across
all workstreams.
- Add a more extensible netisr registration interface, in which
protocols declare 'struct netisr_handler' structures for each
registered NETISR_ type. These include name, handler function,
optional mbuf to flow ID function, optional mbuf to CPU ID function,
queue limit, and ordering policy. Padding is present to allow these
to be expanded in the future. If no queue limit is declared, then
a default is used.
- Queue limits are now per-workstream, and raised from the previous
IFQ_MAXLEN default of 50 to 256.
- All protocols are updated to use the new registration interface, and
with the exception of netnatm, default queue limits. Most protocols
register as NETISR_POLICY_SOURCE, except IPv4 and IPv6, which use
NETISR_POLICY_FLOW, and will therefore take advantage of driver-
generated flow IDs if present.
- Formalize a non-packet based interface between interface polling and
the netisr, rather than having polling pretend to be two protocols.
Provide two explicit hooks in the netisr worker for start and end
events for runs: netisr_poll() and netisr_pollmore(), as well as a
function, netisr_sched_poll(), to allow the polling code to schedule
netisr execution. DEVICE_POLLING still embeds single-netisr
assumptions in its implementation, so for now if it is compiled into
the kernel, a single and un-bound netisr thread is enforced
regardless of tunable configuration.
In the default configuration, the new netisr implementation maintains
the same basic assumptions as the previous implementation: a single,
un-bound worker thread processes all deferred work, and direct dispatch
is enabled by default wherever possible.
Performance measurement shows a marginal performance improvement over
the old implementation due to the use of batched dequeue.
An rmlock is used to synchronize use and registration/unregistration
using the framework; currently, synchronized use is disabled
(replicating current netisr policy) due to a measurable 3%-6% hit in
ping-pong micro-benchmarking. It will be enabled once further rmlock
optimization has taken place. However, in practice, netisrs are
rarely registered or unregistered at runtime.
A new man page for netisr will follow, but since one doesn't currently
exist, it hasn't been updated.
This change is not appropriate for MFC, although the polling shutdown
handler should be merged to 7-STABLE.
Bump __FreeBSD_version.
Reviewed by: bz
kernel option.
This also permits tuning of the option per virtual network stack, as
well as separately per inet, inet6.
The kernel option is left for a transition period, marked deprecated,
and will be removed soon.
Initially requested by: phk (1 year 1 day ago)
MFC after: 4 weeks
previously always pointing to the default vnet context, to a
dynamically changing thread-local one. The currvnet context
should be set on entry to networking code via CURVNET_SET() macros,
and reverted to previous state via CURVNET_RESTORE(). Recursions
on curvnet are permitted, though strongly discuouraged.
This change should have no functional impact on nooptions VIMAGE
kernel builds, where CURVNET_* macros expand to whitespace.
The curthread->td_vnet (aka curvnet) variable's purpose is to be an
indicator of the vnet context in which the current network-related
operation takes place, in case we cannot deduce the current vnet
context from any other source, such as by looking at mbuf's
m->m_pkthdr.rcvif->if_vnet, sockets's so->so_vnet etc. Moreover, so
far curvnet has turned out to be an invaluable consistency checking
aid: it helps to catch cases when sockets, ifnets or any other
vnet-aware structures may have leaked from one vnet to another.
The exact placement of the CURVNET_SET() / CURVNET_RESTORE() macros
was a result of an empirical iterative process, whith an aim to
reduce recursions on CURVNET_SET() to a minimum, while still reducing
the scope of CURVNET_SET() to networking only operations - the
alternative would be calling CURVNET_SET() on each system call entry.
In general, curvnet has to be set in three typicall cases: when
processing socket-related requests from userspace or from within the
kernel; when processing inbound traffic flowing from device drivers
to upper layers of the networking stack, and when executing
timer-driven networking functions.
This change also introduces a DDB subcommand to show the list of all
vnet instances.
Approved by: julian (mentor)
active network stack instance. Turning on options VIMAGE at compile
time yields the following changes relative to default kernel build:
1) V_ accessor macros for virtualized variables resolve to structure
fields via base pointers, instead of being resolved as fields in global
structs or plain global variables. As an example, V_ifnet becomes:
options VIMAGE: ((struct vnet_net *) vnet_net)->_ifnet
default build: vnet_net_0._ifnet
options VIMAGE_GLOBALS: ifnet
2) INIT_VNET_* macros will declare and set up base pointers to be used
by V_ accessor macros, instead of resolving to whitespace:
INIT_VNET_NET(ifp->if_vnet); becomes
struct vnet_net *vnet_net = (ifp->if_vnet)->mod_data[VNET_MOD_NET];
3) Memory for vnet modules registered via vnet_mod_register() is now
allocated at run time in sys/kern/kern_vimage.c, instead of per vnet
module structs being declared as globals. If required, vnet modules
can now request the framework to provide them with allocated bzeroed
memory by filling in the vmi_size field in their vmi_modinfo structures.
4) structs socket, ifnet, inpcbinfo, tcpcb and syncache_head are
extended to hold a pointer to the parent vnet. options VIMAGE builds
will fill in those fields as required.
5) curvnet is introduced as a new global variable in options VIMAGE
builds, always pointing to the default and only struct vnet.
6) struct sysctl_oid has been extended with additional two fields to
store major and minor virtualization module identifiers, oid_v_subs and
oid_v_mod. SYSCTL_V_* family of macros will fill in those fields
accordingly, and store the offset in the appropriate vnet container
struct in oid_arg1.
In sysctl handlers dealing with virtualized sysctls, the
SYSCTL_RESOLVE_V_ARG1() macro will compute the address of the target
variable and make it available in arg1 variable for further processing.
Unused fields in structs vnet_inet, vnet_inet6 and vnet_ipfw have
been deleted.
Reviewed by: bz, rwatson
Approved by: julian (mentor)
This has the effect that IPv6 multicast traffic won't trigger
an SPI allocation when IPSEC is in use, however, this obviously
needs to stomp on locks, and IN6_LOOKUP_MULTI() is about to go away.
This definitely needs to be revisited before 8.x is branched as
a release branch.
KAME had explicit checks at one point using it, so just hide it behind
#if 0 for now until we are sure if we can completely dump it or not.
MFC after: 1 month
dependency tracking and ordering enforcement.
With this change, per-vnet initialization functions introduced with
r190787 are no longer directly called from traditional initialization
functions (which cc in most cases inlined to pre-r190787 code), but are
instead registered via the vnet framework first, and are invoked only
after all prerequisite modules have been initialized. In the long run,
this framework should allow us to both initialize and dismantle
multiple vnet instances in a correct order.
The problem this change aims to solve is how to replay the
initialization sequence of various network stack components, which
have been traditionally triggered via different mechanisms (SYSINIT,
protosw). Note that this initialization sequence was and still can be
subtly different depending on whether certain pieces of code have been
statically compiled into the kernel, loaded as modules by boot
loader, or kldloaded at run time.
The approach is simple - we record the initialization sequence
established by the traditional mechanisms whenever vnet_mod_register()
is called for a particular vnet module. The vnet_mod_register_multi()
variant allows a single initializer function to be registered multiple
times but with different arguments - currently this is only used in
kern/uipc_domain.c by net_add_domain() with different struct domain *
as arguments, which allows for protosw-registered initialization
routines to be invoked in a correct order by the new vnet
initialization framework.
For the purpose of identifying vnet modules, each vnet module has to
have a unique ID, which is statically assigned in sys/vimage.h.
Dynamic assignment of vnet module IDs is not supported yet.
A vnet module may specify a single prerequisite module at registration
time by filling in the vmi_dependson field of its vnet_modinfo struct
with the ID of the module it depends on. Unless specified otherwise,
all vnet modules depend on VNET_MOD_NET (container for ifnet list head,
rt_tables etc.), which thus has to and will always be initialized
first. The framework will panic if it detects any unresolved
dependencies before completing system initialization. Detection of
unresolved dependencies for vnet modules registered after boot
(kldloaded modules) is not provided.
Note that the fact that each module can specify only a single
prerequisite may become problematic in the long run. In particular,
INET6 depends on INET being already instantiated, due to TCP / UDP
structures residing in INET container. IPSEC also depends on INET,
which will in turn additionally complicate making INET6-only kernel
configs a reality.
The entire registration framework can be compiled out by turning on the
VIMAGE_GLOBALS kernel config option.
Reviewed by: bz
Approved by: julian (mentor)
from existing functions for initializing global state.
At this stage, the new per-vnet initializer functions are
directly called from the existing global initialization code,
which should in most cases result in compiler inlining those
new functions, hence yielding a near-zero functional change.
Modify the existing initializer functions which are invoked via
protosw, like ip_init() et. al., to allow them to be invoked
multiple times, i.e. per each vnet. Global state, if any,
is initialized only if such functions are called within the
context of vnet0, which will be determined via the
IS_DEFAULT_VNET(curvnet) check (currently always true).
While here, V_irtualize a few remaining global UMA zones
used by net/netinet/netipsec networking code. While it is
not yet clear to me or anybody else whether this is the right
thing to do, at this stage this makes the code more readable,
and makes it easier to track uncollected UMA-zone-backed
objects on vnet removal. In the long run, it's quite possible
that some form of shared use of UMA zone pools among multiple
vnets should be considered.
Bump __FreeBSD_version due to changes in layout of structs
vnet_ipfw, vnet_inet and vnet_net.
Approved by: julian (mentor)
which are not in a module of their own like gif.
Single kernel compiles and universe will fail if the size of the struct
changes. Th expected values are given in sys/vimage.h.
See the comments where how to handle this.
Requested by: peter
net/route.h.
Remove the hidden include of opt_route.h and net/route.h from net/vnet.h.
We need to make sure that both opt_route.h and net/route.h are included
before net/vnet.h because of the way MRT figures out the number of FIBs
from the kernel option. If we do not, we end up with the default number
of 1 when including net/vnet.h and array sizes are wrong.
This does not change the list of files which depend on opt_route.h
but we can identify them now more easily.
(duplicate) code in sys/netipsec/ipsec.c and fold it into
common, INET/6 independent functions.
The file local functions ipsec4_setspidx_inpcb() and
ipsec6_setspidx_inpcb() were 1:1 identical after the change
in r186528. Rename to ipsec_setspidx_inpcb() and remove the
duplicate.
Public functions ipsec[46]_get_policy() were 1:1 identical.
Remove one copy and merge in the factored out code from
ipsec_get_policy() into the other. The public function left
is now called ipsec_get_policy() and callers were adapted.
Public functions ipsec[46]_set_policy() were 1:1 identical.
Rename file local ipsec_set_policy() function to
ipsec_set_policy_internal().
Remove one copy of the public functions, rename the other
to ipsec_set_policy() and adapt callers.
Public functions ipsec[46]_hdrsiz() were logically identical
(ignoring one questionable assert in the v6 version).
Rename the file local ipsec_hdrsiz() to ipsec_hdrsiz_internal(),
the public function to ipsec_hdrsiz(), remove the duplicate
copy and adapt the callers.
The v6 version had been unused anyway. Cleanup comments.
Public functions ipsec[46]_in_reject() were logically identical
apart from statistics. Move the common code into a file local
ipsec46_in_reject() leaving vimage+statistics in small AF specific
wrapper functions. Note: unfortunately we already have a public
ipsec_in_reject().
Reviewed by: sam
Discussed with: rwatson (renaming to *_internal)
MFC after: 26 days
X-MFC: keep wrapper functions for public symbols?
did not use C99-style sparse structure initialization, so remove
NULL assignments for now-removed pr_usrreq function pointers.
Reported by: Chris Ruiz <yr.retarded at gmail.com>
variable name for the inpcb.
For consistency with the other *_hdrsiz functions use 'size'
instead of 'siz' as variable name.
No functional change.
MFC after: 4 weeks
- Always use round brackets with return ().
- Add empty line to beginning of functions without local variables.
- Comments start with a capital letter and end in a '.'.
While there adapt a few comments.
Reviewed by: rwatson
MFC after: 4 weeks
the inpcb names rather than the following IPv6 compat macros:
in6pcb,in6p_sp, in6p_ip6_nxt,in6p_flowinfo,in6p_vflag,
in6p_flags,in6p_socket,in6p_lport,in6p_fport,in6p_ppcb and
sotoin6pcb().
Apart from removing duplicate code in netipsec, this is a pure
whitespace, not a functional change.
Discussed with: rwatson
Reviewed by: rwatson (version before review requested changes)
MFC after: 4 weeks (set the timer and see then)
but formerly missed under VIMAGE_GLOBAL.
Put the extern declarations of the virtualized globals
under VIMAGE_GLOBAL as the globals themsevles are already.
This will help by the time when we are going to remove the globals
entirely.
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
container structures, depending on VIMAGE_GLOBALS compile time option.
Make VIMAGE_GLOBALS a new compile-time option, which by default will not
be defined, resulting in instatiations of global variables selected for
V_irtualization (enclosed in #ifdef VIMAGE_GLOBALS blocks) to be
effectively compiled out. Instantiate new global container structures
to hold V_irtualized variables: vnet_net_0, vnet_inet_0, vnet_inet6_0,
vnet_ipsec_0, vnet_netgraph_0, and vnet_gif_0.
Update the VSYM() macro so that depending on VIMAGE_GLOBALS the V_
macros resolve either to the original globals, or to fields inside
container structures, i.e. effectively
#ifdef VIMAGE_GLOBALS
#define V_rt_tables rt_tables
#else
#define V_rt_tables vnet_net_0._rt_tables
#endif
Update SYSCTL_V_*() macros to operate either on globals or on fields
inside container structs.
Extend the internal kldsym() lookups with the ability to resolve
selected fields inside the virtualization container structs. This
applies only to the fields which are explicitly registered for kldsym()
visibility via VNET_MOD_DECLARE() and vnet_mod_register(), currently
this is done only in sys/net/if.c.
Fix a few broken instances of MODULE_GLOBAL() macro use in SCTP code,
and modify the MODULE_GLOBAL() macro to resolve to V_ macros, which in
turn result in proper code being generated depending on VIMAGE_GLOBALS.
De-virtualize local static variables in sys/contrib/pf/net/pf_subr.c
which were prematurely V_irtualized by automated V_ prepending scripts
during earlier merging steps. PF virtualization will be done
separately, most probably after next PF import.
Convert a few variable initializations at instantiation to
initialization in init functions, most notably in ipfw. Also convert
TUNABLE_INT() initializers for V_ variables to TUNABLE_FETCH_INT() in
initializer functions.
Discussed at: devsummit Strassburg
Reviewed by: bz, julian
Approved by: julian (mentor)
Obtained from: //depot/projects/vimage-commit2/...
X-MFC after: never
Sponsored by: NLnet Foundation, The FreeBSD Foundation
directly include only the header files needed. This reduces the
unneeded spamming of various headers into lots of files.
For now, this leaves us with very few modules including vnet.h
and thus needing to depend on opt_route.h.
Reviewed by: brooks, gnn, des, zec, imp
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
underneath #ifdef VIMAGE blocks.
This change introduces some churn in #include ordering and nesting
throughout the network stack and drivers but is not expected to cause
any additional issues.
In the next step this will allow us to instantiate the virtualization
container structures and switch from using global variables to their
"containerized" counterparts.
Reviewed by: bz, julian
Approved by: julian (mentor)
Obtained from: //depot/projects/vimage-commit2/...
X-MFC after: never
Sponsored by: NLnet Foundation, The FreeBSD Foundation
Ignoring different names because of macros (in6pcb, in6p_sp) and
inp vs. in6p variable name both functions were entirely identical.
Reviewed by: rwatson (as part of a larger changeset)
MFC after: 6 weeks (*)
(*) possibly need to leave a stub wrappers in 7 to keep the symbols.
whitespace) macros from p4/vimage branch.
Do a better job at enclosing all instantiations of globals
scheduled for virtualization in #ifdef VIMAGE_GLOBALS blocks.
De-virtualize and mark as const saorder_state_alive and
saorder_state_any arrays from ipsec code, given that they are never
updated at runtime, so virtualizing them would be pointless.
Reviewed by: bz, julian
Approved by: julian (mentor)
Obtained from: //depot/projects/vimage-commit2/...
X-MFC after: never
Sponsored by: NLnet Foundation, The FreeBSD Foundation
for virtualization.
Instead of initializing the affected global variables at instatiation,
assign initial values to them in initializer functions. As a rule,
initialization at instatiation for such variables should never be
introduced again from now on. Furthermore, enclose all instantiations
of such global variables in #ifdef VIMAGE_GLOBALS blocks.
Essentialy, this change should have zero functional impact. In the next
phase of merging network stack virtualization infrastructure from
p4/vimage branch, the new initialization methology will allow us to
switch between using global variables and their counterparts residing in
virtualization containers with minimum code churn, and in the long run
allow us to intialize multiple instances of such container structures.
Discussed at: devsummit Strassburg
Reviewed by: bz, julian
Approved by: julian (mentor)
Obtained from: //depot/projects/vimage-commit2/...
X-MFC after: never
Sponsored by: NLnet Foundation, The FreeBSD Foundation
from the vimage project, as per plan established at devsummit 08/08:
http://wiki.freebsd.org/Image/Notes200808DevSummit
Introduce INIT_VNET_*() initializer macros, VNET_FOREACH() iterator
macros, and CURVNET_SET() context setting macros, all currently
resolving to NOPs.
Prepare for virtualization of selected SYSCTL objects by introducing a
family of SYSCTL_V_*() macros, currently resolving to their global
counterparts, i.e. SYSCTL_V_INT() == SYSCTL_INT().
Move selected #defines from sys/sys/vimage.h to newly introduced header
files specific to virtualized subsystems (sys/net/vnet.h,
sys/netinet/vinet.h etc.).
All the changes are verified to have zero functional impact at this
point in time by doing MD5 comparision between pre- and post-change
object files(*).
(*) netipsec/keysock.c did not validate depending on compile time options.
Implemented by: julian, bz, brooks, zec
Reviewed by: julian, bz, brooks, kris, rwatson, ...
Approved by: julian (mentor)
Obtained from: //depot/projects/vimage-commit2/...
X-MFC after: never
Sponsored by: NLnet Foundation, The FreeBSD Foundation
virtualization work done by Marko Zec (zec@).
This is the first in a series of commits over the course
of the next few weeks.
Mark all uses of global variables to be virtualized
with a V_ prefix.
Use macros to map them back to their global names for
now, so this is a NOP change only.
We hope to have caught at least 85-90% of what is needed
so we do not invalidate a lot of outstanding patches again.
Obtained from: //depot/projects/vimage-commit2/...
Reviewed by: brooks, des, ed, mav, julian,
jamie, kris, rwatson, zec, ...
(various people I forgot, different versions)
md5 (with a bit of help)
Sponsored by: NLnet Foundation, The FreeBSD Foundation
X-MFC after: never
V_Commit_Message_Reviewed_By: more people than the patch