From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To: Wen Gong <wgong@codeaurora.org>
Cc: ath10k@lists.infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] ath10k: enable napi on RX path for sdio
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 10:00:33 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0101016ec60df2ca-bb719640-4e8e-4241-9e3f-3dc2c2c46adf-000000@us-west-2.amazonses.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20191014114753.7459-1-wgong@codeaurora.org>
Wen Gong <wgong@codeaurora.org> wrote:
> For tcp RX, the quantity of tcp acks to remote is 1/2 of the quantity
> of tcp data from remote, then it will have many small length packets
> on TX path of sdio bus, then it reduce the RX packets's bandwidth of
> tcp.
>
> This patch enable napi on RX path, then the RX packet of tcp will not
> feed to tcp stack immeditely from mac80211 since GRO is enabled by
> default, it will feed to tcp stack after napi complete, if rx bundle
> is enabled, then it will feed to tcp stack one time for each bundle
> of RX. For example, RX bundle size is 32, then tcp stack will receive
> one large length packet, its length is neary 1500*32, then tcp stack
> will send a tcp ack for this large packet, this will reduce the tcp
> acks ratio from 1/2 to 1/32. This results in significant performance
> improvement for tcp RX.
>
> Tcp rx throughout is 240Mbps without this patch, and it arrive 390Mbps
> with this patch. The cpu usage has no obvious difference with and
> without NAPI.
>
> call stack for each RX packet on GRO path:
> (skb length is about 1500 bytes)
> skb_gro_receive ([kernel.kallsyms])
> tcp4_gro_receive ([kernel.kallsyms])
> inet_gro_receive ([kernel.kallsyms])
> dev_gro_receive ([kernel.kallsyms])
> napi_gro_receive ([kernel.kallsyms])
> ieee80211_deliver_skb ([mac80211])
> ieee80211_rx_handlers ([mac80211])
> ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle ([mac80211])
> ieee80211_rx_napi ([mac80211])
> ath10k_htt_rx_proc_rx_ind_hl ([ath10k_core])
> ath10k_htt_rx_pktlog_completion_handler ([ath10k_core])
> ath10k_sdio_napi_poll ([ath10k_sdio])
> net_rx_action ([kernel.kallsyms])
> softirqentry_text_start ([kernel.kallsyms])
> do_softirq ([kernel.kallsyms])
>
> call stack for napi complete and send tcp ack from tcp stack:
> (skb length is about 1500*32 bytes)
> _tcp_ack_snd_check ([kernel.kallsyms])
> tcp_v4_do_rcv ([kernel.kallsyms])
> tcp_v4_rcv ([kernel.kallsyms])
> local_deliver_finish ([kernel.kallsyms])
> ip_local_deliver ([kernel.kallsyms])
> ip_rcv_finish ([kernel.kallsyms])
> ip_rcv ([kernel.kallsyms])
> netif_receive_skb_core ([kernel.kallsyms])
> netif_receive_skb_one_core([kernel.kallsyms])
> netif_receive_skb ([kernel.kallsyms])
> netif_receive_skb_internal ([kernel.kallsyms])
> napi_gro_complete ([kernel.kallsyms])
> napi_gro_flush ([kernel.kallsyms])
> napi_complete_done ([kernel.kallsyms])
> ath10k_sdio_napi_poll ([ath10k_sdio])
> net_rx_action ([kernel.kallsyms])
> __softirqentry_text_start ([kernel.kallsyms])
> do_softirq ([kernel.kallsyms])
>
> Tested with QCA6174 SDIO with firmware
> WLAN.RMH.4.4.1-00017-QCARMSWP-1.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <wgong@codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
cfee8793a74d ath10k: enable napi on RX path for sdio
--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11188393/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-12-02 10:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-10-14 11:47 [PATCH v6] ath10k: enable napi on RX path for sdio Wen Gong
2019-10-25 13:13 ` Kalle Valo
2019-10-31 9:27 ` Kalle Valo
2019-11-01 8:00 ` Wen Gong
2019-12-02 10:00 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
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