From: "Tobias Waldekranz" <tobias@waldekranz.com>
To: "Andy Duan" <fugang.duan@nxp.com>, "David Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: fec: prevent tx starvation under high rx load
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:12:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <C3UBKDYGF8HW.TITR4KSQBHBQ@wkz-x280> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AM6PR0402MB3607C60F2C8E7B3E63906B6AFF6F0@AM6PR0402MB3607.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
On Tue Jun 30, 2020 at 11:02 AM CEST, Andy Duan wrote:
> From: Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@waldekranz.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 30,
> 2020 4:56 PM
> > On Tue Jun 30, 2020 at 10:26 AM CEST, Andy Duan wrote:
> > > From: Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@waldekranz.com> Sent: Tuesday, June
> > > 30,
> > > 2020 3:31 PM
> > > > On Tue Jun 30, 2020 at 8:27 AM CEST, Andy Duan wrote:
> > > > > From: Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@waldekranz.com> Sent: Tuesday,
> > > > > June 30,
> > > > > 2020 12:29 AM
> > > > > > On Sun Jun 28, 2020 at 8:23 AM CEST, Andy Duan wrote:
> > > > > > > I never seem bandwidth test cause netdev watchdog trip.
> > > > > > > Can you describe the reproduce steps on the commit, then we
> > > > > > > can reproduce it on my local. Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My setup uses a i.MX8M Nano EVK connected to an ethernet switch,
> > > > > > but can get the same results with a direct connection to a PC.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On the iMX, configure two VLANs on top of the FEC and enable
> > > > > > IPv4 forwarding.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On the PC, configure two VLANs and put them in different
> > namespaces.
> > > > > > From one namespace, use trafgen to generate a flow that the iMX
> > > > > > will route from the first VLAN to the second and then back
> > > > > > towards the second namespace on the PC.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Something like:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > {
> > > > > > eth(sa=PC_MAC, da=IMX_MAC),
> > > > > > ipv4(saddr=10.0.2.2, daddr=10.0.3.2, ttl=2)
> > > > > > udp(sp=1, dp=2),
> > > > > > "Hello world"
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wait a couple of seconds and then you'll see the output from
> > fec_dump.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In the same setup I also see a weird issue when running a TCP
> > > > > > flow using iperf3. Most of the time (~70%) when i start the
> > > > > > iperf3 client I'll see ~450Mbps of throughput. In the other case
> > > > > > (~30%) I'll see ~790Mbps. The system is "stably bi-modal", i.e.
> > > > > > whichever rate is reached in the beginning is then sustained for
> > > > > > as long as the session is kept
> > > > alive.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've inserted some tracepoints in the driver to try to
> > > > > > understand what's going
> > > > > > on:
> > > > > > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%
> > > > > > 2Fsv
> > > > > > gsha
> > > >
> > re.com%2Fi%2FMVp.svg&data=02%7C01%7Cfugang.duan%40nxp.com%
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > 7C12854e21ea124b4cc2e008d81c59d618%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6fa92cd99c5c
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > 301635%7C0%7C0%7C637290519453656013&sdata=by4ShOkmTaRkFfE
> > > > > > 0xJkrTptC%2B2egFf9iM4E5hx4jiSU%3D&reserved=0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What I can't figure out is why the Tx buffers seem to be
> > > > > > collected at a much slower rate in the slow case (top in the
> > > > > > picture). If we fall behind in one NAPI poll, we should catch up
> > > > > > at the next call (which we
> > > > can see in the fast case).
> > > > > > But in the slow case we keep falling further and further behind
> > > > > > until we freeze the queue. Is this something you've ever
> > > > > > observed? Any
> > > > ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Before, our cases don't reproduce the issue, cpu resource has
> > > > > better bandwidth than ethernet uDMA then there have chance to
> > > > > complete current NAPI. The next, work_tx get the update, never catch
> > the issue.
> > > >
> > > > It appears it has nothing to do with routing back out through the
> > > > same interface.
> > > >
> > > > I get the same bi-modal behavior if just run the iperf3 server on
> > > > the iMX and then have it be the transmitting part, i.e. on the PC I run:
> > > >
> > > > iperf3 -c $IMX_IP -R
> > > >
> > > > I would be very interesting to see what numbers you see in this scenario.
> > > I just have on imx8mn evk in my hands, and run the case, the numbers
> > > is ~940Mbps as below.
> > >
> > > root@imx8mnevk:~# iperf3 -s
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > > Server listening on 5201
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > > Accepted connection from 10.192.242.132, port 43402 [ 5] local
> > > 10.192.242.96 port 5201 connected to 10.192.242.132 port
> > > 43404
> > > [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 109
> > > MBytes 913 Mbits/sec 0 428 KBytes [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 112 MBytes 943
> > > Mbits/sec 0 447 KBytes [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec 0
> > > 472 KBytes [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 113 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec 0 472 KBytes [
> > > 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 112 MBytes 942 Mbits/sec 0 472 KBytes [ 5] 5.00-6.00
> > > sec 112 MBytes 936 Mbits/sec 0 472 KBytes [ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 113
> > > MBytes 945 Mbits/sec 0 472 KBytes [ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 112 MBytes 944
> > > Mbits/sec 0 472 KBytes [ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec 0
> > > 472 KBytes [ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 112 MBytes 940 Mbits/sec 0 472 KBytes [
> > > 5] 10.00-10.04 sec 4.16 MBytes 873 Mbits/sec 0 472 KBytes
> > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ ID] Interval
> > > Transfer Bitrate Retr [ 5] 0.00-10.04 sec 1.10 GBytes 939 Mbits/sec 0
> > > sender
> >
> > Are you running the client with -R so that the iMX is the transmitter?
> > What if you run the test multiple times, do you get the same result each time?
>
> Of course, PC command like: iperf3 -c 10.192.242.96 -R
> Yes, the same result for each time.
Very strange, I've now reduced my setup to a simple direct connection
between iMX and PC and I still see the same issue:
for i in $(seq 5); do iperf3 -c 10.0.2.1 -R -t2; sleep 1; done
Connecting to host 10.0.2.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 10.0.2.1 is sending
[ 5] local 10.0.2.2 port 53978 connected to 10.0.2.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 110 MBytes 919 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec 0 0.00 Bytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-2.04 sec 223 MBytes 918 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-2.00 sec 222 MBytes 930 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
Connecting to host 10.0.2.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 10.0.2.1 is sending
[ 5] local 10.0.2.2 port 53982 connected to 10.0.2.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 55.8 MBytes 468 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 56.3 MBytes 472 Mbits/sec 0 0.00 Bytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-2.04 sec 113 MBytes 464 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-2.00 sec 112 MBytes 470 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
Connecting to host 10.0.2.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 10.0.2.1 is sending
[ 5] local 10.0.2.2 port 53986 connected to 10.0.2.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 55.7 MBytes 467 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 56.3 MBytes 472 Mbits/sec 0 0.00 Bytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-2.04 sec 113 MBytes 464 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-2.00 sec 112 MBytes 470 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
Connecting to host 10.0.2.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 10.0.2.1 is sending
[ 5] local 10.0.2.2 port 53990 connected to 10.0.2.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 110 MBytes 920 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 112 MBytes 942 Mbits/sec 0 0.00 Bytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-2.04 sec 223 MBytes 919 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-2.00 sec 222 MBytes 931 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
Connecting to host 10.0.2.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 10.0.2.1 is sending
[ 5] local 10.0.2.2 port 53994 connected to 10.0.2.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 110 MBytes 920 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec 0 0.00 Bytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-2.04 sec 223 MBytes 918 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-2.00 sec 222 MBytes 931 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
Which kernel version are you running? I'm on be74294ffa24 plus the
starvation fix in this patch.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-06-30 9:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-06-25 8:57 [PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: fec: prevent tx starvation under high rx load Tobias Waldekranz
2020-06-25 19:19 ` David Miller
2020-06-28 6:23 ` [EXT] " Andy Duan
2020-06-29 16:29 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2020-06-30 6:27 ` Andy Duan
2020-06-30 7:30 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2020-06-30 8:26 ` Andy Duan
2020-06-30 8:55 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2020-06-30 9:02 ` Andy Duan
2020-06-30 9:12 ` Tobias Waldekranz [this message]
2020-06-30 9:47 ` Andy Duan
2020-06-30 11:01 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2020-07-01 1:27 ` Andy Duan
2020-06-30 13:45 ` Tobias Waldekranz
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