openwrt/target/linux/generic/backport-5.10/601-v5.12-net-implement-threaded-able-napi-poll-loop-support.patch

From: Wei Wang <weiwan@google.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 11:34:09 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] net: implement threaded-able napi poll loop support

This patch allows running each napi poll loop inside its own
kernel thread.
The kthread is created during netif_napi_add() if dev->threaded
is set. And threaded mode is enabled in napi_enable(). We will
provide a way to set dev->threaded and enable threaded mode
without a device up/down in the following patch.

Once that threaded mode is enabled and the kthread is
started, napi_schedule() will wake-up such thread instead
of scheduling the softirq.

The threaded poll loop behaves quite likely the net_rx_action,
but it does not have to manipulate local irqs and uses
an explicit scheduling point based on netdev_budget.

Co-developed-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Co-developed-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org>
Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org>
Co-developed-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <weiwan@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Alexander Duyck <alexanderduyck@fb.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
---

--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ struct napi_struct {
 	struct list_head	dev_list;
 	struct hlist_node	napi_hash_node;
 	unsigned int		napi_id;
+	struct task_struct	*thread;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ enum {
 	NAPI_STATE_LISTED,	/* NAPI added to system lists */
 	NAPI_STATE_NO_BUSY_POLL,/* Do not add in napi_hash, no busy polling */
 	NAPI_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL,/* sk_busy_loop() owns this NAPI */
+	NAPI_STATE_THREADED,		/* The poll is performed inside its own thread*/
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -367,6 +369,7 @@ enum {
 	NAPIF_STATE_LISTED	 = BIT(NAPI_STATE_LISTED),
 	NAPIF_STATE_NO_BUSY_POLL = BIT(NAPI_STATE_NO_BUSY_POLL),
 	NAPIF_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL = BIT(NAPI_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL),
+	NAPIF_STATE_THREADED	 = BIT(NAPI_STATE_THREADED),
 };
 
 enum gro_result {
@@ -497,20 +500,7 @@ static inline bool napi_complete(struct
  */
 void napi_disable(struct napi_struct *n);
 
-/**
- *	napi_enable - enable NAPI scheduling
- *	@n: NAPI context
- *
- * Resume NAPI from being scheduled on this context.
- * Must be paired with napi_disable.
- */
-static inline void napi_enable(struct napi_struct *n)
-{
-	BUG_ON(!test_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &n->state));
-	smp_mb__before_atomic();
-	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &n->state);
-	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &n->state);
-}
+void napi_enable(struct napi_struct *n);
 
 /**
  *	napi_synchronize - wait until NAPI is not running
@@ -1856,6 +1846,8 @@ enum netdev_ml_priv_type {
  *
  *	@wol_enabled:	Wake-on-LAN is enabled
  *
+ *	@threaded:	napi threaded mode is enabled
+ *
  *	@net_notifier_list:	List of per-net netdev notifier block
  *				that follow this device when it is moved
  *				to another network namespace.
@@ -2175,6 +2167,7 @@ struct net_device {
 	struct lock_class_key	*qdisc_running_key;
 	bool			proto_down;
 	unsigned		wol_enabled:1;
+	unsigned		threaded:1;
 
 	struct list_head	net_notifier_list;
 
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/bpf_trace.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
@@ -1500,6 +1501,27 @@ void netdev_notify_peers(struct net_devi
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_notify_peers);
 
+static int napi_threaded_poll(void *data);
+
+static int napi_kthread_create(struct napi_struct *n)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	/* Create and wake up the kthread once to put it in
+	 * TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE mode to avoid the blocked task
+	 * warning and work with loadavg.
+	 */
+	n->thread = kthread_run(napi_threaded_poll, n, "napi/%s-%d",
+				n->dev->name, n->napi_id);
+	if (IS_ERR(n->thread)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(n->thread);
+		pr_err("kthread_run failed with err %d\n", err);
+		n->thread = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int __dev_open(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
@@ -4272,6 +4294,21 @@ int gro_normal_batch __read_mostly = 8;
 static inline void ____napi_schedule(struct softnet_data *sd,
 				     struct napi_struct *napi)
 {
+	struct task_struct *thread;
+
+	if (test_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &napi->state)) {
+		/* Paired with smp_mb__before_atomic() in
+		 * napi_enable(). Use READ_ONCE() to guarantee
+		 * a complete read on napi->thread. Only call
+		 * wake_up_process() when it's not NULL.
+		 */
+		thread = READ_ONCE(napi->thread);
+		if (thread) {
+			wake_up_process(thread);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
 	list_add_tail(&napi->poll_list, &sd->poll_list);
 	__raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
 }
@@ -6763,6 +6800,12 @@ void netif_napi_add(struct net_device *d
 	set_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &napi->state);
 	list_add_rcu(&napi->dev_list, &dev->napi_list);
 	napi_hash_add(napi);
+	/* Create kthread for this napi if dev->threaded is set.
+	 * Clear dev->threaded if kthread creation failed so that
+	 * threaded mode will not be enabled in napi_enable().
+	 */
+	if (dev->threaded && napi_kthread_create(napi))
+		dev->threaded = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_napi_add);
 
@@ -6779,9 +6822,28 @@ void napi_disable(struct napi_struct *n)
 	hrtimer_cancel(&n->timer);
 
 	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_DISABLE, &n->state);
+	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &n->state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(napi_disable);
 
+/**
+ *	napi_enable - enable NAPI scheduling
+ *	@n: NAPI context
+ *
+ * Resume NAPI from being scheduled on this context.
+ * Must be paired with napi_disable.
+ */
+void napi_enable(struct napi_struct *n)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!test_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &n->state));
+	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &n->state);
+	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &n->state);
+	if (n->dev->threaded && n->thread)
+		set_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &n->state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(napi_enable);
+
 static void flush_gro_hash(struct napi_struct *napi)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -6807,6 +6869,11 @@ void __netif_napi_del(struct napi_struct
 
 	flush_gro_hash(napi);
 	napi->gro_bitmask = 0;
+
+	if (napi->thread) {
+		kthread_stop(napi->thread);
+		napi->thread = NULL;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__netif_napi_del);
 
@@ -6888,6 +6955,51 @@ static int napi_poll(struct napi_struct
 	return work;
 }
 
+static int napi_thread_wait(struct napi_struct *napi)
+{
+	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+	while (!kthread_should_stop() && !napi_disable_pending(napi)) {
+		if (test_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &napi->state)) {
+			WARN_ON(!list_empty(&napi->poll_list));
+			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		schedule();
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	}
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int napi_threaded_poll(void *data)
+{
+	struct napi_struct *napi = data;
+	void *have;
+
+	while (!napi_thread_wait(napi)) {
+		for (;;) {
+			bool repoll = false;
+
+			local_bh_disable();
+
+			have = netpoll_poll_lock(napi);
+			__napi_poll(napi, &repoll);
+			netpoll_poll_unlock(have);
+
+			__kfree_skb_flush();
+			local_bh_enable();
+
+			if (!repoll)
+				break;
+
+			cond_resched();
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __latent_entropy void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
 {
 	struct softnet_data *sd = this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data);