Hi,
I meet a problem that when send packets using netperf in multi-thread mode.
The reproducing condition is like this:
1. ovs 2.10 in dpdk usermode with 2 pmd
2. Set Meter with rate=100,000pps, burst=20,000packet
3. when use single-thread mode for netperf, Meter behaves correct, and
packets larger than 100,0000pps is dropped
when use multi-thread mode for netperf, we noticed packets come from
both 2 pmds, and in this time, Meter measure does not work.
But Meter behaves correctly in ovs2.8 whether using single pmd or multi-pmd .
Also, we have merged the patch 42697ca7757b594cc841d944e43ffc17905e3188
(long_delta_t = now / 1000 - meter->used / 1000) but problem still exists.
We researched the meter code, found that meter use time_usec() to compute
the delta time in ovs2.10.
but when call the function dp_netdev_run_meter(), the input parameter 'now'
variable come from pmd->ctx.now
and pmd->ctx.now may updated when receive packet in function
dp_netdev_process_rxq_port()
so let's suppose the following condition:
pmd1 receives packet in T1
pmd2 receives packet in T2 (T2<T1)
first handle Meter in pmd1, meter->used changed to pmd1->ctx.now
than handle Meter in pmd2, now = pmd2->ctx.now
and long_delta_t = now / 1000 - meter->used / 1000 = T2/1000 - T1/1000
which will be a negative value!!!
then delta time changed with clause:
delta_t = (long_delta_t > (long long int)meter->max_delta_t)
? meter->max_delta_t : (uint32_t)long_delta_t;
in this time, delta_t = (uint32_t)(T2/1000 - T1/1000) will be overflow???
now, we just fix this problem by modifing the input parameter 'now' with
time_usec().
we don't know whether this code modify has any side effect(performance issue?)
Hi. Thanks for reporting the issue!
Regarding the solution, there is still a small race window between time_usec()
and
acquiring the meter lock, so it's still possible to get a negative value.
I prepared a patch with alternative solution:
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1184065/
Please, check and reply if it fixes your issue.
Best regards, Ilya Maximets.
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