On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 10:10:52AM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote: > On Mon, 30 May 2022 14:27:26 -0400, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <m...@redhat.com> > wrote: > > On Sat, May 07, 2022 at 03:15:33PM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote: > > > The purpose of this feature is to split the header and the payload of > > > the packet. > > > > > > | receive buffer | > > > | 0th descriptor | 1th descriptor | > > > | virtnet hdr | mac | ip hdr | tcp hdr|<-- hold -->| payload | > > > > > > We can use a buffer plus a separate page when allocating the receive > > > buffer. In this way, we can ensure that all payloads can be > > > independently in a page, which is very beneficial for the zerocopy > > > implemented by the upper layer. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanz...@linux.alibaba.com> > > > > Okay, but I don't think this covers all possible use-cases. > > If we are doing this let's try to address alignment requirements too. > > Very happy to do this job. > > I thinks "offset" can contain these requirements. No matter how many > descriptors > are used, we treat multiple buffers as a continuous piece of memory. The > device > places ip, tcp/udp at the specified location according to the specified > offset. > > The device does not care whether the data is finally aligned with the buffer > specified by a descriptor, the device only needs to ensure that each layer of > the protocol is placed on the specified "offset". > > Many other places need to be modified, and I will publish a new spec. > > Thanks. > > > > > > --- > > > conformance.tex | 2 ++ > > > content.tex | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > 2 files changed, 74 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/conformance.tex b/conformance.tex > > > index 663e7c3..6f561fb 100644 > > > --- a/conformance.tex > > > +++ b/conformance.tex > > > @@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ \section{Conformance Targets}\label{sec:Conformance / > > > Conformance Targets} > > > \item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Automatic receive steering in multiqueue > > > mode} > > > \item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Offloads State Configuration / Setting > > > Offloads State} > > > \item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Receive-side scaling (RSS) } > > > +\item \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Split Header} > > > \end{itemize} > > > > > > \conformance{\subsection}{Block Driver > > > Conformance}\label{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / Block Driver > > > Conformance} > > > @@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ \section{Conformance Targets}\label{sec:Conformance / > > > Conformance Targets} > > > \item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Gratuitous Packet Sending} > > > \item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Automatic receive steering in multiqueue > > > mode} > > > \item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Receive-side scaling (RSS) / RSS > > > processing} > > > +\item \ref{devicenormative:Device Types / Network Device / Device > > > Operation / Control Virtqueue / Split Header} > > > \end{itemize} > > > > > > \conformance{\subsection}{Block Device > > > Conformance}\label{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / Block Device > > > Conformance} > > > diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex > > > index 060bdab..3340402 100644 > > > --- a/content.tex > > > +++ b/content.tex > > > @@ -3092,6 +3092,9 @@ \subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / > > > Network Device / Feature bits > > > \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR(23)] Set MAC address through control > > > channel. > > > > > > +\item[VIRTIO_NET_F_SPLIT_HEADER (55)] Device supports to split the > > > header and > > > + the payload. > > > + > > > \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO (56)] Device can receive USO packets. Unlike > > > UFO > > > (fragmenting the packet) the USO splits large UDP packet > > > to several segments when each of these smaller packets has UDP header. > > > @@ -3139,6 +3142,7 @@ \subsubsection{Feature bit > > > requirements}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device > > > \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ. > > > \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4 or > > > VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6. > > > \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ. > > > +\item[VIRTIO_NET_F_SPLIT_HEADER] Requires VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ. > > > \end{description} > > > > > > \subsubsection{Legacy Interface: Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / > > > Network Device / Feature bits / Legacy Interface: Feature bits} > > > @@ -3370,6 +3374,7 @@ \subsection{Device Operation}\label{sec:Device > > > Types / Network Device / Device O > > > #define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM 1 > > > #define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID 2 > > > #define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO 4 > > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_SPLIT_HEADER 8 > > > u8 flags; > > > #define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE 0 > > > #define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4 1 > > > @@ -4471,6 +4476,73 @@ \subsubsection{Control Virtqueue}\label{sec:Device > > > Types / Network Device / Devi > > > according to the native endian of the guest rather than > > > (necessarily when not using the legacy interface) little-endian. > > > > > > +\paragraph{Split Header}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / > > > Device Operation / Control Virtqueue / Split Header} > > > + > > > +If the VIRTIO_NET_F_SPLIT_HEADER feature is negotiated, > > > +the device supports to split the header and the payload. > > > +The header and payload will be separated into different buffers. > > > + > > > +\subparagraph{Split Header}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / > > > Device Operation / Control Virtqueue / Split Header / Setting Split > > > Header} > > > + > > > +To configure the split header, the following layout structure and > > > definitions > > > +are used: > > > + > > > +\begin{lstlisting} > > > +struct virtio_net_split_header_config { > > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_SPLIT_HEADER_TYPE_TCPv4 1 > > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_SPLIT_HEADER_TYPE_TCPv6 2 > > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_SPLIT_HEADER_TYPE_UDPv4 4 > > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_SPLIT_HEADER_TYPE_UDPv6 8 > > > + le64 type; > > > +}; > > > + > > > > > > how do we know what types does device support?
One idea here is to just have a feature bit per type. > > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_SPLIT_HEADER 6 > > > + #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_SPLIT_HEADER_SET 0 > > > +\end{lstlisting} > > > + > > > +The class VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_SPLIT_HEADER has one command: > > > +VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_SPLIT_HEADER_SET applies the new split header > > > configuration. > > > + > > > +\field{type} passed as command data is a bitmask, bits set define > > > +packet types to split header, bits cleared - split header to be disabled. > > > + > > > +The header contains the struct virtio_net_hdr and the header of the > > > package. > > > +Such as \field{VIRTIO_NET_SPLIT_HEADER_TYPE_TCPv4} specified header > > > contains > > > +virtio_net_hdr, MAC header, IPv4 header (including IPv4 options), TCP > > > header > > > +(include TCP options). The back part is the payload. > > > + > > > +\devicenormative{\subparagraph}{Setting Split Header}{Device Types / > > > Network Device / Device Operation / Control Virtqueue / Split Header} > > > + > > > +Split header MUST be disabled after device initialization. > > > + > > > +A device MUST NOT perform split header in the following cases: > > > +\begin{itemize} > > > + \item device does not recognize protocol of the packet. > > > + \item \field{type} does not include the protocol of the packet. > > > + \item the packet is a IP fragmentation. > > > + \item the receive buffer consists of only one descriptor. > > > + \item the header exceeds the size of the 0th descriptor. > > > + \item If VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF is not negotiated and the size of the > > > + payload is greater than the total size of the 1th\ldots Nth > > > descriptor. > > > +\end{itemize} > > > + > > > +If the split header completed, then the \field{flags} of virtnet hdr MUST > > > +contains VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_SPLIT_HEADER. The header MUST is on the buffer > > > of the > > > +0th descriptor, and the payload MUST starts from the buffer of the 1th > > > descriptor. > > > +The device MUST set \field{hdr_len} of virtnet hdr. > > > + > > > +If VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF is negotiated and the device is to use multiple > > > +receive buffers, each subsequent receive buffer MUST skip the 0th > > > descriptor. > > > + > > > +\drivernormative{\subparagraph}{Setting Split Header}{Device Types / > > > Network Device / Device Operation / Control Virtqueue / Split Header} > > > + > > > +If VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_SPLIT_HEADER bit in \field{flags} is set, the driver > > > MUST > > > +believe \field{hdr_len}, the length of the header in the 0th descriptor > > > is equal > > > +to the length of struct virtio_net_hdr plus \field{hdr_len}. > > > + > > > +If the split header function is enable, the buffers submitted by the > > > driver > > > +SHOULD at least be composed of two descriptors. The buffer specified by > > > the 0th > > > +descriptor SHOULD be able to accommodate the header. > > > > > > > I am not sure I understand what all this is saying. Lots of this is > > ungrammatical. Also - I do not understand what do you mean believe, > > or 0th descriptor. Also pls formulate in terms of buffers not descriptors. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > \subsubsection{Legacy Interface: Framing Requirements}\label{sec:Device > > > Types / Network Device / Legacy Interface: Framing Requirements} > > > -- > > > 2.31.0 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: virtio-dev-unsubscr...@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: virtio-dev-h...@lists.oasis-open.org