2018-04-26 20:39:18

by Qing Huang

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Subject: [PATCH] net/mlx5: report persistent netdev stats across ifdown/ifup commands

Current stats collecting scheme in mlx5 driver is to periodically fetch
aggregated stats from all the active mlx5 software channels associated
with the device. However when a mlx5 interface is brought down(ifdown),
all the channels will be deactivated and closed. A new set of channels
will be created when next ifup command or a similar command is called.
Unfortunately the new channels will have all stats reset to 0. So you
lose the accumulated stats information. This behavior is different from
other netdev drivers including the mlx4 driver. In order to fix it, we
now save prior mlx5 software stats into netdev stats fields, so all the
accumulated stats will survive multiple runs of ifdown/ifup commands and
be shown correctly.

Orabug: 27548610

Signed-off-by: Qing Huang <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index f1fe490..5d50e69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2621,6 +2621,23 @@ static void mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(struct net_device *netdev)
netdev_set_tc_queue(netdev, tc, nch, 0);
}

+static void mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+ struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
+
+ netdev->stats.rx_packets += priv->stats.sw.rx_packets;
+ netdev->stats.rx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes;
+ netdev->stats.tx_packets += priv->stats.sw.tx_packets;
+ netdev->stats.tx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes;
+ netdev->stats.tx_dropped += priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped;
+
+ priv->stats.sw.rx_packets = 0;
+ priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes = 0;
+ priv->stats.sw.tx_packets = 0;
+ priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes = 0;
+ priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped = 0;
+}
+
static void mlx5e_build_channels_tx_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
{
struct mlx5e_channel *c;
@@ -2691,6 +2708,7 @@ void mlx5e_switch_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, new_num_txqs);

mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
+ mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);

priv->channels = *new_chs;
@@ -2770,6 +2788,7 @@ int mlx5e_close_locked(struct net_device *netdev)

netif_carrier_off(priv->netdev);
mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
+ mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);

return 0;
@@ -3215,11 +3234,12 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
stats->tx_packets = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_frames_transmitted_ok);
stats->tx_bytes = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_octets_transmitted_ok);
} else {
- stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets;
- stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes;
- stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets;
- stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes;
- stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped;
+ stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets + dev->stats.rx_packets;
+ stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes + dev->stats.rx_bytes;
+ stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets + dev->stats.tx_packets;
+ stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes + dev->stats.tx_bytes;
+ stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped +
+ dev->stats.tx_dropped;
}

stats->rx_dropped = priv->stats.qcnt.rx_out_of_buffer;
--
1.8.3.1



2018-04-26 21:52:50

by Saeed Mahameed

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: report persistent netdev stats across ifdown/ifup commands

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Qing Huang <[email protected]> wrote:
> Current stats collecting scheme in mlx5 driver is to periodically fetch
> aggregated stats from all the active mlx5 software channels associated
> with the device. However when a mlx5 interface is brought down(ifdown),
> all the channels will be deactivated and closed. A new set of channels
> will be created when next ifup command or a similar command is called.
> Unfortunately the new channels will have all stats reset to 0. So you
> lose the accumulated stats information. This behavior is different from
> other netdev drivers including the mlx4 driver. In order to fix it, we
> now save prior mlx5 software stats into netdev stats fields, so all the
> accumulated stats will survive multiple runs of ifdown/ifup commands and
> be shown correctly.
>
> Orabug: 27548610
>
> Signed-off-by: Qing Huang <[email protected]>
> ---

Hi Qing,

I am adding Eran since he is currently working on a similar patch,
He is also taking care of all cores/rings stats to make them
persistent, so you won't have discrepancy between
ethtool and ifconfig stats.

I am ok with this patch, but this means Eran has to work his way around it.

so we have two options:

1. Temporary accept this patch, and change it later with Eran's work.
2. Wait for Eran's work.

I am ok with either one of them, please let me know.

Thanks !


> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> index f1fe490..5d50e69 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> @@ -2621,6 +2621,23 @@ static void mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(struct net_device *netdev)
> netdev_set_tc_queue(netdev, tc, nch, 0);
> }
>
> +static void mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
> +{
> + struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
> +
> + netdev->stats.rx_packets += priv->stats.sw.rx_packets;
> + netdev->stats.rx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes;
> + netdev->stats.tx_packets += priv->stats.sw.tx_packets;
> + netdev->stats.tx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes;
> + netdev->stats.tx_dropped += priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped;
> +
> + priv->stats.sw.rx_packets = 0;
> + priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes = 0;
> + priv->stats.sw.tx_packets = 0;
> + priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes = 0;
> + priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped = 0;
> +}
> +

This means that we are now explicitly clearing channels stats on
ifconfig down or switch_channels.
and now after ifconfing down, ethtool will always show 0, before this
patch it didn't.
Anyway update sw stats function will always override them with the new
channels stats next time we load new channels.
so it is not that big of a deal.


> static void mlx5e_build_channels_tx_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
> {
> struct mlx5e_channel *c;
> @@ -2691,6 +2708,7 @@ void mlx5e_switch_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
> netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, new_num_txqs);
>
> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>
> priv->channels = *new_chs;
> @@ -2770,6 +2788,7 @@ int mlx5e_close_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
>
> netif_carrier_off(priv->netdev);
> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>
> return 0;
> @@ -3215,11 +3234,12 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
> stats->tx_packets = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_frames_transmitted_ok);
> stats->tx_bytes = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_octets_transmitted_ok);
> } else {
> - stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets;
> - stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes;
> - stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets;
> - stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes;
> - stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped;
> + stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets + dev->stats.rx_packets;
> + stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes + dev->stats.rx_bytes;
> + stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets + dev->stats.tx_packets;
> + stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes + dev->stats.tx_bytes;
> + stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped +
> + dev->stats.tx_dropped;
> }
>
> stats->rx_dropped = priv->stats.qcnt.rx_out_of_buffer;
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>

2018-04-26 22:39:56

by Qing Huang

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: report persistent netdev stats across ifdown/ifup commands



On 04/26/2018 02:50 PM, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Qing Huang <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Current stats collecting scheme in mlx5 driver is to periodically fetch
>> aggregated stats from all the active mlx5 software channels associated
>> with the device. However when a mlx5 interface is brought down(ifdown),
>> all the channels will be deactivated and closed. A new set of channels
>> will be created when next ifup command or a similar command is called.
>> Unfortunately the new channels will have all stats reset to 0. So you
>> lose the accumulated stats information. This behavior is different from
>> other netdev drivers including the mlx4 driver. In order to fix it, we
>> now save prior mlx5 software stats into netdev stats fields, so all the
>> accumulated stats will survive multiple runs of ifdown/ifup commands and
>> be shown correctly.
>>
>> Orabug: 27548610
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Qing Huang <[email protected]>
>> ---
> Hi Qing,
>
> I am adding Eran since he is currently working on a similar patch,
> He is also taking care of all cores/rings stats to make them
> persistent, so you won't have discrepancy between
> ethtool and ifconfig stats.
>
> I am ok with this patch, but this means Eran has to work his way around it.
>
> so we have two options:
>
> 1. Temporary accept this patch, and change it later with Eran's work.
> 2. Wait for Eran's work.
>
> I am ok with either one of them, please let me know.
>
> Thanks !
Hi Saeed,

Any idea on rough ETA of Eran's stats work to be in upstream? If it will
be available soon, I think
we can wait a bit. If it will take a while to redesign the whole stats
scheme (for both ethtool and ifconfig),
maybe we can go with this incremental fix first?

Thanks!

>
>> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++----
>> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>> index f1fe490..5d50e69 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>> @@ -2621,6 +2621,23 @@ static void mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(struct net_device *netdev)
>> netdev_set_tc_queue(netdev, tc, nch, 0);
>> }
>>
>> +static void mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
>> +{
>> + struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
>> +
>> + netdev->stats.rx_packets += priv->stats.sw.rx_packets;
>> + netdev->stats.rx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes;
>> + netdev->stats.tx_packets += priv->stats.sw.tx_packets;
>> + netdev->stats.tx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes;
>> + netdev->stats.tx_dropped += priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped;
>> +
>> + priv->stats.sw.rx_packets = 0;
>> + priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes = 0;
>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_packets = 0;
>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes = 0;
>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped = 0;
>> +}
>> +
> This means that we are now explicitly clearing channels stats on
> ifconfig down or switch_channels.
> and now after ifconfing down, ethtool will always show 0, before this
> patch it didn't.
> Anyway update sw stats function will always override them with the new
> channels stats next time we load new channels.
> so it is not that big of a deal.
>
>
>> static void mlx5e_build_channels_tx_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
>> {
>> struct mlx5e_channel *c;
>> @@ -2691,6 +2708,7 @@ void mlx5e_switch_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
>> netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, new_num_txqs);
>>
>> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
>> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
>> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>>
>> priv->channels = *new_chs;
>> @@ -2770,6 +2788,7 @@ int mlx5e_close_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
>>
>> netif_carrier_off(priv->netdev);
>> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
>> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
>> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>>
>> return 0;
>> @@ -3215,11 +3234,12 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
>> stats->tx_packets = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_frames_transmitted_ok);
>> stats->tx_bytes = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_octets_transmitted_ok);
>> } else {
>> - stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets;
>> - stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes;
>> - stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets;
>> - stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes;
>> - stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped;
>> + stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets + dev->stats.rx_packets;
>> + stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes + dev->stats.rx_bytes;
>> + stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets + dev->stats.tx_packets;
>> + stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes + dev->stats.tx_bytes;
>> + stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped +
>> + dev->stats.tx_dropped;
>> }
>>
>> stats->rx_dropped = priv->stats.qcnt.rx_out_of_buffer;
>> --
>> 1.8.3.1
>>


2018-04-26 23:32:42

by Saeed Mahameed

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: report persistent netdev stats across ifdown/ifup commands

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Qing Huang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> On 04/26/2018 02:50 PM, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Qing Huang <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Current stats collecting scheme in mlx5 driver is to periodically fetch
>>> aggregated stats from all the active mlx5 software channels associated
>>> with the device. However when a mlx5 interface is brought down(ifdown),
>>> all the channels will be deactivated and closed. A new set of channels
>>> will be created when next ifup command or a similar command is called.
>>> Unfortunately the new channels will have all stats reset to 0. So you
>>> lose the accumulated stats information. This behavior is different from
>>> other netdev drivers including the mlx4 driver. In order to fix it, we
>>> now save prior mlx5 software stats into netdev stats fields, so all the
>>> accumulated stats will survive multiple runs of ifdown/ifup commands and
>>> be shown correctly.
>>>
>>> Orabug: 27548610

I don't think we need this internal bug reference, let's remove it.

>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Qing Huang <[email protected]>
>>> ---
>>
>> Hi Qing,
>>
>> I am adding Eran since he is currently working on a similar patch,
>> He is also taking care of all cores/rings stats to make them
>> persistent, so you won't have discrepancy between
>> ethtool and ifconfig stats.
>>
>> I am ok with this patch, but this means Eran has to work his way around
>> it.
>>
>> so we have two options:
>>
>> 1. Temporary accept this patch, and change it later with Eran's work.
>> 2. Wait for Eran's work.
>>
>> I am ok with either one of them, please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks !
>
> Hi Saeed,
>
> Any idea on rough ETA of Eran's stats work to be in upstream? If it will be

All i know that it is planned for v4.18.

> available soon, I think
> we can wait a bit. If it will take a while to redesign the whole stats
> scheme (for both ethtool and ifconfig),
> maybe we can go with this incremental fix first?
>

Yes we can go with incremental fix,
but let's fix the commit message as requested above and make the patch
title prefix "net/mlx5e:"
since this is a mlx5 netdev related change, not mlx5/core.
also please see a comments below.

Thanks,
Saeed.

> Thanks!
>
>
>>
>>> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 30
>>> +++++++++++++++++++----
>>> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>> index f1fe490..5d50e69 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>> @@ -2621,6 +2621,23 @@ static void mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(struct net_device
>>> *netdev)
>>> netdev_set_tc_queue(netdev, tc, nch, 0);
>>> }
>>>
>>> +static void mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
>>> +{
>>> + struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
>>> +
>>> + netdev->stats.rx_packets += priv->stats.sw.rx_packets;
>>> + netdev->stats.rx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes;
>>> + netdev->stats.tx_packets += priv->stats.sw.tx_packets;
>>> + netdev->stats.tx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes;
>>> + netdev->stats.tx_dropped += priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped;
>>> +
>>> + priv->stats.sw.rx_packets = 0;
>>> + priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes = 0;
>>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_packets = 0;
>>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes = 0;
>>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped = 0;

Note: it is safe to do this here since writing to priv->stats.sw is
currently done under priv->state_lock,
Please add a comment to this function that it must be called under
priv->state_lock

>>> +}
>>> +
>>
>> This means that we are now explicitly clearing channels stats on
>> ifconfig down or switch_channels.
>> and now after ifconfing down, ethtool will always show 0, before this
>> patch it didn't.
>> Anyway update sw stats function will always override them with the new
>> channels stats next time we load new channels.
>> so it is not that big of a deal.
>>
>>
>>> static void mlx5e_build_channels_tx_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
>>> {
>>> struct mlx5e_channel *c;
>>> @@ -2691,6 +2708,7 @@ void mlx5e_switch_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv
>>> *priv,
>>> netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, new_num_txqs);
>>>
>>> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
>>> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);

This function call doesn't have to be between deactivate and close,
lets move it to after
mlx5e_close_channels here and below to avoid confusion.

also you need to accumulate what is left in the rings/channels stats,
before calling
mlx5e_close_channels, see mlx5e_grp_sw_update_stats.

>>> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>>>
>>> priv->channels = *new_chs;
>>> @@ -2770,6 +2788,7 @@ int mlx5e_close_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
>>>
>>> netif_carrier_off(priv->netdev);
>>> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
>>> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
>>> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>>>
>>> return 0;
>>> @@ -3215,11 +3234,12 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev,
>>> enum tc_setup_type type,
>>> stats->tx_packets = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats,
>>> a_frames_transmitted_ok);
>>> stats->tx_bytes = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats,
>>> a_octets_transmitted_ok);
>>> } else {
>>> - stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets;
>>> - stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes;
>>> - stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets;
>>> - stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes;
>>> - stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped;
>>> + stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets +
>>> dev->stats.rx_packets;
>>> + stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes +
>>> dev->stats.rx_bytes;
>>> + stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets +
>>> dev->stats.tx_packets;
>>> + stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes +
>>> dev->stats.tx_bytes;
>>> + stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped +
>>> + dev->stats.tx_dropped;
>>> }
>>>
>>> stats->rx_dropped = priv->stats.qcnt.rx_out_of_buffer;
>>> --
>>> 1.8.3.1
>>>
>

2018-04-26 23:45:31

by Saeed Mahameed

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: report persistent netdev stats across ifdown/ifup commands

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 4:30 PM, Saeed Mahameed
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Qing Huang <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 04/26/2018 02:50 PM, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Qing Huang <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Current stats collecting scheme in mlx5 driver is to periodically fetch
>>>> aggregated stats from all the active mlx5 software channels associated
>>>> with the device. However when a mlx5 interface is brought down(ifdown),
>>>> all the channels will be deactivated and closed. A new set of channels
>>>> will be created when next ifup command or a similar command is called.
>>>> Unfortunately the new channels will have all stats reset to 0. So you
>>>> lose the accumulated stats information. This behavior is different from
>>>> other netdev drivers including the mlx4 driver. In order to fix it, we
>>>> now save prior mlx5 software stats into netdev stats fields, so all the
>>>> accumulated stats will survive multiple runs of ifdown/ifup commands and
>>>> be shown correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Orabug: 27548610
>
> I don't think we need this internal bug reference, let's remove it.
>
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Qing Huang <[email protected]>
>>>> ---
>>>
>>> Hi Qing,
>>>
>>> I am adding Eran since he is currently working on a similar patch,
>>> He is also taking care of all cores/rings stats to make them
>>> persistent, so you won't have discrepancy between
>>> ethtool and ifconfig stats.
>>>
>>> I am ok with this patch, but this means Eran has to work his way around
>>> it.
>>>
>>> so we have two options:
>>>
>>> 1. Temporary accept this patch, and change it later with Eran's work.
>>> 2. Wait for Eran's work.
>>>
>>> I am ok with either one of them, please let me know.
>>>
>>> Thanks !
>>
>> Hi Saeed,
>>
>> Any idea on rough ETA of Eran's stats work to be in upstream? If it will be
>
> All i know that it is planned for v4.18.
>
>> available soon, I think
>> we can wait a bit. If it will take a while to redesign the whole stats
>> scheme (for both ethtool and ifconfig),
>> maybe we can go with this incremental fix first?
>>

Qing,

Before you address my comments, it looks like Eran's work is
converging and we will finalize the internal
review next week, in which case submission will take 2-3 weeks from today.

So i suggest to wait.

please checkout:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/saeed/linux.git/commit/?h=testing/mlx5e-stats&id=15ffb7f87432d073e8ac0e6b895188d40fdda4d4

>
> Yes we can go with incremental fix,
> but let's fix the commit message as requested above and make the patch
> title prefix "net/mlx5e:"
> since this is a mlx5 netdev related change, not mlx5/core.
> also please see a comments below.
>
> Thanks,
> Saeed.
>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 30
>>>> +++++++++++++++++++----
>>>> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>>> index f1fe490..5d50e69 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
>>>> @@ -2621,6 +2621,23 @@ static void mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(struct net_device
>>>> *netdev)
>>>> netdev_set_tc_queue(netdev, tc, nch, 0);
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> +static void mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
>>>> +{
>>>> + struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
>>>> +
>>>> + netdev->stats.rx_packets += priv->stats.sw.rx_packets;
>>>> + netdev->stats.rx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes;
>>>> + netdev->stats.tx_packets += priv->stats.sw.tx_packets;
>>>> + netdev->stats.tx_bytes += priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes;
>>>> + netdev->stats.tx_dropped += priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped;
>>>> +
>>>> + priv->stats.sw.rx_packets = 0;
>>>> + priv->stats.sw.rx_bytes = 0;
>>>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_packets = 0;
>>>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_bytes = 0;
>>>> + priv->stats.sw.tx_queue_dropped = 0;
>
> Note: it is safe to do this here since writing to priv->stats.sw is
> currently done under priv->state_lock,
> Please add a comment to this function that it must be called under
> priv->state_lock
>
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>
>>> This means that we are now explicitly clearing channels stats on
>>> ifconfig down or switch_channels.
>>> and now after ifconfing down, ethtool will always show 0, before this
>>> patch it didn't.
>>> Anyway update sw stats function will always override them with the new
>>> channels stats next time we load new channels.
>>> so it is not that big of a deal.
>>>
>>>
>>>> static void mlx5e_build_channels_tx_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
>>>> {
>>>> struct mlx5e_channel *c;
>>>> @@ -2691,6 +2708,7 @@ void mlx5e_switch_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv
>>>> *priv,
>>>> netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, new_num_txqs);
>>>>
>>>> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
>>>> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
>
> This function call doesn't have to be between deactivate and close,
> lets move it to after
> mlx5e_close_channels here and below to avoid confusion.
>
> also you need to accumulate what is left in the rings/channels stats,
> before calling
> mlx5e_close_channels, see mlx5e_grp_sw_update_stats.
>
>>>> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>>>>
>>>> priv->channels = *new_chs;
>>>> @@ -2770,6 +2788,7 @@ int mlx5e_close_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
>>>>
>>>> netif_carrier_off(priv->netdev);
>>>> mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(priv);
>>>> + mlx5e_netdev_save_stats(priv);
>>>> mlx5e_close_channels(&priv->channels);
>>>>
>>>> return 0;
>>>> @@ -3215,11 +3234,12 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev,
>>>> enum tc_setup_type type,
>>>> stats->tx_packets = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats,
>>>> a_frames_transmitted_ok);
>>>> stats->tx_bytes = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats,
>>>> a_octets_transmitted_ok);
>>>> } else {
>>>> - stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets;
>>>> - stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes;
>>>> - stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets;
>>>> - stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes;
>>>> - stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped;
>>>> + stats->rx_packets = sstats->rx_packets +
>>>> dev->stats.rx_packets;
>>>> + stats->rx_bytes = sstats->rx_bytes +
>>>> dev->stats.rx_bytes;
>>>> + stats->tx_packets = sstats->tx_packets +
>>>> dev->stats.tx_packets;
>>>> + stats->tx_bytes = sstats->tx_bytes +
>>>> dev->stats.tx_bytes;
>>>> + stats->tx_dropped = sstats->tx_queue_dropped +
>>>> + dev->stats.tx_dropped;
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> stats->rx_dropped = priv->stats.qcnt.rx_out_of_buffer;
>>>> --
>>>> 1.8.3.1
>>>>
>>

2018-04-27 00:24:51

by Qing Huang

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: report persistent netdev stats across ifdown/ifup commands

Thanks! Looks like Eran's patch will be available much sooner than v4.18
release time frame (since v4.16 was just released).

We will wait. :-)


On 04/26/2018 04:43 PM, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> Before you address my comments, it looks like Eran's work is
> converging and we will finalize the internal
> review next week, in which case submission will take 2-3 weeks from today.
>
> So i suggest to wait.
>
> please checkout:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/saeed/linux.git/commit/?h=testing/mlx5e-stats&id=15ffb7f87432d073e8ac0e6b895188d40fdda4d4