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[v3,2/3] xen-blkfront: add a parameter for disabling of persistent grants

Message ID 20200922141549.26154-3-sjpark@amazon.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series xen-blk(back|front): Let users disable persistent grants | expand

Commit Message

SeongJae Park Sept. 22, 2020, 2:15 p.m. UTC
From: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>

Persistent grants feature provides high scalability.  On some small
systems, however, it could incur data copy overheads[1] and thus it is
required to be disabled.  It can be disabled from blkback side using a
module parameter, 'feature_persistent'.  But, it is impossible from
blkfront side.  For the reason, this commit adds a blkfront module
parameter for disabling of the feature.

[1] https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_4.3_Block_Protocol_Scalability

Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
---
 .../ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront     |  9 +++++++++
 drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c                  | 20 ++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Comments

Jürgen Groß Sept. 22, 2020, 2:27 p.m. UTC | #1
On 22.09.20 16:15, SeongJae Park wrote:
> From: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
> 
> Persistent grants feature provides high scalability.  On some small
> systems, however, it could incur data copy overheads[1] and thus it is
> required to be disabled.  It can be disabled from blkback side using a
> module parameter, 'feature_persistent'.  But, it is impossible from
> blkfront side.  For the reason, this commit adds a blkfront module
> parameter for disabling of the feature.
> 
> [1] https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_4.3_Block_Protocol_Scalability
> 
> Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
> ---
>   .../ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront     |  9 +++++++++
>   drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c                  | 20 ++++++++++++++-----
>   2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
> index c0a6cb7eb314..9c31334cb2e6 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
> @@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ Description:
>                   is 32 - higher value means more potential throughput but more
>                   memory usage. The backend picks the minimum of the frontend
>                   and its default backend value.
> +
> +What:           /sys/module/xen_blkfront/parameters/feature_persistent
> +Date:           September 2020
> +KernelVersion:  5.10
> +Contact:        SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
> +Description:
> +                Whether to enable the persistent grants feature or not.  Note
> +                that this option only takes effect on newly created frontends.
> +                The default is Y (enable).
> diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
> index 91de2e0755ae..b2d3b1262404 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
> @@ -1866,8 +1866,8 @@ static int talk_to_blkback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
>   		message = "writing protocol";
>   		goto abort_transaction;
>   	}
> -	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename,
> -			    "feature-persistent", "%u", 1);
> +	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "feature-persistent", "%u",
> +			info->feature_persistent);
>   	if (err)
>   		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
>   			 "writing persistent grants feature to xenbus");
> @@ -1941,6 +1941,13 @@ static int negotiate_mq(struct blkfront_info *info)
>   	}
>   	return 0;
>   }
> +
> +/* Enable the persistent grants feature. */
> +static bool feature_persistent = true;
> +module_param(feature_persistent, bool, 0644);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(feature_persistent,
> +		"Enables the persistent grants feature");
> +
>   /**
>    * Entry point to this code when a new device is created.  Allocate the basic
>    * structures and the ring buffer for communication with the backend, and
> @@ -2007,6 +2014,8 @@ static int blkfront_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
>   	info->vdevice = vdevice;
>   	info->connected = BLKIF_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
>   
> +	info->feature_persistent = feature_persistent ? 1 : 0;

Just use the value.

With that changed:

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>


Juergen
SeongJae Park Sept. 22, 2020, 2:31 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:27:03 +0200 "Jürgen Groß" <jgross@suse.com> wrote:

> On 22.09.20 16:15, SeongJae Park wrote:
> > From: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
> > 
> > Persistent grants feature provides high scalability.  On some small
> > systems, however, it could incur data copy overheads[1] and thus it is
> > required to be disabled.  It can be disabled from blkback side using a
> > module parameter, 'feature_persistent'.  But, it is impossible from
> > blkfront side.  For the reason, this commit adds a blkfront module
> > parameter for disabling of the feature.
> > 
> > [1] https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_4.3_Block_Protocol_Scalability
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
> > ---
> >   .../ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront     |  9 +++++++++
> >   drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c                  | 20 ++++++++++++++-----
> >   2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
> > index c0a6cb7eb314..9c31334cb2e6 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
> > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
> > @@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ Description:
> >                   is 32 - higher value means more potential throughput but more
> >                   memory usage. The backend picks the minimum of the frontend
> >                   and its default backend value.
> > +
> > +What:           /sys/module/xen_blkfront/parameters/feature_persistent
> > +Date:           September 2020
> > +KernelVersion:  5.10
> > +Contact:        SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
> > +Description:
> > +                Whether to enable the persistent grants feature or not.  Note
> > +                that this option only takes effect on newly created frontends.
> > +                The default is Y (enable).
> > diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
> > index 91de2e0755ae..b2d3b1262404 100644
> > --- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
> > +++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
> > @@ -1866,8 +1866,8 @@ static int talk_to_blkback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> >   		message = "writing protocol";
> >   		goto abort_transaction;
> >   	}
> > -	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename,
> > -			    "feature-persistent", "%u", 1);
> > +	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "feature-persistent", "%u",
> > +			info->feature_persistent);
> >   	if (err)
> >   		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
> >   			 "writing persistent grants feature to xenbus");
> > @@ -1941,6 +1941,13 @@ static int negotiate_mq(struct blkfront_info *info)
> >   	}
> >   	return 0;
> >   }
> > +
> > +/* Enable the persistent grants feature. */
> > +static bool feature_persistent = true;
> > +module_param(feature_persistent, bool, 0644);
> > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(feature_persistent,
> > +		"Enables the persistent grants feature");
> > +
> >   /**
> >    * Entry point to this code when a new device is created.  Allocate the basic
> >    * structures and the ring buffer for communication with the backend, and
> > @@ -2007,6 +2014,8 @@ static int blkfront_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> >   	info->vdevice = vdevice;
> >   	info->connected = BLKIF_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
> >   
> > +	info->feature_persistent = feature_persistent ? 1 : 0;
> 
> Just use the value.

Yes, I will.

> 
> With that changed:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>

Appreciate :)


Thanks,
SeongJae Park
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
index c0a6cb7eb314..9c31334cb2e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@  Description:
                 is 32 - higher value means more potential throughput but more
                 memory usage. The backend picks the minimum of the frontend
                 and its default backend value.
+
+What:           /sys/module/xen_blkfront/parameters/feature_persistent
+Date:           September 2020
+KernelVersion:  5.10
+Contact:        SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
+Description:
+                Whether to enable the persistent grants feature or not.  Note
+                that this option only takes effect on newly created frontends.
+                The default is Y (enable).
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index 91de2e0755ae..b2d3b1262404 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -1866,8 +1866,8 @@  static int talk_to_blkback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		message = "writing protocol";
 		goto abort_transaction;
 	}
-	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename,
-			    "feature-persistent", "%u", 1);
+	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "feature-persistent", "%u",
+			info->feature_persistent);
 	if (err)
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
 			 "writing persistent grants feature to xenbus");
@@ -1941,6 +1941,13 @@  static int negotiate_mq(struct blkfront_info *info)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* Enable the persistent grants feature. */
+static bool feature_persistent = true;
+module_param(feature_persistent, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(feature_persistent,
+		"Enables the persistent grants feature");
+
 /**
  * Entry point to this code when a new device is created.  Allocate the basic
  * structures and the ring buffer for communication with the backend, and
@@ -2007,6 +2014,8 @@  static int blkfront_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	info->vdevice = vdevice;
 	info->connected = BLKIF_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
 
+	info->feature_persistent = feature_persistent ? 1 : 0;
+
 	/* Front end dir is a number, which is used as the id. */
 	info->handle = simple_strtoul(strrchr(dev->nodename, '/')+1, NULL, 0);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, info);
@@ -2316,9 +2325,10 @@  static void blkfront_gather_backend_features(struct blkfront_info *info)
 	if (xenbus_read_unsigned(info->xbdev->otherend, "feature-discard", 0))
 		blkfront_setup_discard(info);
 
-	info->feature_persistent =
-		!!xenbus_read_unsigned(info->xbdev->otherend,
-				       "feature-persistent", 0);
+	if (info->feature_persistent)
+		info->feature_persistent =
+			!!xenbus_read_unsigned(info->xbdev->otherend,
+					       "feature-persistent", 0);
 
 	indirect_segments = xenbus_read_unsigned(info->xbdev->otherend,
 					"feature-max-indirect-segments", 0);