From: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
To: passt-dev@passt.top
Cc: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] tap: Convert packet pools to per-queue-pair arrays for multiqueue
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:10:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260616171052.3785909-2-lvivier@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260616171052.3785909-1-lvivier@redhat.com>
Convert the global pool_tap4 and pool_tap6 packet pools from single
pools to arrays of pools, one for each queue pair. This change is
necessary to support multiqueue operation in vhost-user mode, where
multiple queue pairs may be processing packets concurrently.
The pool storage structures (pool_tap4_storage and pool_tap6_storage)
are now arrays of VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS/2 elements, with corresponding
pointer arrays (pool_tap4 and pool_tap6) for accessing them.
Add a qpair parameter to tap_flush_pools() so it flushes the correct
pool. tap4_handler() and tap6_handler() now use the qpair they
already receive to index into the pool arrays. Add bounds checking
assertions in tap_handler() and tap_add_packet().
In passt and pasta modes, all operations use QPAIR_DEFAULT. In
vhost-user mode, the queue pair is derived from the virtqueue index
via QPAIR_FROM_QUEUE().
All pools within the array share the same buffer pointer:
- In vhost-user mode: Points to the vhost-user memory structure, which
is safe as packet data remains in guest memory and pools only track
iovecs
- In passt/pasta mode: Points to pkt_buf, which is safe as only queue
pair 0 is used
Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
---
tap.c | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
tap.h | 2 +-
vu_common.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tap.c b/tap.c
index 5e9c7a1701bf..80912372e216 100644
--- a/tap.c
+++ b/tap.c
@@ -94,9 +94,13 @@ CHECK_FRAME_LEN(L2_MAX_LEN_VU);
DIV_ROUND_UP(sizeof(pkt_buf), \
ETH_HLEN + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + sizeof(struct udphdr))
-/* IPv4 (plus ARP) and IPv6 message batches from tap/guest to IP handlers */
-static PACKET_POOL_NOINIT(pool_tap4, TAP_MSGS_IP4);
-static PACKET_POOL_NOINIT(pool_tap6, TAP_MSGS_IP6);
+/* IPv4 (plus ARP) and IPv6 message batches from tap/guest to IP handlers
+ * One pool per queue pair for multiqueue support
+ */
+static PACKET_POOL_DECL(pool_tap4, TAP_MSGS_IP4) pool_tap4_storage[VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS / 2];
+static struct pool *pool_tap4[VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS / 2];
+static PACKET_POOL_DECL(pool_tap6, TAP_MSGS_IP6) pool_tap6_storage[VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS / 2];
+static struct pool *pool_tap6[VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS / 2];
#define TAP_SEQS 128 /* Different L4 tuples in one batch */
@@ -717,12 +721,12 @@ static int tap4_handler(struct ctx *c, unsigned int qpair,
unsigned int i, j, seq_count;
struct tap4_l4_t *seq;
- if (!c->ifi4 || !pool_tap4->count)
- return pool_tap4->count;
+ if (!c->ifi4 || !pool_tap4[qpair]->count)
+ return pool_tap4[qpair]->count;
i = 0;
resume:
- for (seq_count = 0, seq = NULL; i < pool_tap4->count; i++) {
+ for (seq_count = 0, seq = NULL; i < pool_tap4[qpair]->count; i++) {
size_t l3len, hlen, l4len;
struct ethhdr eh_storage;
struct iphdr iph_storage;
@@ -732,7 +736,7 @@ resume:
struct iov_tail data;
struct iphdr *iph;
- if (!packet_get(pool_tap4, i, &data))
+ if (!packet_get(pool_tap4[qpair], i, &data))
continue;
eh = IOV_PEEK_HEADER(&data, eh_storage);
@@ -804,7 +808,7 @@ resume:
if (iph->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP) {
struct iov_tail eh_data;
- packet_get(pool_tap4, i, &eh_data);
+ packet_get(pool_tap4[qpair], i, &eh_data);
if (dhcp(c, qpair, &eh_data))
continue;
}
@@ -835,7 +839,7 @@ resume:
goto append;
if (seq_count == TAP_SEQS)
- break; /* Resume after flushing if i < pool_tap4->count */
+ break; /* Resume after flushing if i < pool_tap4[qpair]->count */
for (seq = tap4_l4 + seq_count - 1; seq >= tap4_l4; seq--) {
if (L4_MATCH(iph, uh, seq)) {
@@ -881,10 +885,10 @@ append:
}
}
- if (i < pool_tap4->count)
+ if (i < pool_tap4[qpair]->count)
goto resume;
- return pool_tap4->count;
+ return pool_tap4[qpair]->count;
}
#define IPV6_NH_OPT(nh) \
@@ -953,12 +957,12 @@ static int tap6_handler(struct ctx *c, unsigned int qpair,
unsigned int i, j, seq_count = 0;
struct tap6_l4_t *seq;
- if (!c->ifi6 || !pool_tap6->count)
- return pool_tap6->count;
+ if (!c->ifi6 || !pool_tap6[qpair]->count)
+ return pool_tap6[qpair]->count;
i = 0;
resume:
- for (seq_count = 0, seq = NULL; i < pool_tap6->count; i++) {
+ for (seq_count = 0, seq = NULL; i < pool_tap6[qpair]->count; i++) {
size_t l4len, plen, check;
struct in6_addr *saddr, *daddr;
struct ipv6hdr ip6h_storage;
@@ -970,7 +974,7 @@ resume:
struct ipv6hdr *ip6h;
uint8_t proto;
- if (!packet_get(pool_tap6, i, &data))
+ if (!packet_get(pool_tap6[qpair], i, &data))
return -1;
eh = IOV_REMOVE_HEADER(&data, eh_storage);
@@ -1083,7 +1087,7 @@ resume:
goto append;
if (seq_count == TAP_SEQS)
- break; /* Resume after flushing if i < pool_tap6->count */
+ break; /* Resume after flushing if i < pool_tap6[qpair]->count */
for (seq = tap6_l4 + seq_count - 1; seq >= tap6_l4; seq--) {
if (L4_MATCH(ip6h, proto, uh, seq)) {
@@ -1130,19 +1134,19 @@ append:
}
}
- if (i < pool_tap6->count)
+ if (i < pool_tap6[qpair]->count)
goto resume;
- return pool_tap6->count;
+ return pool_tap6[qpair]->count;
}
/**
- * tap_flush_pools() - Flush both IPv4 and IPv6 packet pools
+ * tap_flush_pools() - Flush both IPv4 and IPv6 packet pools for a given qpair
*/
-void tap_flush_pools(void)
+void tap_flush_pools(unsigned int qpair)
{
- pool_flush(pool_tap4);
- pool_flush(pool_tap6);
+ pool_flush(pool_tap4[qpair]);
+ pool_flush(pool_tap6[qpair]);
}
/**
@@ -1153,6 +1157,7 @@ void tap_flush_pools(void)
*/
void tap_handler(struct ctx *c, unsigned int qpair, const struct timespec *now)
{
+ assert(qpair < VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS / 2);
tap4_handler(c, qpair, now);
tap6_handler(c, qpair, now);
}
@@ -1187,21 +1192,23 @@ void tap_add_packet(struct ctx *c, unsigned int qpair, struct iov_tail *data,
proto_update_l2_buf(c->guest_mac);
}
+ assert(qpair < VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS / 2);
+
switch (ntohs(eh->h_proto)) {
case ETH_P_ARP:
case ETH_P_IP:
- if (!pool_can_fit(pool_tap4, data)) {
+ if (!pool_can_fit(pool_tap4[qpair], data)) {
tap4_handler(c, qpair, now);
- pool_flush(pool_tap4);
+ pool_flush(pool_tap4[qpair]);
}
- packet_add(pool_tap4, data);
+ packet_add(pool_tap4[qpair], data);
break;
case ETH_P_IPV6:
- if (!pool_can_fit(pool_tap6, data)) {
+ if (!pool_can_fit(pool_tap6[qpair], data)) {
tap6_handler(c, qpair, now);
- pool_flush(pool_tap6);
+ pool_flush(pool_tap6[qpair]);
}
- packet_add(pool_tap6, data);
+ packet_add(pool_tap6[qpair], data);
break;
default:
break;
@@ -1239,7 +1246,7 @@ static void tap_passt_input(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now)
ssize_t n;
char *p;
- tap_flush_pools();
+ tap_flush_pools(QPAIR_DEFAULT);
if (partial_len) {
/* We have a partial frame from an earlier pass. Move it to the
@@ -1322,7 +1329,7 @@ static void tap_pasta_input(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now)
{
ssize_t n, len;
- tap_flush_pools();
+ tap_flush_pools(QPAIR_DEFAULT);
for (n = 0;
n <= (ssize_t)(sizeof(pkt_buf) - L2_MAX_LEN_PASTA);
@@ -1591,10 +1598,14 @@ static void tap_sock_tun_init(struct ctx *c)
*/
static void tap_sock_update_pool(void *base, size_t size)
{
- int i;
+ unsigned int i;
- pool_tap4_storage = PACKET_INIT(pool_tap4, TAP_MSGS_IP4, base, size);
- pool_tap6_storage = PACKET_INIT(pool_tap6, TAP_MSGS_IP6, base, size);
+ for (i = 0; i < VHOST_USER_MAX_VQS / 2; i++) {
+ pool_tap4_storage[i] = PACKET_INIT(pool_tap4, TAP_MSGS_IP4, base, size);
+ pool_tap4[i] = (struct pool *)&pool_tap4_storage[i];
+ pool_tap6_storage[i] = PACKET_INIT(pool_tap6, TAP_MSGS_IP6, base, size);
+ pool_tap6[i] = (struct pool *)&pool_tap6_storage[i];
+ }
for (i = 0; i < TAP_SEQS; i++) {
tap4_l4[i].p = PACKET_INIT(pool_l4, UIO_MAXIOV, base, size);
diff --git a/tap.h b/tap.h
index ecb12de372b5..8a1d8f933a5b 100644
--- a/tap.h
+++ b/tap.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void tap_handler_passt(struct ctx *c, uint32_t events,
int tap_sock_unix_open(char *sock_path);
void tap_sock_reset(struct ctx *c);
void tap_backend_init(struct ctx *c);
-void tap_flush_pools(void);
+void tap_flush_pools(unsigned int qpair);
void tap_handler(struct ctx *c, unsigned int qpair, const struct timespec *now);
void tap_add_packet(struct ctx *c, unsigned int qpair, struct iov_tail *data,
const struct timespec *now);
diff --git a/vu_common.c b/vu_common.c
index 6aa1ba768136..2e69c1945055 100644
--- a/vu_common.c
+++ b/vu_common.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void vu_handle_tx(struct vu_dev *vdev, int index,
assert(QPAIR_FROMGUEST_QUEUE(QPAIR_FROM_QUEUE(index)) ==
(unsigned int)index);
- tap_flush_pools();
+ tap_flush_pools(QPAIR_FROM_QUEUE(index));
count = 0;
out_sg_count = 0;
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-16 17:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-16 17:10 [PATCH 0/8] multithreading: Prepare data structures for concurrent queue pair workers Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` Laurent Vivier [this message]
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 2/8] tap: Make L4 sequence pools per-qpair for thread safety Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 3/8] tcp: Make static buffers stack-local " Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 4/8] udp_vu: Make virtqueue " Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 5/8] flow: Make flow timer per-caller " Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 6/8] tcp: Make TCP timer state per-caller and guard global tasks Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 7/8] tcp: Protect init socket pools with mutex for thread safety Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 8/8] flow: Add mutex and per-qpair filtering to flow table operations Laurent Vivier
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