From: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
To: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
Cc: passt-dev@passt.top
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 7/7] passt: Move main event loop processing into passt_worker()
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:42:04 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aPmH7Ks87CrfjaLR@zatzit> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251021210116.314674-8-lvivier@redhat.com>
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On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 11:01:16PM +0200, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> Extract the epoll event processing logic from main() into a separate
> passt_worker() function. This refactoring prepares the code for future
> threading support where passt_worker() will be called as a worker thread
> callback.
>
> The new function handles:
> - Processing epoll events and dispatching to protocol handlers
> - Event statistics tracking and printing
> - Post-handler periodic tasks (timers, deferred work)
> - Migration handling
>
> No functional changes, purely a code restructuring.
>
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
> ---
> passt.c | 160 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
> 1 file changed, 88 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/passt.c b/passt.c
> index f1d78b79e2c3..5eabfa8f0c51 100644
> --- a/passt.c
> +++ b/passt.c
> @@ -229,6 +229,92 @@ static void print_stats(const struct ctx *c, const struct passt_stats *stats,
> lines_printed++;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * passt_worker() - Process epoll events and handle protocol operations
> + * @opaque: Pointer to execution context (struct ctx)
> + * @nfds: Number of file descriptors ready (epoll_wait return value)
> + * @events: epoll_event array of ready file descriptors
> + */
> +static void passt_worker(void *opaque, int nfds, struct epoll_event *events)
> +{
> + static struct passt_stats stats = { 0 };
> + struct ctx *c = opaque;
> + struct timespec now;
> + int i;
> +
> + if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now))
> + err_perror("Failed to get CLOCK_MONOTONIC time");
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
> + union epoll_ref ref = *((union epoll_ref *)&events[i].data.u64);
> + uint32_t eventmask = events[i].events;
> +
> + trace("%s: epoll event on %s %i (events: 0x%08x)",
> + c->mode == MODE_PASTA ? "pasta" : "passt",
> + EPOLL_TYPE_STR(ref.type), ref.fd, eventmask);
> +
> + switch (ref.type) {
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_PASTA:
> + tap_handler_pasta(c, eventmask, &now);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_PASST:
> + tap_handler_passt(c, eventmask, &now);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_LISTEN:
> + tap_listen_handler(c, eventmask);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_NSQUIT_INOTIFY:
> + pasta_netns_quit_inotify_handler(c, ref.fd);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_NSQUIT_TIMER:
> + pasta_netns_quit_timer_handler(c, ref);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP:
> + tcp_sock_handler(c, ref, eventmask);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP_SPLICE:
> + tcp_splice_sock_handler(c, ref, eventmask);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP_LISTEN:
> + tcp_listen_handler(c, ref, &now);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP_TIMER:
> + tcp_timer_handler(c, ref);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_UDP_LISTEN:
> + udp_listen_sock_handler(c, ref, eventmask, &now);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_UDP:
> + udp_sock_handler(c, ref, eventmask, &now);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_PING:
> + icmp_sock_handler(c, ref);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_VHOST_CMD:
> + vu_control_handler(c->vdev, c->fd_tap, eventmask);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_VHOST_KICK:
> + vu_kick_cb(c->vdev, ref, &now);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_REPAIR_LISTEN:
> + repair_listen_handler(c, eventmask);
> + break;
> + case EPOLL_TYPE_REPAIR:
> + repair_handler(c, eventmask);
> + break;
> + default:
> + /* Can't happen */
> + ASSERT(0);
> + }
> + stats.events[ref.type]++;
> + print_stats(c, &stats, &now);
> + }
> +
> + post_handler(c, &now);
> +
> + migrate_handler(c);
> +}
> +
> /**
> * main() - Entry point and main loop
> * @argc: Argument count
> @@ -246,8 +332,7 @@ static void print_stats(const struct ctx *c, const struct passt_stats *stats,
> int main(int argc, char **argv)
> {
> struct epoll_event events[NUM_EPOLL_EVENTS];
> - struct passt_stats stats = { 0 };
> - int nfds, i, devnull_fd = -1;
> + int nfds, devnull_fd = -1;
> struct ctx c = { 0 };
> struct rlimit limit;
> struct timespec now;
> @@ -355,77 +440,8 @@ loop:
> if (nfds == -1 && errno != EINTR)
> die_perror("epoll_wait() failed in main loop");
>
> - if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now))
> - err_perror("Failed to get CLOCK_MONOTONIC time");
> -
> - for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
> - union epoll_ref ref = *((union epoll_ref *)&events[i].data.u64);
> - uint32_t eventmask = events[i].events;
> -
> - trace("%s: epoll event on %s %i (events: 0x%08x)",
> - c.mode == MODE_PASTA ? "pasta" : "passt",
> - EPOLL_TYPE_STR(ref.type), ref.fd, eventmask);
> -
> - switch (ref.type) {
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_PASTA:
> - tap_handler_pasta(&c, eventmask, &now);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_PASST:
> - tap_handler_passt(&c, eventmask, &now);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_LISTEN:
> - tap_listen_handler(&c, eventmask);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_NSQUIT_INOTIFY:
> - pasta_netns_quit_inotify_handler(&c, ref.fd);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_NSQUIT_TIMER:
> - pasta_netns_quit_timer_handler(&c, ref);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP:
> - tcp_sock_handler(&c, ref, eventmask);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP_SPLICE:
> - tcp_splice_sock_handler(&c, ref, eventmask);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP_LISTEN:
> - tcp_listen_handler(&c, ref, &now);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_TCP_TIMER:
> - tcp_timer_handler(&c, ref);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_UDP_LISTEN:
> - udp_listen_sock_handler(&c, ref, eventmask, &now);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_UDP:
> - udp_sock_handler(&c, ref, eventmask, &now);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_PING:
> - icmp_sock_handler(&c, ref);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_VHOST_CMD:
> - vu_control_handler(c.vdev, c.fd_tap, eventmask);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_VHOST_KICK:
> - vu_kick_cb(c.vdev, ref, &now);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_REPAIR_LISTEN:
> - repair_listen_handler(&c, eventmask);
> - break;
> - case EPOLL_TYPE_REPAIR:
> - repair_handler(&c, eventmask);
> - break;
> - default:
> - /* Can't happen */
> - ASSERT(0);
> - }
> - stats.events[ref.type]++;
> - print_stats(&c, &stats, &now);
> - }
> -
> - post_handler(&c, &now);
>
> - migrate_handler(&c);
> + passt_worker(&c, nfds, events);
>
> goto loop;
> }
> --
> 2.51.0
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-23 1:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-21 21:01 [PATCH v5 0/7] Refactor epoll handling in preparation for multithreading Laurent Vivier
2025-10-21 21:01 ` [PATCH v5 1/7] util: Simplify epoll_del() interface to take epollfd directly Laurent Vivier
2025-10-21 21:01 ` [PATCH v5 2/7] epoll_ctl: Extract epoll operations Laurent Vivier
2025-10-23 1:29 ` David Gibson
2025-10-21 21:01 ` [PATCH v5 3/7] util: Move epoll registration out of sock_l4_sa() Laurent Vivier
2025-10-21 21:01 ` [PATCH v5 4/7] tcp, flow: Replace per-connection in_epoll flag with an epollid in flow_common Laurent Vivier
2025-10-23 1:39 ` David Gibson
2025-10-30 17:00 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-10-21 21:01 ` [PATCH v5 5/7] icmp: Use epoll instance management for ICMP flows Laurent Vivier
2025-10-21 21:01 ` [PATCH v5 6/7] udp: Use epoll instance management for UDP flows Laurent Vivier
2025-10-23 1:40 ` David Gibson
2025-10-21 21:01 ` [PATCH v5 7/7] passt: Move main event loop processing into passt_worker() Laurent Vivier
2025-10-23 1:42 ` David Gibson [this message]
2025-10-30 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 0/7] Refactor epoll handling in preparation for multithreading Stefano Brivio
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