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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [Xen-devel] tx offload issue w/stubdoms + igb
Running a very recent xen-unstable and xen/stable-2.6.32.x along with any Linux domU using HVM and a stubdom, I notice that TCP performance when downloading from certain sites is extremely low with dom0's tx offload enabled on the stubdom's vif. For instance, from kernel.org, I see a paltry 30-50 K/s from inside the domU: testvds5 ~ # wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso --2010-12-14 04:29:53-- http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso Resolving mirrors.kernel.org... 149.20.20.135, 204.152.191.39 Connecting to mirrors.kernel.org|149.20.20.135|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2798649344 (2.6G) [application/x-iso9660-image] Saving to: `livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso.1'0% [ ] 680,237 31.5K/s eta 18h 39m ^C testds5 ~ #But, if I turn off tx offload for the stubdom's vif with a line like this in the dom0.. ethtool -K vif59.0 tx off .. I then get normal speeds in the domU:testvds5 ~ # wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso --2010-12-14 04:31:44-- http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso Resolving mirrors.kernel.org... 149.20.20.135, 204.152.191.39 Connecting to mirrors.kernel.org|149.20.20.135|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2798649344 (2.6G) [application/x-iso9660-image] Saving to: `livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso.5'2% [=> ] 73,762,776 1.59M/s eta 37m 57s ^C I tested further and found that:* dom0 does't have the issue, normal PV domains do not have the issue, and Windows GPLPV-based domains do not have the issue. It seems to be specific to stubdom-based domains. * Other machines running the exact same Xen release and kernel version, but that use the e1000 driver instead of the igb driver, don't seem to have the problem. I don't know if it's related (I have not yet been able to test with MSI disabled), but those machines without the problem also aren't using MSI-X, whereas the igb-based machine that shows the problem is. From dmesg: [ 21.209923] Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Driver - version 1.3.16-k2 [ 21.210026] Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Intel Corporation. [ 21.210140] xen: registering gsi 28 triggering 0 polarity 1 [ 21.210145] xen: --> irq=28 [ 21.210151] igb 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 28 (level, low) -> IRQ 28 [ 21.210279] igb 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64[ 21.382336] igb 0000:01:00.0: Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Connection [ 21.382435] igb 0000:01:00.0: eth0: (PCIe:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) 00:25:90:09:e4:00 [ 21.382605] igb 0000:01:00.0: eth0: PBA No: ffffff-0ff[ 21.382698] igb 0000:01:00.0: Using MSI-X interrupts. 4 rx queue(s), 4 tx queue(s) (Both the e1000 and igb machines have the hvm_directio flag in the "xl info" output.) * Different GSO/TSO settings do not appear to make a difference. Only the tx offload setting does. * Inside the problematic domU, the bad segment counter increments when the issue is occurring:
testvds5 ~ # netstat -s eth0
Ip:
22162 total packets received
44 with invalid addresses
0 forwarded
0 incoming packets discarded
22113 incoming packets delivered
19582 requests sent out
Icmp:
2694 ICMP messages received
0 input ICMP message failed.
ICMP input histogram:
timeout in transit: 2447
echo replies: 247
2698 ICMP messages sent
0 ICMP messages failed
ICMP output histogram:
destination unreachable: 2
IcmpMsg:
InType0: 247
InType11: 2447
OutType3: 2
OutType69: 2696
Tcp:
4 active connections openings
3 passive connection openings
0 failed connection attempts
0 connection resets received
3 connections established
18819 segments received
16795 segments send out
0 segments retransmited
2366 bad segments received.
8 resets sent
Udp:
65 packets received
2 packets to unknown port received.
0 packet receive errors
89 packets sent
UdpLite:
TcpExt:
1 TCP sockets finished time wait in fast timer
172 delayed acks sent
Quick ack mode was activated 89 times
3 packets directly queued to recvmsg prequeue.
33304 bytes directly in process context from backlog
3 bytes directly received in process context from prequeue
7236 packet headers predicted
23 packets header predicted and directly queued to user
3117 acknowledgments not containing data payload received
89 DSACKs sent for old packets
2 DSACKs sent for out of order packets
2 connections reset due to unexpected data
IpExt:
InBcastPkts: 533
InOctets: 23420805
OutOctets: 1601733
InBcastOctets: 162268
testvds5 ~ #
* Some sites transfer quickly to the domU quickly regardless of the tx
offload setting, exhibiting the symptoms less. For instance, uiuc.edu
with tx on:
root@testvds5:~# wget http://gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso --2010-12-14 03:53:50-- http://gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso Resolving gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu... 128.174.5.78 Connecting to gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu|128.174.5.78|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2798649344 (2.6G) [text/plain] Saving to: `livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso'0% [ ] 25,754,272 3.06M/s eta 17m 7s ^C root@testvds5:~# (netstat shows 23 bad segments received over the length of that test) and with tx off:root@testvds5:~# wget http://gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso --2010-12-14 03:54:45-- http://gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/gentoo/releases/amd64/10.1/livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso Resolving gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu... 128.174.5.78 Connecting to gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu|128.174.5.78|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2798649344 (2.6G) [text/plain] Saving to: `livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.1.iso.1'1% [ ] 47,677,960 3.95M/s eta 12m 0s ^C * The issue also occurs in xen-4.0-testing, as of c/s 21392. For reference, Xen and kernel version output: nyc-dodec266 src # xl info host : nyc-dodec266 release : 2.6.32.26-g862ef97 version : #4 SMP Wed Dec 8 16:38:18 EST 2010 machine : x86_64 nr_cpus : 24 nr_nodes : 2 cores_per_socket : 12 threads_per_core : 1 cpu_mhz : 2674hw_caps : bfebfbff:2c100800:00000000:00003f40:029ee3ff:00000000:00000001:00000000 virt_caps : hvm hvm_directio total_memory : 49143 free_memory : 9178 free_cpus : 0 xen_major : 4 xen_minor : 1 xen_extra : -unstablexen_caps : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32 hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64 xen_scheduler : credit xen_pagesize : 4096 platform_params : virt_start=0xffff800000000000 xen_changeset : Wed Dec 08 10:46:31 2010 +0000 22467:89116f28083f xen_commandline : dom0_mem=2550M dom0_max_vcpus=4 cc_compiler : gcc version 4.4.4 (Gentoo 4.4.4-r2 p1.2, pie-0.4.5) cc_compile_by : root cc_compile_domain : nuclearfallout.net cc_compile_date : Fri Dec 10 00:51:50 EST 2010 xend_config_format : 4 nyc-dodec266 src # uname -aLinux nyc-dodec266 2.6.32.26-g862ef97 #4 SMP Wed Dec 8 16:38:18 EST 2010 x86_64 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux For now, I can use the "tx off" workaround by having a script set it for all newly created domains. Is anyone up for nailing this down and finding a real fix? Failing that, applying the workaround in the Xen tools might be a good idea. -John _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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