net/mlx5e: CT: Offload connections with hardware steering rules

This is modeled similar to how software steering works: - a reference-counted matcher is maintained for each combination of nat/no_nat x ipv4/ipv6 x tcp/udp/gre. - adding a rule involves finding+referencing or creating a corresponding matcher, then actually adding a rule. - updating rules is implemented using the bwc_rule update API, which can change a rule's actions without touching the match value. By using a T-Rex traffic generator to initiate multi-million UDP flows per second, a kernel running with these patches on the RX side was able to offload ~600K flows per second, which is about ~7x larger than what software steering could do on the same hardware (256-thread AMD EPYC, 512 GB RAM, ConnectX-7 b2b). Signed-off-by: Cosmin Ratiu <cratiu@nvidia.com> Reviewed-by: Jianbo Liu <jianbol@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250114130646.1937192-5-tariqt@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2026-05-03 22:57:21 -04:00 · 2025-01-14 15:06:46 +02:00
parent 554f9773fd
commit 066d49c199
1 changed files with 247 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c
@@ -3,33 +3,276 @@

 #include "en_tc.h"
 #include "en/tc_ct.h"
+#include "en/tc_priv.h"
 #include "en/tc/ct_fs.h"
+#include "fs_core.h"
+#include "steering/hws/fs_hws_pools.h"
+#include "steering/hws/mlx5hws.h"
+#include "steering/hws/table.h"
+
+struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher {
+	struct mlx5hws_bwc_matcher *hws_bwc_matcher;
+	refcount_t ref;
+};
+
+/* We need {ipv4, ipv6} x {tcp, udp, gre}  matchers. */
+#define NUM_MATCHERS (2 * 3)
+
+struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs {
+	struct mlx5hws_table *ct_tbl;
+	struct mlx5hws_table *ct_nat_tbl;
+	struct mlx5_flow_table *ct_nat;
+	struct mlx5hws_action *fwd_action;
+	struct mlx5hws_action *last_action;
+	struct mlx5hws_context *ctx;
+	struct mutex lock;   /* Guards matchers */
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher matchers[NUM_MATCHERS];
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher matchers_nat[NUM_MATCHERS];
+};
+
+struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_rule {
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_rule fs_rule;
+	struct mlx5hws_bwc_rule *hws_bwc_rule;
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher *hmfs_matcher;
+	struct mlx5_fc *counter;
+};
+
+static u32 get_matcher_idx(bool ipv4, bool tcp, bool gre)
+{
+	return ipv4 * 3 + tcp * 2 + gre;
+}

 static int mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_init(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_flow_table *ct,
 				struct mlx5_flow_table *ct_nat, struct mlx5_flow_table *post_ct)
 {
+	u32 flags = MLX5HWS_ACTION_FLAG_HWS_FDB | MLX5HWS_ACTION_FLAG_SHARED;
+	struct mlx5hws_table *ct_tbl, *ct_nat_tbl, *post_ct_tbl;
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs = mlx5_ct_fs_priv(fs);
+
+	ct_tbl = ct->fs_hws_table.hws_table;
+	ct_nat_tbl = ct_nat->fs_hws_table.hws_table;
+	post_ct_tbl = post_ct->fs_hws_table.hws_table;
+	fs_hmfs->ct_nat = ct_nat;
+
+	if (!ct_tbl || !ct_nat_tbl || !post_ct_tbl) {
+		netdev_warn(fs->netdev, "ct_fs_hmfs: failed to init, missing backing hws tables");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	netdev_dbg(fs->netdev, "using hmfs steering");
+
+	fs_hmfs->ct_tbl = ct_tbl;
+	fs_hmfs->ct_nat_tbl = ct_nat_tbl;
+	fs_hmfs->ctx = ct_tbl->ctx;
+	mutex_init(&fs_hmfs->lock);
+
+	fs_hmfs->fwd_action = mlx5hws_action_create_dest_table(ct_tbl->ctx, post_ct_tbl, flags);
+	if (!fs_hmfs->fwd_action) {
+		netdev_warn(fs->netdev, "ct_fs_hmfs: failed to create fwd action\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	fs_hmfs->last_action = mlx5hws_action_create_last(ct_tbl->ctx, flags);
+	if (!fs_hmfs->last_action) {
+		netdev_warn(fs->netdev, "ct_fs_hmfs: failed to create last action\n");
+		mlx5hws_action_destroy(fs_hmfs->fwd_action);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }

 static void mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_destroy(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs)
 {
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs = mlx5_ct_fs_priv(fs);
+
+	mlx5hws_action_destroy(fs_hmfs->last_action);
+	mlx5hws_action_destroy(fs_hmfs->fwd_action);
+}
+
+static struct mlx5hws_bwc_matcher *
+mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher_create(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5hws_table *tbl,
+			       struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec, bool ipv4, bool tcp, bool gre)
+{
+	u8 match_criteria_enable = MLX5_MATCH_MISC_PARAMETERS_2 | MLX5_MATCH_OUTER_HEADERS;
+	struct mlx5hws_match_parameters mask = {
+		.match_buf = spec->match_criteria,
+		.match_sz = sizeof(spec->match_criteria),
+	};
+	u32 priority = get_matcher_idx(ipv4, tcp, gre);  /* Static priority based on params. */
+	struct mlx5hws_bwc_matcher *hws_bwc_matcher;
+
+	hws_bwc_matcher = mlx5hws_bwc_matcher_create(tbl, priority, match_criteria_enable, &mask);
+	if (!hws_bwc_matcher)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	return hws_bwc_matcher;
+}
+
+static struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher *
+mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher_get(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec,
+			    bool nat, bool ipv4, bool tcp, bool gre)
+{
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs = mlx5_ct_fs_priv(fs);
+	u32 matcher_idx = get_matcher_idx(ipv4, tcp, gre);
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher *hmfs_matcher;
+	struct mlx5hws_bwc_matcher *hws_bwc_matcher;
+	struct mlx5hws_table *tbl;
+
+	hmfs_matcher = nat ?
+		(fs_hmfs->matchers_nat + matcher_idx) :
+		(fs_hmfs->matchers + matcher_idx);
+
+	if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&hmfs_matcher->ref))
+		return hmfs_matcher;
+
+	mutex_lock(&fs_hmfs->lock);
+
+	/* Retry with lock, as the matcher might be already created by another cpu. */
+	if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&hmfs_matcher->ref))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	tbl = nat ? fs_hmfs->ct_nat_tbl : fs_hmfs->ct_tbl;
+
+	hws_bwc_matcher = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher_create(fs, tbl, spec, ipv4, tcp, gre);
+	if (IS_ERR(hws_bwc_matcher)) {
+		netdev_warn(fs->netdev,
+			    "ct_fs_hmfs: failed to create bwc matcher (nat %d, ipv4 %d, tcp %d, gre %d), err: %ld\n",
+			    nat, ipv4, tcp, gre, PTR_ERR(hws_bwc_matcher));
+
+		hmfs_matcher = ERR_CAST(hws_bwc_matcher);
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	hmfs_matcher->hws_bwc_matcher = hws_bwc_matcher;
+	refcount_set(&hmfs_matcher->ref, 1);
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&fs_hmfs->lock);
+	return hmfs_matcher;
+}
+
+static void
+mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher_put(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher *hmfs_matcher)
+{
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs = mlx5_ct_fs_priv(fs);
+
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock(&hmfs_matcher->ref, &fs_hmfs->lock))
+		return;
+
+	mlx5hws_bwc_matcher_destroy(hmfs_matcher->hws_bwc_matcher);
+	mutex_unlock(&fs_hmfs->lock);
+}
+
+#define NUM_CT_HMFS_RULES 4
+
+static void mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_fill_rule_actions(struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs,
+					      struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr,
+					      struct mlx5hws_rule_action *rule_actions)
+{
+	struct mlx5_fs_hws_action *mh_action = &attr->modify_hdr->fs_hws_action;
+
+	memset(rule_actions, 0, NUM_CT_HMFS_RULES * sizeof(*rule_actions));
+	rule_actions[0].action = mlx5_fc_get_hws_action(fs_hmfs->ctx, attr->counter);
+	/* Modify header is special, it may require extra arguments outside the action itself. */
+	if (mh_action->mh_data) {
+		rule_actions[1].modify_header.offset = mh_action->mh_data->offset;
+		rule_actions[1].modify_header.data = mh_action->mh_data->data;
+	}
+	rule_actions[1].action = mh_action->hws_action;
+	rule_actions[2].action = fs_hmfs->fwd_action;
+	rule_actions[3].action = fs_hmfs->last_action;
 }

 static struct mlx5_ct_fs_rule *
 mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_add(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec,
 			    struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr, struct flow_rule *flow_rule)
 {
-	return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	struct mlx5hws_rule_action rule_actions[NUM_CT_HMFS_RULES];
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs = mlx5_ct_fs_priv(fs);
+	struct mlx5hws_match_parameters match_params = {
+		.match_buf = spec->match_value,
+		.match_sz = ARRAY_SIZE(spec->match_value),
+	};
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher *hmfs_matcher;
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_rule *hmfs_rule;
+	bool nat, tcp, ipv4, gre;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!mlx5e_tc_ct_is_valid_flow_rule(fs->netdev, flow_rule))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	hmfs_rule = kzalloc(sizeof(*hmfs_rule), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hmfs_rule)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	nat = (attr->ft == fs_hmfs->ct_nat);
+	ipv4 = mlx5e_tc_get_ip_version(spec, true) == 4;
+	tcp = MLX5_GET(fte_match_param, spec->match_value,
+		       outer_headers.ip_protocol) == IPPROTO_TCP;
+	gre = MLX5_GET(fte_match_param, spec->match_value,
+		       outer_headers.ip_protocol) == IPPROTO_GRE;
+
+	hmfs_matcher = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher_get(fs, spec, nat, ipv4, tcp, gre);
+	if (IS_ERR(hmfs_matcher)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(hmfs_matcher);
+		goto err_free_rule;
+	}
+	hmfs_rule->hmfs_matcher = hmfs_matcher;
+
+	mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_fill_rule_actions(fs_hmfs, attr, rule_actions);
+	hmfs_rule->counter = attr->counter;
+
+	hmfs_rule->hws_bwc_rule =
+		mlx5hws_bwc_rule_create(hmfs_matcher->hws_bwc_matcher, &match_params,
+					spec->flow_context.flow_source, rule_actions);
+	if (!hmfs_rule->hws_bwc_rule) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_put_matcher;
+	}
+
+	return &hmfs_rule->fs_rule;
+
+err_put_matcher:
+	mlx5_fc_put_hws_action(hmfs_rule->counter);
+	mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher_put(fs, hmfs_matcher);
+err_free_rule:
+	kfree(hmfs_rule);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }

 static void mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_del(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_ct_fs_rule *fs_rule)
 {
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_rule *hmfs_rule = container_of(fs_rule,
+							      struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_rule,
+							      fs_rule);
+	mlx5hws_bwc_rule_destroy(hmfs_rule->hws_bwc_rule);
+	mlx5_fc_put_hws_action(hmfs_rule->counter);
+	mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_matcher_put(fs, hmfs_rule->hmfs_matcher);
+	kfree(hmfs_rule);
 }

 static int mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_update(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_ct_fs_rule *fs_rule,
 					  struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec, struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_rule *hmfs_rule = container_of(fs_rule,
+							      struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_rule,
+							      fs_rule);
+	struct mlx5hws_rule_action rule_actions[NUM_CT_HMFS_RULES];
+	struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs = mlx5_ct_fs_priv(fs);
+	int err;
+
+	mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_fill_rule_actions(fs_hmfs, attr, rule_actions);
+
+	err = mlx5hws_bwc_rule_action_update(hmfs_rule->hws_bwc_rule, rule_actions);
+	if (err) {
+		mlx5_fc_put_hws_action(attr->counter);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	mlx5_fc_put_hws_action(hmfs_rule->counter);
+	hmfs_rule->counter = attr->counter;
+
+	return 0;
 }

 static struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops hmfs_ops = {
@@ -39,6 +282,8 @@ static struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops hmfs_ops = {

 	.init = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_init,
 	.destroy = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_destroy,
+
+	.priv_size = sizeof(struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs),
 };

 struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops *mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ops_get(void)