From: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
To: Narcisa Vasile <narcisav.kernel@gmail.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, kuba@kernel.org, daniel.zahka@gmail.com,
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"Ricardo B. Marliere" <rbm@suse.com>,
Sebastian Chlad <sebastian.chlad@suse.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: drv-net: add BIG TCP coverage to TSO test
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:23:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260923202314.GA177730@pevik> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260921201145.49875-1-narcisav.kernel@gmail.com>
Hi Narcisa,
[ Cc Ricardo and Sebastian ]
> Add IPv4 and IPv6 test cases that exercise GSO packets under BIG TCP
> size limits.
> 1..2
> ok 1 tso.big_tcp_ipv4
> ok 2 tso.big_tcp_ipv6
> Both of them run the existing tx-tcp-segmentation
> and tx-tcp6-segmentation tests at the increased TSO maximum.
> Additionally, reserve a hugepage and transmit its content using
> MSG_ZEROCOPY to produce skb fragments larger than 65536.
> Check that the number of retransmissions represents a small
> percentage of the total packets sent. Record the number of drops
> before and after the send to catch issues with large frag
> handling during segmentation.
> Signed-off-by: Narcisa Vasile <narcisav.kernel@gmail.com>
LGTM, but I'm not really an expert on network drivers testing.
Acked-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
Kind regards,
Petr
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/tso.py | 161 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 161 insertions(+)
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/tso.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/tso.py
> index 67f6c9ca9a64..176ddf97fabb 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/tso.py
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/tso.py
> @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
> """A simple test for TSO."""
> import fcntl
> +import mmap
> import socket
> import struct
> import termios
> @@ -15,6 +16,87 @@ from lib.py import EthtoolFamily, NetdevFamily, NetDrvEpEnv
> from lib.py import bkg, cmd, defer, ethtool, ip, rand_port, wait_port_listen
> +MAP_HUGETLB = getattr(mmap, "MAP_HUGETLB", 0x40000)
> +MSG_ZEROCOPY = getattr(socket, "MSG_ZEROCOPY", 0x4000000)
> +SO_ZEROCOPY = getattr(socket, "SO_ZEROCOPY", 60)
> +
> +GSO_LEGACY_MAX_SIZE = 65536
> +
> +# Pool of the default hugepage size, the one /proc/meminfo reports on.
> +NR_HUGEPAGES = "/proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages"
> +
> +
> +def default_huge_page_size():
> + """Return the hugepage size in bytes"""
> + try:
> + with open("/proc/meminfo", encoding="utf-8") as meminfo:
> + for line in meminfo:
> + if line.startswith("Hugepagesize:"):
> + return int(line.split()[1]) * 1024
> + except OSError:
> + pass
> +
> + return 2 * 1024 * 1024
> +
> +
> +def hugepages_free():
> + """Return the number of unused hugepages of the default size."""
> + try:
> + with open("/proc/meminfo", encoding="utf-8") as meminfo:
> + for line in meminfo:
> + if line.startswith("HugePages_Free:"):
> + return int(line.split()[1])
> + except OSError:
> + pass
> + return 0
> +
> +
> +def set_nr_hugepages(count):
> + with open(NR_HUGEPAGES, "w", encoding="utf-8") as sysctl:
> + sysctl.write(f"{count}\n")
> +
> +
> +def tx_dropped(ifname):
> + with open(f"/sys/class/net/{ifname}/statistics/tx_dropped",
> + encoding="utf-8") as counter:
> + return int(counter.read())
> +
> +
> +def setup_hugepage():
> + """Reserve one hugepage, and put the pool back afterwards."""
> + if hugepages_free() >= 1:
> + return
> +
> + try:
> + with open(NR_HUGEPAGES, encoding="utf-8") as sysctl:
> + old_count = int(sysctl.read())
> + set_nr_hugepages(old_count + 1)
> + except OSError as error:
> + raise KsftSkipEx(f"Unable to reserve a hugepage: {error}") from error
> +
> + defer(set_nr_hugepages, old_count)
> +
> + if hugepages_free() < 1:
> + raise KsftSkipEx("Unable to reserve a hugepage")
> +
> +
> +def mmap_large_buffer():
> + """Allocate a buffer backed by one huge page."""
> + size = default_huge_page_size()
> +
> + setup_hugepage()
> +
> + try:
> + return mmap.mmap(-1, size,
> + flags=mmap.MAP_PRIVATE |
> + mmap.MAP_ANONYMOUS |
> + MAP_HUGETLB,
> + prot=mmap.PROT_READ)
> + except OSError as e:
> + raise KsftSkipEx(f"Unable to allocate a {size >> 20}MB hugepage "
> + f"buffer: {e}") from e
> +
> +
> def sock_wait_drain(sock, max_wait=1000):
> """Wait for all pending write data on the socket to get ACKed."""
> for _ in range(max_wait):
> @@ -33,6 +115,32 @@ def tcp_sock_get_retrans(sock):
> return struct.unpack("I", info[100:104])[0]
> +def setup_big_tcp(cfg):
> + """Lift the GSO ceiling to what the device advertises for TSO."""
> + if cfg.dev["tso_max_size"] <= GSO_LEGACY_MAX_SIZE:
> + raise KsftSkipEx("Device does not support BIG TCP")
> +
> + ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} "
> + f"gso_max_size {cfg.dev['tso_max_size']} "
> + f"gso_ipv4_max_size {cfg.dev['tso_max_size']}")
> +
> + defer(ip, f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} "
> + f"gso_max_size {cfg.dev['gso_max_size']} "
> + f"gso_ipv4_max_size {cfg.dev['gso_ipv4_max_size']}")
> +
> +
> +def sock_send_zerocopy(sock):
> + """Send with MSG_ZEROCOPY, return the bytes queued."""
> + try:
> + sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, SO_ZEROCOPY, 1)
> + except OSError as e:
> + raise KsftSkipEx(f"SO_ZEROCOPY not supported: {e}") from e
> +
> + with mmap_large_buffer() as tx_buf:
> + sock.sendall(tx_buf, MSG_ZEROCOPY)
> + return len(tx_buf)
> +
> +
> def run_one_stream(cfg, ipver, remote_v4, remote_v6, should_lso):
> cfg.require_cmd("socat", local=False, remote=True)
> @@ -96,6 +204,46 @@ def run_one_stream(cfg, ipver, remote_v4, remote_v6, should_lso):
> 500, comment="Number of LSO wire-packets with LSO disabled")
> +def run_big_tcp_stream(cfg, ipver, remote_v4, remote_v6):
> + """Send with MSG_ZEROCOPY out of a huge page, so the frags exceed 64kB."""
> + cfg.require_cmd("socat", local=False, remote=True)
> +
> + # No clamping, as it would keep the frags under 64kB
> + port = rand_port()
> + listen_opts = f"{port},reuseport"
> + listen_cmd = f"socat -{ipver} -t 2 -u TCP-LISTEN:{listen_opts} /dev/null,ignoreeof"
> +
> + with bkg(listen_cmd, host=cfg.remote, exit_wait=True):
> + wait_port_listen(port, host=cfg.remote)
> +
> + if ipver == "4":
> + sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
> + sock.connect((remote_v4, port))
> + else:
> + sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
> + sock.connect((remote_v6, port))
> +
> + # Small send to make sure the connection is working.
> + sock.send("ping".encode())
> + sock_wait_drain(sock)
> +
> + retrans_old = tcp_sock_get_retrans(sock)
> + drops_old = tx_dropped(cfg.ifname)
> +
> + sent = sock_send_zerocopy(sock)
> + sock_wait_drain(sock)
> +
> + drops = tx_dropped(cfg.ifname) - drops_old
> + retrans = tcp_sock_get_retrans(sock) - retrans_old
> + sock.close()
> +
> + ksft_eq(drops, 0, comment="Driver TX drops during BIG TCP send")
> +
> + # Same best effort bound as the plain stream.
> + total_lso_wire = sent * 0.90 // cfg.dev["mtu"]
> + ksft_lt(retrans, total_lso_wire / 16)
> +
> +
> def build_tunnel(cfg, outer_ipver, tun_info):
> local_v4 = NetDrvEpEnv.nsim_v4_pfx + "1"
> local_v6 = NetDrvEpEnv.nsim_v6_pfx + "1"
> @@ -147,6 +295,11 @@ def test_builder(name, cfg, outer_ipver, feature, tun=None, inner_ipver=None):
> if feature not in cfg.hw_features:
> raise KsftSkipEx(f"Device does not support {feature}")
> + # Run non-tunnel test cases under the BIG TCP limits too.
> + big_tcp = "big_tcp" in name
> + if big_tcp:
> + setup_big_tcp(cfg)
> +
> ipver = outer_ipver
> if tun:
> remote_v4, remote_v6 = build_tunnel(cfg, ipver, tun)
> @@ -159,6 +312,9 @@ def test_builder(name, cfg, outer_ipver, feature, tun=None, inner_ipver=None):
> ethtool(f"-K {cfg.ifname} {feature} off")
> run_one_stream(cfg, ipver, remote_v4, remote_v6, should_lso=False)
> + if big_tcp:
> + run_big_tcp_stream(cfg, ipver, remote_v4, remote_v6)
> +
> ethtool(f"-K {cfg.ifname} tx-gso-partial off")
> ethtool(f"-K {cfg.ifname} tx-tcp-mangleid-segmentation off")
> if feature in cfg.partial_features:
> @@ -171,6 +327,9 @@ def test_builder(name, cfg, outer_ipver, feature, tun=None, inner_ipver=None):
> ethtool(f"-K {cfg.ifname} {feature} on")
> run_one_stream(cfg, ipver, remote_v4, remote_v6, should_lso=True)
> + if big_tcp:
> + run_big_tcp_stream(cfg, ipver, remote_v4, remote_v6)
> +
> f.__name__ = name + ((outer_ipver + "_") if tun else "") + "ipv" + inner_ipver
> return f
> @@ -230,6 +389,8 @@ def main() -> None:
> # name, v4/v6 ethtool_feature tun:(type, args, inner ip versions)
> ("", "4", "tx-tcp-segmentation", None),
> ("", "6", "tx-tcp6-segmentation", None),
> + ("big_tcp_", "4", "tx-tcp-segmentation", None),
> + ("big_tcp_", "6", "tx-tcp6-segmentation", None),
> ("vxlan", "4", "tx-udp_tnl-segmentation", ("vxlan", "id 100 dstport 4789 noudpcsum", ("4", "6"))),
> ("vxlan", "6", "tx-udp_tnl-segmentation", ("vxlan", "id 100 dstport 4789 udp6zerocsumtx udp6zerocsumrx", ("4", "6"))),
> ("vxlan_csum", "", "tx-udp_tnl-csum-segmentation", ("vxlan", "id 100 dstport 4789 udpcsum", ("4", "6"))),
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