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[RFC] iproute2, ifindex option

Message ID f91760b4ff170e4bdbd46f40822dd95e@visp.net.lb
State Deferred, archived
Delegated to: stephen hemminger
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Denys Fedoryshchenko July 18, 2011, 8:38 a.m. UTC
After battling with iproute2 interface name caching, i decided to try 
 to introduce ifindex option, where i can specify manually device index, 
 and avoid expensive device index lookups, especially during massive 
 changes for qdisc/class.
 In batch mode ll_map cache will cause problems on servers with ppp 
 interfaces (same name after while can have another index), and also if i 
 run command too often, each start it will retrieve list of all 
 interfaces, on 3k+ interfaces it will be CPU hog.

 This is sample of patch, just for qdisc/class/filter modify and show 
 operation.

 Here is some changes in logic, because before qdisc code during _list 
 operation was not checking duplicate "dev" argument, as it done in 
 _modify code and class/filter list code.

 Also maybe i need to change duparg to something else? Because:
 centaur iproute2-newifindex # tc/tc -s -d filter show ifindex 23 dev 
 sdf
 Error: duplicate "ifindex": "sdf" is the second value.
 Or it is ok like this?

 I'm sorry that patch is not inline, seems my webmail can't do it now, i 
 will try to install normal mail client.

 ---
 System administrator
 Denys Fedoryshchenko
 Virtual ISP S.A.L.

Comments

stephen hemminger July 20, 2011, 3:37 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:38:33 +0300
Denys Fedoryshchenko <denys@visp.net.lb> wrote:

>  After battling with iproute2 interface name caching, i decided to try 
>  to introduce ifindex option, where i can specify manually device index, 
>  and avoid expensive device index lookups, especially during massive 
>  changes for qdisc/class.
>  In batch mode ll_map cache will cause problems on servers with ppp 
>  interfaces (same name after while can have another index), and also if i 
>  run command too often, each start it will retrieve list of all 
>  interfaces, on 3k+ interfaces it will be CPU hog.
> 
>  This is sample of patch, just for qdisc/class/filter modify and show 
>  operation.
> 
>  Here is some changes in logic, because before qdisc code during _list 
>  operation was not checking duplicate "dev" argument, as it done in 
>  _modify code and class/filter list code.
> 
>  Also maybe i need to change duparg to something else? Because:
>  centaur iproute2-newifindex # tc/tc -s -d filter show ifindex 23 dev 
>  sdf
>  Error: duplicate "ifindex": "sdf" is the second value.
>  Or it is ok like this?
> 
>  I'm sorry that patch is not inline, seems my webmail can't do it now, i 
>  will try to install normal mail client.

If caching is a problem, I would rather just get rid of the cache altogether.
There are a number of other places where it is a problem as well.
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Denys Fedoryshchenko July 20, 2011, 3:54 p.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:37:53 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>
> If caching is a problem, I would rather just get rid of the cache 
> altogether.
> There are a number of other places where it is a problem as well.
 It is good, but it must be controlled. Also people put some efforts to 
 improve it...
 Before i did custom patch to "trash" the cache, but after cache 
 improved i should rewrite it. If required, i can make cache behavior 
 changeable (on,off,flush ?).
 Will it help for you too?

 I think ifindex is good anyway, because sometimes it is better to refer 
 to specific ppp interface by ifindex.

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 Denys Fedoryshchenko
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stephen hemminger July 20, 2011, 3:58 p.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:54:44 +0300
Denys Fedoryshchenko <denys@visp.net.lb> wrote:

>  On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:37:53 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> >
> > If caching is a problem, I would rather just get rid of the cache 
> > altogether.
> > There are a number of other places where it is a problem as well.
>  It is good, but it must be controlled. Also people put some efforts to 
>  improve it...
>  Before i did custom patch to "trash" the cache, but after cache 
>  improved i should rewrite it. If required, i can make cache behavior 
>  changeable (on,off,flush ?).
>  Will it help for you too?
> 
>  I think ifindex is good anyway, because sometimes it is better to refer 
>  to specific ppp interface by ifindex.

The problem is that it is not possible to make a "safe" cache since
it is possible for network device names to be changed at any time.
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Denys Fedoryshchenko July 20, 2011, 4:12 p.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:58:42 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:54:44 +0300
> Denys Fedoryshchenko <denys@visp.net.lb> wrote:
>
>>  On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:37:53 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>> >
>> > If caching is a problem, I would rather just get rid of the cache
>> > altogether.
>> > There are a number of other places where it is a problem as well.
>>  It is good, but it must be controlled. Also people put some efforts 
>> to
>>  improve it...
>>  Before i did custom patch to "trash" the cache, but after cache
>>  improved i should rewrite it. If required, i can make cache 
>> behavior
>>  changeable (on,off,flush ?).
>>  Will it help for you too?
>>
>>  I think ifindex is good anyway, because sometimes it is better to 
>> refer
>>  to specific ppp interface by ifindex.
>
> The problem is that it is not possible to make a "safe" cache since
> it is possible for network device names to be changed at any time.

 Maybe then by removing cache, but using ifindex option, and maybe even 
 adding in output additional ifindex field (for show commands), we can 
 leave user to implement his own caching?

 Another thing, on tc -s -d qdisc show, if there is many interfaces, 
 without cache on each line ll_index_to_name() it will be CPU and netlink 
 hog to retrieve all interface names again and again, especially if there 
 is too many intefaces.

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Patch

diff -Naur iproute2/tc/tc_class.c iproute2-newifindex/tc/tc_class.c
--- iproute2/tc/tc_class.c	2011-07-18 11:10:41.390973397 +0300
+++ iproute2-newifindex/tc/tc_class.c	2011-07-18 11:29:50.177611576 +0300
@@ -67,7 +67,16 @@ 
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (d[0])
 				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (req.t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
 			strncpy(d, *argv, sizeof(d)-1);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "ifindex") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (d[0])
+				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (req.t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
+			req.t.tcm_ifindex = atoi(*argv);
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "classid") == 0) {
 			__u32 handle;
 			NEXT_ARG();
@@ -246,7 +255,16 @@ 
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (d[0])
 				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
 			strncpy(d, *argv, sizeof(d)-1);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "ifindex") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (d[0])
+				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
+			t.tcm_ifindex = atoi(*argv);
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "qdisc") == 0) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (filter_qdisc)
@@ -290,9 +308,10 @@ 
 			fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find device \"%s\"\n", d);
 			return 1;
 		}
-		filter_ifindex = t.tcm_ifindex;
 	}
 
+	filter_ifindex = t.tcm_ifindex;
+
  	if (rtnl_dump_request(&rth, RTM_GETTCLASS, &t, sizeof(t)) < 0) {
 		perror("Cannot send dump request");
 		return 1;
diff -Naur iproute2/tc/tc_filter.c iproute2-newifindex/tc/tc_filter.c
--- iproute2/tc/tc_filter.c	2011-07-18 11:10:41.390973397 +0300
+++ iproute2-newifindex/tc/tc_filter.c	2011-07-18 11:28:18.097762745 +0300
@@ -80,7 +80,16 @@ 
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (d[0])
 				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (req.t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
 			strncpy(d, *argv, sizeof(d)-1);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "ifindex") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (d[0])
+				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (req.t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
+			req.t.tcm_ifindex = atoi(*argv);
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "root") == 0) {
 			if (req.t.tcm_parent) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error: \"root\" is duplicate parent ID\n");
@@ -277,7 +286,16 @@ 
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (d[0])
 				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
 			strncpy(d, *argv, sizeof(d)-1);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "ifindex") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (d[0])
+				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
+			t.tcm_ifindex = atoi(*argv);
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "root") == 0) {
 			if (t.tcm_parent) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error: \"root\" is duplicate parent ID\n");
@@ -332,10 +350,11 @@ 
 		if ((t.tcm_ifindex = ll_name_to_index(d)) == 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find device \"%s\"\n", d);
 			return 1;
-		}
-		filter_ifindex = t.tcm_ifindex;
+		}		
 	}
 
+	filter_ifindex = t.tcm_ifindex;
+
  	if (rtnl_dump_request(&rth, RTM_GETTFILTER, &t, sizeof(t)) < 0) {
 		perror("Cannot send dump request");
 		return 1;
diff -Naur iproute2/tc/tc_qdisc.c iproute2-newifindex/tc/tc_qdisc.c
--- iproute2/tc/tc_qdisc.c	2011-07-18 11:10:41.390973397 +0300
+++ iproute2-newifindex/tc/tc_qdisc.c	2011-07-18 11:29:09.322122349 +0300
@@ -76,7 +76,16 @@ 
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (d[0])
 				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (req.t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
 			strncpy(d, *argv, sizeof(d)-1);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "ifindex") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (d[0])
+				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (req.t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
+			req.t.tcm_ifindex = atoi(*argv);
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "handle") == 0) {
 			__u32 handle;
 			if (req.t.tcm_handle)
@@ -289,7 +298,18 @@ 
 	while (argc > 0) {
 		if (strcmp(*argv, "dev") == 0) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (d[0])
+				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
 			strncpy(d, *argv, sizeof(d)-1);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "ifindex") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (d[0])
+				duparg("dev", *argv);
+			if (t.tcm_ifindex)
+				duparg("ifindex", *argv);
+			t.tcm_ifindex = atoi(*argv);
 #ifdef TC_H_INGRESS
                 } else if (strcmp(*argv, "ingress") == 0) {
                              if (t.tcm_parent) {
@@ -315,9 +335,10 @@ 
 			fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find device \"%s\"\n", d);
 			return 1;
 		}
-		filter_ifindex = t.tcm_ifindex;
 	}
 
+	filter_ifindex = t.tcm_ifindex;
+
  	if (rtnl_dump_request(&rth, RTM_GETQDISC, &t, sizeof(t)) < 0) {
 		perror("Cannot send dump request");
 		return 1;