net/mlx5e: CT, optimize pre_ct table lookup
authorOz Shlomo <ozsh@nvidia.com>
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:00:30 +0000 (09:00 +0000)
committerSaeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:20:20 +0000 (02:20 -0800)
The pre_ct table realizes in hardware the act_ct cache logic, bypassing
the CT table if the ct state was already set by a previous ct lookup.
As such, the pre_ct table will always miss for chain 0 filters.

Optimize the pre_ct table lookup for rules installed on chain 0.

Signed-off-by: Oz Shlomo <ozsh@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Roi Dayan <roid@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c

index 864ce0c..a69849e 100644 (file)
@@ -1774,35 +1774,42 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_del_ft_cb(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv, struct mlx5_ct_ft *ft)
 
 /* We translate the tc filter with CT action to the following HW model:
  *
- * +---------------------+
- * + ft prio (tc chain)  +
- * + original match      +
- * +---------------------+
- *      | set chain miss mapping
- *      | set fte_id
- *      | set tunnel_id
- *      | do decap
- *      v
- * +---------------------+
- * + pre_ct/pre_ct_nat   +  if matches     +-------------------------+
- * + zone+nat match      +---------------->+ post_act (see below)    +
- * +---------------------+  set zone       +-------------------------+
- *      | set zone
- *      v
- * +--------------------+
- * + CT (nat or no nat) +
- * + tuple + zone match +
- * +--------------------+
- *      | set mark
- *      | set labels_id
- *      | set established
- *     | set zone_restore
- *      | do nat (if needed)
- *      v
- * +--------------+
- * + post_act     + original filter actions
- * + fte_id match +------------------------>
- * +--------------+
+ *     +---------------------+
+ *     + ft prio (tc chain)  +
+ *     + original match      +
+ *     +---------------------+
+ *              | set chain miss mapping
+ *              | set fte_id
+ *              | set tunnel_id
+ *              | do decap
+ *              |
+ * +-------------+
+ * | Chain 0    |
+ * | optimization|
+ * |            v
+ * |   +---------------------+
+ * |   + pre_ct/pre_ct_nat   +  if matches     +----------------------+
+ * |   + zone+nat match      +---------------->+ post_act (see below) +
+ * |   +---------------------+  set zone       +----------------------+
+ * |            |
+ * +-------------+ set zone
+ *              |
+ *              v
+ *     +--------------------+
+ *     + CT (nat or no nat) +
+ *     + tuple + zone match +
+ *     +--------------------+
+ *              | set mark
+ *              | set labels_id
+ *              | set established
+ *              | set zone_restore
+ *              | do nat (if needed)
+ *              v
+ *     +--------------+
+ *     + post_act     + original filter actions
+ *     + fte_id match +------------------------>
+ *     +--------------+
+ *
  */
 static struct mlx5_flow_handle *
 __mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
@@ -1818,6 +1825,7 @@ __mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
        struct mlx5_ct_flow *ct_flow;
        int chain_mapping = 0, err;
        struct mlx5_ct_ft *ft;
+       u16 zone;
 
        ct_flow = kzalloc(sizeof(*ct_flow), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ct_flow) {
@@ -1884,6 +1892,25 @@ __mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
                }
        }
 
+       /* Change original rule point to ct table
+        * Chain 0 sets the zone and jumps to ct table
+        * Other chains jump to pre_ct table to align with act_ct cached logic
+        */
+       pre_ct_attr->dest_chain = 0;
+       if (!attr->chain) {
+               zone = ft->zone & MLX5_CT_ZONE_MASK;
+               err = mlx5e_tc_match_to_reg_set(priv->mdev, pre_mod_acts, ct_priv->ns_type,
+                                               ZONE_TO_REG, zone);
+               if (err) {
+                       ct_dbg("Failed to set zone register mapping");
+                       goto err_mapping;
+               }
+
+               pre_ct_attr->dest_ft = nat ? ct_priv->ct_nat : ct_priv->ct;
+       } else {
+               pre_ct_attr->dest_ft = nat ? ft->pre_ct_nat.ft : ft->pre_ct.ft;
+       }
+
        mod_hdr = mlx5_modify_header_alloc(priv->mdev, ct_priv->ns_type,
                                           pre_mod_acts->num_actions,
                                           pre_mod_acts->actions);
@@ -1893,10 +1920,6 @@ __mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
                goto err_mapping;
        }
        pre_ct_attr->modify_hdr = mod_hdr;
-
-       /* Change original rule point to ct table */
-       pre_ct_attr->dest_chain = 0;
-       pre_ct_attr->dest_ft = nat ? ft->pre_ct_nat.ft : ft->pre_ct.ft;
        ct_flow->pre_ct_rule = mlx5_tc_rule_insert(priv, orig_spec,
                                                   pre_ct_attr);
        if (IS_ERR(ct_flow->pre_ct_rule)) {