[PATCH v2] net/ice: add per-queue Tx rate limit support
Anurag Mandal
anurag.mandal at intel.com
Thu Sep 17 08:38:23 CEST 2026
The Tx rate can be limited per queue with
ethdev operation ``rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit()``
and can be read through ``rte_eth_get_queue_rate_limit()``.
This feature uses the hardware packet pacing
mechanism to enforce a data rate on individual
Tx queues without tearing down the queue or
bouncing the port.
The rate is specified in Mbps.
ice_set_queue_rate_limit() applies the requested rate
as the EIR (maximum bandwidth) limit of the queue
scheduler node using ice_cfg_q_bw_lmt(),
converting the Mbps value taken by the API to the Kbps
expected by the scheduler.
A rate of 0 removes the limit and restores the default
bandwidth via ice_cfg_q_bw_dflt_lmt().
ice_get_queue_rate_limit() reads back the value cached
in the queue context by the scheduler on a successful
set, and reports 0 when the queue runs unlimited.
This interface and the Traffic Management API are
mutually exclusive.
Signed-off-by: Anurag Mandal <anurag.mandal at intel.com>
---
V2: Addressed Bruce Richardson's feedback
- The per-queue Tx rate limit and Traffic Management APIs are mutually exclusive.
doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini | 1 +
doc/guides/nics/ice.rst | 26 +++++++
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst | 2 +
drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.c | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.h | 2 +
drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_tm.c | 14 ++++
6 files changed, 145 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini
index 589916b2c1..2bf1b2a42d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ RSS hash = Y
RSS key update = Y
RSS reta update = Y
VLAN filter = Y
+Rate limitation = Y
Traffic manager = Y
CRC offload = Y
VLAN offload = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
index bdb3d61c23..bfb67a2cd3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
@@ -925,6 +925,32 @@ Additional Options
192.168.0.2', dst="192.168.0.3")/TCP(flags='S')/Raw(load='XXXXXXXXXX'), \
iface="enp24s0f0", count=10)
+Per-Queue Tx Rate Limiting
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The maximum Tx rate of an individual queue can be capped using
+``rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit()``, and read back using
+``rte_eth_get_queue_rate_limit()``.
+The rate is given in Mbps, and a rate of 0 removes the limit.
+
+The limit is applied to the queue's node in the Tx scheduler tree,
+which only exists while the queue is running,
+so the queue must be started before its rate can be set,
+and a configured rate is lost when the queue is stopped.
+
+This interface and the Traffic Management API are mutually exclusive,
+because both configure the bandwidth of the same scheduler nodes:
+
+* setting a queue rate limit fails while a Traffic Management
+ hierarchy is committed;
+
+* committing a Traffic Management hierarchy fails while any queue has
+ a rate limit set through ``rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit()``.
+
+To switch from one to the other, clear the existing configuration first,
+either by setting the rate of each limited queue back to 0,
+or by deleting the Traffic Management hierarchy.
+
Sample Application Notes
------------------------
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
index e725933fa7..19365fd0f2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ New Features
paths, enabling QinQ tag insertion and outer IPv4/UDP checksum
offloads on those paths.
+ * Added support for Tx rate limiting per queue.
+
Removed Items
-------------
diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.c
index 22578c9f28..dfee07c457 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.c
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ static const uint32_t *ice_buffer_split_supported_hdr_ptypes_get(struct rte_eth_
size_t *no_of_elements);
static int ice_get_dcb_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dcb_info *dcb_info);
static int ice_priority_flow_ctrl_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_pfc_conf *pfc_conf);
+static int ice_set_queue_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
+ uint32_t tx_rate);
+static int ice_get_queue_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
+ uint32_t *tx_rate);
static const struct rte_pci_id pci_id_ice_map[] = {
{ RTE_PCI_DEVICE(ICE_INTEL_VENDOR_ID, ICE_DEV_ID_E823L_BACKPLANE) },
@@ -353,6 +357,8 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops ice_eth_dev_ops = {
.buffer_split_supported_hdr_ptypes_get = ice_buffer_split_supported_hdr_ptypes_get,
.get_dcb_info = ice_get_dcb_info,
.priority_flow_ctrl_set = ice_priority_flow_ctrl_set,
+ .set_queue_rate_limit = ice_set_queue_rate_limit,
+ .get_queue_rate_limit = ice_get_queue_rate_limit,
};
/* store statistics names and its offset in stats structure */
@@ -4207,6 +4213,100 @@ ice_priority_flow_ctrl_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_pfc_conf *pfc
return 0;
}
+static int
+ice_set_queue_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
+ uint32_t tx_rate)
+{
+ struct ice_pf *pf = ICE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+ struct ice_hw *hw = ICE_PF_TO_HW(pf);
+ struct ice_vsi *vsi = pf->main_vsi;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (queue_idx >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Tx queue %u is out of range (%u configured)",
+ queue_idx, dev->data->nb_tx_queues);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * A committed TM hierarchy owns the bandwidth of every scheduler node
+ * and reapplies it on each commit, so the two interfaces are exclusive.
+ */
+ if (pf->tm_conf.committed) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Tx rate limit cannot be set while a traffic manager hierarchy is committed");
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * The scheduler node of a Tx queue only exists once the queue has been
+ * added to the Tx scheduler tree, which happens on queue start.
+ */
+ if (dev->data->tx_queue_state[queue_idx] != RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Tx queue %u must be started before setting its rate limit",
+ queue_idx);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ /* Rate is expressed in Mbps by the API, the scheduler uses Kbps. */
+ if (tx_rate > ICE_SCHED_MAX_BW / 1000) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid Tx rate %u Mbps for queue %u, maximum is %u Mbps",
+ tx_rate, queue_idx, (uint32_t)(ICE_SCHED_MAX_BW / 1000));
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ /* A rate of 0 removes the limit and restores the default bandwidth. */
+ if (tx_rate == 0)
+ ret = ice_cfg_q_bw_dflt_lmt(hw->port_info, vsi->idx, 0,
+ queue_idx, ICE_MAX_BW);
+ else
+ ret = ice_cfg_q_bw_lmt(hw->port_info, vsi->idx, 0, queue_idx,
+ ICE_MAX_BW, tx_rate * 1000);
+ if (ret) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to set Tx rate limit on queue %u, error %d",
+ queue_idx, ret);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns the rate limit currently programmed on a Tx queue, 0 if unlimited.
+ * The scheduler caches the requested rate, but that cache outlives the queue
+ * node, which is destroyed on queue stop and recreated with the default
+ * profile, so only trust it while the node still carries a rate limit.
+ */
+uint32_t
+ice_txq_rate_limit_kbps(struct ice_pf *pf, uint16_t queue_idx)
+{
+ struct ice_hw *hw = ICE_PF_TO_HW(pf);
+ struct ice_sched_node *node;
+ struct ice_q_ctx *q_ctx;
+
+ q_ctx = ice_get_lan_q_ctx(hw, pf->main_vsi->idx, 0, queue_idx);
+ if (q_ctx == NULL)
+ return 0;
+
+ node = ice_sched_find_node_by_teid(hw->port_info->root, q_ctx->q_teid);
+ if (node == NULL ||
+ rte_le_to_cpu_16(node->info.data.eir_bw.bw_profile_idx) ==
+ ICE_SCHED_DFLT_RL_PROF_ID)
+ return 0;
+
+ return q_ctx->bw_t_info.eir_bw.bw;
+}
+
+static int
+ice_get_queue_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
+ uint32_t *tx_rate)
+{
+ struct ice_pf *pf = ICE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+ *tx_rate = ice_txq_rate_limit_kbps(pf, queue_idx) / 1000;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static void
__vsi_queues_bind_intr(struct ice_vsi *vsi, uint16_t msix_vect,
int base_queue, int nb_queue)
diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.h
index 3cfd7afbae..e39757e842 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.h
@@ -832,4 +832,6 @@ int rte_pmd_ice_dump_txsched(uint16_t port, bool detail, FILE *stream);
int
ice_tm_setup_txq_node(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_hw *hw, uint16_t qid, uint32_t node_teid);
+uint32_t ice_txq_rate_limit_kbps(struct ice_pf *pf, uint16_t queue_idx);
+
#endif /* _ICE_ETHDEV_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_tm.c b/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_tm.c
index d93704dd3f..9566a36098 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_tm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_tm.c
@@ -903,8 +903,22 @@ ice_hierarchy_commit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
int clear_on_fail,
struct rte_tm_error *error)
{
+ struct ice_pf *pf = ICE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
bool restart = false;
+ /*
+ * A commit reapplies the bandwidth of every node, which would silently
+ * discard any rate set through rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit().
+ */
+ for (uint16_t i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+ if (ice_txq_rate_limit_kbps(pf, i) != 0) {
+ error->type = RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
+ error->message =
+ "queue rate limit already set via rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit";
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+ }
+
/* commit should only be done to topology before start
* If port is already started, stop it and then restart when done.
*/
--
2.34.1
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