[dpdk-users] scheduler issue

[Alex Kiselev]

On 2020-12-08 14:24, Singh, Jasvinder wrote:
> <snip>
> 
>> > [JS] now, returning to 1 mbps pipes situation, try reducing tc period
>> > first at subport and then at  pipe level, if that help in getting even
>> > traffic across low bandwidth pipes.
>> 
>> reducing subport tc from 10 to 5 period also solved the problem with 1
>> Mbit/s pipes.
>> 
>> so, my second problem has been solved,
>> but the first one with some of low bandwidth pipes stop transmitting 
>> still
>> remains.
>> 
> 
> I see, try removing "pkt_len <= pipe_tc_ov_credits" condition in the
> grinder_credits_check() code for oversubscription case, instead use
> this pkt_len <= pipe_tc_credits + pipe_tc_ov_credits;

Does this address my problem with pipes stop transmitting?
Is these already included in the newer scheduler version (19x or 20.x)?


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>> >
>> >>> rcv 0   rx rate 7324160 nb pkts 5722
>> >>> rcv 1   rx rate 7281920 nb pkts 5689
>> >>> rcv 2   rx rate 7226880 nb pkts 5646
>> >>> rcv 3   rx rate 7124480 nb pkts 5566
>> >>> rcv 4   rx rate 7324160 nb pkts 5722
>> >>> rcv 5   rx rate 7271680 nb pkts 5681
>> >>> rcv 6   rx rate 7188480 nb pkts 5616
>> >>> rcv 7   rx rate 7150080 nb pkts 5586
>> >>> rcv 8   rx rate 7328000 nb pkts 5725
>> >>> rcv 9   rx rate 7249920 nb pkts 5664
>> >>> rcv 10  rx rate 7188480 nb pkts 5616 rcv 11  rx rate 7179520 nb pkts
>> >>> 5609 rcv 12  rx rate 7324160 nb pkts 5722 rcv 13  rx rate 7208960 nb
>> >>> pkts 5632 rcv 14  rx rate 7152640 nb pkts 5588 rcv 15  rx rate
>> >>> 7127040 nb pkts 5568 rcv 16  rx rate 7303680 nb pkts 5706 ....
>> >>> rcv 587 rx rate 2406400 nb pkts 1880 rcv 588 rx rate 2406400 nb pkts
>> >>> 1880 rcv 589 rx rate 2406400 nb pkts 1880 rcv 590 rx rate 2406400 nb
>> >>> pkts 1880 rcv 591 rx rate 2406400 nb pkts 1880 rcv 592 rx rate
>> >>> 2398720 nb pkts 1874 rcv 593 rx rate 2400000 nb pkts 1875 rcv 594 rx
>> >>> rate 2400000 nb pkts 1875 rcv 595 rx rate 2400000 nb pkts 1875 rcv
>> >>> 596 rx rate 2401280 nb pkts 1876 rcv 597 rx rate 2401280 nb pkts
>> >>> 1876 rcv 598 rx rate 2401280 nb pkts 1876 rcv 599 rx rate 2402560 nb
>> >>> pkts 1877 rx rate sum 3156416000
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>>> ... despite that there is _NO_ congestion...
>> >>>>> congestion at the subport or pipe.
>> >>>>>> And the subport !! doesn't use about 42 mbit/s of available
>> >>>>>> bandwidth.
>> >>>>>> The only difference is those test configurations is TC of
>> >>>>>> generated traffic.
>> >>>>>> Test 1 uses TC 1 while test 2 uses TC 3 (which is use TC_OV
>> >>>>>> function).
>> >>>>>> So, enabling TC_OV changes the results dramatically.
>> >>>>>> ##
>> >>>>>> ## test1
>> >>>>>> ##
>> >>>>>> hqos add profile  7 rate    2 M size 1000000 tc period 40
>> >>>>>> # qos test port
>> >>>>>> hqos add port 1 rate 10 G mtu 1522 frame overhead 24 queue sizes
>> >>>>>> 64 64 64 64
>> >>>>>> hqos add port 1 subport 0 rate 300 M size 1000000 tc period 10
>> >>>>>> hqos add port 1 subport 0 pipes 2000 profile 7 hqos add port 1
>> >>>>>> subport 0 pipes 200 profile 23 hqos set port 1 lcore 3 port 1
>> >>>>>> subport rate 300 M number of tx flows 300 generator tx rate 1M TC
>> >>>>>> 1 ...
>> >>>>>> rcv 284 rx rate 995840  nb pkts 778 rcv 285 rx rate 995840  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 778 rcv 286 rx rate 995840  nb pkts 778 rcv 287 rx rate
>> >>>>>> 995840  nb pkts 778 rcv 288 rx rate 995840  nb pkts 778 rcv 289
>> >>>>>> rx rate 995840  nb pkts 778 rcv 290 rx rate 995840  nb pkts 778
>> >>>>>> rcv 291 rx rate 995840  nb pkts 778 rcv 292 rx rate 995840  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 778 rcv 293 rx rate 995840  nb pkts 778 rcv 294 rx rate
>> >>>>>> 995840  nb pkts 778 ...
>> >>>>>> sum pipe's rx rate is 298 494 720 OK.
>> >>>>>> The subport rate is equally distributed to 300 pipes.
>> >>>>>> ##
>> >>>>>> ##  test 2
>> >>>>>> ##
>> >>>>>> hqos add profile  7 rate    2 M size 1000000 tc period 40
>> >>>>>> # qos test port
>> >>>>>> hqos add port 1 rate 10 G mtu 1522 frame overhead 24 queue sizes
>> >>>>>> 64 64 64 64
>> >>>>>> hqos add port 1 subport 0 rate 300 M size 1000000 tc period 10
>> >>>>>> hqos add port 1 subport 0 pipes 2000 profile 7 hqos add port 1
>> >>>>>> subport 0 pipes 200 profile 23 hqos set port 1 lcore 3 port 1
>> >>>>>> subport rate 300 M number of tx flows 300 generator tx rate 1M TC
>> >>>>>> 3
>> >>>>>> h5 ~ # rcli sh qos rcv
>> >>>>>> rcv 0   rx rate 875520  nb pkts 684
>> >>>>>> rcv 1   rx rate 856320  nb pkts 669
>> >>>>>> rcv 2   rx rate 849920  nb pkts 664
>> >>>>>> rcv 3   rx rate 853760  nb pkts 667
>> >>>>>> rcv 4   rx rate 867840  nb pkts 678
>> >>>>>> rcv 5   rx rate 844800  nb pkts 660
>> >>>>>> rcv 6   rx rate 852480  nb pkts 666
>> >>>>>> rcv 7   rx rate 855040  nb pkts 668
>> >>>>>> rcv 8   rx rate 865280  nb pkts 676
>> >>>>>> rcv 9   rx rate 846080  nb pkts 661
>> >>>>>> rcv 10  rx rate 858880  nb pkts 671 rcv 11  rx rate 870400  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 680 rcv 12  rx rate 864000  nb pkts 675 rcv 13  rx rate
>> >>>>>> 852480  nb pkts 666 rcv 14  rx rate 855040  nb pkts 668 rcv 15
>> >>>>>> rx rate 857600  nb pkts 670 rcv 16  rx rate 864000  nb pkts 675
>> >>>>>> rcv 17  rx rate 866560  nb pkts 677 rcv 18  rx rate 865280  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 676 rcv 19  rx rate 858880  nb pkts 671 rcv 20  rx rate
>> >>>>>> 856320  nb pkts 669 rcv 21  rx rate 864000  nb pkts 675 rcv 22
>> >>>>>> rx rate 869120  nb pkts 679 rcv 23  rx rate 856320  nb pkts 669
>> >>>>>> rcv 24  rx rate 862720  nb pkts 674 rcv 25  rx rate 865280  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 676 rcv 26  rx rate 867840  nb pkts 678 rcv 27  rx rate
>> >>>>>> 870400  nb pkts 680 rcv 28  rx rate 860160  nb pkts 672 rcv 29
>> >>>>>> rx rate 870400  nb pkts 680 rcv 30  rx rate 869120  nb pkts 679
>> >>>>>> rcv 31  rx rate 870400  nb pkts 680 rcv 32  rx rate 858880  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 671 rcv 33  rx rate 858880  nb pkts 671 rcv 34  rx rate
>> >>>>>> 852480  nb pkts 666 rcv 35  rx rate 874240  nb pkts 683 rcv 36
>> >>>>>> rx rate 855040  nb pkts 668 rcv 37  rx rate 853760  nb pkts 667
>> >>>>>> rcv 38  rx rate 869120  nb pkts 679 rcv 39  rx rate 885760  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 692 rcv 40  rx rate 861440  nb pkts 673 rcv 41  rx rate
>> >>>>>> 852480  nb pkts 666 rcv 42  rx rate 871680  nb pkts 681 ...
>> >>>>>> ...
>> >>>>>> rcv 288 rx rate 766720  nb pkts 599 rcv 289 rx rate 766720  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 599 rcv 290 rx rate 766720  nb pkts 599 rcv 291 rx rate
>> >>>>>> 766720  nb pkts 599 rcv 292 rx rate 762880  nb pkts 596 rcv 293
>> >>>>>> rx rate 762880  nb pkts 596 rcv 294 rx rate 762880  nb pkts 596
>> >>>>>> rcv 295 rx rate 760320  nb pkts 594 rcv 296 rx rate 604160  nb
>> >>>>>> pkts 472 rcv 297 rx rate 604160  nb pkts 472 rcv 298 rx rate
>> >>>>>> 604160  nb pkts 472 rcv 299 rx rate 604160  nb pkts 472 rx rate
>> >>>>>> sum 258839040 FAILED.
>> >>>>>> The subport rate is distributed NOT equally between 300 pipes.
>> >>>>>> Some subport bandwith (about 42) is not being used!