This series implements multiqueue support for vhost-user mode, allowing passt to utilize multiple queue pairs for improved network throughput when used with multi-CPU guest VMs. While this version uses a single thread for packet processing, it enables the guest kernel to distribute network traffic across multiple queues and vCPUs. The implementation advertises support for up to 16 queue pairs (32 virtqueues) by setting VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ and VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_MQ feature flags. Packets are routed to the appropriate RX queue based on which TX queue they originated from, following the virtio specification's automatic receive steering requirements. This series adds: - Multiqueue capability advertisement (VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ and VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_MQ features) - Per-queue-pair packet pools to support concurrent queue operations - Queue pair parameter throughout the network stack, propagated through all protocol handlers (TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, DHCP, DHCPv6, NDP) - Flow-aware queue routing that tracks the originating TX queue for each flow and routes return packets to the corresponding RX queue - Test coverage with VHOST_USER_MQ environment variable to validate multiqueue functionality across all protocols (TCP, UDP, ICMP) and services (DHCP, NDP) Current behavior: - TX queue selection is controlled by the guest kernel's networking stack - RX packets are routed to queues based on their associated flows, with the queue assignment updated on each packet from TX to maintain affinity - Host-initiated flows (e.g., from socket-side connections) currently default to queue pair 0 The changes are transparent to single-queue operation - passt/pasta modes and single-queue vhost-user configurations continue to work unchanged, always using queue pair 0. v4: - Rebase - Added QPAIR_DEFAULT, QPAIR_FROMGUEST_QUEUE(), QPAIR_TOGUEST_QUEUE(), and QPAIR_FROM_QUEUE() macros to centralize queue pair calculations - Replaced hardcoded 0 with QPAIR_DEFAULT throughout for clarity - Set queue pair at flow creation time in icmp_ping_new() and udp_flow_new() rather than after creation - Removed vhost-user-specific queue macros (VHOST_USER_TX_QUEUE, VHOST_USER_IS_QUEUE_TX, VHOST_USER_IS_QUEUE_RX) in favor of generic QPAIR_* macros for better consistency v3: - Removed --max-qpairs configuration option - multiqueue support is now always enabled up to 16 queue pairs without requiring explicit configuration - Replaced "tap: Add queue pair parameter throughout the packet processing path" with "tap: Convert packet pools to per-queue-pair arrays for multiqueue" - simplified implementation by converting global pools to arrays rather than passing pool parameters throughout - Changed qpair parameter type from int to unsigned int throughout the codebase - Simplified test infrastructure - queues parameter is always set on netdev, mq=true added to virtio-net only when VHOST_USER_MQ > 1 - Updated QEMU usage hints to always show multiqueue-capable command line v2: - New patch: "tap: Remove pool parameter from tap4_handler() and tap6_handler()" to clean up unused parameters before adding queue pair parameter - Changed to one packet pool per queue pair instead of shared pools across all queue pairs - Split "multiqueue: Add queue-aware flow management..." into two patches: - "tap: Add queue pair parameter throughout the packet processing path" - "flow: Add queue pair tracking to flow management" - Updated test infrastructure patch with refined implementation Laurent Vivier (6): tap: Remove pool parameter from tap4_handler() and tap6_handler() vhost-user: Enable multiqueue test: Add multiqueue support to vhost-user test infrastructure vhost-user: Add queue pair parameter throughout the network stack tap: Convert packet pools to per-queue-pair arrays for multiqueue flow: Add queue pair tracking to flow management arp.c | 15 +++-- arp.h | 6 +- dhcp.c | 5 +- dhcp.h | 2 +- dhcpv6.c | 12 ++-- dhcpv6.h | 2 +- flow.c | 33 +++++++++ flow.h | 17 +++++ fwd.c | 18 ++--- fwd.h | 5 +- icmp.c | 33 +++++---- icmp.h | 4 +- ndp.c | 35 ++++++---- ndp.h | 7 +- netlink.c | 2 +- passt.c | 2 +- passt.h | 8 +++ tap.c | 180 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- tap.h | 22 +++--- tcp.c | 47 +++++++------ tcp.h | 7 +- tcp_vu.c | 8 ++- test/lib/setup | 21 +++--- test/run | 23 +++++++ udp.c | 47 +++++++------ udp.h | 6 +- udp_flow.c | 15 +++-- udp_flow.h | 2 +- udp_internal.h | 4 +- udp_vu.c | 4 +- vhost_user.c | 14 ++-- vhost_user.h | 6 -- virtio.h | 2 +- vu_common.c | 24 ++++--- vu_common.h | 3 +- 35 files changed, 403 insertions(+), 238 deletions(-) -- 2.51.1