vlib: refactor checksum offload support
[vpp.git] / src / vnet / devices / virtio / device.c
index bc89ca9..fb996d5 100644 (file)
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ format_virtio_tx_trace (u8 * s, va_list * va)
 
 static_always_inline void
 virtio_tx_trace (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                virtio_if_type_t type, vlib_buffer_t * b0, u32 bi)
+                vlib_buffer_t * b0, u32 bi, int is_tun)
 {
   virtio_tx_trace_t *t;
   t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (t[0]));
   t->sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
   t->buffer_index = bi;
-  if (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TUN)
+  if (is_tun)
     {
       int is_ip4 = 0, is_ip6 = 0;
 
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ virtio_memset_ring_u32 (u32 * ring, u32 start, u32 ring_size, u32 n_buffers)
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-virtio_free_used_device_desc (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_vring_t * vring,
-                             uword node_index)
+virtio_free_used_device_desc_split (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_vring_t * vring,
+                                   uword node_index)
 {
   u16 used = vring->desc_in_use;
   u16 sz = vring->size;
@@ -227,8 +227,63 @@ virtio_free_used_device_desc (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_vring_t * vring,
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
+virtio_free_used_device_desc_packed (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_vring_t * vring,
+                                    uword node_index)
 {
+  vring_packed_desc_t *d;
+  u16 sz = vring->size;
+  u16 last = vring->last_used_idx;
+  u16 n_buffers = 0, start;
+  u16 flags;
+
+  if (vring->desc_in_use == 0)
+    return;
+
+  d = &vring->packed_desc[last];
+  flags = d->flags;
+  start = d->id;
+
+  while ((flags & VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL) == (vring->used_wrap_counter << 7) &&
+        (flags & VRING_DESC_F_USED) == (vring->used_wrap_counter << 15))
+    {
+      last++;
+      n_buffers++;
+
+      if (last >= sz)
+       {
+         last = 0;
+         vring->used_wrap_counter ^= 1;
+       }
+      d = &vring->packed_desc[last];
+      flags = d->flags;
+    }
+
+  if (n_buffers)
+    {
+      vlib_buffer_free_from_ring (vm, vring->buffers, start, sz, n_buffers);
+      virtio_memset_ring_u32 (vring->buffers, start, sz, n_buffers);
+      vring->desc_in_use -= n_buffers;
+      vring->last_used_idx = last;
+    }
+}
+
+static_always_inline void
+virtio_free_used_device_desc (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_vring_t * vring,
+                             uword node_index, int packed)
+{
+  if (packed)
+    virtio_free_used_device_desc_packed (vm, vring, node_index);
+  else
+    virtio_free_used_device_desc_split (vm, vring, node_index);
+
+}
+
+static_always_inline void
+set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr,
+                     const int is_l2)
+{
+  u32 oflags = vnet_buffer2 (b)->oflags;
+
   if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP4)
     {
       ip4_header_t *ip4;
@@ -237,11 +292,11 @@ set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
                                         0 /* ip6 */ );
       hdr->flags = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM;
       hdr->csum_start = gho.l4_hdr_offset;     // 0x22;
-      if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
+      if (oflags & VNET_BUFFER_OFFLOAD_F_TCP_CKSUM)
        {
          hdr->csum_offset = STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (tcp_header_t, checksum);
        }
-      else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM)
+      else if (oflags & VNET_BUFFER_OFFLOAD_F_UDP_CKSUM)
        {
          hdr->csum_offset = STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (udp_header_t, checksum);
        }
@@ -252,7 +307,7 @@ set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
        */
       ip4 =
        (ip4_header_t *) (vlib_buffer_get_current (b) + gho.l3_hdr_offset);
-      if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_IP_CKSUM)
+      if (oflags & VNET_BUFFER_OFFLOAD_F_IP_CKSUM)
        ip4->checksum = ip4_header_checksum (ip4);
     }
   else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP6)
@@ -262,11 +317,11 @@ set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
                                         1 /* ip6 */ );
       hdr->flags = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM;
       hdr->csum_start = gho.l4_hdr_offset;     // 0x36;
-      if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
+      if (oflags & VNET_BUFFER_OFFLOAD_F_TCP_CKSUM)
        {
          hdr->csum_offset = STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (tcp_header_t, checksum);
        }
-      else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM)
+      else if (oflags & VNET_BUFFER_OFFLOAD_F_UDP_CKSUM)
        {
          hdr->csum_offset = STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (udp_header_t, checksum);
        }
@@ -274,8 +329,11 @@ set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-set_gso_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
+set_gso_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr,
+                const int is_l2)
 {
+  u32 oflags = vnet_buffer2 (b)->oflags;
+
   if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP4)
     {
       ip4_header_t *ip4;
@@ -294,7 +352,7 @@ set_gso_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
        * virtio devices do not support IP4 checksum offload. So driver takes care
        * of it while doing tx.
        */
-      if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_IP_CKSUM)
+      if (oflags & VNET_BUFFER_OFFLOAD_F_IP_CKSUM)
        ip4->checksum = ip4_header_checksum (ip4);
     }
   else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP6)
@@ -313,20 +371,20 @@ set_gso_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
 
 static_always_inline u16
 add_buffer_to_slot (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                   virtio_if_t * vif, virtio_if_type_t type,
                    virtio_vring_t * vring, u32 bi, u16 free_desc_count,
-                   u16 avail, u16 next, u16 mask, int do_gso,
-                   int csum_offload)
+                   u16 avail, u16 next, u16 mask, int hdr_sz, int do_gso,
+                   int csum_offload, int is_pci, int is_tun, int is_indirect,
+                   int is_any_layout)
 {
   u16 n_added = 0;
-  int hdr_sz = vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz;
   vring_desc_t *d;
+  int is_l2 = !is_tun;
   d = &vring->desc[next];
   vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
   virtio_net_hdr_v1_t *hdr = vlib_buffer_get_current (b) - hdr_sz;
-  int is_l2 = (type & (VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TAP | VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI));
+  u32 drop_inline = ~0;
 
-  clib_memset (hdr, 0, hdr_sz);
+  clib_memset_u8 (hdr, 0, hdr_sz);
 
   if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_GSO)
     {
@@ -334,39 +392,34 @@ add_buffer_to_slot (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
        set_gso_offsets (b, hdr, is_l2);
       else
        {
-         virtio_interface_drop_inline (vm, node->node_index, &bi, 1,
-                                       VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_GSO_PACKET_DROP);
-         return n_added;
+         drop_inline = VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_GSO_PACKET_DROP;
+         goto done;
        }
     }
-  else if (b->flags & (VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
-                      VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM))
+  else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD)
     {
       if (csum_offload)
        set_checksum_offsets (b, hdr, is_l2);
       else
        {
-         virtio_interface_drop_inline (vm, node->node_index, &bi, 1,
-                                       VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_CSUM_OFFLOAD_PACKET_DROP);
-         return n_added;
+         drop_inline = VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_CSUM_OFFLOAD_PACKET_DROP;
+         goto done;
        }
     }
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
     {
-      virtio_tx_trace (vm, node, type, b, bi);
+      virtio_tx_trace (vm, node, b, bi, is_tun);
     }
 
   if (PREDICT_TRUE ((b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT) == 0))
     {
-      d->addr =
-       ((type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI) ? vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm,
-                                                                   b) :
-        pointer_to_uword (vlib_buffer_get_current (b))) - hdr_sz;
+      d->addr = ((is_pci) ? vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b) :
+                pointer_to_uword (vlib_buffer_get_current (b))) - hdr_sz;
       d->len = b->current_length + hdr_sz;
       d->flags = 0;
     }
-  else if (vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC))
+  else if (is_indirect)
     {
       /*
        * We are using single vlib_buffer_t for indirect descriptor(s)
@@ -379,9 +432,8 @@ add_buffer_to_slot (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
       u32 indirect_buffer = 0;
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &indirect_buffer, 1) == 0))
        {
-         virtio_interface_drop_inline (vm, node->node_index, &bi, 1,
-                                       VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_INDIRECT_DESC_ALLOC_FAILED);
-         return n_added;
+         drop_inline = VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_INDIRECT_DESC_ALLOC_FAILED;
+         goto done;
        }
 
       vlib_buffer_t *indirect_desc = vlib_get_buffer (vm, indirect_buffer);
@@ -393,7 +445,7 @@ add_buffer_to_slot (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
       vring_desc_t *id =
        (vring_desc_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (indirect_desc);
       u32 count = 1;
-      if (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI)
+      if (is_pci)
        {
          d->addr = vlib_physmem_get_pa (vm, id);
          id->addr = vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b) - hdr_sz;
@@ -403,8 +455,7 @@ add_buffer_to_slot (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
           * should be presented in separate descriptor and data will start
           * from next descriptor.
           */
-         if (PREDICT_TRUE
-             (vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT)))
+         if (is_any_layout)
            id->len = b->current_length + hdr_sz;
          else
            {
@@ -450,7 +501,7 @@ add_buffer_to_slot (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
       d->len = count * sizeof (vring_desc_t);
       d->flags = VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT;
     }
-  else if (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI)
+  else if (is_pci)
     {
       u16 count = next;
       vlib_buffer_t *b_temp = b;
@@ -502,9 +553,245 @@ add_buffer_to_slot (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
   vring->buffers[next] = bi;
   vring->avail->ring[avail & mask] = next;
   n_added++;
+
+done:
+  if (drop_inline != ~0)
+    virtio_interface_drop_inline (vm, node->node_index, &bi, 1, drop_inline);
+
   return n_added;
 }
 
+static_always_inline u16
+add_buffer_to_slot_packed (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
+                          virtio_vring_t * vring, u32 bi, u16 next,
+                          int hdr_sz, int do_gso, int csum_offload,
+                          int is_pci, int is_tun, int is_indirect,
+                          int is_any_layout)
+{
+  u16 n_added = 0, flags = 0;
+  int is_l2 = !is_tun;
+  vring_packed_desc_t *d = &vring->packed_desc[next];
+  vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
+  virtio_net_hdr_v1_t *hdr = vlib_buffer_get_current (b) - hdr_sz;
+  u32 drop_inline = ~0;
+
+  clib_memset (hdr, 0, hdr_sz);
+
+  if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_GSO)
+    {
+      if (do_gso)
+       set_gso_offsets (b, hdr, is_l2);
+      else
+       {
+         drop_inline = VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_GSO_PACKET_DROP;
+         goto done;
+       }
+    }
+  else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD)
+    {
+      if (csum_offload)
+       set_checksum_offsets (b, hdr, is_l2);
+      else
+       {
+         drop_inline = VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_CSUM_OFFLOAD_PACKET_DROP;
+         goto done;
+       }
+    }
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
+    {
+      virtio_tx_trace (vm, node, b, bi, is_tun);
+    }
+
+  if (PREDICT_TRUE ((b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT) == 0))
+    {
+      d->addr =
+       ((is_pci) ? vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm,
+                                               b) :
+        pointer_to_uword (vlib_buffer_get_current (b))) - hdr_sz;
+      d->len = b->current_length + hdr_sz;
+    }
+  else if (is_indirect)
+    {
+      /*
+       * We are using single vlib_buffer_t for indirect descriptor(s)
+       * chain. Single descriptor is 16 bytes and vlib_buffer_t
+       * has 2048 bytes space. So maximum long chain can have 128
+       * (=2048/16) indirect descriptors.
+       * It can easily support 65535 bytes of Jumbo frames with
+       * each data buffer size of 512 bytes minimum.
+       */
+      u32 indirect_buffer = 0;
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &indirect_buffer, 1) == 0))
+       {
+         drop_inline = VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_INDIRECT_DESC_ALLOC_FAILED;
+         goto done;
+       }
+
+      vlib_buffer_t *indirect_desc = vlib_get_buffer (vm, indirect_buffer);
+      indirect_desc->current_data = 0;
+      indirect_desc->flags |= VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT;
+      indirect_desc->next_buffer = bi;
+      bi = indirect_buffer;
+
+      vring_packed_desc_t *id =
+       (vring_packed_desc_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (indirect_desc);
+      u32 count = 1;
+      if (is_pci)
+       {
+         d->addr = vlib_physmem_get_pa (vm, id);
+         id->addr = vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b) - hdr_sz;
+
+         /*
+          * If VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT is not negotiated, then virtio_net_hdr
+          * should be presented in separate descriptor and data will start
+          * from next descriptor.
+          */
+         if (is_any_layout)
+           id->len = b->current_length + hdr_sz;
+         else
+           {
+             id->len = hdr_sz;
+             id->flags = 0;
+             id->id = 0;
+             count++;
+             id++;
+             id->addr = vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b);
+             id->len = b->current_length;
+           }
+         while (b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)
+           {
+             id->flags = 0;
+             id->id = 0;
+             count++;
+             id++;
+             b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, b->next_buffer);
+             id->addr = vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b);
+             id->len = b->current_length;
+           }
+       }
+      id->flags = 0;
+      id->id = 0;
+      d->len = count * sizeof (vring_packed_desc_t);
+      flags = VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      ASSERT (0);
+    }
+  if (vring->avail_wrap_counter)
+    {
+      flags |= VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL;
+      flags &= ~VRING_DESC_F_USED;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      flags &= ~VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL;
+      flags |= VRING_DESC_F_USED;
+    }
+
+  d->id = next;
+  d->flags = flags;
+  vring->buffers[next] = bi;
+  n_added++;
+
+done:
+  if (drop_inline != ~0)
+    virtio_interface_drop_inline (vm, node->node_index, &bi, 1, drop_inline);
+
+  return n_added;
+}
+
+static_always_inline uword
+virtio_interface_tx_packed_gso_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
+                                      vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
+                                      virtio_if_t * vif,
+                                      virtio_if_type_t type,
+                                      virtio_vring_t * vring,
+                                      u32 * buffers, u16 n_left,
+                                      const int do_gso,
+                                      const int csum_offload)
+{
+  int is_pci = (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI);
+  int is_tun = (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TUN);
+  int is_indirect =
+    ((vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC)) != 0);
+  int is_any_layout =
+    ((vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT)) != 0);
+  const int hdr_sz = vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz;
+  u16 sz = vring->size;
+  u16 used, next, n_buffers = 0, n_buffers_left = 0;
+  u16 n_vectors = n_left;
+
+
+  used = vring->desc_in_use;
+  next = vring->desc_next;
+
+  if (vif->packet_buffering)
+    {
+      n_buffers = n_buffers_left = virtio_vring_n_buffers (vring->buffering);
+
+      while (n_buffers_left && used < sz)
+       {
+         u16 n_added = 0;
+
+         u32 bi = virtio_vring_buffering_read_from_front (vring->buffering);
+         if (bi == ~0)
+           break;
+         n_added = add_buffer_to_slot_packed (vm, node,
+                                              vring, bi, next,
+                                              hdr_sz, do_gso, csum_offload,
+                                              is_pci, is_tun, is_indirect,
+                                              is_any_layout);
+         n_buffers_left--;
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_added == 0))
+           continue;
+
+         used++;
+         next++;
+         if (next >= sz)
+           {
+             next = 0;
+             vring->avail_wrap_counter ^= 1;
+           }
+       }
+    }
+
+  while (n_left && used < sz)
+    {
+      u16 n_added = 0;
+
+      n_added = add_buffer_to_slot_packed (vm, node,
+                                          vring, buffers[0], next,
+                                          hdr_sz, do_gso, csum_offload,
+                                          is_pci, is_tun, is_indirect,
+                                          is_any_layout);
+      buffers++;
+      n_left--;
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_added == 0))
+       continue;
+
+      used++;
+      next++;
+      if (next >= sz)
+       {
+         next = 0;
+         vring->avail_wrap_counter ^= 1;
+       }
+    }
+
+  if (n_left != n_vectors || n_buffers != n_buffers_left)
+    {
+      CLIB_MEMORY_STORE_BARRIER ();
+      vring->desc_next = next;
+      vring->desc_in_use = used;
+      CLIB_MEMORY_BARRIER ();
+      if (vring->device_event->flags != VRING_EVENT_F_DISABLE)
+       virtio_kick (vm, vring, vif);
+    }
+
+  return n_left;
+}
+
 static_always_inline void
 virtio_find_free_desc (virtio_vring_t * vring, u16 size, u16 mask,
                       u16 req, u16 next, u32 * first_free_desc_index,
@@ -541,21 +828,26 @@ virtio_find_free_desc (virtio_vring_t * vring, u16 size, u16 mask,
     }
 }
 
-static_always_inline uword
-virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                               vlib_frame_t * frame, virtio_if_t * vif,
-                               virtio_if_type_t type, virtio_vring_t * vring,
-                               u32 * buffers, u16 n_left, int do_gso,
-                               int csum_offload)
+static_always_inline u16
+virtio_interface_tx_split_gso_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
+                                     vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
+                                     virtio_if_t * vif,
+                                     virtio_if_type_t type,
+                                     virtio_vring_t * vring, u32 * buffers,
+                                     u16 n_left, int do_gso,
+                                     int csum_offload)
 {
   u16 used, next, avail, n_buffers = 0, n_buffers_left = 0;
+  int is_pci = (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI);
+  int is_tun = (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TUN);
+  int is_indirect =
+    ((vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC)) != 0);
+  int is_any_layout =
+    ((vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT)) != 0);
   u16 sz = vring->size;
+  int hdr_sz = vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz;
   u16 mask = sz - 1;
-  u16 retry_count = 2;
-
-retry:
-  /* free consumed buffers */
-  virtio_free_used_device_desc (vm, vring, node->node_index);
+  u16 n_vectors = n_left;
 
   used = vring->desc_in_use;
   next = vring->desc_next;
@@ -588,10 +880,10 @@ retry:
          if (bi == ~0)
            break;
 
-         n_added =
-           add_buffer_to_slot (vm, node, vif, type, vring, bi,
-                               free_desc_count, avail, next, mask, do_gso,
-                               csum_offload);
+         n_added = add_buffer_to_slot (vm, node, vring, bi, free_desc_count,
+                                       avail, next, mask, hdr_sz, do_gso,
+                                       csum_offload, is_pci, is_tun,
+                                       is_indirect, is_any_layout);
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_added == 0))
            {
              n_buffers_left--;
@@ -612,10 +904,10 @@ retry:
     {
       u16 n_added = 0;
 
-      n_added =
-       add_buffer_to_slot (vm, node, vif, type, vring, buffers[0],
-                           free_desc_count, avail, next, mask, do_gso,
-                           csum_offload);
+      n_added = add_buffer_to_slot (vm, node, vring, buffers[0],
+                                   free_desc_count, avail, next, mask,
+                                   hdr_sz, do_gso, csum_offload, is_pci,
+                                   is_tun, is_indirect, is_any_layout);
 
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_added == 0))
        {
@@ -634,60 +926,58 @@ retry:
       free_desc_count -= n_added;
     }
 
-  if (n_left != frame->n_vectors || n_buffers != n_buffers_left)
+  if (n_left != n_vectors || n_buffers != n_buffers_left)
     {
-      CLIB_MEMORY_STORE_BARRIER ();
-      vring->avail->idx = avail;
+      clib_atomic_store_seq_cst (&vring->avail->idx, avail);
       vring->desc_next = next;
       vring->desc_in_use = used;
-      if ((vring->used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) == 0)
+      if ((clib_atomic_load_seq_cst (&vring->used->flags) &
+          VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) == 0)
        virtio_kick (vm, vring, vif);
     }
 
-  if (n_left)
-    {
-      if (retry_count--)
-       goto retry;
-
-      if (vif->packet_buffering)
-       {
-
-         u16 n_buffered =
-           virtio_vring_buffering_store_packets (vring->buffering, buffers,
-                                                 n_left);
-         buffers += n_buffered;
-         n_left -= n_buffered;
-       }
-      if (n_left)
-       virtio_interface_drop_inline (vm, node->node_index,
-                                     buffers, n_left,
-                                     VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_NO_FREE_SLOTS);
-    }
+  return n_left;
+}
 
-  return frame->n_vectors - n_left;
+static_always_inline u16
+virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
+                               virtio_if_t * vif,
+                               virtio_if_type_t type, virtio_vring_t * vring,
+                               u32 * buffers, u16 n_left, int packed,
+                               int do_gso, int csum_offload)
+{
+  if (packed)
+    return virtio_interface_tx_packed_gso_inline (vm, node, vif, type, vring,
+                                                 buffers, n_left,
+                                                 do_gso, csum_offload);
+  else
+    return virtio_interface_tx_split_gso_inline (vm, node, vif, type, vring,
+                                                buffers, n_left,
+                                                do_gso, csum_offload);
 }
 
-static_always_inline uword
+static_always_inline u16
 virtio_interface_tx_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                           vlib_frame_t * frame, virtio_if_t * vif,
+                           virtio_if_t * vif,
                            virtio_vring_t * vring, virtio_if_type_t type,
-                           u32 * buffers, u16 n_left)
+                           u32 * buffers, u16 n_left, int packed)
 {
   vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
   vnet_hw_interface_t *hw = vnet_get_hw_interface (vnm, vif->hw_if_index);
 
   if (hw->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_GSO)
-    return virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vm, node, frame, vif, type, vring,
-                                          buffers, n_left, 1 /* do_gso */ ,
+    return virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vm, node, vif, type, vring,
+                                          buffers, n_left, packed,
+                                          1 /* do_gso */ ,
                                           1 /* checksum offload */ );
   else if (hw->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TX_L4_CKSUM_OFFLOAD)
-    return virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vm, node, frame, vif, type, vring,
-                                          buffers, n_left,
+    return virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vm, node, vif, type, vring,
+                                          buffers, n_left, packed,
                                           0 /* no do_gso */ ,
                                           1 /* checksum offload */ );
   else
-    return virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vm, node, frame, vif, type, vring,
-                                          buffers, n_left,
+    return virtio_interface_tx_gso_inline (vm, node, vif, type, vring,
+                                          buffers, n_left, packed,
                                           0 /* no do_gso */ ,
                                           0 /* no checksum offload */ );
 }
@@ -704,35 +994,62 @@ VNET_DEVICE_CLASS_TX_FN (virtio_device_class) (vlib_main_t * vm,
   u16 n_left = frame->n_vectors;
   u32 *buffers = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   u32 to[GRO_TO_VECTOR_SIZE (n_left)];
-  uword rv = 0;
+  int packed = vif->is_packed;
+  u16 n_vectors = frame->n_vectors;
 
   clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&vring->lockp);
 
-  if ((vring->used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) == 0 &&
-      (vring->last_kick_avail_idx != vring->avail->idx))
-    virtio_kick (vm, vring, vif);
-
   if (vif->packet_coalesce)
     {
-      n_left = vnet_gro_inline (vm, vring->flow_table, buffers, n_left, to);
+      n_vectors = n_left =
+       vnet_gro_inline (vm, vring->flow_table, buffers, n_left, to);
       buffers = to;
     }
 
+  u16 retry_count = 2;
+
+retry:
+  /* free consumed buffers */
+  virtio_free_used_device_desc (vm, vring, node->node_index, packed);
+
   if (vif->type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TAP)
-    rv = virtio_interface_tx_inline (vm, node, frame, vif, vring,
-                                    VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TAP, buffers, n_left);
+    n_left = virtio_interface_tx_inline (vm, node, vif, vring,
+                                        VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TAP,
+                                        &buffers[n_vectors - n_left],
+                                        n_left, packed);
   else if (vif->type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI)
-    rv = virtio_interface_tx_inline (vm, node, frame, vif, vring,
-                                    VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI, buffers, n_left);
+    n_left = virtio_interface_tx_inline (vm, node, vif, vring,
+                                        VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI,
+                                        &buffers[n_vectors - n_left],
+                                        n_left, packed);
   else if (vif->type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TUN)
-    rv = virtio_interface_tx_inline (vm, node, frame, vif, vring,
-                                    VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TUN, buffers, n_left);
+    n_left = virtio_interface_tx_inline (vm, node, vif, vring,
+                                        VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TUN,
+                                        &buffers[n_vectors - n_left],
+                                        n_left, packed);
   else
     ASSERT (0);
 
+  if (n_left && retry_count--)
+    goto retry;
+
+  if (vif->packet_buffering && n_left)
+    {
+      u16 n_buffered = virtio_vring_buffering_store_packets (vring->buffering,
+                                                            &buffers
+                                                            [n_vectors
+                                                             - n_left],
+                                                            n_left);
+      n_left -= n_buffered;
+    }
+  if (n_left)
+    virtio_interface_drop_inline (vm, node->node_index,
+                                 &buffers[n_vectors - n_left], n_left,
+                                 VIRTIO_TX_ERROR_NO_FREE_SLOTS);
+
   clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&vring->lockp);
 
-  return rv;
+  return frame->n_vectors - n_left;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -761,6 +1078,24 @@ virtio_clear_hw_interface_counters (u32 instance)
   /* Nothing for now */
 }
 
+static_always_inline void
+virtio_set_rx_interrupt (virtio_if_t * vif, virtio_vring_t * vring)
+{
+  if (vif->is_packed)
+    vring->driver_event->flags &= ~VRING_EVENT_F_DISABLE;
+  else
+    vring->avail->flags &= ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
+}
+
+static_always_inline void
+virtio_set_rx_polling (virtio_if_t * vif, virtio_vring_t * vring)
+{
+  if (vif->is_packed)
+    vring->driver_event->flags |= VRING_EVENT_F_DISABLE;
+  else
+    vring->avail->flags |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
+}
+
 static clib_error_t *
 virtio_interface_rx_mode_change (vnet_main_t * vnm, u32 hw_if_index, u32 qid,
                                 vnet_hw_if_rx_mode mode)
@@ -773,7 +1108,7 @@ virtio_interface_rx_mode_change (vnet_main_t * vnm, u32 hw_if_index, u32 qid,
 
   if (vif->type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI && !(vif->support_int_mode))
     {
-      rx_vring->avail->flags |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
+      virtio_set_rx_polling (vif, rx_vring);
       return clib_error_return (0, "interrupt mode is not supported");
     }
 
@@ -788,7 +1123,7 @@ virtio_interface_rx_mode_change (vnet_main_t * vnm, u32 hw_if_index, u32 qid,
                                       virtio_send_interrupt_node.index,
                                       VIRTIO_EVENT_STOP_TIMER, 0);
        }
-      rx_vring->avail->flags |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
+      virtio_set_rx_polling (vif, rx_vring);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -800,7 +1135,7 @@ virtio_interface_rx_mode_change (vnet_main_t * vnm, u32 hw_if_index, u32 qid,
                                       virtio_send_interrupt_node.index,
                                       VIRTIO_EVENT_START_TIMER, 0);
        }
-      rx_vring->avail->flags &= ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
+      virtio_set_rx_interrupt (vif, rx_vring);
     }
 
   rx_vring->mode = mode;