From: "Björn Töpel" <bjorn@kernel.org>
To: Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@intel.com>,
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Cc: "Björn Töpel" <bjorn@kernel.org>,
"Mike Marciniszyn (Meta)" <mike.marciniszyn@gmail.com>,
"Weiming Shi" <bestswngs@gmail.com>,
"Nikolay Aleksandrov" <razor@blackwall.org>,
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"Alexander Lobakin" <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"Mina Almasry" <almasrymina@google.com>
Subject: [RFC net-next 06/15] xdp: Track non-page netmem in receive buffers
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 21:00:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261002190018.696925-7-bjorn@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261002190018.696925-1-bjorn@kernel.org>
A page-pool memory provider can give net_iov buffers, and
virt_to_page() does not work for them. An xdp_buff holds only the
data pointer, so code that returns or converts a buffer cannot find
its net_iov.
Add NET_IOV_XSK, the net_iov type for AF_XDP. Add the internal flag
XDP_FLAGS_HAS_NETMEM. When it is set, the xdp_buff holds a netmem
reference in the union with the devmap TX queue, which only devmap
egress uses. The flag is cleared when flags are copied to an skb or
an xdp_frame. xdp_convert_buff_to_frame() sends such a buffer to the
zero-copy copy path.
A fragment from a readable net_iov area no longer marks the buffer's
fragments as unreadable. The skb layer still treats every net_iov as
unreadable, so such a buffer must be copied before it becomes an
skb. Later patches in this series do that.
skb_shared_info holds kernel pointers, so it cannot be in UMEM,
which userspace can write. A netmem xdp_buff points to a
skb_shared_info that the RX queue keeps in kernel memory instead.
xdp_init_buff_from_netmem() sets this up. Page-backed buffers still
use their tailroom.
On 64-bit, struct xdp_buff grows from 56 to 64 bytes. struct
xdp_buff_xsk stays at 128 bytes on x86-64. Where the largest
alignment is 8 bytes, as on s390, it grows from 120 to 128 bytes, so
a pool needs 8 more bytes per UMEM chunk. Only helpers that need the
netmem or the fragment info test the new flag. Page-backed receive
and return paths do not.
Signed-off-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@kernel.org>
---
include/net/netmem.h | 1 +
include/net/xdp.h | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netmem.h b/include/net/netmem.h
index e6dff0b01581..76e4fe878863 100644
--- a/include/net/netmem.h
+++ b/include/net/netmem.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(page_pool_mem_providers);
enum net_iov_type {
NET_IOV_DMABUF,
NET_IOV_IOURING,
+ NET_IOV_XSK,
};
/* A memory descriptor representing abstract networking I/O vectors,
diff --git a/include/net/xdp.h b/include/net/xdp.h
index 07231adfb5f8..80931490ca3a 100644
--- a/include/net/xdp.h
+++ b/include/net/xdp.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
#include <linux/netdevice.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h> /* skb_shared_info */
+#include <net/netmem.h>
#include <net/page_pool/types.h>
/**
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ enum xdp_buff_flags {
* XDP program is not attached.
*/
XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_UNREADABLE = BIT(2),
+ /* The txq/netmem union contains a receive netmem reference. */
+ XDP_FLAGS_HAS_NETMEM = BIT(3),
};
struct xdp_buff {
@@ -89,7 +92,12 @@ struct xdp_buff {
void *data_meta;
void *data_hard_start;
struct xdp_rxq_info *rxq;
- struct xdp_txq_info *txq;
+ union {
+ /* Valid for DEVMAP egress programs. */
+ struct xdp_txq_info *txq;
+ /* Valid for receive buffers backed by non-page netmem. */
+ netmem_ref netmem;
+ };
union {
struct {
@@ -104,6 +112,8 @@ struct xdp_buff {
u64 frame_sz_flags_init;
#endif
};
+ /* Kernel-owned fragment metadata for non-page netmem. */
+ struct skb_shared_info *sinfo;
};
static __always_inline void xdp_reinit_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
@@ -138,7 +148,7 @@ static __always_inline void xdp_buff_set_frag_unreadable(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
static __always_inline u32 xdp_buff_get_skb_flags(const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
{
- return xdp->flags;
+ return xdp->flags & ~XDP_FLAGS_HAS_NETMEM;
}
static __always_inline void xdp_buff_clear_frag_pfmemalloc(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
@@ -150,6 +160,10 @@ static __always_inline void
xdp_init_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp, u32 frame_sz, struct xdp_rxq_info *rxq)
{
xdp->rxq = rxq;
+ /* Do not initialize the txq/netmem union here. DEVMAP generic XDP
+ * sets txq before this helper is called; receive drivers set netmem
+ * explicitly.
+ */
#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
/*
@@ -176,6 +190,33 @@ xdp_prepare_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp, unsigned char *hard_start,
xdp->data_meta = meta_valid ? data : data + 1;
}
+static __always_inline bool xdp_buff_has_netmem(const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+{
+ return !!(xdp->flags & XDP_FLAGS_HAS_NETMEM);
+}
+
+static __always_inline netmem_ref
+xdp_buff_get_netmem(const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+{
+ if (xdp_buff_has_netmem(xdp))
+ return xdp->netmem;
+
+ return virt_to_netmem(xdp->data);
+}
+
+static __always_inline void
+xdp_init_buff_from_netmem(struct xdp_buff *xdp, u32 frame_sz,
+ struct xdp_rxq_info *rxq, netmem_ref netmem,
+ struct skb_shared_info *sinfo)
+{
+ xdp_init_buff(xdp, frame_sz, rxq);
+ if (netmem_is_net_iov(netmem)) {
+ xdp->netmem = netmem;
+ xdp->flags |= XDP_FLAGS_HAS_NETMEM;
+ xdp->sinfo = sinfo;
+ }
+}
+
/* Reserve memory area at end-of data area.
*
* This macro reserves tailroom in the XDP buffer by limiting the
@@ -189,6 +230,9 @@ xdp_prepare_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp, unsigned char *hard_start,
static inline struct skb_shared_info *
xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
{
+ if (xdp_buff_has_netmem(xdp))
+ return xdp->sinfo;
+
return (struct skb_shared_info *)xdp_data_hard_end(xdp);
}
@@ -290,7 +334,8 @@ static inline bool xdp_buff_add_frag(struct xdp_buff *xdp, netmem_ref netmem,
if (unlikely(netmem_is_pfmemalloc(netmem)))
xdp_buff_set_frag_pfmemalloc(xdp);
- if (unlikely(netmem_is_net_iov(netmem)))
+ if (unlikely(netmem_is_net_iov(netmem) &&
+ !net_iov_is_readable(netmem_to_net_iov(netmem))))
xdp_buff_set_frag_unreadable(xdp);
return true;
@@ -425,7 +470,7 @@ int xdp_update_frame_from_buff(const struct xdp_buff *xdp,
xdp_frame->headroom = headroom - sizeof(*xdp_frame);
xdp_frame->metasize = metasize;
xdp_frame->frame_sz = xdp->frame_sz;
- xdp_frame->flags = xdp->flags;
+ xdp_frame->flags = xdp_buff_get_skb_flags(xdp);
return 0;
}
@@ -436,7 +481,8 @@ struct xdp_frame *xdp_convert_buff_to_frame(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
{
struct xdp_frame *xdp_frame;
- if (xdp->rxq->mem.type == MEM_TYPE_XSK_BUFF_POOL)
+ if (xdp->rxq->mem.type == MEM_TYPE_XSK_BUFF_POOL ||
+ xdp_buff_has_netmem(xdp))
return xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame(xdp);
/* Store info in top of packet */
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-02 19:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-02 19:00 [RFC net-next 00/15] xsk: Zero copy through page-pool memory providers Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 01/15] xdp: Size zero-copy skb heads by their contents Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 02/15] eth: fbnic: Report the logical XDP RX queue Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 03/15] net: Add memory provider capabilities Björn Töpel
2026-10-03 4:13 ` Mina Almasry
2026-10-09 14:54 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-03 19:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-12 18:54 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-05 16:26 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-12 13:34 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 04/15] net: Let memory providers set RX buffer headroom Björn Töpel
2026-10-05 16:52 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-12 13:35 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 05/15] page_pool: Extend memory provider operations Björn Töpel
2026-10-05 16:51 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-12 13:53 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` Björn Töpel [this message]
2026-10-05 17:01 ` [RFC net-next 06/15] xdp: Track non-page netmem in receive buffers Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-12 14:12 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 07/15] xsk: Keep the DMA mapping in the buffer pool Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 08/15] xsk: Handle a detached FILL ring in RX wakeup Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 09/15] xsk: Add a page-pool memory provider for UMEM Björn Töpel
2026-10-05 17:38 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-12 14:14 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 10/15] xsk: Add RX helpers for page-pool drivers Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 11/15] xdp: Copy provider buffers on pass and redirect Björn Töpel
2026-10-03 19:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-12 18:55 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 12/15] xsk: Receive provider UMEM without copying Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 13/15] eth: fbnic: Support AF_XDP zero-copy receive Björn Töpel
2026-10-03 19:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-12 18:56 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-05 17:51 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-12 14:16 ` Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 14/15] eth: fbnic: Support AF_XDP zero-copy transmit Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 15/15] Documentation: xsk: Document page-pool zero copy Björn Töpel
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