Re: [PATCH] io_uring/cmd_net: prevent infinite retry loop on unextractable timestamp skb

[Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>]

On 10/8/26 15:59, Bui Viet Dung wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sounds fine since there are only timestamp skbs in this list, do
>> you have a test case?
> 
> Hi Pavel,
> 
> Thanks for the review.
> 
> The issue was spotted during code inspection of the error handling path
> in io_uring_cmd_timestamp(): specifically when skb_get_tx_timestamp() returns
> a negative error (e.g. -ENOENT due to missing PHC bindings with
> SOF_TIMESTAMPING_BIND_PHC or unavailable timestamp data). Since the
> multishot apoll remains armed on EPOLLERR and the unhandled skb is spliced
> back onto the head of sk_error_queue, it immediately re-triggers the command
> in a tight busy-loop.

Thanks, I can take a look tomorrow.

> Below is a standalone test program demonstrating the TX_TIMESTAMP command
> setup and execution with CQE32:
...> If desired, I can format this into a test case for liburing under
> test/timestamp.c.

That's always appreciated!

-- 
Pavel Begunkov