From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
To: netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net 4/6] net: stmmac: copy XDP metadata in AF_XDP zero-copy RX
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:48:24 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <auCBeIMVn0hpbkE_@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <179309225560.3134.9863766306670060785@kernel.org>
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On Oct 27, netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org wrote:
> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential
> issue(s) to consider.
>
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>
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> - [Medium] At this commit, the commit message says
> stmmac_construct_skb_zc() 'keeps the metadata aligned when…
>
> --
>
> net: stmmac: copy XDP metadata in AF_XDP zero-copy RX
>
> This commit changes stmmac_construct_skb_zc() so that it copies the XDP
> metadata in [xdp->data_meta, xdp->data) into the new skb together with
> the packet data. The metadata ends up right before skb->data, and
> meta_len is recorded with skb_metadata_set().
>
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> > index 30a2774d722b7..8a2faf50d6957 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> > @@ -5519,7 +5519,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *stmmac_construct_skb_zc(struct stmmac_channel *ch,
> > return NULL;
> >
> > skb_reserve(skb, xdp->data - xdp->data_hard_start);
> > - memcpy(__skb_put(skb, datasize), xdp->data, datasize);
> > + __skb_put(skb, datasize);
> > + memcpy(skb->data - metasize, xdp->data_meta, datasize + metasize);
> > if (metasize)
> > skb_metadata_set(skb, metasize);
>
> [Severity: Medium]
> The commit message says this change:
>
> "keeps the metadata aligned when stmmac_rx_vlan() relocates it with the
> MAC header while stripping a tag."
>
> Is that true at this commit? Here, stmmac_rx_vlan() still moves only the
> two MAC addresses:
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c:stmmac_rx_vlan() {
> ...
> vlanid = ntohs(veth->h_vlan_TCI);
> memmove(skb->data + VLAN_HLEN, veth, ETH_ALEN * 2);
> skb_pull(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
> ...
> }
>
> The software pop path runs when hw_vlan_en is false, CTAG or STAG RX
> offload is enabled, and a tagged frame arrives. In that case,
> stmmac_dispatch_skb_zc() calls stmmac_rx_vlan() before eth_type_trans():
>
> stmmac_rx_vlan(priv->dev, skb);
> skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, priv->dev);
>
> The metadata stays at [old_data - metasize, old_data), but mac_header is
> set to old_data + VLAN_HLEN. skb_metadata_end() returns skb_mac_header(),
> so the metadata window seen by TC BPF and the stack is shifted by 4
> bytes.
>
> Wouldn't that drop the first 4 bytes the XDP program wrote, and return
> the first 4 bytes of the destination MAC as the last 4 bytes of
> metadata?
>
> The next patch in the series, "net: stmmac: fix VLAN tag stripping on
> short and non-linear RX frames", changes stmmac_rx_vlan() to move
> meta_len + ETH_ALEN * 2 bytes starting at skb->data - meta_len. That
> fixes this by the end of the series.
>
> Until then, this commit is a bisection window. A stable backport that
> takes this patch without the next one would also have the problem.
> Would it make sense to reorder the two patches? Another option is to
> reword the commit message so it doesn't depend on a change that hasn't
> landed yet.
I agree, I will reword the commit message in v2.
Regards,
Lorenzo
>
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> Sashiko AI review · https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20261023-stmmac-xdp-fixes-v1-0-efb37e19f5bd%40oss.qualcomm.com
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-27 10:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-23 8:09 [PATCH net 0/6] net: stmmac: XDP path fixes Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-23 8:09 ` [PATCH net 1/6] net: stmmac: take ownership of saved RX state at poll entry Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-27 9:10 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-27 9:58 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-23 8:09 ` [PATCH net 2/6] net: stmmac: drop split frames on AF_XDP zero-copy RX Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-27 9:10 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-27 10:17 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-23 8:09 ` [PATCH net 3/6] net: stmmac: drop multi-buffer frames in XDP mode Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-27 9:10 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-27 10:23 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-23 8:09 ` [PATCH net 4/6] net: stmmac: copy XDP metadata in AF_XDP zero-copy RX Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-27 9:10 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-27 10:48 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-10-23 8:09 ` [PATCH net 5/6] net: stmmac: fix VLAN tag stripping on short and non-linear RX frames Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-27 9:10 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-27 11:10 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-23 8:09 ` [PATCH net 6/6] net: stmmac: fix XDP RX buffer DMA sync length Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-27 9:10 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-27 11:39 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-10-23 8:12 ` [PATCH net 0/6] net: stmmac: XDP path fixes netdev-bot+sinfo
2026-10-23 8:34 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
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