Re: [PATCH net-next v10 3/5] net: devmem: implement autorelease token management

Bobby Eshleman
2026-01-21T05:33:55Z

On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 05:00:42PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:02:14 -0800 Bobby Eshleman wrote:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> > index 596c306ce52b..a5301b150663 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> > @@ -562,6 +562,17 @@ attribute-sets:
> > type: u32
> > checks:
> > min: 1
> > + -
> > + name: autorelease
> > + doc: |
> > + Token autorelease mode. If true (1), leaked tokens are automatically
> > + released when the socket closes. If false (0), leaked tokens are only
> > + released when the dmabuf is torn down. Once a binding is created with
> > + a specific mode, all subsequent bindings system-wide must use the
> > + same mode.
> > +
> > + Optional. Defaults to false if not specified.
> > + type: u8
>
> if you plan to have more values - u32, if not - flag
> u8 is 8b value + 24b of padding, it's only useful for proto fields
>
> > operations:
> > list:
> > @@ -769,6 +780,7 @@ operations:
> > - ifindex
> > - fd
> > - queues
> > + - autorelease
> > reply:
> > attributes:
> > - id
>
> > static DEFINE_XARRAY_FLAGS(net_devmem_dmabuf_bindings, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC1);
> > +static DEFINE_MUTEX(devmem_ar_lock);
> > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(tcp_devmem_ar_key);
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_devmem_ar_key);
>
> I don't think you need the export, perhaps move the helper in here in
> the first place (while keeping the static inline wrapper when devmem=n)?
>
> > + if (autorelease)
> > + static_branch_enable(&tcp_devmem_ar_key);
>
> This is user-controlled (non-root), right? So I think we need
> the deferred version of key helpers.
>
> > - if (direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
> > - binding->vec = kvmalloc_array(dmabuf->size / PAGE_SIZE,
> > - sizeof(struct net_iov *),
> > - GFP_KERNEL);
> > - if (!binding->vec) {
> > - err = -ENOMEM;
> > - goto err_unmap;
> > - }
> > + binding->vec = kvmalloc_array(dmabuf->size / PAGE_SIZE,
> > + sizeof(struct net_iov *),
> > + GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
>
> make it a kvcalloc() while we're touching it, pls
>
> > + if (!binding->vec) {
> > + err = -ENOMEM;
> > + goto err_unmap;
> > }
> >
> > /* For simplicity we expect to make PAGE_SIZE allocations, but the
> > @@ -306,25 +386,41 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev,
> > niov = &owner->area.niovs[i];
> > niov->type = NET_IOV_DMABUF;
> > niov->owner = &owner->area;
> > + atomic_set(&niov->uref, 0);
>
> Isn't it zero'ed during alloc?
>
> > page_pool_set_dma_addr_netmem(net_iov_to_netmem(niov),
> > net_devmem_get_dma_addr(niov));
> > - if (direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
> > - binding->vec[owner->area.base_virtual / PAGE_SIZE + i] = niov;
> > + binding->vec[owner->area.base_virtual / PAGE_SIZE + i] = niov;
> > }
> >
> > virtual += len;
> > }
> >
>
> > + if (info->attrs[NETDEV_A_DMABUF_AUTORELEASE])
> > + autorelease =
> > + !!nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NETDEV_A_DMABUF_AUTORELEASE]);
>
> nla_get_u8_default()
>
> > priv = genl_sk_priv_get(&netdev_nl_family, NETLINK_CB(skb).sk);
> > if (IS_ERR(priv))
> > return PTR_ERR(priv);
>
> > +static noinline_for_stack int
> > +sock_devmem_dontneed_manual_release(struct sock *sk,
> > + struct dmabuf_token *tokens,
> > + unsigned int num_tokens)
> > +{
> > + struct net_iov *niov;
> > + unsigned int i, j;
> > + netmem_ref netmem;
> > + unsigned int token;
> > + int num_frags = 0;
> > + int ret = 0;
> > +
> > + if (!sk->sk_devmem_info.binding)
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > + for (i = 0; i < num_tokens; i++) {
> > + for (j = 0; j < tokens[i].token_count; j++) {
> > + size_t size = sk->sk_devmem_info.binding->dmabuf->size;
> > +
> > + token = tokens[i].token_start + j;
> > + if (token >= size / PAGE_SIZE)
> > + break;
> > +
> > + if (++num_frags > MAX_DONTNEED_FRAGS)
> > + return ret;
> > +
> > + niov = sk->sk_devmem_info.binding->vec[token];
> > + if (atomic_dec_and_test(&niov->uref)) {
>
> Don't you need something like "atomic dec non zero and test" ?
> refcount has refcount_dec_not_one() 🤔️
>

Good point, that would be better for sure.

> > + netmem = net_iov_to_netmem(niov);
> > + WARN_ON_ONCE(!napi_pp_put_page(netmem));
> > + }
> > + ret++;
> > + }
>
> > frag_limit_reached:
> > - xa_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_user_frags);
> > + xa_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_devmem_info.frags);
>
> may be worth separating the sk_devmem_info change out for clarity
>
> > for (k = 0; k < netmem_num; k++)
> > WARN_ON_ONCE(!napi_pp_put_page(netmems[k]));
>
> > @@ -2503,7 +2506,15 @@ void tcp_v4_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
> >
> > tcp_release_user_frags(sk);
> >
> > - xa_destroy(&sk->sk_user_frags);
> > + if (!net_devmem_autorelease_enabled() && sk->sk_devmem_info.binding) {
> > + net_devmem_dmabuf_binding_user_put(sk->sk_devmem_info.binding);
> > + net_devmem_dmabuf_binding_put(sk->sk_devmem_info.binding);
> > + sk->sk_devmem_info.binding = NULL;
> > + WARN_ONCE(!xa_empty(&sk->sk_devmem_info.frags),
> > + "non-empty xarray discovered in autorelease off mode");
> > + }
> > +
> > + xa_destroy(&sk->sk_devmem_info.frags);
>
> Let's wrap this up in a helper that'll live in devmem.c

All of the above SGTM!

Thanks,
Bobby