From: Byungchul Park <byungchul@sk.com>
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Subject: [PATCH net-next v9 1/8] netmem: introduce struct netmem_desc mirroring struct page
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:28:00 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250710082807.27402-2-byungchul@sk.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250710082807.27402-1-byungchul@sk.com>
To simplify struct page, the page pool members of struct page should be
moved to other, allowing these members to be removed from struct page.
Introduce a network memory descriptor to store the members, struct
netmem_desc, and make it union'ed with the existing fields in struct
net_iov, allowing to organize the fields of struct net_iov.
Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park <byungchul@sk.com>
Reviewed-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Acked-by: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@oracle.com>
---
include/net/netmem.h | 116 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netmem.h b/include/net/netmem.h
index de1d95f04076..535cf17b9134 100644
--- a/include/net/netmem.h
+++ b/include/net/netmem.h
@@ -12,6 +12,50 @@
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <net/net_debug.h>
+/* These fields in struct page are used by the page_pool and net stack:
+ *
+ * struct {
+ * unsigned long pp_magic;
+ * struct page_pool *pp;
+ * unsigned long _pp_mapping_pad;
+ * unsigned long dma_addr;
+ * atomic_long_t pp_ref_count;
+ * };
+ *
+ * We mirror the page_pool fields here so the page_pool can access these
+ * fields without worrying whether the underlying fields belong to a
+ * page or netmem_desc.
+ *
+ * CAUTION: Do not update the fields in netmem_desc without also
+ * updating the anonymous aliasing union in struct net_iov.
+ */
+struct netmem_desc {
+ unsigned long _flags;
+ unsigned long pp_magic;
+ struct page_pool *pp;
+ unsigned long _pp_mapping_pad;
+ unsigned long dma_addr;
+ atomic_long_t pp_ref_count;
+};
+
+#define NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET(pg, desc) \
+ static_assert(offsetof(struct page, pg) == \
+ offsetof(struct netmem_desc, desc))
+NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET(flags, _flags);
+NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET(pp_magic, pp_magic);
+NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET(pp, pp);
+NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET(_pp_mapping_pad, _pp_mapping_pad);
+NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET(dma_addr, dma_addr);
+NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET(pp_ref_count, pp_ref_count);
+#undef NETMEM_DESC_ASSERT_OFFSET
+
+/*
+ * Since struct netmem_desc uses the space in struct page, the size
+ * should be checked, until struct netmem_desc has its own instance from
+ * slab, to avoid conflicting with other members within struct page.
+ */
+static_assert(sizeof(struct netmem_desc) <= offsetof(struct page, _refcount));
+
/* net_iov */
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(page_pool_mem_providers);
@@ -30,13 +74,48 @@ enum net_iov_type {
NET_IOV_MAX = ULONG_MAX
};
+/* A memory descriptor representing abstract networking I/O vectors,
+ * generally for non-pages memory that doesn't have its corresponding
+ * struct page and needs to be explicitly allocated through slab.
+ *
+ * net_iovs are allocated and used by networking code, and the size of
+ * the chunk is PAGE_SIZE.
+ *
+ * This memory can be any form of non-struct paged memory. Examples
+ * include imported dmabuf memory and imported io_uring memory. See
+ * net_iov_type for all the supported types.
+ *
+ * @pp_magic: pp field, similar to the one in struct page/struct
+ * netmem_desc.
+ * @pp: the pp this net_iov belongs to, if any.
+ * @dma_addr: the dma addrs of the net_iov. Needed for the network
+ * card to send/receive this net_iov.
+ * @pp_ref_count: the pp ref count of this net_iov, exactly the same
+ * usage as struct page/struct netmem_desc.
+ * @owner: the net_iov_area this net_iov belongs to, if any.
+ * @type: the type of the memory. Different types of net_iovs are
+ * supported.
+ */
struct net_iov {
- enum net_iov_type type;
- unsigned long pp_magic;
- struct page_pool *pp;
+ union {
+ struct netmem_desc desc;
+
+ /* XXX: The following part should be removed once all
+ * the references to them are converted so as to be
+ * accessed via netmem_desc e.g. niov->desc.pp instead
+ * of niov->pp.
+ */
+ struct {
+ unsigned long _flags;
+ unsigned long pp_magic;
+ struct page_pool *pp;
+ unsigned long _pp_mapping_pad;
+ unsigned long dma_addr;
+ atomic_long_t pp_ref_count;
+ };
+ };
struct net_iov_area *owner;
- unsigned long dma_addr;
- atomic_long_t pp_ref_count;
+ enum net_iov_type type;
};
struct net_iov_area {
@@ -48,27 +127,22 @@ struct net_iov_area {
unsigned long base_virtual;
};
-/* These fields in struct page are used by the page_pool and net stack:
+/* net_iov is union'ed with struct netmem_desc mirroring struct page, so
+ * the page_pool can access these fields without worrying whether the
+ * underlying fields are accessed via netmem_desc or directly via
+ * net_iov, until all the references to them are converted so as to be
+ * accessed via netmem_desc e.g. niov->desc.pp instead of niov->pp.
*
- * struct {
- * unsigned long pp_magic;
- * struct page_pool *pp;
- * unsigned long _pp_mapping_pad;
- * unsigned long dma_addr;
- * atomic_long_t pp_ref_count;
- * };
- *
- * We mirror the page_pool fields here so the page_pool can access these fields
- * without worrying whether the underlying fields belong to a page or net_iov.
- *
- * The non-net stack fields of struct page are private to the mm stack and must
- * never be mirrored to net_iov.
+ * The non-net stack fields of struct page are private to the mm stack
+ * and must never be mirrored to net_iov.
*/
-#define NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(pg, iov) \
- static_assert(offsetof(struct page, pg) == \
+#define NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(desc, iov) \
+ static_assert(offsetof(struct netmem_desc, desc) == \
offsetof(struct net_iov, iov))
+NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(_flags, _flags);
NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(pp_magic, pp_magic);
NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(pp, pp);
+NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(_pp_mapping_pad, _pp_mapping_pad);
NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(dma_addr, dma_addr);
NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET(pp_ref_count, pp_ref_count);
#undef NET_IOV_ASSERT_OFFSET
--
2.17.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-10 8:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-10 8:27 [PATCH net-next v9 0/8] Split netmem from struct page Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 8:28 ` Byungchul Park [this message]
2025-07-12 14:39 ` [PATCH net-next v9 1/8] netmem: introduce struct netmem_desc mirroring " Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-14 4:23 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-14 11:30 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-14 11:58 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-14 19:17 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-15 10:01 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-10 8:28 ` [PATCH net-next v9 2/8] netmem: introduce utility APIs to use struct netmem_desc Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 18:11 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-11 1:02 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-12 12:16 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-12 12:05 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-12 11:59 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-13 23:07 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-13 23:39 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-14 9:43 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-14 10:05 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-14 11:45 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-14 12:06 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 8:28 ` [PATCH net-next v9 3/8] page_pool: access ->pp_magic through struct netmem_desc in page_pool_page_is_pp() Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 18:19 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-11 1:14 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-12 13:58 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-12 14:52 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-12 15:09 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-13 23:22 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-17 3:08 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-22 1:23 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-28 18:19 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-14 19:09 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-15 9:53 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-10 8:28 ` [PATCH net-next v9 4/8] netmem: use netmem_desc instead of page to access ->pp in __netmem_get_pp() Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 18:25 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-11 1:17 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 8:28 ` [PATCH net-next v9 5/8] netmem: introduce a netmem API, virt_to_head_netmem() Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 18:26 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-10 8:28 ` [PATCH net-next v9 6/8] mlx4: use netmem descriptor and APIs for page pool Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 18:29 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-11 1:32 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-14 19:02 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-10 8:28 ` [PATCH net-next v9 7/8] netdevsim: " Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 18:26 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-10 8:28 ` [PATCH net-next v9 8/8] mt76: " Byungchul Park
2025-07-12 14:22 ` Pavel Begunkov
2025-07-14 2:13 ` Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 8:47 ` [PATCH net-next v9 0/8] Split netmem from struct page Byungchul Park
2025-07-10 18:35 ` Mina Almasry
2025-07-11 0:42 ` Byungchul Park
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