[PATCH net-next v7 0/5] TLS read_sock performance scalability

Chuck Lever
2026-03-28T15:17:22Z

I'd like to encourage in-kernel kTLS consumers (i.e., NFS and
NVMe/TCP) to coalesce on the use of read_sock. When I suggested
this to Hannes, he reported a number of nagging performance
scalability issues with read_sock. This series is an attempt to
run these issues down and get them fixed before we convert the
above sock_recvmsg consumers over to read_sock.

Batch async decryption and its submit/deliver scaffolding were
dropped from this series because async_capable is always false
for TLS 1.3, which NFS and NVMe/TCP both require. Async crypto
support for TLS 1.3 is a prerequisite for revisiting that work.

---
Changes since v6:
- Rebased on net-next, v5's 1/6 was merged upstream

Changes since v5:
- Patch 6: Set released = true when sk_flush_backlog() returns
true, so tls_strp_msg_load() knows the socket lock was
released (Sabrina)
- Patch 6: Drop Fixes tag; submit bug fix separately via net
if warranted (Sabrina)
- Patch 6: Note redundant flush on cold path in commit message
(Sabrina)

Changes since v4:
- Drop batch async decryption and submit/deliver restructure:
async_capable is always false for TLS 1.3, so the new code
was unreachable for NFS and NVMe/TCP
- Purge async_hold directly in tls_decrypt_async_wait() and drop
the tls_decrypt_async_drain() wrapper
- Merge tls_strp_check_rcv_quiet() into tls_strp_check_rcv() with
a bool wake parameter; fix lost wakeup on the recvmsg exit path

Changes since v3:
- Clarify why tls_decrypt_async_drain() is separate from _wait()
- Fold tls_err_abort() into tls_rx_one_record(), drop tls_rx_decrypt_record()
- Move backlog flush into tls_rx_rec_wait() so all RX paths benefit

Changes since v2:
- Fix short read self tests

Changes since v1:
- Add C11 reference
- Extend data_ready reduction to recvmsg and splice
- Restructure read_sock and recvmsg using shared helpers

---
Chuck Lever (5):
tls: Abort the connection on decrypt failure
tls: Fix dangling skb pointer in tls_sw_read_sock()
tls: Factor tls_strp_msg_release() from tls_strp_msg_done()
tls: Suppress spurious saved_data_ready on all receive paths
tls: Flush backlog before waiting for a new record

net/tls/tls.h | 4 ++--
net/tls/tls_main.c | 2 +-
net/tls/tls_strp.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
net/tls/tls_sw.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
4 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: ced629dc8e5c51ff2b5d847adeeb1035cd655d58
change-id: 20260317-tls-read-sock-a0022c9df265

Best regards,
--
Chuck Lever