From: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org,
Nora Schiffer <neocturne@universe-factory.net>,
Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>,
Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 01/15] batman-adv: create hardif only for netdevs that are part of a mesh
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:06:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260630140623.88431-2-sw@simonwunderlich.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260630140623.88431-1-sw@simonwunderlich.de>
From: Nora Schiffer <neocturne@universe-factory.net>
batman-adv is using netdev notifiers to create a hard_iface struct for
every Ethernet-like netdev in the system. These hardifs are tracked in a
global linked list, which results in a few performance issues:
Lookups in this list are O(n) in the total number of netdevs. As a
hardif is looked up when a netdev is removed, this also takes O(n) in
the number of netdevs, and removing n netdevs may take O(n^2). This
slowdown will always happen when the batman-adv module is loaded, no
mesh needs to be active.
With the hardif being referenced as iflink private data, the global list
is only needed for hardifs that are *not* part of a mesh (that is, the
hardif is unused). To prepare for removing the global list, only create
a hardif struct when an interface is added to a mesh and destroy it on
removal.
As adding/removing and enabling/disabling a hardif become one and the
same, batadv_hardif_add_interface() is merged into
batadv_hardif_enable_interface(), and batadv_hardif_remove_interface()
can be dropped altogether.
Signed-off-by: Nora Schiffer <neocturne@universe-factory.net>
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
---
net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c | 120 +++++++++++---------------------
net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h | 2 +-
net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c | 13 +---
3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 03d01c20a9548..9c9a892d22c6b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -723,33 +723,58 @@ batadv_hardif_deactivate_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
}
/**
- * batadv_hardif_enable_interface() - Enslave hard interface to mesh interface
- * @hard_iface: hard interface to add to mesh interface
+ * batadv_hardif_enable_interface() - Enslave interface to mesh interface
+ * @net_dev: netdev struct of the interface to add to mesh interface
* @mesh_iface: netdev struct of the mesh interface
*
* Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure
*/
-int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
+int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct net_device *net_dev,
struct net_device *mesh_iface)
{
struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
__be16 ethertype = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
int max_header_len = batadv_max_header_len();
+ struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
unsigned int required_mtu;
unsigned int hardif_mtu;
bool fragmentation;
int ret;
- hardif_mtu = READ_ONCE(hard_iface->net_dev->mtu);
+ ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+ if (!batadv_is_valid_iface(net_dev))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ hardif_mtu = READ_ONCE(net_dev->mtu);
required_mtu = READ_ONCE(mesh_iface->mtu) + max_header_len;
if (hardif_mtu < ETH_MIN_MTU + max_header_len)
return -EINVAL;
- if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
- goto out;
+ hard_iface = kzalloc_obj(*hard_iface, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!hard_iface)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ netdev_hold(net_dev, &hard_iface->dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ hard_iface->net_dev = net_dev;
+
+ hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_INACTIVE;
+
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hard_iface->list);
+ INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&hard_iface->neigh_list);
- kref_get(&hard_iface->refcount);
+ mutex_init(&hard_iface->bat_iv.ogm_buff_mutex);
+ spin_lock_init(&hard_iface->neigh_list_lock);
+ kref_init(&hard_iface->refcount);
+
+ hard_iface->num_bcasts = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_DEFAULT;
+ if (batadv_is_wifi_hardif(hard_iface))
+ hard_iface->num_bcasts = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_WIRELESS;
+
+ WRITE_ONCE(hard_iface->hop_penalty, 0);
+
+ batadv_v_hardif_init(hard_iface);
netdev_hold(mesh_iface, &hard_iface->meshif_dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
hard_iface->mesh_iface = mesh_iface;
@@ -764,9 +789,6 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
if (ret < 0)
goto err_upper;
- hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_INACTIVE;
-
- kref_get(&hard_iface->refcount);
hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype.type = ethertype;
hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype.func = batadv_batman_skb_recv;
hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype.dev = hard_iface->net_dev;
@@ -802,7 +824,9 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
if (bat_priv->algo_ops->iface.enabled)
bat_priv->algo_ops->iface.enabled(hard_iface);
-out:
+ list_add_tail_rcu(&hard_iface->list, &batadv_hardif_list);
+ batadv_hardif_generation++;
+
return 0;
err_upper:
@@ -823,15 +847,19 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->mesh_iface);
struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
+ ASSERT_RTNL();
+
batadv_hardif_deactivate_interface(hard_iface);
if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_INACTIVE)
goto out;
+ list_del_rcu(&hard_iface->list);
+ batadv_hardif_generation++;
+
batadv_info(hard_iface->mesh_iface, "Removing interface: %s\n",
hard_iface->net_dev->name);
dev_remove_pack(&hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype);
- batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
primary_if = batadv_primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
if (hard_iface == primary_if) {
@@ -844,7 +872,7 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
}
bat_priv->algo_ops->iface.disable(hard_iface);
- hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE;
+ hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_TO_BE_REMOVED;
/* delete all references to this hard_iface */
batadv_purge_orig_ref(bat_priv);
@@ -865,63 +893,6 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
}
-static struct batadv_hard_iface *
-batadv_hardif_add_interface(struct net_device *net_dev)
-{
- struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
-
- ASSERT_RTNL();
-
- if (!batadv_is_valid_iface(net_dev))
- return NULL;
-
- hard_iface = kzalloc_obj(*hard_iface, GFP_ATOMIC);
- if (!hard_iface)
- return NULL;
-
- netdev_hold(net_dev, &hard_iface->dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
- hard_iface->net_dev = net_dev;
-
- hard_iface->mesh_iface = NULL;
- hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE;
-
- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hard_iface->list);
- INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&hard_iface->neigh_list);
-
- mutex_init(&hard_iface->bat_iv.ogm_buff_mutex);
- spin_lock_init(&hard_iface->neigh_list_lock);
- kref_init(&hard_iface->refcount);
-
- hard_iface->num_bcasts = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_DEFAULT;
- if (batadv_is_wifi_hardif(hard_iface))
- hard_iface->num_bcasts = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_WIRELESS;
-
- WRITE_ONCE(hard_iface->hop_penalty, 0);
-
- batadv_v_hardif_init(hard_iface);
-
- kref_get(&hard_iface->refcount);
- list_add_tail_rcu(&hard_iface->list, &batadv_hardif_list);
- batadv_hardif_generation++;
-
- return hard_iface;
-}
-
-static void batadv_hardif_remove_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
-{
- ASSERT_RTNL();
-
- /* first deactivate interface */
- if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
- batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface);
-
- if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
- return;
-
- hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_TO_BE_REMOVED;
- batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
-}
-
/**
* batadv_hard_if_event_meshif() - Handle events for mesh interfaces
* @event: NETDEV_* event to handle
@@ -1082,10 +1053,6 @@ static int batadv_hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
batadv_wifi_net_device_event(event, net_dev);
hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(net_dev);
- if (!hard_iface && (event == NETDEV_REGISTER ||
- event == NETDEV_POST_TYPE_CHANGE))
- hard_iface = batadv_hardif_add_interface(net_dev);
-
if (!hard_iface)
goto out;
@@ -1099,10 +1066,7 @@ static int batadv_hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
break;
case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE:
- list_del_rcu(&hard_iface->list);
- batadv_hardif_generation++;
-
- batadv_hardif_remove_interface(hard_iface);
+ batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface);
break;
case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
if (hard_iface->mesh_iface)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
index af31696c39780..6d72dbdd5c203 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ u32 batadv_hardif_get_wifi_flags(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
bool batadv_is_wifi_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
struct batadv_hard_iface*
batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(const struct net_device *net_dev);
-int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
+int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct net_device *net_dev,
struct net_device *mesh_iface);
void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
int batadv_hardif_min_mtu(struct net_device *mesh_iface);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
index 44026810b99ce..a37368c1f5b55 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
@@ -836,18 +836,7 @@ static int batadv_meshif_slave_add(struct net_device *dev,
struct net_device *slave_dev,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
- struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
- int ret = -EINVAL;
-
- hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(slave_dev);
- if (!hard_iface || hard_iface->mesh_iface)
- goto out;
-
- ret = batadv_hardif_enable_interface(hard_iface, dev);
-
-out:
- batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
- return ret;
+ return batadv_hardif_enable_interface(slave_dev, dev);
}
/**
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-30 14:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-30 14:06 [PATCH net-next 00/15] pull request for net-next: batman-adv 2026-06-30 Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` Simon Wunderlich [this message]
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 02/15] batman-adv: remove global hardif list Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 03/15] batman-adv: make hard_iface->mesh_iface immutable Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 04/15] batman-adv: remove BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE hardif state Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 05/15] batman-adv: move hardif generation counter into batadv_priv Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 06/15] batman-adv: drop unneeded goto and initialization from batadv_hardif_disable_interface() Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 07/15] batman-adv: drop NULL check for immutable hardif->mesh_iface Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 08/15] Revert "batman-adv: v: stop OGMv2 on disabled interface" Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 09/15] batman-adv: iv: drop migration check for batadv_hard_iface Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 10/15] batman-adv: tvlv: extract tvlv header iterator Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 11/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: simplify unordered ack calculation Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 12/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: combine adjacent/overlapping unacked entries Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 13/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: keep unacked list for receivers Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 14/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: adjust name of receiver lock Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-30 14:06 ` [PATCH net-next 15/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: delay allocation of unacked entry Simon Wunderlich
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