Re: [PATCH net-next 07/11] net: devmem: support TX over NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA devices

[Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 05:57:24PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:42:04 -0700 Bobby Eshleman wrote:
> >  	shinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
> > +	if (shinfo->nr_frags == 0)
> > +		goto out;
> 
> Feels tempting to cover the NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA / NETMEM_TX_NONE
> cases here before we even look at the frags?

That sounds good to me (had considered it, but opted out cause I felt it
might look odd with the switch-case that follows). And I'll address the
bug(s) the model called out here/elsewhere too.

Thanks,
Bobby

> 
> > -	if (shinfo->nr_frags > 0) {
> > -		niov = netmem_to_net_iov(skb_frag_netmem(&shinfo->frags[0]));
> > -		if (net_is_devmem_iov(niov) &&
> > -		    READ_ONCE(net_devmem_iov_binding(niov)->dev) != dev)
> > +	niov = netmem_to_net_iov(skb_frag_netmem(&shinfo->frags[0]));
> > +	if (!net_is_devmem_iov(niov))
> > +		goto out;
> > +
> > +	binding = net_devmem_iov_binding(niov);
> > +
> > +	switch (dev->netmem_tx) {
> > +	case NETMEM_TX_DMA:
> > +		if (READ_ONCE(binding->dev) != dev)
> >  			goto out_free;
> > +		break;
> > +	case NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA:
> > +		break;
> > +	default: /* NETMEM_TX_NONE */
> > +		goto out_free;
> >  	}