From: Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, kuba@kernel.org, horms@kernel.org,
edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
nnac123@linux.ibm.com, maddy@linux.ibm.com, mpe@ellerman.id.au,
linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, haren@linux.ibm.com,
ricklind@linux.ibm.com, davemarq@linux.ibm.com,
bjking1@linux.ibm.com, shaik.abdulla1@ibm.com,
Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v6 06/15] ibmveth: Refactor TX resource allocation in open/close paths
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:07:17 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e07afab0a0129a7b01d24113d9d74bc10c7dc7de.1788102125.git.mmc@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1788102125.git.mmc@linux.ibm.com>
Same story as the RX refactor: pull TX LTB alloc/free out of open/close
into helpers and wire them in this patch.
ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources()
ibmveth_free_tx_resources()
They wrap the existing per-queue allocate_tx_ltb() / free_tx_ltb()
primitives. alloc_tx_resources() allocates every TX queue and unwinds
partial failure itself; free_tx_resources() walks real_num_tx_queues.
The helpers remove dependence on shared open/close loop indices and
match the RX helper structure. TX was already multi-queue capable via
ethtool -L.
Also tighten TX LTB lifetime: free_tx_ltb() returns early if
tx_ltb_ptr[] is already NULL, then clears both tx_ltb_ptr[] and
tx_ltb_dma[] before unmapping and freeing, so start_xmit() cannot pick
up a slot that is mid-teardown. allocate_tx_ltb() clears tx_ltb_dma[]
on the DMA-map failure path.
Move TX LTB allocation to the end of open(), after LAN registration,
RX pools, RX interrupt setup, and the initial replenish kick. A late
alloc_tx_resources() failure jumps to out_cleanup_rx_interrupts and
must not call free_tx_resources() again: alloc already freed any
partial TX LTBs. start_xmit() bails if tx_ltb_ptr[] is gone, counting
the drop in tx_dropped and falling into the existing out: label like
the function's other drop paths, so RX can be live while TX LTB alloc
still runs and close/failed-reopen cannot race a live mapping. The
close path is quiesced by netif_tx_disable(); NULL-first in
free_tx_ltb() only closes the check-then-use window, it is not itself
a UAF barrier. set_channels() IFF_UP vs opened is later (P14/P15).
After LAN registration, open-fail teardown issues h_free_logical_lan()
before RX pool DMA teardown on the pool-fail path that previously never
issued that hcall (missing deregistration, not a preference reorder).
close() quiesces TX with netif_tx_disable() (stop_all_queues does not
wait for in-flight ndo_start_xmit), then frees LTBs after
h_free_logical_lan() via free_tx_resources() - required because direct
close() callers bypass synchronize_net().
Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@linux.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Shaik Abdulla <shaik.abdulla1@ibm.com>
---
Changes in v6:
- NULL tx_ltb_ptr[idx] and zero tx_ltb_dma[idx] before unmap/free, so a
racing start_xmit() fails the pointer check. Close-path safety is
still netif_tx_disable()
- the NULL-LTB start_xmit drop increments tx_dropped and falls into
the existing out: label
- comment on allocate_tx_ltb(): caller must leave tx_ltb_ptr[idx] NULL
- kdoc alloc/free_tx_resources says real_num_tx_queues
- noted: ethtool -L TX shrink still stop-then-free; cover leftovers
Changes in v5:
- Quiesce TX with netif_tx_disable before free (stop_all_queues does not
wait for in-flight xmit); free LTBs after h_free_logical_lan - direct
close() callers bypass synchronize_net()
- Guard start_xmit if tx_ltb_ptr gone so open can leave RX live while TX
LTB alloc still runs (also covers close/failed-reopen with IFF_UP set)
- Drop fake mid-open TX-leak / Fixes: motivation; reword as helper
extraction matching RX (shared loop-index independence)
- Free TX LTB by pointer presence (drop dma==0 sentinel; dma_mapping_error
already cleared the slot on map failure)
- Document intentional open-fail LAN-first unwind (free_lan before RX
pool/DMA teardown) rather than leaving it silent in a TX-only refactor
- Drop drive-by blank-line cosmetics (header / start_xmit)
Changes in v4:
- Introduce the TX resource helpers in the same patch that wires their
first open/close callers.
- Do not free TX LTBs again after a failed alloc_tx_resources();
harden free_tx_ltb() against unset slots.
- Move TX allocation after RX IRQ setup / replenish kick so open()
failure unwind no longer depends on a shared loop index (also fixes
a mid-open TX LTB leak).
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 89 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index 335712faaa42..7a420e1a41d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -1201,12 +1201,27 @@ static int ibmveth_rxq_harvest_buffer(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter,
static void ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int idx)
{
- dma_unmap_single(&adapter->vdev->dev, adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx],
- adapter->tx_ltb_size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- kfree(adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx]);
+ void *ltb = adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx];
+ dma_addr_t dma = adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx];
+
+ if (!ltb)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Clear the slot before releasing it. start_xmit() tests
+ * tx_ltb_ptr[idx] to decide whether the LTB is usable.
+ */
adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx] = NULL;
+ adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx] = 0;
+
+ dma_unmap_single(&adapter->vdev->dev, dma, adapter->tx_ltb_size,
+ DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ kfree(ltb);
}
+/* Caller must ensure tx_ltb_ptr[idx] is NULL. open() runs on
+ * probe-zeroed slots; set_channels() skips populated indices.
+ */
static int ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int idx)
{
adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx] = kzalloc(adapter->tx_ltb_size,
@@ -1225,12 +1240,54 @@ static int ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int idx)
"unable to DMA map tx long term buffer\n");
kfree(adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx]);
adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx] = NULL;
+ adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx] = 0;
return -ENOMEM;
}
return 0;
}
+/**
+ * ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources - Allocate TX LTBs for real_num_tx_queues
+ * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure
+ *
+ * Allocates TX Long Term Buffers (LTBs) for real_num_tx_queues.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -ENOMEM on failure
+ */
+static int ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter)
+{
+ struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) {
+ if (ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(adapter, i))
+ goto err_free_ltbs;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+
+err_free_ltbs:
+ while (--i >= 0)
+ ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ibmveth_free_tx_resources - Free TX LTBs for real_num_tx_queues
+ * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure
+ *
+ * Frees TX Long Term Buffers (LTBs) for real_num_tx_queues.
+ */
+static void ibmveth_free_tx_resources(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter)
+{
+ struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++)
+ ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i);
+}
+
static int ibmveth_register_logical_lan(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter,
union ibmveth_buf_desc rxq_desc, u64 mac_address)
{
@@ -1281,12 +1338,6 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev)
if (rc)
goto out_free_filter_list;
- rc = -ENOMEM;
- for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) {
- if (ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(adapter, i))
- goto out_free_tx_ltb;
- }
-
mac_address = ether_addr_to_u64(netdev->dev_addr);
rxq_desc.fields.flags_len = IBMVETH_BUF_VALID |
@@ -1308,24 +1359,24 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev)
rxq_desc.desc,
mac_address);
rc = -ENONET;
- goto out_free_tx_ltb;
+ goto out_free_queue_mem;
}
rc = ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pools(adapter);
if (rc)
- goto out_free_tx_ltb;
+ goto out_unregister_lan;
rc = ibmveth_setup_rx_interrupts(adapter);
- if (rc) {
- do {
- lpar_rc = h_free_logical_lan(adapter->vdev->unit_address);
- } while (H_IS_LONG_BUSY(lpar_rc) || (lpar_rc == H_BUSY));
- goto out_free_buffer_pools;
- }
+ if (rc)
+ goto out_unregister_lan;
netdev_dbg(netdev, "initial replenish cycle\n");
ibmveth_schedule_rx_queue(adapter, 0);
+ rc = ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources(adapter);
+ if (rc)
+ goto out_cleanup_rx_interrupts;
+
netif_tx_start_all_queues(netdev);
adapter->opened = true;
@@ -1333,11 +1384,14 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev)
return 0;
-out_free_buffer_pools:
+out_cleanup_rx_interrupts:
+ ibmveth_cleanup_rx_interrupts(adapter);
+out_unregister_lan:
+ do {
+ lpar_rc = h_free_logical_lan(adapter->vdev->unit_address);
+ } while (H_IS_LONG_BUSY(lpar_rc) || (lpar_rc == H_BUSY));
ibmveth_free_buffer_pools(adapter);
-out_free_tx_ltb:
- while (--i >= 0)
- ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i);
+out_free_queue_mem:
ibmveth_cleanup_rx_resources(adapter);
out_free_filter_list:
ibmveth_free_filter_list(adapter);
@@ -1349,7 +1403,6 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev)
{
struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
long lpar_rc;
- int i;
/* Gate on opened, not IFF_UP: pool_store/change_mtu close+open can
* leave IFF_UP set after a failed reopen.
@@ -1361,7 +1414,10 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev)
netdev_dbg(netdev, "close starting\n");
- netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
+ /* Disable and wait for in-flight ndo_start_xmit (stop_all_queues
+ * alone does not). Direct close() callers bypass synchronize_net().
+ */
+ netif_tx_disable(netdev);
ibmveth_cleanup_rx_interrupts(adapter);
/* Wait for softirq/poll that already passed shutdown checks. */
@@ -1377,13 +1433,14 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev)
"h_free_logical_lan failed with %lx, continuing\n",
lpar_rc);
}
+ /* Free TX LTBs after quiesce and after H_FREE_LOGICAL_LAN so xmit
+ * cannot touch unmapped bounce buffers while the LAN is live.
+ */
+ ibmveth_free_tx_resources(adapter);
ibmveth_free_buffer_pools(adapter);
ibmveth_cleanup_rx_resources(adapter);
ibmveth_free_filter_list(adapter);
- for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++)
- ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i);
-
netdev_dbg(netdev, "close complete\n");
return 0;
@@ -1807,6 +1864,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t ibmveth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
int i, queue_num = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
unsigned long mss = 0;
+ /* Close / failed reopen can free LTBs while IFF_UP is still set. */
+ if (unlikely(!adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[queue_num])) {
+ netdev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
if (ibmveth_is_packet_unsupported(skb, netdev))
goto out;
/* veth can't checksum offload UDP */
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,03/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
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2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,04/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 05/15] ibmveth: Refactor RX interrupt control for MQ RX queues Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,05/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` Mingming Cao [this message]
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2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 07/15] ibmveth: Add RX queue register helpers for MQ Mingming Cao
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 08/15] ibmveth: Add queue-aware RX buffer submit helper " Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,08/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 09/15] ibmveth: Harden RX poll path with helpers Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,09/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 10/15] ibmveth: Enable multi-queue RX receive path Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,10/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 11/15] ibmveth: Add per-queue RX and TX statistics collection Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,11/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 12/15] ibmveth: Report MQ-aware RX counts in ethtool get_channels Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,12/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 13/15] ibmveth: Expose per-queue buffer pool details via debugfs Mingming Cao
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 14/15] ibmveth: Implement incremental MQ RX queue resize Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,14/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-08-31 15:07 ` [PATCH net-next v6 15/15] ibmveth: Complete set_channels down-path and mq_fallback max_rx cap Mingming Cao
2026-09-03 18:10 ` [net-next,v6,15/15] " netdev-bot+sashiko
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