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[80.230.34.155]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5b1f17b1804b1-483203e5b63sm119086595e9.1.2026.02.08.10.42.16 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:42:17 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:42:14 -0500 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" To: Vishwanath Seshagiri Cc: Jason Wang , Xuan Zhuo , Eugenio =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E9rez?= , Andrew Lunn , "David S . Miller" , Eric Dumazet , Jakub Kicinski , Paolo Abeni , David Wei , Matteo Croce , Ilias Apalodimas , netdev@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-team@meta.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] virtio_net: add page_pool support for buffer allocation Message-ID: <20260208131355-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <20260208175410.1910001-1-vishs@meta.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: virtualization@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20260208175410.1910001-1-vishs@meta.com> X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-MFC-PROC-ID: pjyO4AEqMDd7PQQu_h_oL7EgA_3MsuifzYvezkoEmrc_1770576140 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sun, Feb 08, 2026 at 09:54:10AM -0800, Vishwanath Seshagiri wrote: > Use page_pool for RX buffer allocation in mergeable and small buffer > modes to enable page recycling and avoid repeated page allocator calls. > skb_mark_for_recycle() enables page reuse in the network stack. > > Big packets mode is unchanged because it uses page->private for linked > list chaining of multiple pages per buffer, which conflicts with > page_pool's internal use of page->private. > > Implement conditional DMA premapping using virtqueue_dma_dev(): > - When non-NULL (vhost, virtio-pci): use PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP with page_pool > handling DMA mapping, submit via virtqueue_add_inbuf_premapped() > - When NULL (VDUSE, direct physical): page_pool handles allocation only, > submit via virtqueue_add_inbuf_ctx() > > This preserves the DMA premapping optimization from commit 31f3cd4e5756b > ("virtio-net: rq submits premapped per-buffer") while adding page_pool > support as a prerequisite for future zero-copy features (devmem TCP, > io_uring ZCRX). > > Page pools are created in probe and destroyed in remove (not open/close), > following existing driver behavior where RX buffers remain in virtqueues > across interface state changes. > > Signed-off-by: Vishwanath Seshagiri > --- > Changes in v6: > - Drop page_pool_frag_offset_add() helper and switch to page_pool_alloc_va(); > page_pool_alloc_netmem() already handles internal fragmentation internally > (Jakub Kicinski) > - v5: > https://lore.kernel.org/virtualization/20260206002715.1885869-1-vishs@meta.com/ > > Benchmark results: > > Configuration: pktgen TX -> tap -> vhost-net | virtio-net RX -> XDP_DROP > > Small packets (64 bytes, mrg_rxbuf=off): > 1Q: 853,493 -> 868,923 pps (+1.8%) > 2Q: 1,655,793 -> 1,696,707 pps (+2.5%) > 4Q: 3,143,375 -> 3,302,511 pps (+5.1%) > 8Q: 6,082,590 -> 6,156,894 pps (+1.2%) > > Mergeable RX (64 bytes): > 1Q: 766,168 -> 814,493 pps (+6.3%) > 2Q: 1,384,871 -> 1,670,639 pps (+20.6%) > 4Q: 2,773,081 -> 3,080,574 pps (+11.1%) > 8Q: 5,600,615 -> 6,043,891 pps (+7.9%) > > Mergeable RX (1500 bytes): > 1Q: 741,579 -> 785,442 pps (+5.9%) > 2Q: 1,310,043 -> 1,534,554 pps (+17.1%) > 4Q: 2,748,700 -> 2,890,582 pps (+5.2%) > 8Q: 5,348,589 -> 5,618,664 pps (+5.0%) > > drivers/net/Kconfig | 1 + > drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 434 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------- > 2 files changed, 217 insertions(+), 218 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig > index ac12eaf11755..f1e6b6b0a86f 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig > @@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ config VIRTIO_NET > depends on VIRTIO > select NET_FAILOVER > select DIMLIB > + select PAGE_POOL > help > This is the virtual network driver for virtio. It can be used with > QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen). Say Y or M. > diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c > index db88dcaefb20..5055df56e4a7 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c > +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ > #include > #include > #include > +#include > > static int napi_weight = NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT; > module_param(napi_weight, int, 0444); > @@ -290,14 +291,6 @@ struct virtnet_interrupt_coalesce { > u32 max_usecs; > }; > > -/* The dma information of pages allocated at a time. */ > -struct virtnet_rq_dma { > - dma_addr_t addr; > - u32 ref; > - u16 len; > - u16 need_sync; > -}; > - > /* Internal representation of a send virtqueue */ > struct send_queue { > /* Virtqueue associated with this send _queue */ > @@ -356,8 +349,10 @@ struct receive_queue { > /* Average packet length for mergeable receive buffers. */ > struct ewma_pkt_len mrg_avg_pkt_len; > > - /* Page frag for packet buffer allocation. */ > - struct page_frag alloc_frag; > + struct page_pool *page_pool; > + > + /* True if page_pool handles DMA mapping via PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP */ > + bool use_page_pool_dma; > > /* RX: fragments + linear part + virtio header */ > struct scatterlist sg[MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2]; > @@ -370,9 +365,6 @@ struct receive_queue { > > struct xdp_rxq_info xdp_rxq; > > - /* Record the last dma info to free after new pages is allocated. */ > - struct virtnet_rq_dma *last_dma; > - > struct xsk_buff_pool *xsk_pool; > > /* xdp rxq used by xsk */ > @@ -521,11 +513,13 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_handler(struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog, struct xdp_buff *xdp, > struct virtnet_rq_stats *stats); > static void virtnet_receive_done(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue *rq, > struct sk_buff *skb, u8 flags); > -static struct sk_buff *virtnet_skb_append_frag(struct sk_buff *head_skb, > +static struct sk_buff *virtnet_skb_append_frag(struct receive_queue *rq, > + struct sk_buff *head_skb, > struct sk_buff *curr_skb, > struct page *page, void *buf, > int len, int truesize); > static void virtnet_xsk_completed(struct send_queue *sq, int num); > +static void free_unused_bufs(struct virtnet_info *vi); > > enum virtnet_xmit_type { > VIRTNET_XMIT_TYPE_SKB, > @@ -706,15 +700,24 @@ static struct page *get_a_page(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp_mask) > return p; > } > > +static void virtnet_put_page(struct receive_queue *rq, struct page *page, > + bool allow_direct) > +{ > + if (page_pool_page_is_pp(page)) > + page_pool_put_page(rq->page_pool, page, -1, allow_direct); > + else > + put_page(page); > +} > + > static void virtnet_rq_free_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi, > struct receive_queue *rq, void *buf) > { > if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) > - put_page(virt_to_head_page(buf)); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, virt_to_head_page(buf), false); > else if (vi->big_packets) > give_pages(rq, buf); > else > - put_page(virt_to_head_page(buf)); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, virt_to_head_page(buf), false); equivalently: if (vi->big_packets && !vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) give_pages(rq, buf); else virtnet_put_page(rq, virt_to_head_page(buf), false); and then it matches the check we have like in 10 places in this file. maybe it's time for a helper that does vi->big_packets && !vi->mergeable_rx_bufs? maybe virtnet_no_page_pool()? > } > > static void enable_rx_mode_work(struct virtnet_info *vi) > @@ -876,10 +879,16 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi, > skb = virtnet_build_skb(buf, truesize, p - buf, len); > if (unlikely(!skb)) > return NULL; > + /* Big packets mode chains pages via page->private, which is > + * incompatible with the way page_pool uses page->private. > + * Currently, big packets mode doesn't use page pools. > + */ > + if (vi->big_packets && !vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) { > + page = (struct page *)page->private; > + if (page) > + give_pages(rq, page); > + } > > - page = (struct page *)page->private; > - if (page) > - give_pages(rq, page); > goto ok; > } > > @@ -925,133 +934,18 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi, > hdr = skb_vnet_common_hdr(skb); > memcpy(hdr, hdr_p, hdr_len); > if (page_to_free) > - put_page(page_to_free); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page_to_free, true); > > return skb; > } > > -static void virtnet_rq_unmap(struct receive_queue *rq, void *buf, u32 len) > -{ > - struct virtnet_info *vi = rq->vq->vdev->priv; > - struct page *page = virt_to_head_page(buf); > - struct virtnet_rq_dma *dma; > - void *head; > - int offset; > - > - BUG_ON(vi->big_packets && !vi->mergeable_rx_bufs); > - > - head = page_address(page); > - > - dma = head; > - > - --dma->ref; > - > - if (dma->need_sync && len) { > - offset = buf - (head + sizeof(*dma)); > - > - virtqueue_map_sync_single_range_for_cpu(rq->vq, dma->addr, > - offset, len, > - DMA_FROM_DEVICE); > - } > - > - if (dma->ref) > - return; > - > - virtqueue_unmap_single_attrs(rq->vq, dma->addr, dma->len, > - DMA_FROM_DEVICE, DMA_ATTR_SKIP_CPU_SYNC); > - put_page(page); > -} > - > static void *virtnet_rq_get_buf(struct receive_queue *rq, u32 *len, void **ctx) > { > struct virtnet_info *vi = rq->vq->vdev->priv; > - void *buf; > > BUG_ON(vi->big_packets && !vi->mergeable_rx_bufs); > > - buf = virtqueue_get_buf_ctx(rq->vq, len, ctx); > - if (buf) > - virtnet_rq_unmap(rq, buf, *len); > - > - return buf; > -} > - > -static void virtnet_rq_init_one_sg(struct receive_queue *rq, void *buf, u32 len) > -{ > - struct virtnet_info *vi = rq->vq->vdev->priv; > - struct virtnet_rq_dma *dma; > - dma_addr_t addr; > - u32 offset; > - void *head; > - > - BUG_ON(vi->big_packets && !vi->mergeable_rx_bufs); > - > - head = page_address(rq->alloc_frag.page); > - > - offset = buf - head; > - > - dma = head; > - > - addr = dma->addr - sizeof(*dma) + offset; > - > - sg_init_table(rq->sg, 1); > - sg_fill_dma(rq->sg, addr, len); > -} > - > -static void *virtnet_rq_alloc(struct receive_queue *rq, u32 size, gfp_t gfp) > -{ > - struct page_frag *alloc_frag = &rq->alloc_frag; > - struct virtnet_info *vi = rq->vq->vdev->priv; > - struct virtnet_rq_dma *dma; > - void *buf, *head; > - dma_addr_t addr; > - > - BUG_ON(vi->big_packets && !vi->mergeable_rx_bufs); > - > - head = page_address(alloc_frag->page); > - > - dma = head; > - > - /* new pages */ > - if (!alloc_frag->offset) { > - if (rq->last_dma) { > - /* Now, the new page is allocated, the last dma > - * will not be used. So the dma can be unmapped > - * if the ref is 0. > - */ > - virtnet_rq_unmap(rq, rq->last_dma, 0); > - rq->last_dma = NULL; > - } > - > - dma->len = alloc_frag->size - sizeof(*dma); > - > - addr = virtqueue_map_single_attrs(rq->vq, dma + 1, > - dma->len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, 0); > - if (virtqueue_map_mapping_error(rq->vq, addr)) > - return NULL; > - > - dma->addr = addr; > - dma->need_sync = virtqueue_map_need_sync(rq->vq, addr); > - > - /* Add a reference to dma to prevent the entire dma from > - * being released during error handling. This reference > - * will be freed after the pages are no longer used. > - */ > - get_page(alloc_frag->page); > - dma->ref = 1; > - alloc_frag->offset = sizeof(*dma); > - > - rq->last_dma = dma; > - } > - > - ++dma->ref; > - > - buf = head + alloc_frag->offset; > - > - get_page(alloc_frag->page); > - alloc_frag->offset += size; > - > - return buf; > + return virtqueue_get_buf_ctx(rq->vq, len, ctx); > } > > static void virtnet_rq_unmap_free_buf(struct virtqueue *vq, void *buf) > @@ -1067,9 +961,6 @@ static void virtnet_rq_unmap_free_buf(struct virtqueue *vq, void *buf) > return; > } > > - if (!vi->big_packets || vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) > - virtnet_rq_unmap(rq, buf, 0); > - > virtnet_rq_free_buf(vi, rq, buf); > } > > @@ -1335,7 +1226,7 @@ static int xsk_append_merge_buffer(struct virtnet_info *vi, > > truesize = len; > > - curr_skb = virtnet_skb_append_frag(head_skb, curr_skb, page, > + curr_skb = virtnet_skb_append_frag(rq, head_skb, curr_skb, page, > buf, len, truesize); > if (!curr_skb) { > put_page(page); > @@ -1771,7 +1662,7 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, > return ret; > } > > -static void put_xdp_frags(struct xdp_buff *xdp) > +static void put_xdp_frags(struct receive_queue *rq, struct xdp_buff *xdp) > { > struct skb_shared_info *shinfo; > struct page *xdp_page; > @@ -1781,7 +1672,7 @@ static void put_xdp_frags(struct xdp_buff *xdp) > shinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(xdp); > for (i = 0; i < shinfo->nr_frags; i++) { > xdp_page = skb_frag_page(&shinfo->frags[i]); > - put_page(xdp_page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, xdp_page, true); > } > } > } > @@ -1873,7 +1764,7 @@ static struct page *xdp_linearize_page(struct net_device *dev, > if (page_off + *len + tailroom > PAGE_SIZE) > return NULL; > > - page = alloc_page(GFP_ATOMIC); > + page = page_pool_alloc_pages(rq->page_pool, GFP_ATOMIC); > if (!page) > return NULL; > > @@ -1897,7 +1788,7 @@ static struct page *xdp_linearize_page(struct net_device *dev, > off = buf - page_address(p); > > if (check_mergeable_len(dev, ctx, buflen)) { > - put_page(p); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, p, true); > goto err_buf; > } > > @@ -1905,21 +1796,21 @@ static struct page *xdp_linearize_page(struct net_device *dev, > * is sending packet larger than the MTU. > */ > if ((page_off + buflen + tailroom) > PAGE_SIZE) { > - put_page(p); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, p, true); > goto err_buf; > } > > memcpy(page_address(page) + page_off, > page_address(p) + off, buflen); > page_off += buflen; > - put_page(p); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, p, true); > } > > /* Headroom does not contribute to packet length */ > *len = page_off - XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM; > return page; > err_buf: > - __free_pages(page, 0); > + page_pool_put_page(rq->page_pool, page, -1, true); > return NULL; > } > > @@ -1969,6 +1860,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small_xdp(struct net_device *dev, > unsigned int metasize = 0; > u32 act; > > + if (rq->use_page_pool_dma) { > + int off = buf - page_address(page); > + > + page_pool_dma_sync_for_cpu(rq->page_pool, page, off, len); > + } > + hmm no this is wrong i think: struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *hdr = buf + header_offset; int off = buf - page_address(page); you should sync from hdr not from buf. besides did not receive_small already sync? we do not need two syncs. > if (unlikely(hdr->hdr.gso_type)) > goto err_xdp; > > @@ -1996,7 +1893,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small_xdp(struct net_device *dev, > goto err_xdp; > > buf = page_address(xdp_page); > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > page = xdp_page; > } > > @@ -2028,13 +1925,15 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small_xdp(struct net_device *dev, > if (metasize) > skb_metadata_set(skb, metasize); > > + skb_mark_for_recycle(skb); > + > return skb; > > err_xdp: > u64_stats_inc(&stats->xdp_drops); > err: > u64_stats_inc(&stats->drops); > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > xdp_xmit: > return NULL; > } > @@ -2056,6 +1955,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small(struct net_device *dev, > */ > buf -= VIRTNET_RX_PAD + xdp_headroom; > > + if (rq->use_page_pool_dma) { > + int offset = buf - page_address(page); > + > + page_pool_dma_sync_for_cpu(rq->page_pool, page, offset, len); > + } similar issue I think. off by header len. > + > len -= vi->hdr_len; > u64_stats_add(&stats->bytes, len); > > @@ -2082,12 +1987,14 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small(struct net_device *dev, > } > > skb = receive_small_build_skb(vi, xdp_headroom, buf, len); > - if (likely(skb)) > + if (likely(skb)) { > + skb_mark_for_recycle(skb); > return skb; > + } > > err: > u64_stats_inc(&stats->drops); > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > return NULL; > } > > @@ -2142,7 +2049,7 @@ static void mergeable_buf_free(struct receive_queue *rq, int num_buf, > } > u64_stats_add(&stats->bytes, len); > page = virt_to_head_page(buf); > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > } > } > > @@ -2253,7 +2160,7 @@ static int virtnet_build_xdp_buff_mrg(struct net_device *dev, > offset = buf - page_address(page); > > if (check_mergeable_len(dev, ctx, len)) { > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > goto err; > } > > @@ -2272,7 +2179,7 @@ static int virtnet_build_xdp_buff_mrg(struct net_device *dev, > return 0; > > err: > - put_xdp_frags(xdp); > + put_xdp_frags(rq, xdp); > return -EINVAL; > } > > @@ -2337,7 +2244,7 @@ static void *mergeable_xdp_get_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi, > if (*len + xdp_room > PAGE_SIZE) > return NULL; > > - xdp_page = alloc_page(GFP_ATOMIC); > + xdp_page = page_pool_alloc_pages(rq->page_pool, GFP_ATOMIC); > if (!xdp_page) > return NULL; > > @@ -2347,7 +2254,7 @@ static void *mergeable_xdp_get_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi, > > *frame_sz = PAGE_SIZE; > > - put_page(*page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, *page, true); > > *page = xdp_page; > > @@ -2393,6 +2300,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable_xdp(struct net_device *dev, > head_skb = build_skb_from_xdp_buff(dev, vi, &xdp, xdp_frags_truesz); > if (unlikely(!head_skb)) > break; > + > + skb_mark_for_recycle(head_skb); > return head_skb; > > case XDP_TX: > @@ -2403,10 +2312,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable_xdp(struct net_device *dev, > break; > } > > - put_xdp_frags(&xdp); > + put_xdp_frags(rq, &xdp); > > err_xdp: > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > mergeable_buf_free(rq, num_buf, dev, stats); > > u64_stats_inc(&stats->xdp_drops); > @@ -2414,7 +2323,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable_xdp(struct net_device *dev, > return NULL; > } > > -static struct sk_buff *virtnet_skb_append_frag(struct sk_buff *head_skb, > +static struct sk_buff *virtnet_skb_append_frag(struct receive_queue *rq, > + struct sk_buff *head_skb, > struct sk_buff *curr_skb, > struct page *page, void *buf, > int len, int truesize) > @@ -2446,7 +2356,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *virtnet_skb_append_frag(struct sk_buff *head_skb, > > offset = buf - page_address(page); > if (skb_can_coalesce(curr_skb, num_skb_frags, page, offset)) { > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > skb_coalesce_rx_frag(curr_skb, num_skb_frags - 1, > len, truesize); > } else { > @@ -2475,6 +2385,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev, > unsigned int headroom = mergeable_ctx_to_headroom(ctx); > > head_skb = NULL; > + > + if (rq->use_page_pool_dma) > + page_pool_dma_sync_for_cpu(rq->page_pool, page, offset, len); > + nice but where is the sync for reset of buffers? > u64_stats_add(&stats->bytes, len - vi->hdr_len); > > if (check_mergeable_len(dev, ctx, len)) > @@ -2499,6 +2413,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev, > > if (unlikely(!curr_skb)) > goto err_skb; > + > + skb_mark_for_recycle(head_skb); > while (--num_buf) { > buf = virtnet_rq_get_buf(rq, &len, &ctx); ok so we have recycling. I *think* that since below you set PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP, then page_pool does not sync_for_device on recycle; so CPU can write into packet data (e.g. XDP_PASS) and leave dirty cachelines. After reuse, on non-coherent DMA that can corrupt later packets unless you add PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV (with max_len/offset) or do an explicit dma_sync_for_device before requeue. See Documentation/core-api/dma-api-howto.rst I agree it's annoying since maybe we did not touch it at all. > if (unlikely(!buf)) { > @@ -2517,7 +2433,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev, > goto err_skb; > > truesize = mergeable_ctx_to_truesize(ctx); > - curr_skb = virtnet_skb_append_frag(head_skb, curr_skb, page, > + curr_skb = virtnet_skb_append_frag(rq, head_skb, curr_skb, page, > buf, len, truesize); > if (!curr_skb) > goto err_skb; > @@ -2527,7 +2443,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev, > return head_skb; > > err_skb: > - put_page(page); > + virtnet_put_page(rq, page, true); > mergeable_buf_free(rq, num_buf, dev, stats); > > err_buf: > @@ -2666,32 +2582,41 @@ static void receive_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue *rq, > static int add_recvbuf_small(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue *rq, > gfp_t gfp) > { > - char *buf; > unsigned int xdp_headroom = virtnet_get_headroom(vi); > void *ctx = (void *)(unsigned long)xdp_headroom; > - int len = vi->hdr_len + VIRTNET_RX_PAD + GOOD_PACKET_LEN + xdp_headroom; > + unsigned int len = vi->hdr_len + VIRTNET_RX_PAD + GOOD_PACKET_LEN + xdp_headroom; > + struct page *page; > + dma_addr_t addr; > + char *buf; > int err; > > len = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(len) + > SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info)); > > - if (unlikely(!skb_page_frag_refill(len, &rq->alloc_frag, gfp))) > - return -ENOMEM; > - > - buf = virtnet_rq_alloc(rq, len, gfp); > + buf = page_pool_alloc_va(rq->page_pool, &len, gfp); > if (unlikely(!buf)) > return -ENOMEM; > > buf += VIRTNET_RX_PAD + xdp_headroom; > > - virtnet_rq_init_one_sg(rq, buf, vi->hdr_len + GOOD_PACKET_LEN); > + if (rq->use_page_pool_dma) { > + page = virt_to_head_page(buf); > + addr = page_pool_get_dma_addr(page) + > + (buf - (char *)page_address(page)); > > - err = virtqueue_add_inbuf_premapped(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, buf, ctx, gfp); > - if (err < 0) { > - virtnet_rq_unmap(rq, buf, 0); > - put_page(virt_to_head_page(buf)); > + sg_init_table(rq->sg, 1); > + sg_fill_dma(rq->sg, addr, vi->hdr_len + GOOD_PACKET_LEN); > + err = virtqueue_add_inbuf_premapped(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, > + buf, ctx, gfp); > + } else { > + sg_init_one(rq->sg, buf, vi->hdr_len + GOOD_PACKET_LEN); > + err = virtqueue_add_inbuf_ctx(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, > + buf, ctx, gfp); > } > > + if (err < 0) > + page_pool_put_page(rq->page_pool, virt_to_head_page(buf), > + -1, false); > return err; > } > > @@ -2764,13 +2689,14 @@ static unsigned int get_mergeable_buf_len(struct receive_queue *rq, > static int add_recvbuf_mergeable(struct virtnet_info *vi, > struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp) > { > - struct page_frag *alloc_frag = &rq->alloc_frag; > unsigned int headroom = virtnet_get_headroom(vi); > unsigned int tailroom = headroom ? sizeof(struct skb_shared_info) : 0; > unsigned int room = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(headroom + tailroom); > - unsigned int len, hole; > - void *ctx; > + unsigned int len, alloc_len; > + struct page *page; > + dma_addr_t addr; > char *buf; > + void *ctx; > int err; > > /* Extra tailroom is needed to satisfy XDP's assumption. This > @@ -2779,39 +2705,36 @@ static int add_recvbuf_mergeable(struct virtnet_info *vi, > */ > len = get_mergeable_buf_len(rq, &rq->mrg_avg_pkt_len, room); > > - if (unlikely(!skb_page_frag_refill(len + room, alloc_frag, gfp))) > - return -ENOMEM; > - > - if (!alloc_frag->offset && len + room + sizeof(struct virtnet_rq_dma) > alloc_frag->size) > - len -= sizeof(struct virtnet_rq_dma); > - > - buf = virtnet_rq_alloc(rq, len + room, gfp); > + alloc_len = len + room; > + buf = page_pool_alloc_va(rq->page_pool, &alloc_len, gfp); > if (unlikely(!buf)) > return -ENOMEM; > > buf += headroom; /* advance address leaving hole at front of pkt */ > - hole = alloc_frag->size - alloc_frag->offset; > - if (hole < len + room) { > - /* To avoid internal fragmentation, if there is very likely not > - * enough space for another buffer, add the remaining space to > - * the current buffer. > - * XDP core assumes that frame_size of xdp_buff and the length > - * of the frag are PAGE_SIZE, so we disable the hole mechanism. > - */ > - if (!headroom) > - len += hole; > - alloc_frag->offset += hole; > - } > > - virtnet_rq_init_one_sg(rq, buf, len); > + if (!headroom) > + len = alloc_len - room; > > ctx = mergeable_len_to_ctx(len + room, headroom); > - err = virtqueue_add_inbuf_premapped(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, buf, ctx, gfp); > - if (err < 0) { > - virtnet_rq_unmap(rq, buf, 0); > - put_page(virt_to_head_page(buf)); > + > + if (rq->use_page_pool_dma) { > + page = virt_to_head_page(buf); > + addr = page_pool_get_dma_addr(page) + > + (buf - (char *)page_address(page)); > + > + sg_init_table(rq->sg, 1); > + sg_fill_dma(rq->sg, addr, len); > + err = virtqueue_add_inbuf_premapped(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, > + buf, ctx, gfp); > + } else { > + sg_init_one(rq->sg, buf, len); > + err = virtqueue_add_inbuf_ctx(rq->vq, rq->sg, 1, > + buf, ctx, gfp); > } > > + if (err < 0) > + page_pool_put_page(rq->page_pool, virt_to_head_page(buf), > + -1, false); > return err; > } > > @@ -3128,7 +3051,10 @@ static int virtnet_enable_queue_pair(struct virtnet_info *vi, int qp_index) > return err; > > err = xdp_rxq_info_reg_mem_model(&vi->rq[qp_index].xdp_rxq, > - MEM_TYPE_PAGE_SHARED, NULL); > + vi->rq[qp_index].page_pool ? > + MEM_TYPE_PAGE_POOL : > + MEM_TYPE_PAGE_SHARED, > + vi->rq[qp_index].page_pool); > if (err < 0) > goto err_xdp_reg_mem_model; > > @@ -3168,6 +3094,81 @@ static void virtnet_update_settings(struct virtnet_info *vi) > vi->duplex = duplex; > } > > +static int virtnet_create_page_pools(struct virtnet_info *vi) > +{ > + int i, err; > + > + if (!vi->mergeable_rx_bufs && vi->big_packets) > + return 0; > + > + for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) { > + struct receive_queue *rq = &vi->rq[i]; > + struct page_pool_params pp_params = { 0 }; > + struct device *dma_dev; > + > + if (rq->page_pool) > + continue; > + > + if (rq->xsk_pool) > + continue; > + > + pp_params.order = 0; > + pp_params.pool_size = virtqueue_get_vring_size(rq->vq); > + pp_params.nid = dev_to_node(vi->vdev->dev.parent); > + pp_params.netdev = vi->dev; > + pp_params.napi = &rq->napi; > + > + /* Check if backend supports DMA API (e.g., vhost, virtio-pci). > + * If so, use page_pool's DMA mapping for premapped buffers. > + * Otherwise (e.g., VDUSE), page_pool only handles allocation. > + */ > + dma_dev = virtqueue_dma_dev(rq->vq); > + if (dma_dev) { > + pp_params.dev = dma_dev; > + pp_params.flags = PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP; > + pp_params.dma_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE; > + rq->use_page_pool_dma = true; > + } else { > + pp_params.dev = vi->vdev->dev.parent; > + pp_params.flags = 0; > + rq->use_page_pool_dma = false; > + } > + > + rq->page_pool = page_pool_create(&pp_params); > + if (IS_ERR(rq->page_pool)) { > + err = PTR_ERR(rq->page_pool); > + rq->page_pool = NULL; > + goto err_cleanup; > + } > + } > + return 0; > + > +err_cleanup: > + while (--i >= 0) { > + struct receive_queue *rq = &vi->rq[i]; > + > + if (rq->page_pool) { > + page_pool_destroy(rq->page_pool); > + rq->page_pool = NULL; > + } > + } > + return err; > +} > + > +static void virtnet_destroy_page_pools(struct virtnet_info *vi) > +{ > + int i; > + > + for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) { > + struct receive_queue *rq = &vi->rq[i]; > + > + if (rq->page_pool) { > + page_pool_destroy(rq->page_pool); > + rq->page_pool = NULL; > + } > + } > +} > + > static int virtnet_open(struct net_device *dev) > { > struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev); > @@ -6287,17 +6288,6 @@ static void free_receive_bufs(struct virtnet_info *vi) > rtnl_unlock(); > } > > -static void free_receive_page_frags(struct virtnet_info *vi) > -{ > - int i; > - for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) > - if (vi->rq[i].alloc_frag.page) { > - if (vi->rq[i].last_dma) > - virtnet_rq_unmap(&vi->rq[i], vi->rq[i].last_dma, 0); > - put_page(vi->rq[i].alloc_frag.page); > - } > -} > - > static void virtnet_sq_free_unused_buf(struct virtqueue *vq, void *buf) > { > struct virtnet_info *vi = vq->vdev->priv; > @@ -6441,10 +6431,8 @@ static int virtnet_find_vqs(struct virtnet_info *vi) > vi->rq[i].min_buf_len = mergeable_min_buf_len(vi, vi->rq[i].vq); > vi->sq[i].vq = vqs[txq2vq(i)]; > } > - > /* run here: ret == 0. */ > > - > err_find: > kfree(ctx); > err_ctx: > @@ -6945,6 +6933,14 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) > goto free; > } > > + /* Create page pools for receive queues. > + * Page pools are created at probe time so they can be used > + * with premapped DMA addresses throughout the device lifetime. > + */ > + err = virtnet_create_page_pools(vi); > + if (err) > + goto free_irq_moder; > + > #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS > if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) > dev->sysfs_rx_queue_group = &virtio_net_mrg_rx_group; > @@ -6958,7 +6954,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) > vi->failover = net_failover_create(vi->dev); > if (IS_ERR(vi->failover)) { > err = PTR_ERR(vi->failover); > - goto free_vqs; > + goto free_page_pools; > } > } > > @@ -7075,9 +7071,11 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) > unregister_netdev(dev); > free_failover: > net_failover_destroy(vi->failover); > -free_vqs: > +free_page_pools: > + virtnet_destroy_page_pools(vi); > +free_irq_moder: > + virtnet_free_irq_moder(vi); > virtio_reset_device(vdev); > - free_receive_page_frags(vi); > virtnet_del_vqs(vi); > free: > free_netdev(dev); > @@ -7102,7 +7100,7 @@ static void remove_vq_common(struct virtnet_info *vi) > > free_receive_bufs(vi); > > - free_receive_page_frags(vi); > + virtnet_destroy_page_pools(vi); > > virtnet_del_vqs(vi); > } > -- > 2.47.3