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net: add get_netmem/put_netmem support
authorMina Almasry <almasrymina@google.com>
Thu, 8 May 2025 00:48:22 +0000 (00:48 +0000)
committerPaolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Tue, 13 May 2025 09:12:48 +0000 (11:12 +0200)
commite9f3d61db5cb29b3f17f0dc40c3ec2cda2ee93e5
tree148f3f62ccd3ed7b5b6dfc38ee9ff4ad33eb29f6
parent03e96b8c11d140fb4ead0b30c2d6e1a294b501ef
net: add get_netmem/put_netmem support

Currently net_iovs support only pp ref counts, and do not support a
page ref equivalent.

This is fine for the RX path as net_iovs are used exclusively with the
pp and only pp refcounting is needed there. The TX path however does not
use pp ref counts, thus, support for get_page/put_page equivalent is
needed for netmem.

Support get_netmem/put_netmem. Check the type of the netmem before
passing it to page or net_iov specific code to obtain a page ref
equivalent.

For dmabuf net_iovs, we obtain a ref on the underlying binding. This
ensures the entire binding doesn't disappear until all the net_iovs have
been put_netmem'ed. We do not need to track the refcount of individual
dmabuf net_iovs as we don't allocate/free them from a pool similar to
what the buddy allocator does for pages.

This code is written to be extensible by other net_iov implementers.
get_netmem/put_netmem will check the type of the netmem and route it to
the correct helper:

pages -> [get|put]_page()
dmabuf net_iovs -> net_devmem_[get|put]_net_iov()
new net_iovs -> new helpers

Signed-off-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@google.com>
Acked-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250508004830.4100853-3-almasrymina@google.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
include/linux/skbuff_ref.h
include/net/netmem.h
net/core/devmem.c
net/core/devmem.h
net/core/skbuff.c