From: wen.yang@linux.dev
To: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
Clark Williams <clrkwllms@kernel.org>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
linux-rt-devel@list.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Jason Xing <kerneljasonxing@gmail.com>,
Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] net: add softnet_data.in_net_rx_action
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:58:38 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0471f45a4ca97818fd6c5f49c0d8fb32f6480304.1791912669.git.wen.yang@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1791912669.git.wen.yang@linux.dev>
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
commit c59647c0dc679008886756a888368da1c6d4ccd3 upstream.
We want to make two optimizations in napi_schedule_rps() and
____napi_schedule() which require to know if these helpers are
called from net_rx_action(), instead of being called from
other contexts.
sd.in_net_rx_action is only read/written by the owning cpu.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Jason Xing <kerneljasonxing@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Jason Xing <kerneljasonxing@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
---
include/linux/netdevice.h | 1 +
net/core/dev.c | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index e97967ca2760..987177cebe7c 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3161,6 +3161,7 @@ struct softnet_data {
#ifdef CONFIG_RPS
struct softnet_data *rps_ipi_list;
#endif
+ bool in_net_rx_action;
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_FLOW_LIMIT
struct sd_flow_limit __rcu *flow_limit;
#endif
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 36dbb86496ec..a46caebb06f7 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6795,6 +6795,7 @@ static __latent_entropy void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
LIST_HEAD(list);
LIST_HEAD(repoll);
+ sd->in_net_rx_action = true;
local_irq_disable();
list_splice_init(&sd->poll_list, &list);
local_irq_enable();
@@ -6805,6 +6806,7 @@ static __latent_entropy void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
skb_defer_free_flush(sd);
if (list_empty(&list)) {
+ sd->in_net_rx_action = false;
if (!sd_has_rps_ipi_waiting(sd) && list_empty(&repoll))
goto end;
break;
@@ -6831,6 +6833,8 @@ static __latent_entropy void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
list_splice(&list, &sd->poll_list);
if (!list_empty(&sd->poll_list))
__raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
+ else
+ sd->in_net_rx_action = false;
net_rps_action_and_irq_enable(sd);
end:;
--
2.25.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-13 17:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-13 17:58 [PATCH v6.1-rt 00/15] net: Backport backlog-NAPI threads to resolve PREEMPT_RT softirq warning in SMP flush wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 01/15] Revert "net: Avoid the IPI to free the" wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 02/15] net: avoid irqsave in skb_defer_free_flush wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 03/15] net: napi_schedule_rps() cleanup wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` wen.yang [this message]
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 05/15] net: optimize napi_schedule_rps() wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 06/15] net: optimize ____napi_schedule() to avoid extra NET_RX_SOFTIRQ wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 07/15] net: add debugging checks in skb_attempt_defer_free() wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 08/15] net: do not provide hard irq safety for sd->defer_lock wen.yang
2026-10-13 17:58 ` [PATCH 09/15] net: move skb_defer_free_flush() up wen.yang
2026-10-13 18:02 ` [PATCH 10/15] net: make napi_threaded_poll() aware of sd->defer_list wen.yang
2026-10-13 18:02 ` [PATCH 11/15] net: optimize napi_threaded_poll() vs RPS/RFS wen.yang
2026-10-13 18:02 ` [PATCH 12/15] net: Remove conditional threaded-NAPI wakeup based on task state wen.yang
2026-10-13 18:02 ` [PATCH 13/15] net: Use backlog-NAPI to clean up the defer_list wen.yang
2026-10-13 18:02 ` [PATCH 14/15] net: Allow to use SMP threads for backlog NAPI wen.yang
2026-10-13 18:02 ` [PATCH 15/15] net: Rename rps_lock to backlog_lock wen.yang
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