From: "Björn Töpel" <bjorn@kernel.org>
To: Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@intel.com>,
Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>,
Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>,
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Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@kernel.org>,
Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>,
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Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>,
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Cc: "Björn Töpel" <bjorn@kernel.org>,
"Mike Marciniszyn (Meta)" <mike.marciniszyn@gmail.com>,
"Weiming Shi" <bestswngs@gmail.com>,
"Nikolay Aleksandrov" <razor@blackwall.org>,
"David Wei" <dw@davidwei.uk>,
"Alexander Lobakin" <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"Mina Almasry" <almasrymina@google.com>
Subject: [RFC net-next 11/15] xdp: Copy provider buffers on pass and redirect
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 21:00:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261002190018.696925-12-bjorn@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261002190018.696925-1-bjorn@kernel.org>
A provider buffer must go back to its page pool from the NAPI poll
that allocated it. Userspace gets UMEM ownership back through the
FILL ring, without a reference count. An skb or xdp_frame can
outlive the poll, so it cannot hold a provider buffer.
Copy the packet, fragments included, into kernel pages on XDP_PASS and
on redirects to targets other than XSKMAP. On redirect, split the copy
from the release: return the provider buffer only after the target
accepts the copy. The classic zero-copy redirect path is unchanged.
The copy and the BPF fragment helpers get a fragment's address from
the new xdp_frag_address(). It works for pages and for provider
net_iovs; skb_frag_address() works only for pages. The next patch
handles delivery to an XSKMAP socket.
Signed-off-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@kernel.org>
---
include/net/xdp.h | 8 +++-
net/core/dev.h | 5 +++
net/core/filter.c | 28 +++++++++++---
net/core/xdp.c | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
4 files changed, 126 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/xdp.h b/include/net/xdp.h
index 80931490ca3a..4d7040debcca 100644
--- a/include/net/xdp.h
+++ b/include/net/xdp.h
@@ -420,11 +420,17 @@ xdp_update_skb_frags_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 nr_frags,
skb->unreadable |= !!(xdp_flags & XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_UNREADABLE);
}
+/* Page and readable provider fragments alike resolve through their netmem. */
+static inline void *xdp_frag_address(const skb_frag_t *frag)
+{
+ return netmem_address(skb_frag_netmem(frag)) + skb_frag_off(frag);
+}
+
/* Avoids inlining WARN macro in fast-path */
void xdp_warn(const char *msg, const char *func, const int line);
#define XDP_WARN(msg) xdp_warn(msg, __func__, __LINE__)
-struct sk_buff *xdp_build_skb_from_buff(const struct xdp_buff *xdp);
+struct sk_buff *xdp_build_skb_from_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp);
struct sk_buff *xdp_build_skb_from_zc(struct xdp_buff *xdp);
struct xdp_frame *xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame(struct xdp_buff *xdp);
struct sk_buff *__xdp_build_skb_from_frame(struct xdp_frame *xdpf,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.h b/net/core/dev.h
index 4793a994f7f1..6598a4c5cfec 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.h
+++ b/net/core/dev.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ struct netlink_ext_ack;
struct netdev_queue_config;
struct cpumask;
struct pp_memory_provider_params;
+struct xdp_buff;
+struct xdp_frame;
+
+struct xdp_frame *xdp_copy_zc_to_xdp_frame(struct xdp_buff *xdp);
+void xdp_release_zc_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp);
/* Random bits of netdevice that don't need to be exposed */
#define FLOW_LIMIT_HISTORY (1 << 7) /* must be ^2 and !overflow buckets */
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 70dc621672f2..23b3923c0869 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -4221,7 +4221,7 @@ void bpf_xdp_copy_buf(struct xdp_buff *xdp, unsigned long off,
break;
ptr_off += ptr_len;
- ptr_buf = skb_frag_address(next_frag);
+ ptr_buf = xdp_frag_address(next_frag);
ptr_len = skb_frag_size(next_frag);
next_frag++;
}
@@ -4249,7 +4249,7 @@ void *bpf_xdp_pointer(struct xdp_buff *xdp, u32 offset, u32 len)
u32 frag_size = skb_frag_size(&sinfo->frags[i]);
if (offset < frag_size) {
- addr = skb_frag_address(&sinfo->frags[i]);
+ addr = xdp_frag_address(&sinfo->frags[i]);
size = frag_size;
break;
}
@@ -4339,7 +4339,7 @@ static int bpf_xdp_frags_increase_tail(struct xdp_buff *xdp, int offset)
if (unlikely(offset > tailroom))
return -EINVAL;
- memset(skb_frag_address(frag) + skb_frag_size(frag), 0, offset);
+ memset(xdp_frag_address(frag) + skb_frag_size(frag), 0, offset);
skb_frag_size_add(frag, offset);
sinfo->xdp_frags_size += offset;
if (rxq->mem.type == MEM_TYPE_XSK_BUFF_POOL)
@@ -4684,12 +4684,28 @@ int xdp_do_redirect(struct net_device *dev, struct xdp_buff *xdp,
{
struct bpf_redirect_info *ri = bpf_net_ctx_get_ri();
enum bpf_map_type map_type = ri->map_type;
+ struct xdp_frame *xdpf;
+ int err;
if (map_type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_XSKMAP)
return __xdp_do_redirect_xsk(ri, dev, xdp, xdp_prog);
- return __xdp_do_redirect_frame(ri, dev, xdp_convert_buff_to_frame(xdp),
- xdp_prog);
+ if (!xdp_buff_has_netmem(xdp))
+ return __xdp_do_redirect_frame(ri, dev,
+ xdp_convert_buff_to_frame(xdp),
+ xdp_prog);
+
+ /* Return provider buffers only after the target accepts the copy. */
+ xdpf = xdp_copy_zc_to_xdp_frame(xdp);
+ err = __xdp_do_redirect_frame(ri, dev, xdpf, xdp_prog);
+ if (err) {
+ if (xdpf)
+ xdp_return_frame_rx_napi(xdpf);
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ xdp_release_zc_buff(xdp);
+ return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdp_do_redirect);
@@ -12677,7 +12693,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_xdp_pull_data(struct xdp_md *x, u32 len)
skb_frag_t *frag = &sinfo->frags[i];
u32 shrink = min_t(u32, delta, skb_frag_size(frag));
- memcpy(xdp->data_end, skb_frag_address(frag), shrink);
+ memcpy(xdp->data_end, xdp_frag_address(frag), shrink);
xdp->data_end += shrink;
sinfo->xdp_frags_size -= shrink;
diff --git a/net/core/xdp.c b/net/core/xdp.c
index 386240bd24c9..b7f16f44dac2 100644
--- a/net/core/xdp.c
+++ b/net/core/xdp.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
#include <trace/events/xdp.h>
#include <net/xdp_sock_drv.h>
+#include "dev.h"
+
#define REG_STATE_NEW 0x0
#define REG_STATE_REGISTERED 0x1
#define REG_STATE_UNREGISTERED 0x2
@@ -559,7 +561,8 @@ void xdp_return_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
xdp->rxq->mem.type, true, xdp);
out:
- __xdp_return(virt_to_netmem(xdp->data), xdp->rxq->mem.type, true, xdp);
+ __xdp_return(xdp_buff_get_netmem(xdp), xdp->rxq->mem.type, true,
+ xdp);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdp_return_buff);
@@ -573,7 +576,56 @@ void xdp_attachment_setup(struct xdp_attachment_info *info,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdp_attachment_setup);
-struct xdp_frame *xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+static bool xdp_copy_frags_to_frame(struct xdp_frame *xdpf,
+ const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+{
+ const struct skb_shared_info *xinfo;
+ struct skb_shared_info *sinfo;
+ u32 i, nr_frags;
+
+ xinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(xdp);
+ nr_frags = xinfo->nr_frags;
+
+ sinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_frame(xdpf);
+ memset(sinfo, 0, sizeof(*sinfo));
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_frags; i++) {
+ const skb_frag_t *frag = &xinfo->frags[i];
+ u32 len = skb_frag_size(frag);
+ struct page *page;
+
+ page = dev_alloc_page();
+ if (!page)
+ goto err;
+
+ memcpy(page_address(page), xdp_frag_address(frag), len);
+ __skb_fill_page_desc_noacc(sinfo, i, page, 0, len);
+ if (page_is_pfmemalloc(page))
+ xdpf->flags |= XDP_FLAGS_FRAGS_PF_MEMALLOC;
+ }
+
+ sinfo->nr_frags = nr_frags;
+ sinfo->xdp_frags_size = xinfo->xdp_frags_size;
+ sinfo->xdp_frags_truesize = nr_frags * PAGE_SIZE;
+ return true;
+
+err:
+ while (i--)
+ put_page(skb_frag_page(&sinfo->frags[i]));
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdp_copy_zc_to_xdp_frame - copy a zero-copy buff into a page-backed frame
+ * @xdp: zero-copy &xdp_buff to copy
+ *
+ * The source keeps its buffers, so a caller that cannot hand the frame on
+ * must free the frame and may still return the source to its owner.
+ *
+ * Return: new frame on success, %NULL on failure.
+ */
+struct xdp_frame *xdp_copy_zc_to_xdp_frame(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
{
unsigned int metasize, totsize;
void *addr, *data_to_copy;
@@ -607,7 +659,34 @@ struct xdp_frame *xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
xdpf->frame_sz = PAGE_SIZE;
xdpf->mem_type = MEM_TYPE_PAGE_ORDER0;
- xsk_buff_free(xdp);
+ /* Classic zero-copy frames keep only the linear part. */
+ if (xdp_buff_has_netmem(xdp) && xdp_buff_has_frags(xdp)) {
+ xdpf->flags = XDP_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGS;
+ if (!xdp_copy_frags_to_frame(xdpf, xdp)) {
+ put_page(page);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return xdpf;
+}
+
+void xdp_release_zc_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+{
+ if (xdp->rxq->mem.type == MEM_TYPE_XSK_BUFF_POOL)
+ xsk_buff_free(xdp);
+ else
+ xdp_return_buff(xdp);
+}
+
+struct xdp_frame *xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+{
+ struct xdp_frame *xdpf;
+
+ xdpf = xdp_copy_zc_to_xdp_frame(xdp);
+ if (xdpf)
+ xdp_release_zc_buff(xdp);
+
return xdpf;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame);
@@ -627,10 +706,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdp_warn);
* &xdp_buff: allocate an skb head from the NAPI percpu cache, initialize
* skb data pointers and offsets, set the recycle bit if the buff is
* PP-backed, Rx queue index, protocol and update frags info.
+ * Provider-backed netmem is copied into kernel memory and released.
*
* Return: new &sk_buff on success, %NULL on error.
*/
-struct sk_buff *xdp_build_skb_from_buff(const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+struct sk_buff *xdp_build_skb_from_buff(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
{
const struct xdp_rxq_info *rxq = xdp->rxq;
const struct skb_shared_info *sinfo;
@@ -638,6 +718,9 @@ struct sk_buff *xdp_build_skb_from_buff(const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
u32 nr_frags = 0;
int metalen;
+ if (xdp_buff_has_netmem(xdp))
+ return xdp_build_skb_from_zc(xdp);
+
if (unlikely(xdp_buff_has_frags(xdp))) {
sinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(xdp);
nr_frags = sinfo->nr_frags;
@@ -708,7 +791,7 @@ static noinline bool xdp_copy_frags_from_zc(struct sk_buff *skb,
return false;
}
- memcpy(page_address(page) + offset, skb_frag_address(frag),
+ memcpy(page_address(page) + offset, xdp_frag_address(frag),
len);
__skb_fill_page_desc_noacc(sinfo, i, page, offset, len);
@@ -787,7 +870,10 @@ struct sk_buff *xdp_build_skb_from_zc(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
goto out;
}
- xsk_buff_free(xdp);
+ if (xdp->rxq->mem.type == MEM_TYPE_XSK_BUFF_POOL)
+ xsk_buff_free(xdp);
+ else
+ xdp_return_buff(xdp);
skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rxq->dev);
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-02 19:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-02 19:00 [RFC net-next 00/15] xsk: Zero copy through page-pool memory providers Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 01/15] xdp: Size zero-copy skb heads by their contents Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 02/15] eth: fbnic: Report the logical XDP RX queue Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 03/15] net: Add memory provider capabilities Björn Töpel
2026-10-03 4:13 ` Mina Almasry
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 04/15] net: Let memory providers set RX buffer headroom Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 05/15] page_pool: Extend memory provider operations Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 06/15] xdp: Track non-page netmem in receive buffers Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 07/15] xsk: Keep the DMA mapping in the buffer pool Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 08/15] xsk: Handle a detached FILL ring in RX wakeup Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 09/15] xsk: Add a page-pool memory provider for UMEM Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 10/15] xsk: Add RX helpers for page-pool drivers Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` Björn Töpel [this message]
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 12/15] xsk: Receive provider UMEM without copying Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 13/15] eth: fbnic: Support AF_XDP zero-copy receive Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 14/15] eth: fbnic: Support AF_XDP zero-copy transmit Björn Töpel
2026-10-02 19:00 ` [RFC net-next 15/15] Documentation: xsk: Document page-pool zero copy Björn Töpel
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