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,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH 09/15] net: move skb_defer_free_flush() up
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:58:43 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6a189b25935eb79e0894d9e14d529f297e147e69.1791912669.git.wen.yang@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1791912669.git.wen.yang@linux.dev>
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
commit e6f50edfef046cf8ad541b4d5972bf38fdcdec39 upstream.
We plan using skb_defer_free_flush() from napi_threaded_poll()
in the following patch.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
---
net/core/dev.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index c8789241f4a7..df7df594e7f0 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6742,6 +6742,27 @@ static int napi_thread_wait(struct napi_struct *napi)
return -1;
}
+static void skb_defer_free_flush(struct softnet_data *sd)
+{
+ struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
+
+ /* Paired with WRITE_ONCE() in skb_attempt_defer_free() */
+ if (!READ_ONCE(sd->defer_list))
+ return;
+
+ spin_lock(&sd->defer_lock);
+ skb = sd->defer_list;
+ sd->defer_list = NULL;
+ sd->defer_count = 0;
+ spin_unlock(&sd->defer_lock);
+
+ while (skb != NULL) {
+ next = skb->next;
+ napi_consume_skb(skb, 1);
+ skb = next;
+ }
+}
+
static int napi_threaded_poll(void *data)
{
struct napi_struct *napi = data;
@@ -6771,27 +6792,6 @@ static int napi_threaded_poll(void *data)
return 0;
}
-static void skb_defer_free_flush(struct softnet_data *sd)
-{
- struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
-
- /* Paired with WRITE_ONCE() in skb_attempt_defer_free() */
- if (!READ_ONCE(sd->defer_list))
- return;
-
- spin_lock(&sd->defer_lock);
- skb = sd->defer_list;
- sd->defer_list = NULL;
- sd->defer_count = 0;
- spin_unlock(&sd->defer_lock);
-
- while (skb != NULL) {
- next = skb->next;
- napi_consume_skb(skb, 1);
- skb = next;
- }
-}
-
static __latent_entropy void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
{
struct softnet_data *sd = this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data);
--
2.25.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-13 18:00 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 ` [PATCH 04/15] net: add softnet_data.in_net_rx_action wen.yang
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 ` wen.yang [this message]
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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