linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC net-next v2 7/7] net: skbuff: always try to recycle PP pages directly when in softirq

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:53:33 +0800
From:   Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
CC:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
        Larysa Zaremba <larysa.zaremba@...el.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexanderduyck@...com>,
        Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>,
        Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC net-next v2 7/7] net: skbuff: always try to recycle PP
 pages directly when in softirq

On 2023/7/21 3:46, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:33:40 +0200 Alexander Lobakin wrote:
>>> We can as well check
>>> 	(in_softirq() && !irqs_disabled() && !in_hardirq())
>>> ?  
>>
>> Yes, something like that. Messy, but I see no other options...
>>
>> So, I guess you want to add an assertion to make sure that we're *not*
>> in this:
>>
>> in_hardirq() || irqs_disabled()
>>
>> Does this mean that after it's added, my patch is sane? :p
> 
> Well... it's acceptable. Make sure you add a good, informative
> but concise comment :)
> 

Does it mean ptr_ring_produce_any() is needed in
page_pool_recycle_in_ring() too?

As it is assumed that page pool API can be called in the context with
irqs_disabled() || in_hardirq(), and force recylcling happens in the
prt_ring.

Isn't it conflit with the below patch? as the below patch assume page
pool API can not be called in the context with irqs_disabled() || in_hardirq():
[PATCH net-next] page_pool: add a lockdep check for recycling in hardirq

Or am I missing something obvious here?