linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] netdevice: define and allocate &net_device _properly

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Message-ID: <Zo2bYCAVQaViN6z8@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 13:19:44 -0700
From: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
To: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] netdevice: define and allocate &net_device
 _properly_

On Tue, Jul 09, 2024 at 07:11:28PM +0100, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 09, 2024 at 05:54:25AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> > From: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
> > 
> > In fact, this structure contains a flexible array at the end, but
> > historically its size, alignment etc., is calculated manually.
> > There are several instances of the structure embedded into other
> > structures, but also there's ongoing effort to remove them and we
> > could in the meantime declare &net_device properly.
> > Declare the array explicitly, use struct_size() and store the array
> > size inside the structure, so that __counted_by() can be applied.
> > Don't use PTR_ALIGN(), as SLUB itself tries its best to ensure the
> > allocated buffer is aligned to what the user expects.
> > Also, change its alignment from %NETDEV_ALIGN to the cacheline size
> > as per several suggestions on the netdev ML.
> > 
> > bloat-o-meter for vmlinux:
> > 
> > free_netdev                                  445     440      -5
> > netdev_freemem                                24       -     -24
> > alloc_netdev_mqs                            1481    1450     -31
> > 
> > On x86_64 with several NICs of different vendors, I was never able to
> > get a &net_device pointer not aligned to the cacheline size after the
> > change.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
> > Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
> 
> Hi Breno,
> 
> Some kernel doc warnings from my side.

Thanks. I will send a v3 with the fixes.

> Flagged by: kernel-doc -none

How do you run this test exactly? I would like to add to my workflow.

Thanks!