linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] virtio: Fixes for TX ring sizing and resize error reporting

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Message-ID: <ecfe7d40-257a-426c-b200-4fd62f18cde7@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:07:27 +0200
From: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com>
To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
 Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] virtio: Fixes for TX ring sizing and resize error
 reporting

On 28/05/2025 09:20, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 08:24:32AM +0200, Paolo Abeni wrote:
>> On 5/21/25 11:22 AM, Laurent Vivier wrote:
>>> This patch series contains two fixes and a cleanup for the virtio subsystem.
>>>
>>> The first patch fixes an error reporting bug in virtio_ring's
>>> virtqueue_resize() function. Previously, errors from internal resize
>>> helpers could be masked if the subsequent re-enabling of the virtqueue
>>> succeeded. This patch restores the correct error propagation, ensuring that
>>> callers of virtqueue_resize() are properly informed of underlying resize
>>> failures.
>>>
>>> The second patch does a cleanup of the use of '2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS'
>>>
>>> The third patch addresses a reliability issue in virtio_net where the TX
>>> ring size could be configured too small, potentially leading to
>>> persistently stopped queues and degraded performance. It enforces a
>>> minimum TX ring size to ensure there's always enough space for at least one
>>> maximally-fragmented packet plus an additional slot.
>>
>> @Michael: it's not clear to me if you prefer take this series via your
>> tree or if it should go via net. Please LMK, thanks!
>>
>> Paolo
> 
> Given 1/3 is in virtio I was going to take it. Just after rc1,
> though.
> 

Hi Michael,

rc2 is out. Do you always plan to merge these fixes?

Thanks,
Laurent