netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next 08/11] i40e: add AF

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Date:   Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:22:31 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     Björn Töpel <bjorn.topel@...il.com>
Cc:     magnus.karlsson@...el.com, magnus.karlsson@...il.com,
        alexander.h.duyck@...el.com, alexander.duyck@...il.com,
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        anjali.singhai@...el.com, peter.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com,
        Björn Töpel <bjorn.topel@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next 08/11] i40e: add AF_XDP zero-copy Rx support

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 02:44:32PM +0200, Björn Töpel wrote:
> From: Björn Töpel <bjorn.topel@...el.com>
> 
> This patch adds zero-copy Rx support for AF_XDP sockets. Instead of
> allocating buffers of type MEM_TYPE_PAGE_SHARED, the Rx frames are
> allocated as MEM_TYPE_ZERO_COPY when AF_XDP is enabled for a certain
> queue.
> 
> All AF_XDP specific functions are added to a new file, i40e_xsk.c.
> 
> Note that when AF_XDP zero-copy is enabled, the XDP action XDP_PASS
> will allocate a new buffer and copy the zero-copy frame prior passing
> it to the kernel stack.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn.topel@...el.com>
...
> +/**
> + * i40e_construct_skb_zc - Create skbufff from zero-copy Rx buffer

typo sk_buff

overall the set looks great to me. The driver side changes look
particularly clean and independent from skb path of the driver.
I think the issues brought up by other reviews are not blockers
for the set, but certainly should be addressed in the follow up patches.