netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] net: ethernet: ti: cpsw: add XDP support

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Date:   Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:31:56 +0300
From:   Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
To:     Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk@...aro.org>
Cc:     grygorii.strashko@...com, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        hawk@...nel.org, xdp-newbies@...r.kernel.org, ast@...nel.org,
        aniel@...earbox.net, jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        john.fastabend@...il.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] net: ethernet: ti: cpsw: add XDP support

Hi Ivan, 

> +static struct page *cpsw_alloc_page(struct cpsw_common *cpsw)
> +{
> +	struct page_pool *pool = cpsw->rx_page_pool;
> +	struct page *page;
> +	int i = 0;
> +
> +	do {
> +		page = page_pool_dev_alloc_pages(pool);
> +		if (!page)
> +			return NULL;
> +
> +		/* skip pages used by skb netstack */
I think the comment here is wrong and might confuse people.
The page ref cnt is 1, which means the packet was *processed* and netstack is
done with it, hence you can re-use it.
If it's !=1 then you correctly unmap the buffer and decrease the ref cnt, so it
will eventually be freed and not returned to the pool, right?
> +		if (page_ref_count(page) == 1)
> +			break;
> +
> +		/* it's a pitty, but free page */
> +		page_pool_recycle_direct(pool, page);
> +	} while (++i < descs_pool_size);
> +
> +	return page;
> +}
> +
 
 /Ilias