netdev - Re: [PATCH 09/12 v2 RFC] skbuff: add zc_flags to ubuf

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Date:   Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:17:04 -0800
From:   Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>
To:     Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Kernel Team <kernel-team@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/12 v2 RFC] skbuff: add zc_flags to ubuf_info for ubuf
 setup

On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 10:00:37AM -0500, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 7:09 PM Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Jonathan Lemon <bsd@...com>
> >
> > Currently, an ubuf is attached to a new skb, the skb zc_flags
> > is initialized to a fixed value.  Instead of doing this, set
> > the default zc_flags in the ubuf, and have new skb's inherit
> > from this default.
> >
> > This is needed when setting up different zerocopy types.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/skbuff.h | 3 ++-
> >  net/core/skbuff.c      | 1 +
> >  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
> > index da0c1dddd0da..b90be4b0b2de 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
> > @@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ struct ubuf_info {
> >                 };
> >         };
> >         refcount_t refcnt;
> > +       u8 zc_flags;
> >
> >         struct mmpin {
> >                 struct user_struct *user;
> 
> When allocating ubuf_info for msg_zerocopy, we actually allocate the
> notification skb, to be sure that notifications won't be dropped due
> to memory pressure at notification time. We actually allocate the skb
> and place ubuf_info in skb->cb[].
> 
> The struct is exactly 48 bytes on 64-bit platforms, filling all of cb.
> This new field fills a 4B hole, so it should still be fine.

Yes, I was careful not to increase the size.  I have future changes
for this structure, moving 'struct mmpin' into a union.   Making the
flags 16 bits shouldn't be a problem either.


> Just being very explicit, as this is a fragile bit of code. Come to
> think of it, this probably deserves a BUILD_BUG_ON.

You mean like the one which exists in sock_zerocopy_alloc()?

        BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*uarg) > sizeof(skb->cb));

-- 
Jonathan