netdev - Re: [RFC net-next v2 1/3] net: skb: plumb napi state thru skb freeing paths

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Date:   Mon, 10 Apr 2023 17:20:52 +0800
From:   Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com>
To:     Jesper Dangaard Brouer <jbrouer@...hat.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     <brouer@...hat.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        <pabeni@...hat.com>, <hawk@...nel.org>,
        <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next v2 1/3] net: skb: plumb napi state thru skb freeing
 paths

On 2023/4/10 1:28, Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
> 
> 
> On 07/04/2023 17.28, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 07:14:02 -0700 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>>>>> -static bool skb_pp_recycle(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data)
>>>>> +static bool skb_pp_recycle(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data, bool in_normal_napi)
>>>>
>>>> What does *normal* means in 'in_normal_napi'?
>>>> can we just use in_napi?
>>>
>>> Technically netpoll also calls NAPI, that's why I threw in the
>>> "normal". If folks prefer in_napi or some other name I'm more
>>> than happy to change. Naming is hard.
>>
>> Maybe I should rename it to in_softirq ? Or napi_safe ?
>> Because __kfree_skb_defer() gets called from the Tx side.
>> And even the Rx deferred free isn't really *in* NAPI.
>>
> 
> I like the name "napi_safe".

+1.

> 
> --Jesper
> 
> .
>