netdev - [PATCH v19 03/20] iov_iter: skip copy if src == dst for direct data placement

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-Id: <20231114124255.765473-4-aaptel@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:42:37 +0000
From: Aurelien Aptel <aaptel@...dia.com>
To: linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	sagi@...mberg.me,
	hch@....de,
	kbusch@...nel.org,
	axboe@...com,
	chaitanyak@...dia.com,
	davem@...emloft.net,
	kuba@...nel.org
Cc: aaptel@...dia.com,
	aurelien.aptel@...il.com,
	smalin@...dia.com,
	malin1024@...il.com,
	ogerlitz@...dia.com,
	yorayz@...dia.com,
	borisp@...dia.com,
	galshalom@...dia.com,
	mgurtovoy@...dia.com,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: [PATCH v19 03/20] iov_iter: skip copy if src == dst for direct data placement

From: Ben Ben-Ishay <benishay@...dia.com>

When using direct data placement (DDP) the NIC could write the payload
directly into the destination buffer and constructs SKBs such that
they point to this data. To skip copies when SKB data already resides
in the destination buffer we check if (src == dst), and skip the copy
when it's true.

Signed-off-by: Ben Ben-Ishay <benishay@...dia.com>
Signed-off-by: Boris Pismenny <borisp@...dia.com>
Signed-off-by: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...dia.com>
Signed-off-by: Yoray Zack <yorayz@...dia.com>
Signed-off-by: Shai Malin <smalin@...dia.com>
Signed-off-by: Aurelien Aptel <aaptel@...dia.com>
Reviewed-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@...dia.com>
---
 lib/iov_iter.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index de7d11cf4c63..72049621aaa1 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ static __always_inline
 size_t memcpy_to_iter(void *iter_to, size_t progress,
 		      size_t len, void *from, void *priv2)
 {
-	memcpy(iter_to, from + progress, len);
+	/*
+	 * When using direct data placement (DDP) the hardware writes
+	 * data directly to the destination buffer, and constructs
+	 * IOVs such that they point to this data.
+	 * Thus, when the src == dst we skip the memcpy.
+	 */
+	if (iter_to != from + progress)
+		memcpy(iter_to, from + progress, len);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
2.34.1