netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v11 08/12] virtio_net: Use existing classifier if possible

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: <20251119035943-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:01:52 -0500
From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To: Daniel Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, jasowang@...hat.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
	virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, parav@...dia.com,
	shshitrit@...dia.com, yohadt@...dia.com, xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com,
	eperezma@...hat.com, jgg@...pe.ca, kevin.tian@...el.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v11 08/12] virtio_net: Use existing classifier
 if possible

On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 08:38:58AM -0600, Daniel Jurgens wrote:
> Classifiers can be used by more than one rule. If there is an existing
> classifier, use it instead of creating a new one.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Parav Pandit <parav@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Shahar Shitrit <shshitrit@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
> ---
> v4:
>     - Fixed typo in commit message
>     - for (int -> for (
> 
> v8:
>     - Removed unused num_classifiers. Jason Wang
> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index de1a23c71449..f392ea30f2c7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ struct virtnet_ff {
>  	struct virtio_net_ff_cap_mask_data *ff_mask;
>  	struct virtio_net_ff_actions *ff_actions;
>  	struct xarray classifiers;
> -	int num_classifiers;
>  	struct virtnet_ethtool_ff ethtool;
>  };
>  
> @@ -6827,6 +6826,7 @@ struct virtnet_ethtool_rule {
>  /* The classifier struct must be the last field in this struct */
>  struct virtnet_classifier {
>  	size_t size;
> +	refcount_t refcount;
>  	u32 id;
>  	struct virtio_net_resource_obj_ff_classifier classifier;
>  };


BTW if you are going to use refcount_t you should include
refcount.h not rely on some other header to pull it in for you.

-- 
MST