@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ struct napi_struct {
 	struct list_head	dev_list;
 	struct hlist_node	napi_hash_node;
 	unsigned int		napi_id;
+	struct task_struct	*thread;
 };
 
 enum {

@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ enum {
 	NAPI_STATE_NO_BUSY_POLL,	/* Do not add in napi_hash, no busy polling */
 	NAPI_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL,	/* sk_busy_loop() owns this NAPI */
 	NAPI_STATE_PREFER_BUSY_POLL,	/* prefer busy-polling over softirq processing*/
+	NAPI_STATE_THREADED,		/* The poll is performed inside its own thread*/
 };
 
 enum {

@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@ enum {
 	NAPIF_STATE_NO_BUSY_POLL	= BIT(NAPI_STATE_NO_BUSY_POLL),
 	NAPIF_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL	= BIT(NAPI_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL),
 	NAPIF_STATE_PREFER_BUSY_POLL	= BIT(NAPI_STATE_PREFER_BUSY_POLL),
+	NAPIF_STATE_THREADED		= BIT(NAPI_STATE_THREADED),
 };
 
 enum gro_result {

@@ -495,6 +498,8 @@ static inline bool napi_complete(struct napi_struct *n)
 	return napi_complete_done(n, 0);
 }
 
+int napi_set_threaded(struct napi_struct *n, bool threaded);
+
 /**
  *	napi_disable - prevent NAPI from scheduling
  *	@n: NAPI context

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/bpf_trace.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>

@@ -1475,6 +1476,36 @@ void netdev_notify_peers(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_notify_peers);
 
+static int napi_threaded_poll(void *data);
+
+static int napi_kthread_create(struct napi_struct *n)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	/* Create and wake up the kthread once to put it in
+	 * TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE mode to avoid the blocked task
+	 * warning and work with loadavg.
+	 */
+	n->thread = kthread_run(napi_threaded_poll, n, "napi/%s-%d",
+				n->dev->name, n->napi_id);
+	if (IS_ERR(n->thread)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(n->thread);
+		pr_err("kthread_run failed with err %d\n", err);
+		n->thread = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void napi_kthread_stop(struct napi_struct *n)
+{
+	if (!n->thread)
+		return;
+	kthread_stop(n->thread);
+	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &n->state);
+	n->thread = NULL;
+}
+
 static int __dev_open(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;

@@ -4234,6 +4265,11 @@ int gro_normal_batch __read_mostly = 8;
 static inline void ____napi_schedule(struct softnet_data *sd,
 				     struct napi_struct *napi)
 {
+	if (test_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &napi->state)) {
+		wake_up_process(napi->thread);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	list_add_tail(&napi->poll_list, &sd->poll_list);
 	__raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
 }

@@ -6690,6 +6726,29 @@ static void init_gro_hash(struct napi_struct *napi)
 	napi->gro_bitmask = 0;
 }
 
+int napi_set_threaded(struct napi_struct *n, bool threaded)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	if (threaded == !!test_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &n->state))
+		return 0;
+	if (threaded) {
+		if (!n->thread) {
+			err = napi_kthread_create(n);
+			if (err)
+				goto out;
+		}
+		set_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &n->state);
+	} else {
+		clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_THREADED, &n->state);
+	}
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
 void netif_napi_add(struct net_device *dev, struct napi_struct *napi,
 		    int (*poll)(struct napi_struct *, int), int weight)
 {

@@ -6731,6 +6790,7 @@ void napi_disable(struct napi_struct *n)
 		msleep(1);
 
 	hrtimer_cancel(&n->timer);
+	napi_kthread_stop(n);
 
 	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_PREFER_BUSY_POLL, &n->state);
 	clear_bit(NAPI_STATE_DISABLE, &n->state);

@@ -6859,6 +6919,51 @@ static int napi_poll(struct napi_struct *n, struct list_head *repoll)
 	return work;
 }
 
+static int napi_thread_wait(struct napi_struct *napi)
+{
+	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+	while (!kthread_should_stop() && !napi_disable_pending(napi)) {
+		if (test_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &napi->state)) {
+			WARN_ON(!list_empty(&napi->poll_list));
+			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		schedule();
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	}
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int napi_threaded_poll(void *data)
+{
+	struct napi_struct *napi = data;
+	void *have;
+
+	while (!napi_thread_wait(napi)) {
+		for (;;) {
+			bool repoll = false;
+
+			local_bh_disable();
+
+			have = netpoll_poll_lock(napi);
+			__napi_poll(napi, &repoll);
+			netpoll_poll_unlock(have);
+
+			__kfree_skb_flush();
+			local_bh_enable();
+
+			if (!repoll)
+				break;
+
+			cond_resched();
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __latent_entropy void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
 {
 	struct softnet_data *sd = this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data);