Thread (21 messages) 21 messages, 4 authors, 2026-01-14

Re: [net-next,v9,3/5] net: devmem: implement autorelease token management

From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-01-13 04:01:08
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net: devmem: implement autorelease token management

This commit adds autorelease mode toggling for devmem tokens using a
static branch. The system is locked into the mode set by the first
binding and can only change when all bindings are released.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.c b/net/core/devmem.c
index 05a9a9e7abb9..05c16df657c7 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.c
+++ b/net/core/devmem.c
[ ... ]
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
@@ -292,25 +333,62 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev,
[ ... ]
+	mutex_lock(&devmem_ar_lock);
+
+	if (direction == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) {
+		if (net_devmem_dmabuf_rx_bindings_count > 0) {
+			bool mode;
+
+			mode = static_key_enabled(&tcp_devmem_ar_key);
+
+			/* When bindings exist, enforce that the mode does not
+			 * change.
+			 */
+			if (mode != autorelease) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(extack,
+						   "System already configured with autorelease=%d",
+						   mode);
+				err = -EINVAL;
+				goto err_unlock_mutex;
+			}
+		} else if (autorelease) {
+			/* First binding with autorelease enabled sets the
+			 * mode.  If autorelease is false, the key is already
+			 * disabled by default so no action is needed.
+			 */
+			static_branch_enable(&tcp_devmem_ar_key);
+		}
+
+		net_devmem_dmabuf_rx_bindings_count++;
+	}
+
+	err = xa_alloc_cyclic(&net_devmem_dmabuf_bindings, &binding->id,
+			      binding, xa_limit_32b, &id_alloc_next,
+			      GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err_dec_binding_count;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&devmem_ar_lock);
+
+	list_add(&binding->list, &priv->bindings);
+
+	return binding;
+
+err_dec_binding_count:
+	if (direction == DMA_FROM_DEVICE)
+		net_devmem_dmabuf_rx_bindings_count--;
                ^^^

If xa_alloc_cyclic() fails after the first binding with autorelease=true,
the static branch tcp_devmem_ar_key remains enabled even though
net_devmem_dmabuf_rx_bindings_count is decremented back to zero. Should
the error path also call static_branch_disable() when the count returns
to zero, similar to what __net_devmem_dmabuf_binding_free() does?

This appears to leave the system in an inconsistent state where a
subsequent binding with autorelease=false would succeed (since count is
zero) but the static branch is still enabled from the failed attempt.
The SO_DEVMEM_DONTNEED handler would then call the wrong function
(autorelease path instead of manual release path).
+
+err_unlock_mutex:
+	mutex_unlock(&devmem_ar_lock);
[ ... ]
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