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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This is an AI-generated review of your patch. The human sending this email has considered the AI review valid, or at least pausible. For local reproduction steps see https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/ai-local.html --- 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.
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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
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@@ -292,25 +333,62 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev,
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+ 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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