Re: [net-next,v2] net: mana: Force full-page RX buffers for 4K page size on specific systems.
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Date: 2026-03-10 12:21:44
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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 plausible. For local reproduction steps see https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/ai-local.html --- net: mana: Force full-page RX buffers for 4K page size on specific systems. This commit adds processor-specific optimization for ARM64 systems with 4K pages where page_pool fragments cause throughput regression. It detects affected processors via SMBIOS and forces one RX buffer per page.
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c index aef8612b73cb..05fecc00a90c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c
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@@ -1959,6 +1960,128 @@ static bool mana_is_pf(unsigned short dev_id) return dev_id == MANA_PF_DEVICE_ID; } +/* + * Table for Processor Version strings found from SMBIOS Type 4 information, + * for processors that needs to force single RX buffer per page quirk for + * meeting line rate performance with ARM64 + 4K pages. + * Note: These strings are exactly matched with version fetched from SMBIOS. + */ +static const char * const mana_single_rxbuf_per_page_quirk_tbl[] = { + "Cobalt 200", +}; + +/* On some systems with 4K PAGE_SIZE, page_pool RX fragments can + * trigger a throughput regression. Hence identify those processors + * from the extracted SMBIOS table and apply the quirk to forces one + * RX buffer per page to avoid the fragment allocation/refcounting + * overhead in the RX refill path for those processors only. + */ +static bool mana_needs_single_rxbuf_per_page(struct gdma_context *gc) +{ + int i = 0; + const char *ver = gc->processor_version; + + if (!ver) + return false; + + if (PAGE_SIZE != SZ_4K) + return false; + + while (i < ARRAY_SIZE(mana_single_rxbuf_per_page_quirk_tbl)) { + if (!strcmp(ver, mana_single_rxbuf_per_page_quirk_tbl[i])) + return true; + i++; + } + + return false; +} + +static void mana_get_proc_ver_strno(const struct dmi_header *hdr, void *data) +{ + struct gdma_context *gc = data; + const u8 *d = (const u8 *)hdr; + + /* We are only looking for Type 4: Processor Information */ + if (hdr->type != SMBIOS_TYPE_4_PROCESSOR_INFO) + return; + + /* Ensure the record is long enough to contain the Processor Version + * field + */ + if (hdr->length <= SMBIOS_TYPE4_PROC_VERSION_OFFSET) + return; + + /* The 'Processor Version' string is located at index pointed by + * SMBIOS_TYPE4_PROC_VERSION_OFFSET. Make a copy of the index. + * There could be multiple Type 4 tables so read and store the + * processor version index found the first time. + */ + if (gc->proc_ver_strno) + return; + + gc->proc_ver_strno = d[SMBIOS_TYPE4_PROC_VERSION_OFFSET]; +} + +static const char *mana_dmi_string_nosave(const struct dmi_header *hdr, u8 s) +{ + const char *bp = (const char *)hdr + hdr->length; + + if (!s) + return NULL; + + /* String numbers start at 1 */ + while (--s > 0 && *bp) + bp += strlen(bp) + 1; + + if (!*bp) + return NULL; + + return bp; +} + +static void mana_fetch_proc_ver_string(const struct dmi_header *hdr, + void *data) +{ + struct gdma_context *gc = data; + const char *ver; + + /* We are only looking for Type 4: Processor Information */ + if (hdr->type != SMBIOS_TYPE_4_PROCESSOR_INFO) + return; + + /* Extract proc version found the first time only */ + if (!gc->proc_ver_strno || gc->processor_version) + return; + + ver = mana_dmi_string_nosave(hdr, gc->proc_ver_strno); + if (ver) + gc->processor_version = kstrdup(ver, GFP_KERNEL); +} + +/* Check and initialize all processor optimizations/quirks here */ +static bool mana_init_processor_optimization(struct gdma_context *gc) +{ + bool opt_initialized = false; + + gc->proc_ver_strno = 0; + gc->processor_version = NULL; + + dmi_walk(mana_get_proc_ver_strno, gc); + if (!gc->proc_ver_strno) + return false; + + dmi_walk(mana_fetch_proc_ver_string, gc); + if (!gc->processor_version) + return false; + + if (mana_needs_single_rxbuf_per_page(gc)) { + gc->force_full_page_rx_buffer = true; + opt_initialized = true; + } + + return opt_initialized; +} + static int mana_gd_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) { struct gdma_context *gc;
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@@ -2013,6 +2136,11 @@ static int mana_gd_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) gc->mana_pci_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(pci_slot_name(pdev->slot), mana_debugfs_root); + if (mana_init_processor_optimization(gc)) + dev_info(&pdev->dev, + "Processor specific optimization initialized on: %s\n", + gc->processor_version); + err = mana_gd_setup(pdev); if (err) goto unmap_bar;
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@@ -2055,6 +2183,8 @@ static int mana_gd_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) pci_iounmap(pdev, bar0_va); free_gc: pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL); + kfree(gc->processor_version); + gc->processor_version = NULL; vfree(gc); release_region: pci_release_regions(pdev);
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@@ -2110,6 +2240,9 @@ static void mana_gd_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev) pci_iounmap(pdev, gc->bar0_va); + kfree(gc->processor_version); + gc->processor_version = NULL; + vfree(gc); pci_release_regions(pdev);
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c index ea71de39f996..f17cc2cc7dd9 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
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@@ -744,6 +744,26 @@ static void *mana_get_rxbuf_pre(struct mana_rxq *rxq, dma_addr_t *da) return va; } +static bool +mana_use_single_rxbuf_per_page(struct mana_port_context *apc, u32 mtu) +{ + struct gdma_context *gc = apc->ac->gdma_dev->gdma_context; + + /* On some systems with 4K PAGE_SIZE, page_pool RX fragments can + * trigger a throughput regression. Hence forces one RX buffer per page + * to avoid the fragment allocation/refcounting overhead in the RX + * refill path for those processors only. + */ + if (gc->force_full_page_rx_buffer) + return true; + + /* For xdp and jumbo frames make sure only one packet fits per page. */ + if (mtu + MANA_RXBUF_PAD > PAGE_SIZE / 2 || mana_xdp_get(apc)) + return true; + + return false; +} + /* Get RX buffer's data size, alloc size, XDP headroom based on MTU */ static void mana_get_rxbuf_cfg(struct mana_port_context *apc, int mtu, u32 *datasize, u32 *alloc_size,
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@@ -754,8 +774,7 @@ static void mana_get_rxbuf_cfg(struct mana_port_context *apc, /* Calculate datasize first (consistent across all cases) */ *datasize = mtu + ETH_HLEN; - /* For xdp and jumbo frames make sure only one packet fits per page */ - if (mtu + MANA_RXBUF_PAD > PAGE_SIZE / 2 || mana_xdp_get(apc)) { + if (mana_use_single_rxbuf_per_page(apc, mtu)) { if (mana_xdp_get(apc)) { *headroom = XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM; *alloc_size = PAGE_SIZE;
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diff --git a/include/net/mana/gdma.h b/include/net/mana/gdma.h index ec17004b10c0..be56b347f3f6 100644 --- a/include/net/mana/gdma.h +++ b/include/net/mana/gdma.h
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@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ #include "shm_channel.h" +/* SMBIOS Type 4: Processor Information table */ +#define SMBIOS_TYPE_4_PROCESSOR_INFO 4 + +/* Byte offset containing the Processor Version string number.*/ +#define SMBIOS_TYPE4_PROC_VERSION_OFFSET 0x10 + #define GDMA_STATUS_MORE_ENTRIES 0x00000105 #define GDMA_STATUS_CMD_UNSUPPORTED 0xffffffff
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@@ -444,6 +450,9 @@ struct gdma_context { struct workqueue_struct *service_wq; unsigned long flags; + u8 *processor_version; + u8 proc_ver_strno; + bool force_full_page_rx_buffer; }; static inline bool mana_gd_is_mana(struct gdma_dev *gd)
Should processor_version be declared as char * instead of u8 *? The field is used as a string throughout the code: it's assigned from kstrdup() in mana_fetch_proc_ver_string(), read as const char *ver in mana_needs_single_rxbuf_per_page(), passed to strcmp(), and printed with %s format in dev_info(). Using u8 * for string data can trigger compiler warnings with -Wpointer-sign, since string functions expect char * types.