[PATCH net-next] virtio-net: support xsk wake up

From: Menglong Dong

Date: Wed Jun 10 2026 - 04:24:35 EST


For now, XDP_RING_NEED_WAKEUP is not supported properly by the virtio-net.
Take the tx path for example, we set xsk_set_tx_need_wakeup() in
virtnet_xsk_xmit(), but we didn't call xsk_clear_tx_need_wakeup()
anywhere, which means the user will call send() for every packet.

For the tx path, we will call xsk_set_tx_need_wakeup() after
virtnet_xsk_xmit_batch() if sq->vq is empty, as we can't be wakeup by the
skb_xmit_done() in this case. Otherwise, we will clear the wakeup flag.

For the rx path, we will call xsk_set_rx_need_wakeup() if we have free
buffers in rq->vq.

Race condition is considered for both rx and tx path.

Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dongml2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 9b3da9f9786c..25e895b849a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1323,16 +1323,27 @@ static int virtnet_add_recvbuf_xsk(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue
struct xsk_buff_pool *pool, gfp_t gfp)
{
struct xdp_buff **xsk_buffs;
+ bool need_wakeup;
dma_addr_t addr;
int err = 0;
u32 len, i;
int num;

+ need_wakeup = xsk_uses_need_wakeup(pool);
xsk_buffs = rq->xsk_buffs;

+ /* If both rq->vq and fill ring are empty, and then the user submit
+ * all the chunks to the fill ring and check the wake up flag
+ * after xsk_buff_alloc_batch() and before xsk_set_rx_need_wakeup(),
+ * we will lose the chance to wake up the rx napi, so we have to
+ * set the need_wakeup flag here.
+ */
+ if (need_wakeup && virtqueue_get_vring_size(rq->vq) == rq->vq->num_free)
+ xsk_set_rx_need_wakeup(pool);
+
num = xsk_buff_alloc_batch(pool, xsk_buffs, rq->vq->num_free);
if (!num) {
- if (xsk_uses_need_wakeup(pool)) {
+ if (need_wakeup) {
xsk_set_rx_need_wakeup(pool);
/* Return 0 instead of -ENOMEM so that NAPI is
* descheduled.
@@ -1341,8 +1352,6 @@ static int virtnet_add_recvbuf_xsk(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue
}

return -ENOMEM;
- } else {
- xsk_clear_rx_need_wakeup(pool);
}

len = xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(pool) + vi->hdr_len;
@@ -1363,6 +1372,16 @@ static int virtnet_add_recvbuf_xsk(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue
goto err;
}

+ if (need_wakeup) {
+ if (rq->vq->num_free)
+ /* We have free buffers, so we'd better wake up the
+ * rx napi as soon as possible.
+ */
+ xsk_set_rx_need_wakeup(pool);
+ else
+ xsk_clear_rx_need_wakeup(pool);
+ }
+
return num;

err:
@@ -1440,8 +1459,9 @@ static bool virtnet_xsk_xmit(struct send_queue *sq, struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
struct virtnet_info *vi = sq->vq->vdev->priv;
struct virtnet_sq_free_stats stats = {};
struct net_device *dev = vi->dev;
+ int sent, vring_size;
+ bool need_wakeup;
u64 kicks = 0;
- int sent;

/* Avoid to wakeup napi meanless, so call __free_old_xmit instead of
* free_old_xmit().
@@ -1451,8 +1471,29 @@ static bool virtnet_xsk_xmit(struct send_queue *sq, struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
if (stats.xsk)
xsk_tx_completed(sq->xsk_pool, stats.xsk);

+ vring_size = virtqueue_get_vring_size(sq->vq);
+ need_wakeup = xsk_uses_need_wakeup(pool);
+ /* If the sq->vq is empty, and the tx ring is empty, and the user
+ * submit an entry to the tx ring after virtnet_xsk_xmit_batch() and
+ * before xsk_set_tx_need_wakeup(), we will lose the chance to wake
+ * up the tx napi, so we have to set the need_wakeup flag here.
+ */
+ if (need_wakeup && vring_size == sq->vq->num_free)
+ xsk_set_tx_need_wakeup(pool);
+
sent = virtnet_xsk_xmit_batch(sq, pool, budget, &kicks);

+ if (need_wakeup) {
+ if (vring_size == sq->vq->num_free)
+ /* we can't wake up by ourself, and it should be done
+ * by the user.
+ */
+ xsk_set_tx_need_wakeup(pool);
+ else
+ /* we can wake up from skb_xmit_done() */
+ xsk_clear_tx_need_wakeup(pool);
+ }
+
if (!is_xdp_raw_buffer_queue(vi, sq - vi->sq))
check_sq_full_and_disable(vi, vi->dev, sq);

@@ -1470,9 +1511,6 @@ static bool virtnet_xsk_xmit(struct send_queue *sq, struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
u64_stats_add(&sq->stats.xdp_tx, sent);
u64_stats_update_end(&sq->stats.syncp);

- if (xsk_uses_need_wakeup(pool))
- xsk_set_tx_need_wakeup(pool);
-
return sent;
}

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