[PATCH net-next v2 2/2] virtio-net: xsk: support tx wake up

From: menglong8 . dong

Date: Wed Jun 10 2026 - 22:57:35 EST


From: Menglong Dong <dongml2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

For now, XDP_RING_NEED_WAKEUP is not supported properly by the virtio-net
in 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.

We 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.

Race condition is considered for tx path.

Fixes: 89f86675cb03 ("virtio_net: xsk: tx: support xmit xsk buffer")
Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dongml2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 4b5b3fa62008..86b5c1ca568c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1459,8 +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().
@@ -1470,8 +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);

@@ -1489,9 +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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