Re: [PATCH RFC net-next v1 5/5] net: devmem: Implement TX path

[Pavel Begunkov]

On 1/28/25 14:49, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> > > > +struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *
> > > > +net_devmem_get_sockc_binding(struct sock *sk, struct sockcm_cookie *sockc)
> > > > +{
> > > > +     struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding;
> > > > +     int err = 0;
> > > > +
> > > > +     binding = net_devmem_lookup_dmabuf(sockc->dmabuf_id);
> > >
> > > This lookup is from global xarray net_devmem_dmabuf_bindings.
> > >
> > > Is there a check that the socket is sending out through the device
> > > to which this dmabuf was bound with netlink? Should there be?
> > > (e.g., SO_BINDTODEVICE).
> >
> > Yes, I think it may be an issue if the user triggers a send from a
> > different netdevice, because indeed when we bind a dmabuf we bind it
> > to a specific netdevice.
> >
> > One option is as you say to require TX sockets to be bound and to
> > check that we're bound to the correct netdev. I also wonder if I can
> > make this work without SO_BINDTODEVICE, by querying the netdev the
> > sock is currently trying to send out on and doing a check in the
> > tcp_sendmsg. I'm not sure if this is possible but I'll give it a look.
>
> I was a bit quick on mentioning SO_BINDTODEVICE. Agreed that it is
> vastly preferable to not require that, but infer the device from
> the connected TCP sock.

I wonder why so? I'd imagine something like SO_BINDTODEVICE is a
better way to go. The user has to do it anyway, otherwise packets
might go to a different device and the user would suddenly start
getting errors with no good way to alleviate them (apart from
likes of SO_BINDTODEVICE). It's even worse if it works for a while
but starts to unpredictably fail as time passes. With binding at
least it'd fail fast if the setup is not done correctly.

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Pavel Begunkov