[PATCH net-next v6 4/6] net: devmem: add SO_DEVMEM_AUTORELEASE for autorelease control

From: Bobby Eshleman

Date: Tue Nov 04 2025 - 20:23:27 EST


From: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxx>

Add SO_DEVMEM_AUTORELEASE socket option to allow applications to
control token release behavior on a per-socket basis.

The socket option accepts boolean values (0 or 1):
- 1 (true): outstanding tokens are automatically released when the
socket closes
- 0 (false): outstanding tokens are released when the dmabuf is unbound

The option can only be changed when the socket has no outstanding
tokens, enforced by checking:
1. The frags xarray is empty (no tokens in autorelease mode)
2. The outstanding_urefs counter is zero (no tokens in manual mode)

This restriction prevents inconsistent token tracking state between
acquisition and release calls. If either condition fails, setsockopt
returns -EBUSY.

The default state is autorelease off.

Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxx>
---
include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h | 2 ++
net/core/sock.c | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/ipv4/tcp.c | 2 +-
tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h | 2 ++
4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
index 53b5a8c002b1..59302318bb34 100644
--- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
+++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
#define SO_INQ 84
#define SCM_INQ SO_INQ

+#define SO_DEVMEM_AUTORELEASE 85
+
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)

#if __BITS_PER_LONG == 64 || (defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__ILP32__))
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 465645c1d74f..27af476f3cd3 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,46 @@ sock_devmem_dontneed_autorelease(struct sock *sk, struct dmabuf_token *tokens,
return ret;
}

+static noinline_for_stack int
+sock_devmem_set_autorelease(struct sock *sk, sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen)
+{
+ int val;
+
+ if (!sk_is_tcp(sk))
+ return -EBADF;
+
+ if (optlen < sizeof(int))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (copy_from_sockptr(&val, optval, sizeof(val)))
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ /* Validate that val is 0 or 1 */
+ if (val != 0 && val != 1)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ sockopt_lock_sock(sk);
+
+ /* Can only change autorelease if:
+ * 1. No tokens in the frags xarray (autorelease mode)
+ * 2. No outstanding urefs (manual release mode)
+ */
+ if (!xa_empty(&sk->sk_devmem_info.frags)) {
+ sockopt_release_sock(sk);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
+ if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_devmem_info.outstanding_urefs) > 0) {
+ sockopt_release_sock(sk);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
+ sk->sk_devmem_info.autorelease = !!val;
+
+ sockopt_release_sock(sk);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static noinline_for_stack int
sock_devmem_dontneed(struct sock *sk, sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen)
{
@@ -1351,6 +1391,9 @@ int sk_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL
case SO_DEVMEM_DONTNEED:
return sock_devmem_dontneed(sk, optval, optlen);
+
+ case SO_DEVMEM_AUTORELEASE:
+ return sock_devmem_set_autorelease(sk, optval, optlen);
#endif
case SO_SNDTIMEO_OLD:
case SO_SNDTIMEO_NEW:
@@ -2208,6 +2251,14 @@ int sk_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
v.val = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_txrehash);
break;

+#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL
+ case SO_DEVMEM_AUTORELEASE:
+ if (!sk_is_tcp(sk))
+ return -EBADF;
+ v.val = sk->sk_devmem_info.autorelease;
+ break;
+#endif
+
default:
/* We implement the SO_SNDLOWAT etc to not be settable
* (1003.1g 7).
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 052875c1b547..8226ba892b36 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void tcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
xa_init_flags(&sk->sk_devmem_info.frags, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC1);
sk->sk_devmem_info.binding = NULL;
atomic_set(&sk->sk_devmem_info.outstanding_urefs, 0);
- sk->sk_devmem_info.autorelease = true;
+ sk->sk_devmem_info.autorelease = false;
}
EXPORT_IPV6_MOD(tcp_init_sock);

diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h b/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
index f333a0ac4ee4..9710a3d7cc4d 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@

#define SO_PASSRIGHTS 83

+#define SO_DEVMEM_AUTORELEASE 85
+
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)

#if __BITS_PER_LONG == 64 || (defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__ILP32__))

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