Re: [PATCH net-next v11 05/13] vsock: add netns support to virtio transports

From: Stefano Garzarella
Date: Mon Nov 24 2025 - 08:03:51 EST


On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:03:51AM -0800, Bobby Eshleman wrote:
On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 03:39:25PM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 09:44:37PM -0800, Bobby Eshleman wrote:
> From: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Add netns support to loopback and vhost. Keep netns disabled for
> virtio-vsock, but add necessary changes to comply with common API
> updates.
>
> This is the patch in the series when vhost-vsock namespaces actually
> come online. Hence, vhost_transport_supports_local_mode() is switched
> to return true.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v11:
> - reorder with the skb ownership patch for loopback (Stefano)
> - toggle vhost_transport_supports_local_mode() to true
>
> Changes in v10:
> - Splitting patches complicates the series with meaningless placeholder
> values that eventually get replaced anyway, so to avoid that this
> patch combines into one. Links to previous patches here:
> - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251111-vsock-vmtest-v9-3-852787a37bed@xxxxxxxx/
> - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251111-vsock-vmtest-v9-6-852787a37bed@xxxxxxxx/
> - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251111-vsock-vmtest-v9-7-852787a37bed@xxxxxxxx/
> - remove placeholder values (Stefano)
> - update comment describe net/net_mode for
> virtio_transport_reset_no_sock()
> ---
> drivers/vhost/vsock.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++------
> include/linux/virtio_vsock.h | 8 +++--
> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c | 10 ++++--
> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c | 8 +++--
> 5 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx>

If we move the supports_local_mode() changes into this patch (for virtio
and loopback, as I bring up in other discussion), should I drop this
trailer or carry it forward?

I'll take a second look in any case, so maybe better to remove it if the patch will change.

Thanks for asking!
Stefano