[PATCH net-next] xen/netfront: Use u64_stats_t with u64_stats_sync properly

From: David Yang

Date: Wed Jan 21 2026 - 03:33:08 EST


On 64bit arches, struct u64_stats_sync is empty and provides no help
against load/store tearing. Convert to u64_stats_t to ensure atomic
operations.

Signed-off-by: David Yang <mmyangfl@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/xen-netfront.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 7c2220366623..0969d5c9f6b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ struct netfront_cb {
static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(module_wq);

struct netfront_stats {
- u64 packets;
- u64 bytes;
+ u64_stats_t packets;
+ u64_stats_t bytes;
struct u64_stats_sync syncp;
};

@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ static int xennet_xdp_xmit_one(struct net_device *dev,
notify_remote_via_irq(queue->tx_irq);

u64_stats_update_begin(&tx_stats->syncp);
- tx_stats->bytes += xdpf->len;
- tx_stats->packets++;
+ u64_stats_add(&tx_stats->bytes, xdpf->len);
+ u64_stats_inc(&tx_stats->packets);
u64_stats_update_end(&tx_stats->syncp);

return 0;
@@ -843,8 +843,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t xennet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
notify_remote_via_irq(queue->tx_irq);

u64_stats_update_begin(&tx_stats->syncp);
- tx_stats->bytes += skb->len;
- tx_stats->packets++;
+ u64_stats_add(&tx_stats->bytes, skb->len);
+ u64_stats_inc(&tx_stats->packets);
u64_stats_update_end(&tx_stats->syncp);

if (!netfront_tx_slot_available(queue))
@@ -1249,8 +1249,8 @@ static int handle_incoming_queue(struct netfront_queue *queue,
}

u64_stats_update_begin(&rx_stats->syncp);
- rx_stats->packets++;
- rx_stats->bytes += skb->len;
+ u64_stats_inc(&rx_stats->packets);
+ u64_stats_add(&rx_stats->bytes, skb->len);
u64_stats_update_end(&rx_stats->syncp);

/* Pass it up. */
@@ -1400,14 +1400,14 @@ static void xennet_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,

do {
start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&tx_stats->syncp);
- tx_packets = tx_stats->packets;
- tx_bytes = tx_stats->bytes;
+ tx_packets = u64_stats_read(&tx_stats->packets);
+ tx_bytes = u64_stats_read(&tx_stats->bytes);
} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&tx_stats->syncp, start));

do {
start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&rx_stats->syncp);
- rx_packets = rx_stats->packets;
- rx_bytes = rx_stats->bytes;
+ rx_packets = u64_stats_read(&rx_stats->packets);
+ rx_bytes = u64_stats_read(&rx_stats->bytes);
} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&rx_stats->syncp, start));

tot->rx_packets += rx_packets;
--
2.51.0