[PATCH net-next v1 3/6] net: skbuff: replace skb_page_unref() and __skb_frag_unref() with skb_netmem_unref()
From: Mina Almasry
Date: Sat Oct 10 2026 - 04:40:59 EST
Unreferencing a page_pool fragment with recycle=false decrements the
non-pp backing refcount instead of pp_ref_count, underflowing the page
refcount when the fragment was owned via page_pool (as on mlx4's RX
error path). Having both skb_page_unref() and __skb_frag_unref(frag,
recycle) made it easy for callers to pass hardcoded recycle=false on
SKB-owned fragments.
Replace skb_page_unref() and __skb_frag_unref() with
skb_netmem_unref(netmem, recycle), which dispatches to
napi_pp_put_page() when recycle is true and put_netmem() otherwise:
- Use skb_frag_unref(skb, ...) on SKB-owned fragments in mlx4, sky2,
tls_strp, and skb_shift() so unrefs always match skb->pp_recycle.
- Use put_netmem() directly in tls_device's destroy_record(), which
releases raw non-pp page references outside an SKB.
Signed-off-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c | 2 +-
include/linux/skbuff_ref.h | 34 +++++++++++-----------
net/core/skbuff.c | 7 +++--
net/ipv4/esp4.c | 4 +--
net/ipv6/esp6.c | 4 +--
net/tls/tls_device.c | 2 +-
net/tls/tls_strp.c | 2 +-
8 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
index 30facdece3e29..1d42a82db8f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ static void skb_put_frags(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hdr_space,
if (length == 0) {
/* don't need this page */
- __skb_frag_unref(frag, false);
+ skb_frag_unref(skb, i);
--skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
} else {
size = min(length, (unsigned) PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
index 96f97fa0f5489..fe18606c2ab55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_complete_rx_desc(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
fail:
while (nr > 0) {
nr--;
- __skb_frag_unref(skb_shinfo(skb)->frags + nr, false);
+ skb_frag_unref(skb, nr);
}
return 0;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h b/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h
index 0441c220fdbdf..04114c64dad99 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h
@@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ static __always_inline void skb_frag_ref(struct sk_buff *skb, int f)
bool napi_pp_put_page(netmem_ref netmem);
-static __always_inline void skb_page_unref(netmem_ref netmem, bool recycle)
+/**
+ * skb_netmem_unref - release a fragment reference on a netmem
+ * @netmem: netmem to unreference
+ * @recycle: whether page_pool recycling is enabled (e.g. skb->pp_recycle)
+ *
+ * Drops pp_ref_count via napi_pp_put_page() if @recycle is true and @netmem
+ * belongs to a page_pool; otherwise drops a non-pp backing reference via
+ * put_netmem(). Counterpart to skb_netmem_ref().
+ */
+static __always_inline void skb_netmem_unref(netmem_ref netmem, bool recycle)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL
if (recycle && napi_pp_put_page(netmem))
@@ -46,31 +55,22 @@ static __always_inline void skb_page_unref(netmem_ref netmem, bool recycle)
}
/**
- * __skb_frag_unref - release a reference on a paged fragment.
- * @frag: the paged fragment
- * @recycle: recycle the page if allocated via page_pool
- *
- * Releases a reference on the paged fragment @frag
- * or recycles the page via the page_pool API.
- */
-static __always_inline void __skb_frag_unref(skb_frag_t *frag, bool recycle)
-{
- skb_page_unref(skb_frag_netmem(frag), recycle);
-}
-
-/**
- * skb_frag_unref - release a reference on a paged fragment of an skb.
+ * skb_frag_unref - release a reference on a paged fragment of an skb
* @skb: the buffer
* @f: the fragment offset
*
- * Releases a reference on the @f'th paged fragment of @skb.
+ * Drops a reference on the @f'th fragment of @skb via skb_netmem_unref()
+ * (pp_ref_count if skb->pp_recycle and page_pool-backed, else non-pp
+ * backing refcount), skipping managed zerocopy fragments. Counterpart to
+ * skb_frag_ref().
*/
static __always_inline void skb_frag_unref(struct sk_buff *skb, int f)
{
struct skb_shared_info *shinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
if (!skb_zcopy_managed(skb))
- __skb_frag_unref(&shinfo->frags[f], skb->pp_recycle);
+ skb_netmem_unref(skb_frag_netmem(&shinfo->frags[f]),
+ skb->pp_recycle);
}
#endif /* _LINUX_SKBUFF_REF_H */
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 8a8be746828db..46da61ad1f9eb 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,8 @@ static void skb_release_data(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_drop_reason reason)
}
for (i = 0; i < shinfo->nr_frags; i++)
- __skb_frag_unref(&shinfo->frags[i], skb->pp_recycle);
+ skb_netmem_unref(skb_frag_netmem(&shinfo->frags[i]),
+ skb->pp_recycle);
free_head:
if (shinfo->frag_list)
@@ -1154,7 +1155,7 @@ static void skb_release_data(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_drop_reason reason)
exit:
/* When we clone an SKB we copy the reycling bit. The pp_recycle
* bit is only set on the head though, so in order to avoid races
- * while trying to recycle fragments on __skb_frag_unref() we need
+ * while trying to recycle fragments on skb_netmem_unref() we need
* to make one SKB responsible for triggering the recycle path.
* So disable the recycling bit if an SKB is cloned and we have
* additional references to the fragmented part of the SKB.
@@ -4412,7 +4413,7 @@ int skb_shift(struct sk_buff *tgt, struct sk_buff *skb, int shiftlen)
fragto = &skb_shinfo(tgt)->frags[merge];
skb_frag_size_add(fragto, skb_frag_size(fragfrom));
- __skb_frag_unref(fragfrom, skb->pp_recycle);
+ skb_frag_unref(skb, 0);
}
/* Reposition in the original skb */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index e76db5817e78e..ae701561d9f12 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ static void esp_ssg_unref(struct xfrm_state *x, void *tmp, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct scatterlist *src = already_unref ? esp_req_sg(aead, req) : req->src;
for (sg = sg_next(src); sg; sg = sg_next(sg))
- skb_page_unref(page_to_netmem(sg_page(sg)),
- skb->pp_recycle);
+ skb_netmem_unref(page_to_netmem(sg_page(sg)),
+ skb->pp_recycle);
}
}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index b1c9b36f76dc4..d654f0f442388 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ static void esp_ssg_unref(struct xfrm_state *x, void *tmp, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct scatterlist *src = already_unref ? esp_req_sg(aead, req) : req->src;
for (sg = sg_next(src); sg; sg = sg_next(sg))
- skb_page_unref(page_to_netmem(sg_page(sg)),
- skb->pp_recycle);
+ skb_netmem_unref(page_to_netmem(sg_page(sg)),
+ skb->pp_recycle);
}
}
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_device.c b/net/tls/tls_device.c
index f11d0528fc431..b333a9a72cdae 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_device.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_device.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void destroy_record(struct tls_record_info *record)
int i;
for (i = 0; i < record->num_frags; i++)
- __skb_frag_unref(&record->frags[i], false);
+ put_netmem(skb_frag_netmem(&record->frags[i]));
kfree(record);
}
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_strp.c b/net/tls/tls_strp.c
index 6cc222008d95c..53d3256d0114a 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_strp.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_strp.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static void tls_strp_flush_anchor_copy(struct tls_strparser *strp)
DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&shinfo->dataref) != 1);
for (i = 0; i < shinfo->nr_frags; i++)
- __skb_frag_unref(&shinfo->frags[i], false);
+ skb_frag_unref(strp->anchor, i);
shinfo->nr_frags = 0;
if (strp->copy_mode) {
kfree_skb_list(shinfo->frag_list);
--
2.56.0.385.gd3acb90ef8-goog