[PATCH net-next v2 3/5] vsock/virtio: reuse same-flow socket lookup in RX batches

From: Jia Jia

Date: Sat Oct 10 2026 - 10:26:19 EST


An RX lock batch still looks up the socket for every packet and takes a
temporary lookup reference, even though the batch already holds a reference
to the locked socket.

Record the network namespace and packet address tuple when a batch starts.
Reuse the batch socket for later STREAM/RW packets with the same tuple, and
release the batch before looking up a different flow.

The cached path still traces every packet, takes an skb owner reference,
validates socket state, source and transport, updates credit, and runs the
receive state machine. Only the socket table lookup and its temporary
reference are skipped.

Signed-off-by: Jia Jia <physicalmtea@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/virtio_vsock.h | 3 ++
net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 58 +++++++++++++++----------
2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
index 26dde6909c4e..d6528681e052 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ struct virtio_transport_rx_batch {
struct sock *sk;
unsigned int pkts;
size_t bytes;
+ struct net *net;
+ struct sockaddr_vm src;
+ struct sockaddr_vm dst;
};

void virtio_transport_recv_pkt_batch(struct virtio_transport *t,
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index e67dfcaa279c..73e5c7dfe8b4 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1977,6 +1977,7 @@ void virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(struct virtio_transport_rx_batch *batch)
batch->sk = NULL;
batch->pkts = 0;
batch->bytes = 0;
+ batch->net = NULL;

if (!sk)
return;
@@ -2008,6 +2009,37 @@ void virtio_transport_recv_pkt_batch(struct virtio_transport *t,
virtio_transport_recv_pkt_init_addrs(skb, &src, &dst);
virtio_transport_trace_recv_pkt(skb, &src, &dst);

+ if (batch->sk) {
+ if (batch->net == net &&
+ vsock_addr_equals_addr(&batch->src, &src) &&
+ vsock_addr_equals_addr(&batch->dst, &dst) &&
+ virtio_transport_recv_pkt_batchable(t, batch->sk)) {
+ sk = batch->sk;
+ if (!skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, sk)) {
+ WARN_ONCE(1, "receiving vsock socket has sk_refcnt == 0\n");
+ virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(batch);
+ kfree_skb(skb);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ ctx = (struct virtio_transport_rx_pkt_ctx) {
+ .net = net,
+ .src = &src,
+ .dst = &dst,
+ .batchable = &batchable,
+ };
+ free_pkt = virtio_transport_recv_pkt_locked(t, skb, sk, &ctx);
+
+ if (!batchable)
+ virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(batch);
+ if (free_pkt)
+ kfree_skb(skb);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(batch);
+ }
+
sk = virtio_transport_recv_pkt_find_socket(skb, &src, &dst, net);
if (!sk) {
virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(batch);
@@ -2018,33 +2050,10 @@ void virtio_transport_recv_pkt_batch(struct virtio_transport *t,

if (!skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, sk)) {
WARN_ONCE(1, "receiving vsock socket has sk_refcnt == 0\n");
- virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(batch);
kfree_skb(skb);
return;
}

- if (batch->sk && batch->sk != sk) {
- /* Never acquire a second socket lock. */
- virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(batch);
- }
-
- if (batch->sk == sk) {
- /* Keep the batch reference; drop this packet's lookup reference. */
- sock_put(sk);
- ctx = (struct virtio_transport_rx_pkt_ctx) {
- .net = net,
- .src = &src,
- .dst = &dst,
- .batchable = &batchable,
- };
- free_pkt = virtio_transport_recv_pkt_locked(t, skb, sk, &ctx);
- if (!batchable)
- virtio_transport_rx_batch_finish(batch);
- if (free_pkt)
- kfree_skb(skb);
- return;
- }
-
lock_sock(sk);
/*
* Sockmap removal restores the native protocol under sk_callback_lock.
@@ -2063,6 +2072,9 @@ void virtio_transport_recv_pkt_batch(struct virtio_transport *t,
free_pkt = virtio_transport_recv_pkt_locked(t, skb, sk, &ctx);
if (start_batch && batchable) {
/* Keep the lookup reference until the batch is released. */
+ batch->net = net;
+ batch->src = src;
+ batch->dst = dst;
batch->sk = sk;
return;
}
--
2.34.1