[PATCH net-next v3 3/3] net: devmem: batch net_iov allocations into the page_pool cache
From: Stanislav Fomichev
Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 16:12:06 EST
Rename net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf() into net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf_bulk() and
make it refill page pool with up to PP_ALLOC_CACHE_REFILL NIOVs,
similar to io_pp_zc_alloc_netmems(). That should amortize recently
introduced freelist_lock.
Reviewed-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/devmem.c | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
net/core/devmem.h | 8 -------
2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.c b/net/core/devmem.c
index 7cac0dab8ea8..a9d86b5a5588 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.c
+++ b/net/core/devmem.c
@@ -59,24 +59,24 @@ void __net_devmem_dmabuf_binding_free(struct work_struct *wq)
kfree(binding);
}
-struct net_iov *
-net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding)
+static unsigned int
+net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf_bulk(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding,
+ netmem_ref *netmems, unsigned int count)
{
- struct net_iov *niov;
+ unsigned int i;
+
spin_lock_bh(&binding->freelist_lock);
- if (unlikely(!binding->free_count)) {
- spin_unlock_bh(&binding->freelist_lock);
- return NULL;
+
+ count = min_t(size_t, count, binding->free_count);
+ for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+ struct net_iov *niov = binding->freelist[--binding->free_count];
+
+ netmems[i] = net_iov_to_netmem(niov);
}
- niov = binding->freelist[--binding->free_count];
spin_unlock_bh(&binding->freelist_lock);
- niov->desc.pp_magic = 0;
- niov->desc.pp = NULL;
- atomic_long_set(&niov->desc.pp_ref_count, 0);
-
- return niov;
+ return count;
}
void net_devmem_free_dmabuf(struct net_iov *niov)
@@ -428,20 +428,35 @@ int mp_dmabuf_devmem_init(struct page_pool *pool)
netmem_ref mp_dmabuf_devmem_alloc_netmems(struct page_pool *pool, gfp_t gfp)
{
struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding = pool->mp_priv;
- struct net_iov *niov;
- netmem_ref netmem;
+ netmem_ref *netmems = pool->alloc.cache;
+ unsigned int allocated, i;
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(pool->alloc.count))
+ return 0;
- niov = net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf(binding);
- if (!niov)
+ allocated = net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf_bulk(binding, netmems,
+ PP_ALLOC_CACHE_REFILL);
+ if (unlikely(!allocated))
return 0;
- netmem = net_iov_to_netmem(niov);
+ for (i = 0; i < allocated; i++) {
+ struct net_iov *niov = netmem_to_net_iov(netmems[i]);
- page_pool_set_pp_info(pool, netmem);
+ niov->desc.pp_magic = 0;
+ niov->desc.pp = NULL;
+ atomic_long_set(&niov->desc.pp_ref_count, 0);
+
+ page_pool_set_pp_info(pool, netmems[i]);
+
+ pool->pages_state_hold_cnt++;
+ trace_page_pool_state_hold(pool, netmems[i],
+ pool->pages_state_hold_cnt);
+ }
- pool->pages_state_hold_cnt++;
- trace_page_pool_state_hold(pool, netmem, pool->pages_state_hold_cnt);
- return netmem;
+ /* Return the last one, the rest stay in the page_pool cache. */
+ allocated--;
+ pool->alloc.count = allocated;
+ return netmems[allocated];
}
void mp_dmabuf_devmem_destroy(struct page_pool *pool)
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.h b/net/core/devmem.h
index 6ed16b4b4687..f71d9a2bcb3d 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.h
+++ b/net/core/devmem.h
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ net_devmem_dmabuf_binding_put(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding)
void net_devmem_get_net_iov(struct net_iov *niov);
void net_devmem_put_net_iov(struct net_iov *niov);
-struct net_iov *
-net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding);
void net_devmem_free_dmabuf(struct net_iov *ppiov);
@@ -189,12 +187,6 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf_to_queue(struct net_device *dev, u32 rxq_idx,
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
-static inline struct net_iov *
-net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding)
-{
- return NULL;
-}
-
static inline void net_devmem_free_dmabuf(struct net_iov *ppiov)
{
}
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