On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 10:08:55AM +0800, Lange Tang wrote:
> At 2026-06-16 14:49:25, "Xuan Zhuo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:07:34 +0800 (CST), Lange Tang <[email protected]> 
> >wrote:
> >> At 2026-06-16 11:27:12, "Xuan Zhuo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:29 +0800 (CST), Lange Tang <[email protected]> 
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> At 2026-06-15 18:01:40, "Xuan Zhuo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:45:50 +0800, Longjun Tang <[email protected]> 
> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >> From: Longjun Tang <[email protected]>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> When busy-poll is active, napi_schedule_prep() returns false in
> >> >> >> skb_recv_done(), so virtqueue_disable_cb() is skipped. The device
> >> >> >> may keep firing irqs until the next poll round reaches
> >> >> >> virtqueue_napi_complete(). If cb is enabled under busy-poll case,
> >> >> >> it will lead to a large number of spurious interrupts. Explicitly
> >> >> >> disable callbacks in this case to prevent spurious interrupts.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Signed-off-by: Longjun Tang <[email protected]>
> >> >> >> ---
> >> >> >>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 2 ++
> >> >> >>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> >> >> >> index f4adcfee7a80..6d675fddc59b 100644
> >> >> >> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> >> >> >> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> >> >> >> @@ -728,6 +728,8 @@ static void virtqueue_napi_schedule(struct 
> >> >> >> napi_struct *napi,
> >> >> >>      if (napi_schedule_prep(napi)) {
> >> >> >>              virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
> >> >> >>              __napi_schedule(napi);
> >> >> >> +    } else if (test_bit(NAPI_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL, &napi->state)) {
> >> >> >> +            virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I see, but we should avoid checking NAPI_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL directly 
> >> >> >in the
> >> >> >drivers. The NIC driver should remain agnostic to busy polling. I 
> >> >> >think we need
> >> >> >a better way, maybe we should rewrite virtqueue_napi_schedule instead.
> >> >>
> >> >> How about rewrite it like this?
> >> >> static void virtqueue_napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *napi,
> >> >>                                     struct virtqueue *vq)
> >> >> {
> >> >>         virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
> >> >>         if (napi_schedule_prep(napi))
> >> >>                 __napi_schedule(napi);
> >> >> }
> >> >> Any comments are welcome.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Another CPU could be running NAPI and has just enabled the callbacks (cb).
> >> >Meanwhile, this side unconditionally disables the cb. Since NAPI on the 
> >> >other
> >> >CPU hasn't exited yet, the subsequent prep on this side fails, leaving no 
> >> >one to
> >> >re-enable the cb.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks.
> >>
> >> Regarding the case you described, when NAPI on another CPU exits, the 
> >> virtqueue_napi_complete func
> >> will be executed to re-enable cb.  and if there is still unconsumed data 
> >> in the virtqueue, virtqueue_napi_schedule
> >> will be called again to schedule NAPI.
> >>
> >> In summary, I think that the disable_cb and __napi_schedule within the 
> >> virtqueue_napi_schedule func do not need to be bound together.
> >>
> >> Any comments are welcome. Thinks.
> >
> >
> ><Your code>
> >static void virtqueue_napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *napi,
> >                                    struct virtqueue *vq)
> >{
> >
> >                                                            |static bool 
> > virtqueue_napi_complete(struct napi_struct *napi,
> >                                                            |                
> >                     struct virtqueue *vq, int processed)
> >                                                            |{
> >                                                            |        int 
> > opaque;
> >                                                            |
> >                                                            |        opaque 
> > = virtqueue_enable_cb_prepare(vq);
> >                                                               |
> >        virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);                              |
> >        if (napi_schedule_prep(napi))                          |
> >                __napi_schedule(napi);                         |
> >                                                            |        if 
> > (napi_complete_done(napi, processed)) {
> >                                                            |                
> > if (unlikely(virtqueue_poll(vq, opaque)))
> >                                                            |                
> >         virtqueue_napi_schedule(napi, vq);
> >                                                            |                
> > else
> >                                                            |                
> >          return true; // return directly
> >                                                            |        } else {
> >                                                            |                
> > virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
> >                                                            |        }
> >                                                            |
> >                                                            |        return 
> > false;
> >                                                            |}
> >}
> >
> >1. new packets (notified by irq) are consumed by napi before 
> >virtqueue_napi_complete
> >2. poll is not called by irq, maybe xsk wake up. So irq is not disabled.
> >
> >
> >Thanks.
> 
> Based on your code analysis above, I got .  thanks.
> disable_cb and __napi_schedule in the virtqueue_napi_schedule func indeed 
> cannot be separated.
> 
> Regarding the issue of not being able to disable cb in a busy-poll context, 
> do you have any suggestions?
> 
> Any comments are welcome. Thanks.


Add a netdev core API that basically does:

test_bit(NAPI_STATE_IN_BUSY_POLL, &napi->state)

add documentation, either netdev maintainers merge it, or
alternatively they will tell you what to do)

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> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>      }
> >> >> >>  }
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> 2.25.1
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> 


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