Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] virtio_net: add page_pool support

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 03:28:05 -0500

On Tue, Jan 06, 2026 at 02:19:22PM -0800, Vishwanath Seshagiri wrote:
> Introduce page_pool support in virtio_net driver in order to recycle
> pages in RX buffer allocation and avoid reallocating through the page
> allocator. This applies to mergeable and small buffer modes.
> 
> The patch has been tested using the included selftests and additional
> edge case scripts covering device unbind/bind cycles, rapid interface
> open/close, traffic during close, ethtool stress with feature toggling,
> close with pending refill work, and data integrity verification.

Yay! thanks for working on this!
Could you share perf data please?
After all, page pool is an optimization.

> Vishwanath Seshagiri (2):
>   virtio_net: add page pool support for buffer allocation
>   selftests: virtio_net: add buffer circulation test
> 
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c                      | 246 +++++++++++++++---
>  .../drivers/net/virtio_net/basic_features.sh  |  70 +++++
>  2 files changed, 275 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
> 
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> 2.47.3