Subject: Re: [v4,net-next,13/15] net: fec: add fec_alloc_rxq_buffers_pp() to allocate buffers from page pool

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:45:19 -0800

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net: fec: add AF_XDP zero-copy support

This patch adds AF_XDP zero-copy support for both TX and RX on the FEC
ethernet driver. RX buffers are allocated from the XSK pool instead of
the page pool, and TX supports both frames from AF_XDP sockets and
XDP_TX action.

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> index c19ae60b04d7..d3e54dcf6a4c 100644

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> +static int fec_setup_xsk_pool(struct net_device *ndev,
> +			      struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
> +			      u16 queue)
> +{
> +	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
> +	bool is_run = netif_running(ndev);
> +	struct fec_enet_priv_rx_q *rxq;
> +	struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q *txq;
> +	bool enable = !!pool;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	if (queue >= fep->num_rx_queues || queue >= fep->num_tx_queues)
> +		return -ERANGE;
> +
> +	if (is_run) {
> +		napi_disable(&fep->napi);
> +		netif_tx_disable(ndev);
> +		synchronize_rcu();
> +		fec_enet_free_buffers(ndev);
> +	}
> +
> +	rxq = fep->rx_queue[queue];
> +	txq = fep->tx_queue[queue];
> +
> +	if (enable) {
> +		err = xsk_pool_dma_map(pool, &fep->pdev->dev, 0);
> +		if (err) {
> +			netdev_err(ndev, "Failed to map xsk pool\n");
> +			return err;
> +		}

If xsk_pool_dma_map() fails here when is_run was true, NAPI has already
been disabled, TX has been disabled, and buffers have been freed. The
early return leaves the device in a non-functional state with no way to
recover except manually bringing the interface down and up.

Should this error path restore the device state by calling fec_restart(),
napi_enable(), and netif_tx_start_all_queues() before returning, similar
to what is done after fec_enet_alloc_buffers() succeeds?

> +
> +		rxq->xsk_pool = pool;
> +		txq->xsk_pool = pool;
> +	} else {
> +		xsk_pool_dma_unmap(rxq->xsk_pool, 0);
> +		rxq->xsk_pool = NULL;
> +		txq->xsk_pool = NULL;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (is_run) {
> +		err = fec_enet_alloc_buffers(ndev);
> +		if (err) {
> +			netdev_err(ndev, "Failed to alloc buffers\n");
> +			goto err_alloc_buffers;
> +		}
> +
> +		fec_restart(ndev);
> +		napi_enable(&fep->napi);
> +		netif_tx_start_all_queues(ndev);
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +
> +err_alloc_buffers:
> +	if (enable) {
> +		xsk_pool_dma_unmap(pool, 0);
> +		rxq->xsk_pool = NULL;
> +		txq->xsk_pool = NULL;
> +	}
> +
> +	return err;

Similarly, the err_alloc_buffers path cleans up the XSK pool state but
does not restore NAPI/TX or restart the device when is_run was true.
Does this leave the device in the same non-functional state?

> +}

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