Re: [PATCH net-next v13 0/5] tun/tap & vhost-net: apply qdisc backpressure on full ptr_ring to reduce TX drops
Simon Schippers <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Aug 2026 11:51:33 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.kernel.virtualization,gmane.linux.network,gmane.linux.documentation,gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel |
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On 7/30/26 23:36, Simon Schippers wrote: > This patch series deals with tun/tap & vhost-net which drop incoming > SKBs whenever their internal ptr_ring buffer is full. Instead, with this > patch series, the associated netdev queue is stopped, but only when the > new IFF_BACKPRESSURE flag is set and a qdisc is attached. Without the > flag, or if no qdisc is present, the existing behavior is preserved. The > XDP transmit path is not affected. This patch series touches tun/tap and > vhost-net, as they share common logic and must be updated together. > Modifying only one of them would break the other. Sashiko found valid regressions, even though the code stayed the same. I will address them and send a v14 soon.