net/mlx5e: Reuse per-RQ XDP buffer to avoid stack zeroing overhead

JIRA: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-72227
JIRA: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-73520
JIRA: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-94894
Upstream-status: v6.16-rc1

commit b66b76a
Author: Carolina Jubran <cjubran@nvidia.com>
Date:   Wed May 14 23:03:52 2025 +0300

    net/mlx5e: Reuse per-RQ XDP buffer to avoid stack zeroing overhead

    CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_ZERO introduces a performance cost by
    zero-initializing all stack variables on function entry. The mlx5 XDP
    RX path previously allocated a struct mlx5e_xdp_buff on the stack per
    received CQE, resulting in measurable performance degradation under
    this config.

    This patch reuses a mlx5e_xdp_buff stored in the mlx5e_rq struct,
    avoiding per-CQE stack allocations and repeated zeroing.

    With this change, XDP_DROP and XDP_TX performance matches that of
    kernels built without CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_ZERO.

    Performance was measured on a ConnectX-6Dx using a single RX channel
    (1 CPU at 100% usage) at ~50 Mpps. The baseline results were taken from
    net-next-6.15.

    Stack zeroing disabled:
    - XDP_DROP:
        * baseline:                     31.47 Mpps
        * baseline + per-RQ allocation: 32.31 Mpps (+2.68%)

    - XDP_TX:
        * baseline:                     12.41 Mpps
        * baseline + per-RQ allocation: 12.95 Mpps (+4.30%)

    Stack zeroing enabled:
    - XDP_DROP:
        * baseline:                     24.32 Mpps
        * baseline + per-RQ allocation: 32.27 Mpps (+32.7%)

    - XDP_TX:
        * baseline:                     11.80 Mpps
        * baseline + per-RQ allocation: 12.24 Mpps (+3.72%)

    Reported-by: Sebastiano Miano <mianosebastiano@gmail.com>
    Reported-by: Samuel Dobron <sdobron@redhat.com>
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAMENy5pb8ea+piKLg5q5yRTMZacQqYWAoVLE1FE9WhQPq92E0g@mail.gmail.com/
    Signed-off-by: Carolina Jubran <cjubran@nvidia.com>
    Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@nvidia.com>
    Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
    Acked-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@kernel.org>
    Link: https://patch.msgid.link/1747253032-663457-1-git-send-email-tariqt@nvidia.com
    Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Poirier <bpoirier@redhat.com>

Author: Benjamin Poirier

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h

@@ -520,6 +520,12 @@ struct mlx5e_xdpsq {
 	struct mlx5e_channel      *channel;
 } ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
+struct mlx5e_xdp_buff {
+	struct xdp_buff xdp;
+	struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe;
+	struct mlx5e_rq *rq;
+};
+
 struct mlx5e_ktls_resync_resp;
 
 struct mlx5e_icosq {
@@ -716,6 +722,7 @@ struct mlx5e_rq {
 	struct mlx5e_xdpsq    *xdpsq;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(flags, 8);
 	struct page_pool      *page_pool;
+	struct mlx5e_xdp_buff mxbuf;
 
 	/* AF_XDP zero-copy */
 	struct xsk_buff_pool  *xsk_pool;

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h

@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
 	(MLX5E_XDP_INLINE_WQE_MAX_DS_CNT * MLX5_SEND_WQE_DS - \
 	 sizeof(struct mlx5_wqe_inline_seg))
 
-struct mlx5e_xdp_buff {
-	struct xdp_buff xdp;
-	struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe;
-	struct mlx5e_rq *rq;
-};
-
 /* XDP packets can be transmitted in different ways. On completion, we need to
  * distinguish between them to clean up things in a proper way.
  */

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c

@@ -1684,17 +1684,17 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi,
 
 	prog = rcu_dereference(rq->xdp_prog);
 	if (prog) {
-		struct mlx5e_xdp_buff mxbuf;
+		struct mlx5e_xdp_buff *mxbuf = &rq->mxbuf;
 
 		net_prefetchw(va); /* xdp_frame data area */
 		mlx5e_fill_mxbuf(rq, cqe, va, rx_headroom, rq->buff.frame0_sz,
-				 cqe_bcnt, &mxbuf);
-		if (mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, &mxbuf))
+				 cqe_bcnt, mxbuf);
+		if (mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, mxbuf))
 			return NULL; /* page/packet was consumed by XDP */
 
-		rx_headroom = mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_hard_start;
-		metasize = mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_meta;
-		cqe_bcnt = mxbuf.xdp.data_end - mxbuf.xdp.data;
+		rx_headroom = mxbuf->xdp.data - mxbuf->xdp.data_hard_start;
+		metasize = mxbuf->xdp.data - mxbuf->xdp.data_meta;
+		cqe_bcnt = mxbuf->xdp.data_end - mxbuf->xdp.data;
 	}
 	frag_size = MLX5_SKB_FRAG_SZ(rx_headroom + cqe_bcnt);
 	skb = mlx5e_build_linear_skb(rq, va, frag_size, rx_headroom, cqe_bcnt, metasize);
@@ -1713,11 +1713,11 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi
 			     struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe, u32 cqe_bcnt)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_rq_frag_info *frag_info = &rq->wqe.info.arr[0];
+	struct mlx5e_xdp_buff *mxbuf = &rq->mxbuf;
 	struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *head_wi = wi;
 	u16 rx_headroom = rq->buff.headroom;
 	struct mlx5e_frag_page *frag_page;
 	struct skb_shared_info *sinfo;
-	struct mlx5e_xdp_buff mxbuf;
 	u32 frag_consumed_bytes;
 	struct bpf_prog *prog;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1737,8 +1737,8 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi
 	net_prefetch(va + rx_headroom);
 
 	mlx5e_fill_mxbuf(rq, cqe, va, rx_headroom, rq->buff.frame0_sz,
-			 frag_consumed_bytes, &mxbuf);
-	sinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(&mxbuf.xdp);
+			 frag_consumed_bytes, mxbuf);
+	sinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(&mxbuf->xdp);
 	truesize = 0;
 
 	cqe_bcnt -= frag_consumed_bytes;
@@ -1750,8 +1750,9 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi
 
 		frag_consumed_bytes = min_t(u32, frag_info->frag_size, cqe_bcnt);
 
-		mlx5e_add_skb_shared_info_frag(rq, sinfo, &mxbuf.xdp, frag_page,
-					       wi->offset, frag_consumed_bytes);
+		mlx5e_add_skb_shared_info_frag(rq, sinfo, &mxbuf->xdp,
+					       frag_page, wi->offset,
+					       frag_consumed_bytes);
 		truesize += frag_info->frag_stride;
 
 		cqe_bcnt -= frag_consumed_bytes;
@@ -1760,7 +1761,7 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi
 	}
 
 	prog = rcu_dereference(rq->xdp_prog);
-	if (prog && mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, &mxbuf)) {
+	if (prog && mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, mxbuf)) {
 		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MLX5E_RQ_FLAG_XDP_XMIT, rq->flags)) {
 			struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *pwi;
 
@@ -1770,21 +1771,23 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi
 		return NULL; /* page/packet was consumed by XDP */
 	}
 
-	skb = mlx5e_build_linear_skb(rq, mxbuf.xdp.data_hard_start, rq->buff.frame0_sz,
-				     mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_hard_start,
-				     mxbuf.xdp.data_end - mxbuf.xdp.data,
-				     mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_meta);
+	skb = mlx5e_build_linear_skb(
+		rq, mxbuf->xdp.data_hard_start, rq->buff.frame0_sz,
+		mxbuf->xdp.data - mxbuf->xdp.data_hard_start,
+		mxbuf->xdp.data_end - mxbuf->xdp.data,
+		mxbuf->xdp.data - mxbuf->xdp.data_meta);
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return NULL;
 
 	skb_mark_for_recycle(skb);
 	head_wi->frag_page->frags++;
 
-	if (xdp_buff_has_frags(&mxbuf.xdp)) {
+	if (xdp_buff_has_frags(&mxbuf->xdp)) {
 		/* sinfo->nr_frags is reset by build_skb, calculate again. */
 		xdp_update_skb_shared_info(skb, wi - head_wi - 1,
 					   sinfo->xdp_frags_size, truesize,
-					   xdp_buff_is_frag_pfmemalloc(&mxbuf.xdp));
+					   xdp_buff_is_frag_pfmemalloc(
+						&mxbuf->xdp));
 
 		for (struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *pwi = head_wi + 1; pwi < wi; pwi++)
 			pwi->frag_page->frags++;
@@ -1984,10 +1987,10 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *w
 	struct mlx5e_frag_page *frag_page = &wi->alloc_units.frag_pages[page_idx];
 	u16 headlen = min_t(u16, MLX5E_RX_MAX_HEAD, cqe_bcnt);
 	struct mlx5e_frag_page *head_page = frag_page;
+	struct mlx5e_xdp_buff *mxbuf = &rq->mxbuf;
 	u32 frag_offset    = head_offset;
 	u32 byte_cnt       = cqe_bcnt;
 	struct skb_shared_info *sinfo;
-	struct mlx5e_xdp_buff mxbuf;
 	unsigned int truesize = 0;
 	struct bpf_prog *prog;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -2033,9 +2036,10 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *w
 		}
 	}
 
-	mlx5e_fill_mxbuf(rq, cqe, va, linear_hr, linear_frame_sz, linear_data_len, &mxbuf);
+	mlx5e_fill_mxbuf(rq, cqe, va, linear_hr, linear_frame_sz,
+			 linear_data_len, mxbuf);
 
-	sinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(&mxbuf.xdp);
+	sinfo = xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(&mxbuf->xdp);
 
 	while (byte_cnt) {
 		/* Non-linear mode, hence non-XSK, which always uses PAGE_SIZE. */
@@ -2046,15 +2050,16 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *w
 		else
 			truesize += ALIGN(pg_consumed_bytes, BIT(rq->mpwqe.log_stride_sz));
 
-		mlx5e_add_skb_shared_info_frag(rq, sinfo, &mxbuf.xdp, frag_page, frag_offset,
+		mlx5e_add_skb_shared_info_frag(rq, sinfo, &mxbuf->xdp,
+					       frag_page, frag_offset,
 					       pg_consumed_bytes);
 		byte_cnt -= pg_consumed_bytes;
 		frag_offset = 0;
 		frag_page++;
 	}
 
 	if (prog) {
-		if (mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, &mxbuf)) {
+		if (mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, mxbuf)) {
 			if (__test_and_clear_bit(MLX5E_RQ_FLAG_XDP_XMIT, rq->flags)) {
 				struct mlx5e_frag_page *pfp;
 
@@ -2067,10 +2072,10 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *w
 			return NULL; /* page/packet was consumed by XDP */
 		}
 
-		skb = mlx5e_build_linear_skb(rq, mxbuf.xdp.data_hard_start,
-					     linear_frame_sz,
-					     mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_hard_start, 0,
-					     mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_meta);
+		skb = mlx5e_build_linear_skb(
+			rq, mxbuf->xdp.data_hard_start, linear_frame_sz,
+			mxbuf->xdp.data - mxbuf->xdp.data_hard_start, 0,
+			mxbuf->xdp.data - mxbuf->xdp.data_meta);
 		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
 			mlx5e_page_release_fragmented(rq, &wi->linear_page);
 			return NULL;
@@ -2080,13 +2085,14 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *w
 		wi->linear_page.frags++;
 		mlx5e_page_release_fragmented(rq, &wi->linear_page);
 
-		if (xdp_buff_has_frags(&mxbuf.xdp)) {
+		if (xdp_buff_has_frags(&mxbuf->xdp)) {
 			struct mlx5e_frag_page *pagep;
 
 			/* sinfo->nr_frags is reset by build_skb, calculate again. */
 			xdp_update_skb_shared_info(skb, frag_page - head_page,
 						   sinfo->xdp_frags_size, truesize,
-						   xdp_buff_is_frag_pfmemalloc(&mxbuf.xdp));
+						   xdp_buff_is_frag_pfmemalloc(
+							&mxbuf->xdp));
 
 			pagep = head_page;
 			do
@@ -2097,12 +2103,13 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *w
 	} else {
 		dma_addr_t addr;
 
-		if (xdp_buff_has_frags(&mxbuf.xdp)) {
+		if (xdp_buff_has_frags(&mxbuf->xdp)) {
 			struct mlx5e_frag_page *pagep;
 
 			xdp_update_skb_shared_info(skb, sinfo->nr_frags,
 						   sinfo->xdp_frags_size, truesize,
-						   xdp_buff_is_frag_pfmemalloc(&mxbuf.xdp));
+						   xdp_buff_is_frag_pfmemalloc(
+							&mxbuf->xdp));
 
 			pagep = frag_page - sinfo->nr_frags;
 			do
@@ -2152,20 +2159,20 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi,
 
 	prog = rcu_dereference(rq->xdp_prog);
 	if (prog) {
-		struct mlx5e_xdp_buff mxbuf;
+		struct mlx5e_xdp_buff *mxbuf = &rq->mxbuf;
 
 		net_prefetchw(va); /* xdp_frame data area */
 		mlx5e_fill_mxbuf(rq, cqe, va, rx_headroom, rq->buff.frame0_sz,
-				 cqe_bcnt, &mxbuf);
-		if (mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, &mxbuf)) {
+				 cqe_bcnt, mxbuf);
+		if (mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, prog, mxbuf)) {
 			if (__test_and_clear_bit(MLX5E_RQ_FLAG_XDP_XMIT, rq->flags))
 				frag_page->frags++;
 			return NULL; /* page/packet was consumed by XDP */
 		}
 
-		rx_headroom = mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_hard_start;
-		metasize = mxbuf.xdp.data - mxbuf.xdp.data_meta;
-		cqe_bcnt = mxbuf.xdp.data_end - mxbuf.xdp.data;
+		rx_headroom = mxbuf->xdp.data - mxbuf->xdp.data_hard_start;
+		metasize =  mxbuf->xdp.data -  mxbuf->xdp.data_meta;
+		cqe_bcnt =  mxbuf->xdp.data_end -  mxbuf->xdp.data;
 	}
 	frag_size = MLX5_SKB_FRAG_SZ(rx_headroom + cqe_bcnt);
 	skb = mlx5e_build_linear_skb(rq, va, frag_size, rx_headroom, cqe_bcnt, metasize);