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From: Joanne Koong <joannelkoong@gmail.com>
To: axboe@kernel.dk, io-uring@vger.kernel.org
Cc: csander@purestorage.com, bernd@bsbernd.com, hch@infradead.org,
	asml.silence@gmail.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/9] io_uring/kbuf: add support for kernel-managed buffer rings
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:52:00 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260218025207.1425553-3-joannelkoong@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260218025207.1425553-1-joannelkoong@gmail.com>

Add support for kernel-managed buffer rings, which allow the kernel to
allocate and manage the backing buffers for a buffer ring, rather than
requiring the application to provide and manage them.

Internally, the IOBL_KERNEL_MANAGED flag marks buffer lists as
kernel-managed for appropriate handling in the I/O path.

At the uapi level, kernel-managed buffer rings are created through the
pbuf interface with the IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED flag set. The
io_uring_buf_reg struct is modified to allow taking in a buf_size
instead of a ring_addr. To create a kernel-managed buffer ring, the
caller must set the IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP flag as well to indicate that the
kernel will allocate the memory for the ring. When the caller mmaps the
ring, they will get back a virtual mapping to the buffer memory.

Signed-off-by: Joanne Koong <joannelkoong@gmail.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h | 14 +++++-
 io_uring/kbuf.c               | 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 io_uring/kbuf.h               |  6 ++-
 3 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index 6750c383a2ab..278b56a87745 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -885,15 +885,27 @@ struct io_uring_buf_ring {
  *			use of it will consume only as much as it needs. This
  *			requires that both the kernel and application keep
  *			track of where the current read/recv index is at.
+ * IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED: If set, kernel allocates the memory for the
+ *			ring and its buffers. The application must set the
+ *			buffer size through reg->buf_size. The buffers are
+ *			recycled by the kernel. IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP must be set
+ *			as well. When the caller makes a subsequent mmap call,
+ *			the virtual mapping returned is a contiguous mapping of
+ *			the buffers. IOU_PBUF_RING_INC is not yet supported.
  */
 enum io_uring_register_pbuf_ring_flags {
 	IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP	= 1,
 	IOU_PBUF_RING_INC	= 2,
+	IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED = 4,
 };
 
 /* argument for IORING_(UN)REGISTER_PBUF_RING */
 struct io_uring_buf_reg {
-	__u64	ring_addr;
+	union {
+		__u64	ring_addr;
+		/* used if reg->flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED */
+		__u32   buf_size;
+	};
 	__u32	ring_entries;
 	__u16	bgid;
 	__u16	flags;
diff --git a/io_uring/kbuf.c b/io_uring/kbuf.c
index 67d4fe576473..816200e91b1f 100644
--- a/io_uring/kbuf.c
+++ b/io_uring/kbuf.c
@@ -427,10 +427,13 @@ static int io_remove_buffers_legacy(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 
 static void io_put_bl(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_buffer_list *bl)
 {
-	if (bl->flags & IOBL_BUF_RING)
+	if (bl->flags & IOBL_BUF_RING) {
 		io_free_region(ctx->user, &bl->region);
-	else
+		if (bl->flags & IOBL_KERNEL_MANAGED)
+			kfree(bl->buf_ring);
+	} else {
 		io_remove_buffers_legacy(ctx, bl, -1U);
+	}
 
 	kfree(bl);
 }
@@ -596,6 +599,51 @@ int io_manage_buffers_legacy(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	return IOU_COMPLETE;
 }
 
+static int io_setup_kmbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
+			       struct io_buffer_list *bl,
+			       const struct io_uring_buf_reg *reg)
+{
+	struct io_uring_region_desc rd;
+	struct io_uring_buf_ring *ring;
+	unsigned long ring_size;
+	void *buf_region;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* allocate pages for the ring structure */
+	ring_size = flex_array_size(ring, bufs, reg->ring_entries);
+	ring = kzalloc(ring_size, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+	if (!ring)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memset(&rd, 0, sizeof(rd));
+	rd.size = (u64)reg->buf_size * reg->ring_entries;
+
+	ret = io_create_region(ctx, &bl->region, &rd, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(ring);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* initialize ring buf entries to point to the buffers */
+	buf_region = io_region_get_ptr(&bl->region);
+	for (i = 0; i < reg->ring_entries; i++) {
+		struct io_uring_buf *buf = &ring->bufs[i];
+
+		buf->addr = (u64)(uintptr_t)buf_region;
+		buf->len = reg->buf_size;
+		buf->bid = i;
+
+		buf_region += reg->buf_size;
+	}
+	ring->tail = reg->ring_entries;
+
+	bl->buf_ring = ring;
+	bl->flags |= IOBL_KERNEL_MANAGED;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int io_register_pbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct io_uring_buf_reg reg;
@@ -612,7 +660,8 @@ int io_register_pbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	if (!mem_is_zero(reg.resv, sizeof(reg.resv)))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (reg.flags & ~(IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP | IOU_PBUF_RING_INC))
+	if (reg.flags & ~(IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP | IOU_PBUF_RING_INC |
+			  IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!is_power_of_2(reg.ring_entries))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -620,6 +669,15 @@ int io_register_pbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
 	if (reg.ring_entries >= 65536)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED) {
+		if (!(reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_INC)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!reg.buf_size || !PAGE_ALIGNED(reg.buf_size))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	bl = io_buffer_get_list(ctx, reg.bgid);
 	if (bl) {
 		/* if mapped buffer ring OR classic exists, don't allow */
@@ -634,17 +692,26 @@ int io_register_pbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
 
 	mmap_offset = (unsigned long)reg.bgid << IORING_OFF_PBUF_SHIFT;
 	ring_size = flex_array_size(br, bufs, reg.ring_entries);
-
 	memset(&rd, 0, sizeof(rd));
-	rd.size = PAGE_ALIGN(ring_size);
-	if (!(reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP)) {
-		rd.user_addr = reg.ring_addr;
-		rd.flags |= IORING_MEM_REGION_TYPE_USER;
+
+	if (reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED) {
+		ret = io_setup_kmbuf_ring(ctx, bl, &reg);
+		if (ret) {
+			kfree(bl);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	} else {
+		rd.size = PAGE_ALIGN(ring_size);
+		if (!(reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP)) {
+			rd.user_addr = reg.ring_addr;
+			rd.flags |= IORING_MEM_REGION_TYPE_USER;
+		}
+		ret = io_create_region(ctx, &bl->region, &rd, mmap_offset);
+		if (ret)
+			goto fail;
+		bl->buf_ring = io_region_get_ptr(&bl->region);
 	}
-	ret = io_create_region(ctx, &bl->region, &rd, mmap_offset);
-	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
-	br = io_region_get_ptr(&bl->region);
+	br = bl->buf_ring;
 
 #ifdef SHM_COLOUR
 	/*
@@ -666,15 +733,13 @@ int io_register_pbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
 	bl->nr_entries = reg.ring_entries;
 	bl->mask = reg.ring_entries - 1;
 	bl->flags |= IOBL_BUF_RING;
-	bl->buf_ring = br;
 	if (reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_INC)
 		bl->flags |= IOBL_INC;
 	ret = io_buffer_add_list(ctx, bl, reg.bgid);
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
 fail:
-	io_free_region(ctx->user, &bl->region);
-	kfree(bl);
+	io_put_bl(ctx, bl);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/io_uring/kbuf.h b/io_uring/kbuf.h
index bf15e26520d3..38dd5fe6716e 100644
--- a/io_uring/kbuf.h
+++ b/io_uring/kbuf.h
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 
 enum {
 	/* ring mapped provided buffers */
-	IOBL_BUF_RING	= 1,
+	IOBL_BUF_RING		= 1,
 	/* buffers are consumed incrementally rather than always fully */
-	IOBL_INC	= 2,
+	IOBL_INC		= 2,
+	/* buffers are kernel managed */
+	IOBL_KERNEL_MANAGED	= 4,
 };
 
 struct io_buffer_list {
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-02-18  2:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-18  2:51 [PATCH v2 0/9] io_uring: add kernel-managed buffer rings Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:51 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] io_uring/memmap: chunk allocations in io_region_allocate_pages() Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:52 ` Joanne Koong [this message]
2026-02-18  2:52 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] io_uring/kbuf: support kernel-managed buffer rings in buffer selection Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:52 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] io_uring/kbuf: add buffer ring pinning/unpinning Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:52 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] io_uring/kbuf: return buffer id in buffer selection Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:52 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] io_uring/kbuf: add recycling for kernel managed buffer rings Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:52 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] io_uring/kbuf: add io_uring_is_kmbuf_ring() Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:52 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] io_uring/kbuf: export io_ring_buffer_select() Joanne Koong
2026-02-18  2:52 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] io_uring/cmd: set selected buffer index in __io_uring_cmd_done() Joanne Koong

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