From: Joanne Koong <joannelkoong@gmail.com>
To: axboe@kernel.dk
Cc: hch@infradead.org, asml.silence@gmail.com, bernd@bsbernd.com,
csander@purestorage.com, krisman@suse.de,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, io-uring@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/8] io_uring/kbuf: add support for kernel-managed buffer rings
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 16:32:17 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260306003224.3620942-2-joannelkoong@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260306003224.3620942-1-joannelkoong@gmail.com>
Add support for kernel-managed buffer rings (kmbuf 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 | 16 ++++-
io_uring/kbuf.c | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
io_uring/kbuf.h | 6 +-
io_uring/memmap.c | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
io_uring/memmap.h | 4 ++
5 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index 23eaeb1fc8d9..81dddf0ba0eb 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -892,15 +892,29 @@ 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 and manages the memory
+ * for the ring and its buffers. The application must set
+ * the buffer size through reg->buf_size and the size must
+ * be page-aligned. When the application subsequently calls
+ * mmap(2) with
+ * IORING_OFF_PBUF_RING | (bgid << IORING_OFF_PBUF_SHIFT),
+ * the virtual mapping returned is a contiguous mapping of
+ * the buffers. If set, IOU_PBUF_RING_MMAP must be set as
+ * well.
*/
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 2ffa95b1c601..0e42c8f602e1 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);
}
@@ -596,14 +599,53 @@ 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_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;
+
+ ret = io_create_region_multi_buf(ctx, &bl->region, reg->ring_entries,
+ reg->buf_size);
+ if (ret) {
+ kfree(ring);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ /* initialize ring buf entries to point to the buffers */
+ buf_region = bl->region.ptr;
+ 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;
struct io_buffer_list *bl;
- struct io_uring_region_desc rd;
struct io_uring_buf_ring *br;
- unsigned long mmap_offset;
- unsigned long ring_size;
int ret;
lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->uring_lock);
@@ -612,7 +654,8 @@ 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 +663,16 @@ 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;
+ /* not yet supported */
+ 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 */
@@ -632,19 +685,30 @@ int io_register_pbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
if (!bl)
return -ENOMEM;
- mmap_offset = (unsigned long)reg.bgid << IORING_OFF_PBUF_SHIFT;
- ring_size = flex_array_size(br, bufs, reg.ring_entries);
+ if (!(reg.flags & IOU_PBUF_RING_KERNEL_MANAGED)) {
+ struct io_uring_region_desc rd;
+ unsigned long mmap_offset;
+ unsigned long ring_size;
+
+ 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;
+ 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;
+ }
+ ret = io_create_region(ctx, &bl->region, &rd, mmap_offset);
+ if (!ret)
+ bl->buf_ring = io_region_get_ptr(&bl->region);
+ } else {
+ ret = io_setup_kmbuf_ring(ctx, bl, ®);
}
- 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
/*
@@ -666,7 +730,6 @@ 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);
@@ -674,6 +737,8 @@ int io_register_pbuf_ring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
return 0;
fail:
io_free_region(ctx->user, &bl->region);
+ if (bl->flags & IOBL_KERNEL_MANAGED)
+ kfree(bl->buf_ring);
kfree(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 {
diff --git a/io_uring/memmap.c b/io_uring/memmap.c
index e6958968975a..4979cbbfa27c 100644
--- a/io_uring/memmap.c
+++ b/io_uring/memmap.c
@@ -15,6 +15,28 @@
#include "rsrc.h"
#include "zcrx.h"
+static void release_multi_buf_pages(struct page **pages, unsigned long nr_pages)
+{
+ struct page *page;
+ unsigned int nr, i = 0;
+
+ while (nr_pages) {
+ page = pages[i];
+
+ if (!page || WARN_ON_ONCE(page != compound_head(page)))
+ return;
+
+ nr = compound_nr(page);
+ put_page(page);
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(nr > nr_pages))
+ return;
+
+ i += nr;
+ nr_pages -= nr;
+ }
+}
+
static bool io_mem_alloc_compound(struct page **pages, int nr_pages,
size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
{
@@ -86,6 +108,8 @@ enum {
IO_REGION_F_USER_PROVIDED = 2,
/* only the first page in the array is ref'ed */
IO_REGION_F_SINGLE_REF = 4,
+ /* pages in the array belong to multiple discrete allocations */
+ IO_REGION_F_MULTI_BUF = 8,
};
void io_free_region(struct user_struct *user, struct io_mapped_region *mr)
@@ -98,6 +122,8 @@ void io_free_region(struct user_struct *user, struct io_mapped_region *mr)
if (mr->flags & IO_REGION_F_USER_PROVIDED)
unpin_user_pages(mr->pages, nr_refs);
+ else if (mr->flags & IO_REGION_F_MULTI_BUF)
+ release_multi_buf_pages(mr->pages, nr_refs);
else
release_pages(mr->pages, nr_refs);
@@ -149,6 +175,54 @@ static int io_region_pin_pages(struct io_mapped_region *mr,
return 0;
}
+static int io_region_allocate_pages_multi_buf(struct io_mapped_region *mr,
+ unsigned int nr_bufs,
+ unsigned int buf_size)
+{
+ gfp_t gfp = GFP_USER | __GFP_ACCOUNT | __GFP_ZERO | __GFP_NOWARN;
+ struct page **pages, **cur_pages;
+ unsigned int nr_allocated;
+ unsigned int buf_pages;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ if (!PAGE_ALIGNED(buf_size))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ buf_pages = buf_size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+ pages = kvmalloc_array(mr->nr_pages, sizeof(*pages), gfp);
+ if (!pages)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ cur_pages = pages;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_bufs; i++) {
+ if (io_mem_alloc_compound(cur_pages, buf_pages, buf_size,
+ gfp)) {
+ cur_pages += buf_pages;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ nr_allocated = alloc_pages_bulk_node(gfp, NUMA_NO_NODE,
+ buf_pages, cur_pages);
+ if (nr_allocated != buf_pages) {
+ unsigned int total =
+ (cur_pages - pages) + nr_allocated;
+
+ release_multi_buf_pages(pages, total);
+ kvfree(pages);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ cur_pages += buf_pages;
+ }
+
+ mr->flags |= IO_REGION_F_MULTI_BUF;
+ mr->pages = pages;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int io_region_allocate_pages(struct io_mapped_region *mr,
struct io_uring_region_desc *reg,
unsigned long mmap_offset)
@@ -181,6 +255,43 @@ static int io_region_allocate_pages(struct io_mapped_region *mr,
return 0;
}
+int io_create_region_multi_buf(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
+ struct io_mapped_region *mr,
+ unsigned int nr_bufs, unsigned int buf_size)
+{
+ unsigned int nr_pages;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(mr->pages || mr->ptr || mr->nr_pages))
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!nr_bufs || !buf_size || !PAGE_ALIGNED(buf_size)))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (check_mul_overflow(buf_size >> PAGE_SHIFT, nr_bufs, &nr_pages))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (ctx->user) {
+ ret = __io_account_mem(ctx->user, nr_pages);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
+ mr->nr_pages = nr_pages;
+
+ ret = io_region_allocate_pages_multi_buf(mr, nr_bufs, buf_size);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_free;
+
+ ret = io_region_init_ptr(mr);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_free;
+
+ return 0;
+out_free:
+ io_free_region(ctx->user, mr);
+ return ret;
+}
+
int io_create_region(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_mapped_region *mr,
struct io_uring_region_desc *reg,
unsigned long mmap_offset)
diff --git a/io_uring/memmap.h b/io_uring/memmap.h
index f4cfbb6b9a1f..3aa1167462ae 100644
--- a/io_uring/memmap.h
+++ b/io_uring/memmap.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ int io_create_region(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_mapped_region *mr,
struct io_uring_region_desc *reg,
unsigned long mmap_offset);
+int io_create_region_multi_buf(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
+ struct io_mapped_region *mr,
+ unsigned int nr_bufs, unsigned int buf_size);
+
static inline void *io_region_get_ptr(struct io_mapped_region *mr)
{
return mr->ptr;
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-06 0:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-06 0:32 [PATCH v3 0/8] io_uring: add kernel-managed buffer rings Joanne Koong
2026-03-06 0:32 ` Joanne Koong [this message]
2026-03-06 0:32 ` [PATCH v3 2/8] io_uring/kbuf: support kernel-managed buffer rings in buffer selection Joanne Koong
2026-03-06 0:32 ` [PATCH v3 3/8] io_uring/kbuf: add buffer ring pinning/unpinning Joanne Koong
2026-03-06 0:32 ` [PATCH v3 4/8] io_uring/kbuf: return buffer id in buffer selection Joanne Koong
2026-03-06 0:32 ` [PATCH v3 5/8] io_uring/kbuf: add recycling for kernel managed buffer rings Joanne Koong
2026-03-06 0:32 ` [PATCH v3 6/8] io_uring/kbuf: add io_uring_is_kmbuf_ring() Joanne Koong
2026-03-06 0:32 ` [PATCH v3 7/8] io_uring/kbuf: export io_ring_buffer_select() Joanne Koong
2026-03-06 0:32 ` [PATCH v3 8/8] io_uring/cmd: set selected buffer index in __io_uring_cmd_done() Joanne Koong
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