[net-next,v6] virtio/vsock: replace virtio_vsock_pkt with sk_buff

Message ID 20221213072549.1997724-1-bobby.eshleman@bytedance.com
State New
Headers
Series [net-next,v6] virtio/vsock: replace virtio_vsock_pkt with sk_buff |

Commit Message

Bobby Eshleman Dec. 13, 2022, 7:25 a.m. UTC
  This commit changes virtio/vsock to use sk_buff instead of
virtio_vsock_pkt. Beyond better conforming to other net code, using
sk_buff allows vsock to use sk_buff-dependent features in the future
(such as sockmap) and improves throughput.

This patch introduces the following performance changes:

Tool/Config: uperf w/ 64 threads, SOCK_STREAM
Test Runs: 5, mean of results
Before: commit 95ec6bce2a0b ("Merge branch 'net-ipa-more-endpoints'")

Test: 64KB, g2h
Before: 21.63 Gb/s
After: 25.59 Gb/s (+18%)

Test: 16B, g2h
Before: 11.86 Mb/s
After: 17.41 Mb/s (+46%)

Test: 64KB, h2g
Before: 2.15 Gb/s
After: 3.6 Gb/s (+67%)

Test: 16B, h2g
Before: 14.38 Mb/s
After: 18.43 Mb/s (+28%)

Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman@bytedance.com>
---

Note: v6 was only tested from basic sanity checking in uperf, socat, and
the vsock_test tests in the mainline, but not the new tests from
Arseniy's test/vsock patches.

Changes in v6:
- use skb->cb instead of skb->_skb_refdst
- use lock-free __skb_queue_purge for rx_queue when rx_lock held

Changes in v5:
- last_skb instead of skb: last_hdr->len = cpu_to_le32(last_skb->len)

Changes in v4:
- vdso/bits.h -> linux/bits.h
- add virtio_vsock_alloc_skb() helper
- virtio/vsock: rename buf_len -> total_len
- update last_hdr->len
- fix build_skb() for vsockmon (tested)
- add queue helpers
- use spin_{unlock/lock}_bh() instead of spin_lock()/spin_unlock()
- note: I only ran a few g2h tests to check that this change
  had no perf impact. The above data is still from patch
  v3.

Changes in v3:
- fix seqpacket bug
- use zero in vhost_add_used(..., 0) device doesn't write to buffer
- use xmas tree style declarations
- vsock_hdr() -> virtio_vsock_hdr() and other include file style fixes
- no skb merging
- save space by not using vsock_metadata
- use _skb_refdst instead of skb buffer space for flags
- use skb_pull() to keep track of read bytes instead of using an an
  extra variable 'off' in the skb buffer space
- remove unnecessary sk_allocation assignment
- do not zero hdr needlessly
- introduce virtio_transport_skb_len() because skb->len changes now
- use spin_lock() directly on queue lock instead of sk_buff_head helpers
  which use spin_lock_irqsave() (e.g., skb_dequeue)
- do not reduce buffer size to be page size divisible
- Note: the biggest performance change came from loosening the spinlock
  variation and not reducing the buffer size.

Changes in v2:
- Use alloc_skb() directly instead of sock_alloc_send_pskb() to minimize
  uAPI changes.
- Do not marshal errors to -ENOMEM for non-virtio implementations.
- No longer a part of the original series
- Some code cleanup and refactoring
- Include performance stats

 drivers/vhost/vsock.c                   | 213 +++++-------
 include/linux/virtio_vsock.h            | 132 ++++++--
 net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c        | 149 +++------
 net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 422 +++++++++++++-----------
 net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c          |  51 +--
 5 files changed, 501 insertions(+), 466 deletions(-)

 drivers/vhost/vsock.c                   | 213 +++++-------
 include/linux/virtio_vsock.h            | 132 ++++++--
 net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c        | 149 +++------
 net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 422 +++++++++++++-----------
 net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c          |  51 +--
 5 files changed, 501 insertions(+), 466 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Bobby Eshleman Nov. 23, 2022, 12:31 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 04:43:04PM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 10:06:23AM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:22:32AM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> > > > +	if (len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
> > > 
> > > Same here.
> > > 
> > > If there are no major changes to be made, I think the next version is the
> > > final ones, though we are now in the merge window, so net-next is closed
> > > [1], only RFCs can be sent [2].
> > > 
> > > I suggest you wait until the merge window is over (two weeks usually) to
> > > send the next version.
> > 
> > Nah, you never know, could be more comments. And depending on the timing
> > I might be able to merge it.
> 
> Right, in the end these changes are only to virtio-vsock transport, so they
> can go smoothly even with your tree.
> 
> @Bobby, so if you can fix the remaining small things, we can try to merge it
> :-)
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefano

Sure thing. I'll change / send now.

Best,
Bobby
  
Stefano Garzarella Dec. 13, 2022, 10:22 a.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 07:25:49AM +0000, Bobby Eshleman wrote:
>This commit changes virtio/vsock to use sk_buff instead of
>virtio_vsock_pkt. Beyond better conforming to other net code, using
>sk_buff allows vsock to use sk_buff-dependent features in the future
>(such as sockmap) and improves throughput.
>
>This patch introduces the following performance changes:
>
>Tool/Config: uperf w/ 64 threads, SOCK_STREAM
>Test Runs: 5, mean of results
>Before: commit 95ec6bce2a0b ("Merge branch 'net-ipa-more-endpoints'")
>
>Test: 64KB, g2h
>Before: 21.63 Gb/s
>After: 25.59 Gb/s (+18%)
>
>Test: 16B, g2h
>Before: 11.86 Mb/s
>After: 17.41 Mb/s (+46%)
>
>Test: 64KB, h2g
>Before: 2.15 Gb/s
>After: 3.6 Gb/s (+67%)
>
>Test: 16B, h2g
>Before: 14.38 Mb/s
>After: 18.43 Mb/s (+28%)
>
>Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman@bytedance.com>
>---
>
>Note: v6 was only tested from basic sanity checking in uperf, socat, and
>the vsock_test tests in the mainline, but not the new tests from
>Arseniy's test/vsock patches.

I tested with Arseniy's test/vsock patches applied and everything looks 
good!

I left just a couple of comments above based on Paolo review on v5 
related to skb_queue_empty_lockless().

>
>Changes in v6:
>- use skb->cb instead of skb->_skb_refdst
>- use lock-free __skb_queue_purge for rx_queue when rx_lock held
>
>Changes in v5:
>- last_skb instead of skb: last_hdr->len = cpu_to_le32(last_skb->len)
>
>Changes in v4:
>- vdso/bits.h -> linux/bits.h
>- add virtio_vsock_alloc_skb() helper
>- virtio/vsock: rename buf_len -> total_len
>- update last_hdr->len
>- fix build_skb() for vsockmon (tested)
>- add queue helpers
>- use spin_{unlock/lock}_bh() instead of spin_lock()/spin_unlock()
>- note: I only ran a few g2h tests to check that this change
>  had no perf impact. The above data is still from patch
>  v3.
>
>Changes in v3:
>- fix seqpacket bug
>- use zero in vhost_add_used(..., 0) device doesn't write to buffer
>- use xmas tree style declarations
>- vsock_hdr() -> virtio_vsock_hdr() and other include file style fixes
>- no skb merging
>- save space by not using vsock_metadata
>- use _skb_refdst instead of skb buffer space for flags
>- use skb_pull() to keep track of read bytes instead of using an an
>  extra variable 'off' in the skb buffer space
>- remove unnecessary sk_allocation assignment
>- do not zero hdr needlessly
>- introduce virtio_transport_skb_len() because skb->len changes now
>- use spin_lock() directly on queue lock instead of sk_buff_head helpers
>  which use spin_lock_irqsave() (e.g., skb_dequeue)
>- do not reduce buffer size to be page size divisible
>- Note: the biggest performance change came from loosening the spinlock
>  variation and not reducing the buffer size.
>
>Changes in v2:
>- Use alloc_skb() directly instead of sock_alloc_send_pskb() to minimize
>  uAPI changes.
>- Do not marshal errors to -ENOMEM for non-virtio implementations.
>- No longer a part of the original series
>- Some code cleanup and refactoring
>- Include performance stats
>
> drivers/vhost/vsock.c                   | 213 +++++-------
> include/linux/virtio_vsock.h            | 132 ++++++--
> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c        | 149 +++------
> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 422 +++++++++++++-----------
> net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c          |  51 +--
> 5 files changed, 501 insertions(+), 466 deletions(-)
>
> drivers/vhost/vsock.c                   | 213 +++++-------
> include/linux/virtio_vsock.h            | 132 ++++++--
> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c        | 149 +++------
> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 422 +++++++++++++-----------
> net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c          |  51 +--
> 5 files changed, 501 insertions(+), 466 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
>index 5703775af129..2a5994b029b2 100644
>--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
>+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
>@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ struct vhost_vsock {
> 	struct hlist_node hash;
>
> 	struct vhost_work send_pkt_work;
>-	spinlock_t send_pkt_list_lock;
>-	struct list_head send_pkt_list;	/* host->guest pending packets */
>+	struct sk_buff_head send_pkt_queue; /* host->guest pending packets */
>
> 	atomic_t queued_replies;
>
>@@ -108,40 +107,33 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
> 	vhost_disable_notify(&vsock->dev, vq);
>
> 	do {
>-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>+		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
>+		size_t iov_len, payload_len;
> 		struct iov_iter iov_iter;
>+		u32 flags_to_restore = 0;
>+		struct sk_buff *skb;
> 		unsigned out, in;
> 		size_t nbytes;
>-		size_t iov_len, payload_len;
> 		int head;
>-		u32 flags_to_restore = 0;
>
>-		spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-		if (list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
>-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>+		spin_lock(&vsock->send_pkt_queue.lock);
>+		skb = __skb_dequeue(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
>+		spin_unlock(&vsock->send_pkt_queue.lock);
>+
>+		if (!skb) {
> 			vhost_enable_notify(&vsock->dev, vq);
> 			break;
> 		}
>
>-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
>-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
>-		list_del_init(&pkt->list);
>-		spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-
> 		head = vhost_get_vq_desc(vq, vq->iov, ARRAY_SIZE(vq->iov),
> 					 &out, &in, NULL, NULL);
> 		if (head < 0) {
>-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
>-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
> 			break;
> 		}
>
> 		if (head == vq->num) {
>-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
>-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-
>+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
> 			/* We cannot finish yet if more buffers snuck in while
> 			 * re-enabling notify.
> 			 */
>@@ -153,26 +145,27 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
> 		}
>
> 		if (out) {
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+			kfree_skb(skb);
> 			vq_err(vq, "Expected 0 output buffers, got %u\n", out);
> 			break;
> 		}
>
> 		iov_len = iov_length(&vq->iov[out], in);
>-		if (iov_len < sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		if (iov_len < sizeof(*hdr)) {
>+			kfree_skb(skb);
> 			vq_err(vq, "Buffer len [%zu] too small\n", iov_len);
> 			break;
> 		}
>
> 		iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, &vq->iov[out], in, iov_len);
>-		payload_len = pkt->len - pkt->off;
>+		payload_len = skb->len;
>+		hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>
> 		/* If the packet is greater than the space available in the
> 		 * buffer, we split it using multiple buffers.
> 		 */
>-		if (payload_len > iov_len - sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
>-			payload_len = iov_len - sizeof(pkt->hdr);
>+		if (payload_len > iov_len - sizeof(*hdr)) {
>+			payload_len = iov_len - sizeof(*hdr);
>
> 			/* As we are copying pieces of large packet's buffer to
> 			 * small rx buffers, headers of packets in rx 
> 			 queue are
>@@ -185,31 +178,30 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
> 			 * bits set. After initialized header will be copied to
> 			 * rx buffer, these required bits will be restored.
> 			 */
>-			if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
>-				pkt->hdr.flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
>+			if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
>+				hdr->flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
> 				flags_to_restore |= 
> 				VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM;
>
>-				if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR) {
>-					pkt->hdr.flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
>+				if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR) {
>+					hdr->flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
> 					flags_to_restore |= VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR;
> 				}
> 			}
> 		}
>
> 		/* Set the correct length in the header */
>-		pkt->hdr.len = cpu_to_le32(payload_len);
>+		hdr->len = cpu_to_le32(payload_len);
>
>-		nbytes = copy_to_iter(&pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr), &iov_iter);
>-		if (nbytes != sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		nbytes = copy_to_iter(hdr, sizeof(*hdr), &iov_iter);
>+		if (nbytes != sizeof(*hdr)) {
>+			kfree_skb(skb);
> 			vq_err(vq, "Faulted on copying pkt hdr\n");
> 			break;
> 		}
>
>-		nbytes = copy_to_iter(pkt->buf + pkt->off, payload_len,
>-				      &iov_iter);
>+		nbytes = copy_to_iter(skb->data, payload_len, &iov_iter);
> 		if (nbytes != payload_len) {
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+			kfree_skb(skb);
> 			vq_err(vq, "Faulted on copying pkt buf\n");
> 			break;
> 		}
>@@ -217,31 +209,28 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
> 		/* Deliver to monitoring devices all packets that we
> 		 * will transmit.
> 		 */
>-		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
>+		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
>
>-		vhost_add_used(vq, head, sizeof(pkt->hdr) + payload_len);
>+		vhost_add_used(vq, head, sizeof(*hdr) + payload_len);
> 		added = true;
>
>-		pkt->off += payload_len;
>+		skb_pull(skb, payload_len);
> 		total_len += payload_len;
>
> 		/* If we didn't send all the payload we can requeue the packet
> 		 * to send it with the next available buffer.
> 		 */
>-		if (pkt->off < pkt->len) {
>-			pkt->hdr.flags |= cpu_to_le32(flags_to_restore);
>+		if (skb->len > 0) {
>+			hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(flags_to_restore);
>
>-			/* We are queueing the same virtio_vsock_pkt to handle
>+			/* We are queueing the same skb to handle
> 			 * the remaining bytes, and we want to deliver it
> 			 * to monitoring devices in the next iteration.
> 			 */
>-			pkt->tap_delivered = false;
>-
>-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
>-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>+			virtio_vsock_skb_clear_tap_delivered(skb);
>+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
> 		} else {
>-			if (pkt->reply) {
>+			if (virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb)) {
> 				int val;
>
> 				val = 
> 				atomic_dec_return(&vsock->queued_replies);
>@@ -253,7 +242,7 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
> 					restart_tx = true;
> 			}
>
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+			consume_skb(skb);
> 		}
> 	} while(likely(!vhost_exceeds_weight(vq, ++pkts, total_len)));
> 	if (added)
>@@ -278,28 +267,26 @@ static void vhost_transport_send_pkt_work(struct vhost_work *work)
> }
>
> static int
>-vhost_transport_send_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+vhost_transport_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
> 	struct vhost_vsock *vsock;
>-	int len = pkt->len;
>+	int len = skb->len;
>
> 	rcu_read_lock();
>
> 	/* Find the vhost_vsock according to guest context id  */
>-	vsock = vhost_vsock_get(le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid));
>+	vsock = vhost_vsock_get(le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid));
> 	if (!vsock) {
> 		rcu_read_unlock();
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 		return -ENODEV;
> 	}
>
>-	if (pkt->reply)
>+	if (virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb))
> 		atomic_inc(&vsock->queued_replies);
>
>-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	list_add_tail(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
>-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-
>+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_tail(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
> 	vhost_work_queue(&vsock->dev, &vsock->send_pkt_work);
>
> 	rcu_read_unlock();
>@@ -310,10 +297,8 @@ static int
> vhost_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> {
> 	struct vhost_vsock *vsock;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt, *n;
> 	int cnt = 0;
> 	int ret = -ENODEV;
>-	LIST_HEAD(freeme);
>
> 	rcu_read_lock();
>
>@@ -322,20 +307,7 @@ vhost_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> 	if (!vsock)
> 		goto out;
>
>-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &vsock->send_pkt_list, list) {
>-		if (pkt->vsk != vsk)
>-			continue;
>-		list_move(&pkt->list, &freeme);
>-	}
>-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-
>-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &freeme, list) {
>-		if (pkt->reply)
>-			cnt++;
>-		list_del(&pkt->list);
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>-	}
>+	cnt = virtio_transport_purge_skbs(vsk, &vsock->send_pkt_queue);
>
> 	if (cnt) {
> 		struct vhost_virtqueue *tx_vq = &vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX];
>@@ -352,12 +324,14 @@ vhost_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> 	return ret;
> }
>
>-static struct virtio_vsock_pkt *
>-vhost_vsock_alloc_pkt(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>+static struct sk_buff *
>+vhost_vsock_alloc_skb(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> 		      unsigned int out, unsigned int in)
> {
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
> 	struct iov_iter iov_iter;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
>+	size_t payload_len;
> 	size_t nbytes;
> 	size_t len;
>
>@@ -366,50 +340,47 @@ vhost_vsock_alloc_pkt(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
> 		return NULL;
> 	}
>
>-	pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
>-	if (!pkt)
>+	len = iov_length(vq->iov, out);
>+
>+	/* len contains both payload and hdr */
>+	skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(len, GFP_KERNEL);
>+	if (!skb)
> 		return NULL;
>
>-	len = iov_length(vq->iov, out);
> 	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, WRITE, vq->iov, out, len);
>
>-	nbytes = copy_from_iter(&pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr), &iov_iter);
>-	if (nbytes != sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
>+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>+	nbytes = copy_from_iter(hdr, sizeof(*hdr), &iov_iter);
>+	if (nbytes != sizeof(*hdr)) {
> 		vq_err(vq, "Expected %zu bytes for pkt->hdr, got %zu bytes\n",
>-		       sizeof(pkt->hdr), nbytes);
>-		kfree(pkt);
>+		       sizeof(*hdr), nbytes);
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 		return NULL;
> 	}
>
>-	pkt->len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
>+	payload_len = le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
>
> 	/* No payload */
>-	if (!pkt->len)
>-		return pkt;
>+	if (!payload_len)
>+		return skb;
>
> 	/* The pkt is too big */
>-	if (pkt->len > VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE) {
>-		kfree(pkt);
>+	if (payload_len > VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE) {
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 		return NULL;
> 	}
>
>-	pkt->buf = kvmalloc(pkt->len, GFP_KERNEL);
>-	if (!pkt->buf) {
>-		kfree(pkt);
>-		return NULL;
>-	}
>+	virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put(skb);
>
>-	pkt->buf_len = pkt->len;
>-
>-	nbytes = copy_from_iter(pkt->buf, pkt->len, &iov_iter);
>-	if (nbytes != pkt->len) {
>-		vq_err(vq, "Expected %u byte payload, got %zu bytes\n",
>-		       pkt->len, nbytes);
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+	nbytes = copy_from_iter(skb->data, payload_len, &iov_iter);
>+	if (nbytes != payload_len) {
>+		vq_err(vq, "Expected %zu byte payload, got %zu bytes\n",
>+		       payload_len, nbytes);
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 		return NULL;
> 	}
>
>-	return pkt;
>+	return skb;
> }
>
> /* Is there space left for replies to rx packets? */
>@@ -496,9 +467,9 @@ static void vhost_vsock_handle_tx_kick(struct vhost_work *work)
> 						  poll.work);
> 	struct vhost_vsock *vsock = container_of(vq->dev, struct vhost_vsock,
> 						 dev);
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
> 	int head, pkts = 0, total_len = 0;
> 	unsigned int out, in;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
> 	bool added = false;
>
> 	mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
>@@ -511,6 +482,8 @@ static void vhost_vsock_handle_tx_kick(struct vhost_work *work)
>
> 	vhost_disable_notify(&vsock->dev, vq);
> 	do {
>+		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
>+
> 		if (!vhost_vsock_more_replies(vsock)) {
> 			/* Stop tx until the device processes already
> 			 * pending replies.  Leave tx virtqueue
>@@ -532,24 +505,26 @@ static void vhost_vsock_handle_tx_kick(struct vhost_work *work)
> 			break;
> 		}
>
>-		pkt = vhost_vsock_alloc_pkt(vq, out, in);
>-		if (!pkt) {
>+		skb = vhost_vsock_alloc_skb(vq, out, in);
>+		if (!skb) {
> 			vq_err(vq, "Faulted on pkt\n");
> 			continue;
> 		}
>
>-		total_len += sizeof(pkt->hdr) + pkt->len;
>+		total_len += sizeof(*hdr) + skb->len;
>
> 		/* Deliver to monitoring devices all received packets */
>-		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
>+		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
>+
>+		hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>
> 		/* Only accept correctly addressed packets */
>-		if (le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_cid) == vsock->guest_cid &&
>-		    le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid) ==
>+		if (le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid) == vsock->guest_cid &&
>+		    le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid) ==
> 		    vhost_transport_get_local_cid())
>-			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&vhost_transport, pkt);
>+			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&vhost_transport, skb);
> 		else
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+			kfree_skb(skb);
>
> 		vhost_add_used(vq, head, 0);
> 		added = true;
>@@ -693,8 +668,7 @@ static int vhost_vsock_dev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
> 		       VHOST_VSOCK_WEIGHT, true, NULL);
>
> 	file->private_data = vsock;
>-	spin_lock_init(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vsock->send_pkt_list);
>+	skb_queue_head_init(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
> 	vhost_work_init(&vsock->send_pkt_work, vhost_transport_send_pkt_work);
> 	return 0;
>
>@@ -760,16 +734,7 @@ static int vhost_vsock_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
> 	vhost_vsock_flush(vsock);
> 	vhost_dev_stop(&vsock->dev);
>
>-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	while (!list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
>-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>-
>-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
>-				struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
>-		list_del_init(&pkt->list);
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>-	}
>-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_purge(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
>
> 	vhost_dev_cleanup(&vsock->dev);
> 	kfree(vsock->dev.vqs);
>diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
>index 35d7eedb5e8e..0385df976d41 100644
>--- a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
>+++ b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
>@@ -3,10 +3,116 @@
> #define _LINUX_VIRTIO_VSOCK_H
>
> #include <uapi/linux/virtio_vsock.h>
>+#include <linux/bits.h>
> #include <linux/socket.h>
> #include <net/sock.h>
> #include <net/af_vsock.h>
>
>+#define VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM (sizeof(struct virtio_vsock_hdr))
>+
>+enum virtio_vsock_skb_flags {
>+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_FLAGS_REPLY		= BIT(0),
>+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_FLAGS_TAP_DELIVERED	= BIT(1),
>+};
>+
>+struct virtio_vsock_skb_cb {
>+	bool reply;
>+	bool tap_delivered;
>+};
>+
>+#define VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb) ((struct virtio_vsock_skb_cb *)((skb)->cb))
>+
>+static inline struct virtio_vsock_hdr *virtio_vsock_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	return (struct virtio_vsock_hdr *)skb->head;
>+}
>+
>+static inline bool virtio_vsock_skb_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	return VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->reply;
>+}
>+
>+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_set_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->reply = true;
>+}
>+
>+static inline bool virtio_vsock_skb_tap_delivered(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	return VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->tap_delivered;
>+}
>+
>+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_set_tap_delivered(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->tap_delivered = true;
>+}
>+
>+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_clear_tap_delivered(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->tap_delivered = false;
>+}
>+
>+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	u32 len;
>+
>+	len = le32_to_cpu(virtio_vsock_hdr(skb)->len);
>+
>+	if (len > 0)
>+		skb_put(skb, len);
>+}
>+
>+static inline struct sk_buff *virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(unsigned int size, gfp_t mask)
>+{
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
>+
>+	skb = alloc_skb(size, mask);
>+	if (!skb)
>+		return NULL;
>+
>+	skb_reserve(skb, VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM);
>+	return skb;
>+}
>+
>+static inline void
>+virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(struct sk_buff_head *list, struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
>+	__skb_queue_head(list, skb);
>+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
>+}
>+
>+static inline void
>+virtio_vsock_skb_queue_tail(struct sk_buff_head *list, struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
>+	__skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
>+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
>+}
>+
>+static inline struct sk_buff *virtio_vsock_skb_dequeue(struct sk_buff_head *list)
>+{
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
>+
>+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
>+	skb = __skb_dequeue(list);
>+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
>+
>+	return skb;
>+}
>+
>+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_queue_purge(struct sk_buff_head *list)
>+{
>+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
>+	__skb_queue_purge(list);
>+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
>+}
>+
>+static inline size_t virtio_vsock_skb_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
>+{
>+	return (size_t)(skb_end_pointer(skb) - skb->head);
>+}
>+
> #define VIRTIO_VSOCK_DEFAULT_RX_BUF_SIZE	(1024 * 4)
> #define VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_BUF_SIZE		0xFFFFFFFFUL
> #define VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE		(1024 * 64)
>@@ -35,23 +141,10 @@ struct virtio_vsock_sock {
> 	u32 last_fwd_cnt;
> 	u32 rx_bytes;
> 	u32 buf_alloc;
>-	struct list_head rx_queue;
>+	struct sk_buff_head rx_queue;
> 	u32 msg_count;
> };
>
>-struct virtio_vsock_pkt {
>-	struct virtio_vsock_hdr	hdr;
>-	struct list_head list;
>-	/* socket refcnt not held, only use for cancellation */
>-	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
>-	void *buf;
>-	u32 buf_len;
>-	u32 len;
>-	u32 off;
>-	bool reply;
>-	bool tap_delivered;
>-};
>-
> struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info {
> 	u32 remote_cid, remote_port;
> 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
>@@ -68,7 +161,7 @@ struct virtio_transport {
> 	struct vsock_transport transport;
>
> 	/* Takes ownership of the packet */
>-	int (*send_pkt)(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
>+	int (*send_pkt)(struct sk_buff *skb);
> };
>
> ssize_t
>@@ -149,11 +242,10 @@ virtio_transport_dgram_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> void virtio_transport_destruct(struct vsock_sock *vsk);
>
> void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
>-			       struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
>-void virtio_transport_free_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
>-void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
>+			       struct sk_buff *skb);
>+void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct sk_buff *skb);
> u32 virtio_transport_get_credit(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, u32 wanted);
> void virtio_transport_put_credit(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, u32 credit);
>-void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
>-
>+void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb);
>+int virtio_transport_purge_skbs(void *vsk, struct sk_buff_head *list);
> #endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_VSOCK_H */
>diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>index ad64f403536a..28b5a8e8e094 100644
>--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ struct virtio_vsock {
> 	bool tx_run;
>
> 	struct work_struct send_pkt_work;
>-	spinlock_t send_pkt_list_lock;
>-	struct list_head send_pkt_list;
>+	struct sk_buff_head send_pkt_queue;
>
> 	atomic_t queued_replies;
>
>@@ -101,41 +100,31 @@ virtio_transport_send_pkt_work(struct work_struct *work)
> 	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX];
>
> 	for (;;) {
>-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
> 		struct scatterlist hdr, buf, *sgs[2];
> 		int ret, in_sg = 0, out_sg = 0;
>+		struct sk_buff *skb;
> 		bool reply;
>
>-		spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-		if (list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
>-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>+		skb = virtio_vsock_skb_dequeue(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
>+		if (!skb)
> 			break;
>-		}
>-
>-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
>-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
>-		list_del_init(&pkt->list);
>-		spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>
>-		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
>+		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
>+		reply = virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb);
>
>-		reply = pkt->reply;
>-
>-		sg_init_one(&hdr, &pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr));
>+		sg_init_one(&hdr, virtio_vsock_hdr(skb), sizeof(*virtio_vsock_hdr(skb)));
> 		sgs[out_sg++] = &hdr;
>-		if (pkt->buf) {
>-			sg_init_one(&buf, pkt->buf, pkt->len);
>+		if (skb->len > 0) {
>+			sg_init_one(&buf, skb->data, skb->len);
> 			sgs[out_sg++] = &buf;
> 		}
>
>-		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, sgs, out_sg, in_sg, pkt, GFP_KERNEL);
>+		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, sgs, out_sg, in_sg, skb, GFP_KERNEL);
> 		/* Usually this means that there is no more space available in
> 		 * the vq
> 		 */
> 		if (ret < 0) {
>-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
>-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
> 			break;
> 		}
>
>@@ -164,32 +153,32 @@ virtio_transport_send_pkt_work(struct work_struct *work)
> }
>
> static int
>-virtio_transport_send_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+virtio_transport_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
> 	struct virtio_vsock *vsock;
>-	int len = pkt->len;
>+	int len = skb->len;
>+
>+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>
> 	rcu_read_lock();
> 	vsock = rcu_dereference(the_virtio_vsock);
> 	if (!vsock) {
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 		len = -ENODEV;
> 		goto out_rcu;
> 	}
>
>-	if (le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid) == vsock->guest_cid) {
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+	if (le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid) == vsock->guest_cid) {
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 		len = -ENODEV;
> 		goto out_rcu;
> 	}
>
>-	if (pkt->reply)
>+	if (virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb))
> 		atomic_inc(&vsock->queued_replies);
>
>-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	list_add_tail(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
>-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-
>+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_tail(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
> 	queue_work(virtio_vsock_workqueue, &vsock->send_pkt_work);
>
> out_rcu:
>@@ -201,9 +190,7 @@ static int
> virtio_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> {
> 	struct virtio_vsock *vsock;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt, *n;
> 	int cnt = 0, ret;
>-	LIST_HEAD(freeme);
>
> 	rcu_read_lock();
> 	vsock = rcu_dereference(the_virtio_vsock);
>@@ -212,20 +199,7 @@ virtio_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> 		goto out_rcu;
> 	}
>
>-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &vsock->send_pkt_list, list) {
>-		if (pkt->vsk != vsk)
>-			continue;
>-		list_move(&pkt->list, &freeme);
>-	}
>-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-
>-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &freeme, list) {
>-		if (pkt->reply)
>-			cnt++;
>-		list_del(&pkt->list);
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>-	}
>+	cnt = virtio_transport_purge_skbs(vsk, &vsock->send_pkt_queue);
>
> 	if (cnt) {
> 		struct virtqueue *rx_vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX];
>@@ -246,38 +220,28 @@ virtio_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
>
> static void virtio_vsock_rx_fill(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
> {
>-	int buf_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_DEFAULT_RX_BUF_SIZE;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>-	struct scatterlist hdr, buf, *sgs[2];
>+	int total_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_DEFAULT_RX_BUF_SIZE + VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM;
>+	struct scatterlist pkt, *p;
> 	struct virtqueue *vq;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
> 	int ret;
>
> 	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX];
>
> 	do {
>-		pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
>-		if (!pkt)
>+		skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(total_len, GFP_KERNEL);
>+		if (!skb)
> 			break;
>
>-		pkt->buf = kmalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
>-		if (!pkt->buf) {
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		memset(skb->head, 0, VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM);
>+		sg_init_one(&pkt, virtio_vsock_hdr(skb), total_len);
>+		p = &pkt;
>+		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, &p, 0, 1, skb, GFP_KERNEL);
>+		if (ret < 0) {
>+			kfree_skb(skb);
> 			break;
> 		}
>
>-		pkt->buf_len = buf_len;
>-		pkt->len = buf_len;
>-
>-		sg_init_one(&hdr, &pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr));
>-		sgs[0] = &hdr;
>-
>-		sg_init_one(&buf, pkt->buf, buf_len);
>-		sgs[1] = &buf;
>-		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, sgs, 0, 2, pkt, GFP_KERNEL);
>-		if (ret) {
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>-			break;
>-		}
> 		vsock->rx_buf_nr++;
> 	} while (vq->num_free);
> 	if (vsock->rx_buf_nr > vsock->rx_buf_max_nr)
>@@ -299,12 +263,12 @@ static void virtio_transport_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
> 		goto out;
>
> 	do {
>-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>+		struct sk_buff *skb;
> 		unsigned int len;
>
> 		virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
>-		while ((pkt = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) != NULL) {
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		while ((skb = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) != NULL) {
>+			consume_skb(skb);
> 			added = true;
> 		}
> 	} while (!virtqueue_enable_cb(vq));
>@@ -529,7 +493,7 @@ static void virtio_transport_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
> 	do {
> 		virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
> 		for (;;) {
>-			struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>+			struct sk_buff *skb;
> 			unsigned int len;
>
> 			if (!virtio_transport_more_replies(vsock)) {
>@@ -540,23 +504,22 @@ static void virtio_transport_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
> 				goto out;
> 			}
>
>-			pkt = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len);
>-			if (!pkt) {
>+			skb = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len);
>+			if (!skb)
> 				break;
>-			}
>
> 			vsock->rx_buf_nr--;
>
> 			/* Drop short/long packets */
>-			if (unlikely(len < sizeof(pkt->hdr) ||
>-				     len > sizeof(pkt->hdr) + pkt->len)) {
>-				virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+			if (unlikely(len < sizeof(struct virtio_vsock_hdr) ||
>+				     len > virtio_vsock_skb_len(skb))) {
>+				kfree_skb(skb);
> 				continue;
> 			}
>
>-			pkt->len = len - sizeof(pkt->hdr);
>-			virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
>-			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&virtio_transport, 
>pkt);
>+			virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put(skb);
>+			virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
>+			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&virtio_transport, skb);
> 		}
> 	} while (!virtqueue_enable_cb(vq));
>
>@@ -610,7 +573,7 @@ static int virtio_vsock_vqs_init(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
> static void virtio_vsock_vqs_del(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
> {
> 	struct virtio_device *vdev = vsock->vdev;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
>
> 	/* Reset all connected sockets when the VQs disappear */
> 	vsock_for_each_connected_socket(&virtio_transport.transport,
>@@ -637,23 +600,16 @@ static void virtio_vsock_vqs_del(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
> 	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
>
> 	mutex_lock(&vsock->rx_lock);
>-	while ((pkt = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX])))
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+	while ((skb = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX])))
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 	mutex_unlock(&vsock->rx_lock);
>
> 	mutex_lock(&vsock->tx_lock);
>-	while ((pkt = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX])))
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+	while ((skb = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX])))
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 	mutex_unlock(&vsock->tx_lock);
>
>-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	while (!list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
>-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
>-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
>-		list_del(&pkt->list);
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>-	}
>-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_purge(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
>
> 	/* Delete virtqueues and flush outstanding callbacks if any */
> 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
>@@ -690,8 +646,7 @@ static int virtio_vsock_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> 	mutex_init(&vsock->tx_lock);
> 	mutex_init(&vsock->rx_lock);
> 	mutex_init(&vsock->event_lock);
>-	spin_lock_init(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
>-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vsock->send_pkt_list);
>+	skb_queue_head_init(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
> 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->rx_work, virtio_transport_rx_work);
> 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->tx_work, virtio_transport_tx_work);
> 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->event_work, virtio_transport_event_work);
>diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
>index a9980e9b9304..3d2b9a4aefae 100644
>--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
>+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
>@@ -37,53 +37,56 @@ virtio_transport_get_ops(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> 	return container_of(t, struct virtio_transport, transport);
> }
>
>-static struct virtio_vsock_pkt *
>-virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
>+/* Returns a new packet on success, otherwise returns NULL.
>+ *
>+ * If NULL is returned, errp is set to a negative errno.
>+ */
>+static struct sk_buff *
>+virtio_transport_alloc_skb(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
> 			   size_t len,
> 			   u32 src_cid,
> 			   u32 src_port,
> 			   u32 dst_cid,
> 			   u32 dst_port)
> {
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
>+	const size_t skb_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM + len;
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
>+	void *payload;
> 	int err;
>
>-	pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
>-	if (!pkt)
>+	skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(skb_len, GFP_KERNEL);
>+	if (!skb)
> 		return NULL;
>
>-	pkt->hdr.type		= cpu_to_le16(info->type);
>-	pkt->hdr.op		= cpu_to_le16(info->op);
>-	pkt->hdr.src_cid	= cpu_to_le64(src_cid);
>-	pkt->hdr.dst_cid	= cpu_to_le64(dst_cid);
>-	pkt->hdr.src_port	= cpu_to_le32(src_port);
>-	pkt->hdr.dst_port	= cpu_to_le32(dst_port);
>-	pkt->hdr.flags		= cpu_to_le32(info->flags);
>-	pkt->len		= len;
>-	pkt->hdr.len		= cpu_to_le32(len);
>-	pkt->reply		= info->reply;
>-	pkt->vsk		= info->vsk;
>+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>+	hdr->type	= cpu_to_le16(info->type);
>+	hdr->op		= cpu_to_le16(info->op);
>+	hdr->src_cid	= cpu_to_le64(src_cid);
>+	hdr->dst_cid	= cpu_to_le64(dst_cid);
>+	hdr->src_port	= cpu_to_le32(src_port);
>+	hdr->dst_port	= cpu_to_le32(dst_port);
>+	hdr->flags	= cpu_to_le32(info->flags);
>+	hdr->len	= cpu_to_le32(len);
>
> 	if (info->msg && len > 0) {
>-		pkt->buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
>-		if (!pkt->buf)
>-			goto out_pkt;
>-
>-		pkt->buf_len = len;
>-
>-		err = memcpy_from_msg(pkt->buf, info->msg, len);
>+		payload = skb_put(skb, len);
>+		err = memcpy_from_msg(payload, info->msg, len);
> 		if (err)
> 			goto out;
>
> 		if (msg_data_left(info->msg) == 0 &&
> 		    info->type == VIRTIO_VSOCK_TYPE_SEQPACKET) {
>-			pkt->hdr.flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
>+			hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
>
> 			if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_EOR)
>-				pkt->hdr.flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
>+				hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
> 		}
> 	}
>
>+	if (info->reply)
>+		virtio_vsock_skb_set_reply(skb);
>+
> 	trace_virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(src_cid, src_port,
> 					 dst_cid, dst_port,
> 					 len,
>@@ -91,19 +94,18 @@ virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
> 					 info->op,
> 					 info->flags);
>
>-	return pkt;
>+	return skb;
>
> out:
>-	kfree(pkt->buf);
>-out_pkt:
>-	kfree(pkt);
>+	kfree_skb(skb);
> 	return NULL;
> }
>
> /* Packet capture */
> static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
> {
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt = opaque;
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *pkt_hdr;
>+	struct sk_buff *pkt = opaque;
> 	struct af_vsockmon_hdr *hdr;
> 	struct sk_buff *skb;
> 	size_t payload_len;
>@@ -113,10 +115,11 @@ static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
> 	 * the payload length from the header and the buffer pointer taking
> 	 * care of the offset in the original packet.
> 	 */
>-	payload_len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
>-	payload_buf = pkt->buf + pkt->off;
>+	pkt_hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(pkt);
>+	payload_len = pkt->len;
>+	payload_buf = pkt->data;
>
>-	skb = alloc_skb(sizeof(*hdr) + sizeof(pkt->hdr) + payload_len,
>+	skb = alloc_skb(sizeof(*hdr) + sizeof(*pkt_hdr) + payload_len,
> 			GFP_ATOMIC);
> 	if (!skb)
> 		return NULL;
>@@ -124,16 +127,16 @@ static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
> 	hdr = skb_put(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
>
> 	/* pkt->hdr is little-endian so no need to byteswap here */
>-	hdr->src_cid = pkt->hdr.src_cid;
>-	hdr->src_port = pkt->hdr.src_port;
>-	hdr->dst_cid = pkt->hdr.dst_cid;
>-	hdr->dst_port = pkt->hdr.dst_port;
>+	hdr->src_cid = pkt_hdr->src_cid;
>+	hdr->src_port = pkt_hdr->src_port;
>+	hdr->dst_cid = pkt_hdr->dst_cid;
>+	hdr->dst_port = pkt_hdr->dst_port;
>
> 	hdr->transport = cpu_to_le16(AF_VSOCK_TRANSPORT_VIRTIO);
>-	hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(pkt->hdr));
>+	hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(*pkt_hdr));
> 	memset(hdr->reserved, 0, sizeof(hdr->reserved));
>
>-	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op)) {
>+	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt_hdr->op)) {
> 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_REQUEST:
> 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RESPONSE:
> 		hdr->op = cpu_to_le16(AF_VSOCK_OP_CONNECT);
>@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
> 		break;
> 	}
>
>-	skb_put_data(skb, &pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr));
>+	skb_put_data(skb, pkt_hdr, sizeof(*pkt_hdr));
>
> 	if (payload_len) {
> 		skb_put_data(skb, payload_buf, payload_len);
>@@ -163,13 +166,13 @@ static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
> 	return skb;
> }
>
>-void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>-	if (pkt->tap_delivered)
>+	if (virtio_vsock_skb_tap_delivered(skb))
> 		return;
>
>-	vsock_deliver_tap(virtio_transport_build_skb, pkt);
>-	pkt->tap_delivered = true;
>+	vsock_deliver_tap(virtio_transport_build_skb, skb);
>+	virtio_vsock_skb_set_tap_delivered(skb);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt);
>
>@@ -192,8 +195,8 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 	u32 src_cid, src_port, dst_cid, dst_port;
> 	const struct virtio_transport *t_ops;
> 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
> 	u32 pkt_len = info->pkt_len;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
>
> 	info->type = virtio_transport_get_type(sk_vsock(vsk));
>
>@@ -224,42 +227,47 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 	if (pkt_len == 0 && info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW)
> 		return pkt_len;
>
>-	pkt = virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(info, pkt_len,
>+	skb = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(info, pkt_len,
> 					 src_cid, src_port,
> 					 dst_cid, dst_port);
>-	if (!pkt) {
>+	if (!skb) {
> 		virtio_transport_put_credit(vvs, pkt_len);
> 		return -ENOMEM;
> 	}
>
>-	virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
>+	virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(vvs, skb);
>
>-	return t_ops->send_pkt(pkt);
>+	return t_ops->send_pkt(skb);
> }
>
> static bool virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
>-					struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+					struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>-	if (vvs->rx_bytes + pkt->len > vvs->buf_alloc)
>+	if (vvs->rx_bytes + skb->len > vvs->buf_alloc)
> 		return false;
>
>-	vvs->rx_bytes += pkt->len;
>+	vvs->rx_bytes += skb->len;
> 	return true;
> }
>
> static void virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
>-					struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+					struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>-	vvs->rx_bytes -= pkt->len;
>-	vvs->fwd_cnt += pkt->len;
>+	int len;
>+
>+	len = skb_headroom(skb) - sizeof(struct virtio_vsock_hdr) - skb->len;
>+	vvs->rx_bytes -= len;
>+	vvs->fwd_cnt += len;
> }
>
>-void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>+
> 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
> 	vvs->last_fwd_cnt = vvs->fwd_cnt;
>-	pkt->hdr.fwd_cnt = cpu_to_le32(vvs->fwd_cnt);
>-	pkt->hdr.buf_alloc = cpu_to_le32(vvs->buf_alloc);
>+	hdr->fwd_cnt = cpu_to_le32(vvs->fwd_cnt);
>+	hdr->buf_alloc = cpu_to_le32(vvs->buf_alloc);
> 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt);
>@@ -303,29 +311,29 @@ virtio_transport_stream_do_peek(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 				size_t len)
> {
> 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
> 	size_t bytes, total = 0, off;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
> 	int err = -EFAULT;
>
> 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>
>-	list_for_each_entry(pkt, &vvs->rx_queue, list) {
>-		off = pkt->off;
>+	skb_queue_walk_safe(&vvs->rx_queue, skb,  tmp) {
>+		off = 0;
>
> 		if (total == len)
> 			break;
>
>-		while (total < len && off < pkt->len) {
>+		while (total < len && off < skb->len) {
> 			bytes = len - total;
>-			if (bytes > pkt->len - off)
>-				bytes = pkt->len - off;
>+			if (bytes > skb->len - off)
>+				bytes = skb->len - off;
>
> 			/* sk_lock is held by caller so no one else can dequeue.
> 			 * Unlock rx_lock since memcpy_to_msg() may sleep.
> 			 */
> 			spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>
>-			err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, pkt->buf + off, bytes);
>+			err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data + off, bytes);
> 			if (err)
> 				goto out;
>
>@@ -352,37 +360,38 @@ virtio_transport_stream_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 				   size_t len)
> {
> 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
> 	size_t bytes, total = 0;
>-	u32 free_space;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
> 	int err = -EFAULT;
>+	u32 free_space;
>
> 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>-	while (total < len && !list_empty(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
>-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vvs->rx_queue,
>-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
>+	while (total < len && !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&vvs->rx_queue)) {

As Paolo suggested on the v5, we should use skb_queue_empty() since we 
are under a lock (rx_lock) that is protecting the rx_queue.

>+		skb = __skb_dequeue(&vvs->rx_queue);
>
> 		bytes = len - total;
>-		if (bytes > pkt->len - pkt->off)
>-			bytes = pkt->len - pkt->off;
>+		if (bytes > skb->len)
>+			bytes = skb->len;
>
> 		/* sk_lock is held by caller so no one else can dequeue.
> 		 * Unlock rx_lock since memcpy_to_msg() may sleep.
> 		 */
> 		spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>
>-		err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, pkt->buf + pkt->off, bytes);
>+		err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, bytes);
> 		if (err)
> 			goto out;
>
> 		spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>
> 		total += bytes;
>-		pkt->off += bytes;
>-		if (pkt->off == pkt->len) {
>-			virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
>-			list_del(&pkt->list);
>-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		skb_pull(skb, bytes);
>+
>+		if (skb->len == 0) {
>+			virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, skb);
>+			consume_skb(skb);
>+		} else {
>+			__skb_queue_head(&vvs->rx_queue, skb);
> 		}
> 	}
>
>@@ -414,10 +423,10 @@ static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 						 int flags)
> {
> 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
> 	int dequeued_len = 0;
> 	size_t user_buf_len = msg_data_left(msg);
> 	bool msg_ready = false;
>+	struct sk_buff *skb;
>
> 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>
>@@ -427,13 +436,18 @@ static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 	}
>
> 	while (!msg_ready) {
>-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vvs->rx_queue, struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
>+		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
>+
>+		skb = __skb_dequeue(&vvs->rx_queue);
>+		if (!skb)
>+			break;
>+		hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>
> 		if (dequeued_len >= 0) {
> 			size_t pkt_len;
> 			size_t bytes_to_copy;
>
>-			pkt_len = (size_t)le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
>+			pkt_len = (size_t)le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
> 			bytes_to_copy = min(user_buf_len, pkt_len);
>
> 			if (bytes_to_copy) {
>@@ -444,7 +458,7 @@ static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 				 */
> 				spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>
>-				err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, pkt->buf, bytes_to_copy);
>+				err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, bytes_to_copy);
> 				if (err) {
> 					/* Copy of message failed. Rest of
> 					 * fragments will be freed without copy.
>@@ -452,6 +466,7 @@ static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 					dequeued_len = err;
> 				} else {
> 					user_buf_len -= bytes_to_copy;
>+					skb_pull(skb, bytes_to_copy);
> 				}
>
> 				spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>@@ -461,17 +476,16 @@ static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
> 				dequeued_len += pkt_len;
> 		}
>
>-		if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
>+		if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
> 			msg_ready = true;
> 			vvs->msg_count--;
>
>-			if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR)
>+			if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR)
> 				msg->msg_flags |= MSG_EOR;
> 		}
>
>-		virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
>-		list_del(&pkt->list);
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>+		virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, skb);
>+		kfree_skb(skb);
> 	}
>
> 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>@@ -609,7 +623,7 @@ int virtio_transport_do_socket_init(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>
> 	spin_lock_init(&vvs->rx_lock);
> 	spin_lock_init(&vvs->tx_lock);
>-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vvs->rx_queue);
>+	skb_queue_head_init(&vvs->rx_queue);
>
> 	return 0;
> }
>@@ -806,16 +820,16 @@ void virtio_transport_destruct(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_destruct);
>
> static int virtio_transport_reset(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>-				  struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+				  struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
> 	struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info info = {
> 		.op = VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST,
>-		.reply = !!pkt,
>+		.reply = !!skb,
> 		.vsk = vsk,
> 	};
>
> 	/* Send RST only if the original pkt is not a RST pkt */
>-	if (pkt && le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
>+	if (skb && le16_to_cpu(virtio_vsock_hdr(skb)->op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
> 		return 0;
>
> 	return virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(vsk, &info);
>@@ -825,29 +839,30 @@ static int virtio_transport_reset(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>  * attempt was made to connect to a socket that does not exist.
>  */
> static int virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(const struct virtio_transport *t,
>-					  struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+					  struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *reply;
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
> 	struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info info = {
> 		.op = VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST,
>-		.type = le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.type),
>+		.type = le16_to_cpu(hdr->type),
> 		.reply = true,
> 	};
>+	struct sk_buff *reply;
>
> 	/* Send RST only if the original pkt is not a RST pkt */
>-	if (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
>+	if (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
> 		return 0;
>
>-	reply = virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(&info, 0,
>-					   le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid),
>-					   le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_port),
>-					   le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_cid),
>-					   le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_port));
>+	reply = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(&info, 0,
>+					   le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid),
>+					   le32_to_cpu(hdr->dst_port),
>+					   le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid),
>+					   le32_to_cpu(hdr->src_port));
> 	if (!reply)
> 		return -ENOMEM;
>
> 	if (!t) {
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(reply);
>+		kfree_skb(reply);
> 		return -ENOTCONN;
> 	}
>
>@@ -858,16 +873,11 @@ static int virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(const struct virtio_transport *t,
> static void virtio_transport_remove_sock(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
> {
> 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
>-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt, *tmp;
>
> 	/* We don't need to take rx_lock, as the socket is closing and we are
> 	 * removing it.
> 	 */
>-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, tmp, &vvs->rx_queue, list) {
>-		list_del(&pkt->list);
>-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
>-	}
>-
>+	__skb_queue_purge(&vvs->rx_queue);
> 	vsock_remove_sock(vsk);
> }
>
>@@ -981,13 +991,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_release);
>
> static int
> virtio_transport_recv_connecting(struct sock *sk,
>-				 struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+				 struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
> 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
>-	int err;
> 	int skerr;
>+	int err;
>
>-	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op)) {
>+	switch (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op)) {
> 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RESPONSE:
> 		sk->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
> 		sk->sk_socket->state = SS_CONNECTED;
>@@ -1008,7 +1019,7 @@ virtio_transport_recv_connecting(struct sock *sk,
> 	return 0;
>
> destroy:
>-	virtio_transport_reset(vsk, pkt);
>+	virtio_transport_reset(vsk, skb);
> 	sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
> 	sk->sk_err = skerr;
> 	sk_error_report(sk);
>@@ -1017,34 +1028,37 @@ virtio_transport_recv_connecting(struct sock *sk,
>
> static void
> virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>-			      struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
>+			      struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
> 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
> 	bool can_enqueue, free_pkt = false;
>+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
>+	u32 len;
>
>-	pkt->len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
>-	pkt->off = 0;
>+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
>+	len = le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
>
> 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
>
>-	can_enqueue = virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
>+	can_enqueue = virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(vvs, skb);
> 	if (!can_enqueue) {
> 		free_pkt = true;
> 		goto out;
> 	}
>
>-	if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM)
>+	if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM)
> 		vvs->msg_count++;
>
> 	/* Try to copy small packets into the buffer of last packet queued,
> 	 * to avoid wasting memory queueing the entire buffer with a small
> 	 * payload.
> 	 */
>-	if (pkt->len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !list_empty(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
>-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *last_pkt;
>+	if (len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&vvs->rx_queue)) {

Same here.

If there are no major changes to be made, I think the next version is 
the final ones, though we are now in the merge window, so net-next is 
closed [1], only RFCs can be sent [2].

I suggest you wait until the merge window is over (two weeks usually) to 
send the next version.

Thanks again for this great work!
Stefano

[1] http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/net-next.html
[2] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v6.0/process/maintainer-netdev.html#how-often-do-changes-from-these-trees-make-it-to-the-mainline-linus-tree
  
Michael S. Tsirkin Dec. 13, 2022, 3:06 p.m. UTC | #3
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:22:32AM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> > +	if (len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
> 
> Same here.
> 
> If there are no major changes to be made, I think the next version is the
> final ones, though we are now in the merge window, so net-next is closed
> [1], only RFCs can be sent [2].
> 
> I suggest you wait until the merge window is over (two weeks usually) to
> send the next version.

Nah, you never know, could be more comments. And depending on the timing
I might be able to merge it.
  
Stefano Garzarella Dec. 13, 2022, 3:43 p.m. UTC | #4
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 10:06:23AM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:22:32AM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
>> > +	if (len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
>>
>> Same here.
>>
>> If there are no major changes to be made, I think the next version is the
>> final ones, though we are now in the merge window, so net-next is closed
>> [1], only RFCs can be sent [2].
>>
>> I suggest you wait until the merge window is over (two weeks usually) to
>> send the next version.
>
>Nah, you never know, could be more comments. And depending on the timing
>I might be able to merge it.

Right, in the end these changes are only to virtio-vsock transport, so 
they can go smoothly even with your tree.

@Bobby, so if you can fix the remaining small things, we can try to 
merge it :-)

Thanks,
Stefano
  

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index 5703775af129..2a5994b029b2 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@  struct vhost_vsock {
 	struct hlist_node hash;
 
 	struct vhost_work send_pkt_work;
-	spinlock_t send_pkt_list_lock;
-	struct list_head send_pkt_list;	/* host->guest pending packets */
+	struct sk_buff_head send_pkt_queue; /* host->guest pending packets */
 
 	atomic_t queued_replies;
 
@@ -108,40 +107,33 @@  vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
 	vhost_disable_notify(&vsock->dev, vq);
 
 	do {
-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
+		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
+		size_t iov_len, payload_len;
 		struct iov_iter iov_iter;
+		u32 flags_to_restore = 0;
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		unsigned out, in;
 		size_t nbytes;
-		size_t iov_len, payload_len;
 		int head;
-		u32 flags_to_restore = 0;
 
-		spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-		if (list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
+		spin_lock(&vsock->send_pkt_queue.lock);
+		skb = __skb_dequeue(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
+		spin_unlock(&vsock->send_pkt_queue.lock);
+
+		if (!skb) {
 			vhost_enable_notify(&vsock->dev, vq);
 			break;
 		}
 
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
-		list_del_init(&pkt->list);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-
 		head = vhost_get_vq_desc(vq, vq->iov, ARRAY_SIZE(vq->iov),
 					 &out, &in, NULL, NULL);
 		if (head < 0) {
-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		if (head == vq->num) {
-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-
+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
 			/* We cannot finish yet if more buffers snuck in while
 			 * re-enabling notify.
 			 */
@@ -153,26 +145,27 @@  vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
 		}
 
 		if (out) {
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			vq_err(vq, "Expected 0 output buffers, got %u\n", out);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		iov_len = iov_length(&vq->iov[out], in);
-		if (iov_len < sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		if (iov_len < sizeof(*hdr)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			vq_err(vq, "Buffer len [%zu] too small\n", iov_len);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, &vq->iov[out], in, iov_len);
-		payload_len = pkt->len - pkt->off;
+		payload_len = skb->len;
+		hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 
 		/* If the packet is greater than the space available in the
 		 * buffer, we split it using multiple buffers.
 		 */
-		if (payload_len > iov_len - sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
-			payload_len = iov_len - sizeof(pkt->hdr);
+		if (payload_len > iov_len - sizeof(*hdr)) {
+			payload_len = iov_len - sizeof(*hdr);
 
 			/* As we are copying pieces of large packet's buffer to
 			 * small rx buffers, headers of packets in rx queue are
@@ -185,31 +178,30 @@  vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
 			 * bits set. After initialized header will be copied to
 			 * rx buffer, these required bits will be restored.
 			 */
-			if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
-				pkt->hdr.flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
+			if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
+				hdr->flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
 				flags_to_restore |= VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM;
 
-				if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR) {
-					pkt->hdr.flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
+				if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR) {
+					hdr->flags &= ~cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
 					flags_to_restore |= VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		/* Set the correct length in the header */
-		pkt->hdr.len = cpu_to_le32(payload_len);
+		hdr->len = cpu_to_le32(payload_len);
 
-		nbytes = copy_to_iter(&pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr), &iov_iter);
-		if (nbytes != sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		nbytes = copy_to_iter(hdr, sizeof(*hdr), &iov_iter);
+		if (nbytes != sizeof(*hdr)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			vq_err(vq, "Faulted on copying pkt hdr\n");
 			break;
 		}
 
-		nbytes = copy_to_iter(pkt->buf + pkt->off, payload_len,
-				      &iov_iter);
+		nbytes = copy_to_iter(skb->data, payload_len, &iov_iter);
 		if (nbytes != payload_len) {
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			vq_err(vq, "Faulted on copying pkt buf\n");
 			break;
 		}
@@ -217,31 +209,28 @@  vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
 		/* Deliver to monitoring devices all packets that we
 		 * will transmit.
 		 */
-		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
+		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
 
-		vhost_add_used(vq, head, sizeof(pkt->hdr) + payload_len);
+		vhost_add_used(vq, head, sizeof(*hdr) + payload_len);
 		added = true;
 
-		pkt->off += payload_len;
+		skb_pull(skb, payload_len);
 		total_len += payload_len;
 
 		/* If we didn't send all the payload we can requeue the packet
 		 * to send it with the next available buffer.
 		 */
-		if (pkt->off < pkt->len) {
-			pkt->hdr.flags |= cpu_to_le32(flags_to_restore);
+		if (skb->len > 0) {
+			hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(flags_to_restore);
 
-			/* We are queueing the same virtio_vsock_pkt to handle
+			/* We are queueing the same skb to handle
 			 * the remaining bytes, and we want to deliver it
 			 * to monitoring devices in the next iteration.
 			 */
-			pkt->tap_delivered = false;
-
-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
+			virtio_vsock_skb_clear_tap_delivered(skb);
+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
 		} else {
-			if (pkt->reply) {
+			if (virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb)) {
 				int val;
 
 				val = atomic_dec_return(&vsock->queued_replies);
@@ -253,7 +242,7 @@  vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
 					restart_tx = true;
 			}
 
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+			consume_skb(skb);
 		}
 	} while(likely(!vhost_exceeds_weight(vq, ++pkts, total_len)));
 	if (added)
@@ -278,28 +267,26 @@  static void vhost_transport_send_pkt_work(struct vhost_work *work)
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_transport_send_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+vhost_transport_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct vhost_vsock *vsock;
-	int len = pkt->len;
+	int len = skb->len;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	/* Find the vhost_vsock according to guest context id  */
-	vsock = vhost_vsock_get(le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid));
+	vsock = vhost_vsock_get(le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid));
 	if (!vsock) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if (pkt->reply)
+	if (virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb))
 		atomic_inc(&vsock->queued_replies);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-
+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_tail(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
 	vhost_work_queue(&vsock->dev, &vsock->send_pkt_work);
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -310,10 +297,8 @@  static int
 vhost_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 {
 	struct vhost_vsock *vsock;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt, *n;
 	int cnt = 0;
 	int ret = -ENODEV;
-	LIST_HEAD(freeme);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
@@ -322,20 +307,7 @@  vhost_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 	if (!vsock)
 		goto out;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &vsock->send_pkt_list, list) {
-		if (pkt->vsk != vsk)
-			continue;
-		list_move(&pkt->list, &freeme);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &freeme, list) {
-		if (pkt->reply)
-			cnt++;
-		list_del(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-	}
+	cnt = virtio_transport_purge_skbs(vsk, &vsock->send_pkt_queue);
 
 	if (cnt) {
 		struct vhost_virtqueue *tx_vq = &vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX];
@@ -352,12 +324,14 @@  vhost_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct virtio_vsock_pkt *
-vhost_vsock_alloc_pkt(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+static struct sk_buff *
+vhost_vsock_alloc_skb(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 		      unsigned int out, unsigned int in)
 {
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
 	struct iov_iter iov_iter;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	size_t payload_len;
 	size_t nbytes;
 	size_t len;
 
@@ -366,50 +340,47 @@  vhost_vsock_alloc_pkt(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pkt)
+	len = iov_length(vq->iov, out);
+
+	/* len contains both payload and hdr */
+	skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
 		return NULL;
 
-	len = iov_length(vq->iov, out);
 	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, WRITE, vq->iov, out, len);
 
-	nbytes = copy_from_iter(&pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr), &iov_iter);
-	if (nbytes != sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
+	nbytes = copy_from_iter(hdr, sizeof(*hdr), &iov_iter);
+	if (nbytes != sizeof(*hdr)) {
 		vq_err(vq, "Expected %zu bytes for pkt->hdr, got %zu bytes\n",
-		       sizeof(pkt->hdr), nbytes);
-		kfree(pkt);
+		       sizeof(*hdr), nbytes);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	pkt->len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
+	payload_len = le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
 
 	/* No payload */
-	if (!pkt->len)
-		return pkt;
+	if (!payload_len)
+		return skb;
 
 	/* The pkt is too big */
-	if (pkt->len > VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE) {
-		kfree(pkt);
+	if (payload_len > VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	pkt->buf = kvmalloc(pkt->len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pkt->buf) {
-		kfree(pkt);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put(skb);
 
-	pkt->buf_len = pkt->len;
-
-	nbytes = copy_from_iter(pkt->buf, pkt->len, &iov_iter);
-	if (nbytes != pkt->len) {
-		vq_err(vq, "Expected %u byte payload, got %zu bytes\n",
-		       pkt->len, nbytes);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+	nbytes = copy_from_iter(skb->data, payload_len, &iov_iter);
+	if (nbytes != payload_len) {
+		vq_err(vq, "Expected %zu byte payload, got %zu bytes\n",
+		       payload_len, nbytes);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return pkt;
+	return skb;
 }
 
 /* Is there space left for replies to rx packets? */
@@ -496,9 +467,9 @@  static void vhost_vsock_handle_tx_kick(struct vhost_work *work)
 						  poll.work);
 	struct vhost_vsock *vsock = container_of(vq->dev, struct vhost_vsock,
 						 dev);
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
 	int head, pkts = 0, total_len = 0;
 	unsigned int out, in;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	bool added = false;
 
 	mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
@@ -511,6 +482,8 @@  static void vhost_vsock_handle_tx_kick(struct vhost_work *work)
 
 	vhost_disable_notify(&vsock->dev, vq);
 	do {
+		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
+
 		if (!vhost_vsock_more_replies(vsock)) {
 			/* Stop tx until the device processes already
 			 * pending replies.  Leave tx virtqueue
@@ -532,24 +505,26 @@  static void vhost_vsock_handle_tx_kick(struct vhost_work *work)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		pkt = vhost_vsock_alloc_pkt(vq, out, in);
-		if (!pkt) {
+		skb = vhost_vsock_alloc_skb(vq, out, in);
+		if (!skb) {
 			vq_err(vq, "Faulted on pkt\n");
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		total_len += sizeof(pkt->hdr) + pkt->len;
+		total_len += sizeof(*hdr) + skb->len;
 
 		/* Deliver to monitoring devices all received packets */
-		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
+		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
+
+		hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 
 		/* Only accept correctly addressed packets */
-		if (le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_cid) == vsock->guest_cid &&
-		    le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid) ==
+		if (le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid) == vsock->guest_cid &&
+		    le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid) ==
 		    vhost_transport_get_local_cid())
-			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&vhost_transport, pkt);
+			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&vhost_transport, skb);
 		else
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 
 		vhost_add_used(vq, head, 0);
 		added = true;
@@ -693,8 +668,7 @@  static int vhost_vsock_dev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		       VHOST_VSOCK_WEIGHT, true, NULL);
 
 	file->private_data = vsock;
-	spin_lock_init(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vsock->send_pkt_list);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
 	vhost_work_init(&vsock->send_pkt_work, vhost_transport_send_pkt_work);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -760,16 +734,7 @@  static int vhost_vsock_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	vhost_vsock_flush(vsock);
 	vhost_dev_stop(&vsock->dev);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	while (!list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
-
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
-				struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
-		list_del_init(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_purge(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
 
 	vhost_dev_cleanup(&vsock->dev);
 	kfree(vsock->dev.vqs);
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
index 35d7eedb5e8e..0385df976d41 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
@@ -3,10 +3,116 @@ 
 #define _LINUX_VIRTIO_VSOCK_H
 
 #include <uapi/linux/virtio_vsock.h>
+#include <linux/bits.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/af_vsock.h>
 
+#define VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM (sizeof(struct virtio_vsock_hdr))
+
+enum virtio_vsock_skb_flags {
+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_FLAGS_REPLY		= BIT(0),
+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_FLAGS_TAP_DELIVERED	= BIT(1),
+};
+
+struct virtio_vsock_skb_cb {
+	bool reply;
+	bool tap_delivered;
+};
+
+#define VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb) ((struct virtio_vsock_skb_cb *)((skb)->cb))
+
+static inline struct virtio_vsock_hdr *virtio_vsock_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return (struct virtio_vsock_hdr *)skb->head;
+}
+
+static inline bool virtio_vsock_skb_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->reply;
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_set_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->reply = true;
+}
+
+static inline bool virtio_vsock_skb_tap_delivered(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->tap_delivered;
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_set_tap_delivered(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->tap_delivered = true;
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_clear_tap_delivered(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->tap_delivered = false;
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	u32 len;
+
+	len = le32_to_cpu(virtio_vsock_hdr(skb)->len);
+
+	if (len > 0)
+		skb_put(skb, len);
+}
+
+static inline struct sk_buff *virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(unsigned int size, gfp_t mask)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = alloc_skb(size, mask);
+	if (!skb)
+		return NULL;
+
+	skb_reserve(skb, VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM);
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static inline void
+virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(struct sk_buff_head *list, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
+	__skb_queue_head(list, skb);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
+}
+
+static inline void
+virtio_vsock_skb_queue_tail(struct sk_buff_head *list, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
+	__skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
+}
+
+static inline struct sk_buff *virtio_vsock_skb_dequeue(struct sk_buff_head *list)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
+	skb = __skb_dequeue(list);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
+
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_vsock_skb_queue_purge(struct sk_buff_head *list)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&list->lock);
+	__skb_queue_purge(list);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&list->lock);
+}
+
+static inline size_t virtio_vsock_skb_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return (size_t)(skb_end_pointer(skb) - skb->head);
+}
+
 #define VIRTIO_VSOCK_DEFAULT_RX_BUF_SIZE	(1024 * 4)
 #define VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_BUF_SIZE		0xFFFFFFFFUL
 #define VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE		(1024 * 64)
@@ -35,23 +141,10 @@  struct virtio_vsock_sock {
 	u32 last_fwd_cnt;
 	u32 rx_bytes;
 	u32 buf_alloc;
-	struct list_head rx_queue;
+	struct sk_buff_head rx_queue;
 	u32 msg_count;
 };
 
-struct virtio_vsock_pkt {
-	struct virtio_vsock_hdr	hdr;
-	struct list_head list;
-	/* socket refcnt not held, only use for cancellation */
-	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
-	void *buf;
-	u32 buf_len;
-	u32 len;
-	u32 off;
-	bool reply;
-	bool tap_delivered;
-};
-
 struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info {
 	u32 remote_cid, remote_port;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
@@ -68,7 +161,7 @@  struct virtio_transport {
 	struct vsock_transport transport;
 
 	/* Takes ownership of the packet */
-	int (*send_pkt)(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
+	int (*send_pkt)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 };
 
 ssize_t
@@ -149,11 +242,10 @@  virtio_transport_dgram_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 void virtio_transport_destruct(struct vsock_sock *vsk);
 
 void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
-			       struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
-void virtio_transport_free_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
-void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
+			       struct sk_buff *skb);
+void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct sk_buff *skb);
 u32 virtio_transport_get_credit(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, u32 wanted);
 void virtio_transport_put_credit(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, u32 credit);
-void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt);
-
+void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb);
+int virtio_transport_purge_skbs(void *vsk, struct sk_buff_head *list);
 #endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_VSOCK_H */
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index ad64f403536a..28b5a8e8e094 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@  struct virtio_vsock {
 	bool tx_run;
 
 	struct work_struct send_pkt_work;
-	spinlock_t send_pkt_list_lock;
-	struct list_head send_pkt_list;
+	struct sk_buff_head send_pkt_queue;
 
 	atomic_t queued_replies;
 
@@ -101,41 +100,31 @@  virtio_transport_send_pkt_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX];
 
 	for (;;) {
-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
 		struct scatterlist hdr, buf, *sgs[2];
 		int ret, in_sg = 0, out_sg = 0;
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		bool reply;
 
-		spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-		if (list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
+		skb = virtio_vsock_skb_dequeue(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
+		if (!skb)
 			break;
-		}
-
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
-		list_del_init(&pkt->list);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
 
-		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
+		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
+		reply = virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb);
 
-		reply = pkt->reply;
-
-		sg_init_one(&hdr, &pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr));
+		sg_init_one(&hdr, virtio_vsock_hdr(skb), sizeof(*virtio_vsock_hdr(skb)));
 		sgs[out_sg++] = &hdr;
-		if (pkt->buf) {
-			sg_init_one(&buf, pkt->buf, pkt->len);
+		if (skb->len > 0) {
+			sg_init_one(&buf, skb->data, skb->len);
 			sgs[out_sg++] = &buf;
 		}
 
-		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, sgs, out_sg, in_sg, pkt, GFP_KERNEL);
+		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, sgs, out_sg, in_sg, skb, GFP_KERNEL);
 		/* Usually this means that there is no more space available in
 		 * the vq
 		 */
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-			list_add(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
+			virtio_vsock_skb_queue_head(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -164,32 +153,32 @@  virtio_transport_send_pkt_work(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 static int
-virtio_transport_send_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+virtio_transport_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
 	struct virtio_vsock *vsock;
-	int len = pkt->len;
+	int len = skb->len;
+
+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	vsock = rcu_dereference(the_virtio_vsock);
 	if (!vsock) {
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		len = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_rcu;
 	}
 
-	if (le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid) == vsock->guest_cid) {
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+	if (le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid) == vsock->guest_cid) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		len = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_rcu;
 	}
 
-	if (pkt->reply)
+	if (virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb))
 		atomic_inc(&vsock->queued_replies);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&pkt->list, &vsock->send_pkt_list);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-
+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_tail(&vsock->send_pkt_queue, skb);
 	queue_work(virtio_vsock_workqueue, &vsock->send_pkt_work);
 
 out_rcu:
@@ -201,9 +190,7 @@  static int
 virtio_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock *vsock;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt, *n;
 	int cnt = 0, ret;
-	LIST_HEAD(freeme);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	vsock = rcu_dereference(the_virtio_vsock);
@@ -212,20 +199,7 @@  virtio_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 		goto out_rcu;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &vsock->send_pkt_list, list) {
-		if (pkt->vsk != vsk)
-			continue;
-		list_move(&pkt->list, &freeme);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &freeme, list) {
-		if (pkt->reply)
-			cnt++;
-		list_del(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-	}
+	cnt = virtio_transport_purge_skbs(vsk, &vsock->send_pkt_queue);
 
 	if (cnt) {
 		struct virtqueue *rx_vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX];
@@ -246,38 +220,28 @@  virtio_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 
 static void virtio_vsock_rx_fill(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
 {
-	int buf_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_DEFAULT_RX_BUF_SIZE;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
-	struct scatterlist hdr, buf, *sgs[2];
+	int total_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_DEFAULT_RX_BUF_SIZE + VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM;
+	struct scatterlist pkt, *p;
 	struct virtqueue *vq;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int ret;
 
 	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX];
 
 	do {
-		pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!pkt)
+		skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(total_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!skb)
 			break;
 
-		pkt->buf = kmalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!pkt->buf) {
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		memset(skb->head, 0, VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM);
+		sg_init_one(&pkt, virtio_vsock_hdr(skb), total_len);
+		p = &pkt;
+		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, &p, 0, 1, skb, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			break;
 		}
 
-		pkt->buf_len = buf_len;
-		pkt->len = buf_len;
-
-		sg_init_one(&hdr, &pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr));
-		sgs[0] = &hdr;
-
-		sg_init_one(&buf, pkt->buf, buf_len);
-		sgs[1] = &buf;
-		ret = virtqueue_add_sgs(vq, sgs, 0, 2, pkt, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (ret) {
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-			break;
-		}
 		vsock->rx_buf_nr++;
 	} while (vq->num_free);
 	if (vsock->rx_buf_nr > vsock->rx_buf_max_nr)
@@ -299,12 +263,12 @@  static void virtio_transport_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto out;
 
 	do {
-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		unsigned int len;
 
 		virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
-		while ((pkt = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) != NULL) {
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		while ((skb = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) != NULL) {
+			consume_skb(skb);
 			added = true;
 		}
 	} while (!virtqueue_enable_cb(vq));
@@ -529,7 +493,7 @@  static void virtio_transport_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	do {
 		virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
 		for (;;) {
-			struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
+			struct sk_buff *skb;
 			unsigned int len;
 
 			if (!virtio_transport_more_replies(vsock)) {
@@ -540,23 +504,22 @@  static void virtio_transport_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			pkt = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len);
-			if (!pkt) {
+			skb = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len);
+			if (!skb)
 				break;
-			}
 
 			vsock->rx_buf_nr--;
 
 			/* Drop short/long packets */
-			if (unlikely(len < sizeof(pkt->hdr) ||
-				     len > sizeof(pkt->hdr) + pkt->len)) {
-				virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+			if (unlikely(len < sizeof(struct virtio_vsock_hdr) ||
+				     len > virtio_vsock_skb_len(skb))) {
+				kfree_skb(skb);
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			pkt->len = len - sizeof(pkt->hdr);
-			virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
-			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&virtio_transport, pkt);
+			virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put(skb);
+			virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
+			virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&virtio_transport, skb);
 		}
 	} while (!virtqueue_enable_cb(vq));
 
@@ -610,7 +573,7 @@  static int virtio_vsock_vqs_init(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
 static void virtio_vsock_vqs_del(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
 {
 	struct virtio_device *vdev = vsock->vdev;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	/* Reset all connected sockets when the VQs disappear */
 	vsock_for_each_connected_socket(&virtio_transport.transport,
@@ -637,23 +600,16 @@  static void virtio_vsock_vqs_del(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
 	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->rx_lock);
-	while ((pkt = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX])))
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+	while ((skb = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX])))
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	mutex_unlock(&vsock->rx_lock);
 
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->tx_lock);
-	while ((pkt = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX])))
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+	while ((skb = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX])))
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	mutex_unlock(&vsock->tx_lock);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	while (!list_empty(&vsock->send_pkt_list)) {
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->send_pkt_list,
-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
-		list_del(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_purge(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
 
 	/* Delete virtqueues and flush outstanding callbacks if any */
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
@@ -690,8 +646,7 @@  static int virtio_vsock_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	mutex_init(&vsock->tx_lock);
 	mutex_init(&vsock->rx_lock);
 	mutex_init(&vsock->event_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vsock->send_pkt_list);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&vsock->send_pkt_queue);
 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->rx_work, virtio_transport_rx_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->tx_work, virtio_transport_tx_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->event_work, virtio_transport_event_work);
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index a9980e9b9304..3d2b9a4aefae 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -37,53 +37,56 @@  virtio_transport_get_ops(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 	return container_of(t, struct virtio_transport, transport);
 }
 
-static struct virtio_vsock_pkt *
-virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
+/* Returns a new packet on success, otherwise returns NULL.
+ *
+ * If NULL is returned, errp is set to a negative errno.
+ */
+static struct sk_buff *
+virtio_transport_alloc_skb(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
 			   size_t len,
 			   u32 src_cid,
 			   u32 src_port,
 			   u32 dst_cid,
 			   u32 dst_port)
 {
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
+	const size_t skb_len = VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_HEADROOM + len;
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	void *payload;
 	int err;
 
-	pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pkt)
+	skb = virtio_vsock_alloc_skb(skb_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
 		return NULL;
 
-	pkt->hdr.type		= cpu_to_le16(info->type);
-	pkt->hdr.op		= cpu_to_le16(info->op);
-	pkt->hdr.src_cid	= cpu_to_le64(src_cid);
-	pkt->hdr.dst_cid	= cpu_to_le64(dst_cid);
-	pkt->hdr.src_port	= cpu_to_le32(src_port);
-	pkt->hdr.dst_port	= cpu_to_le32(dst_port);
-	pkt->hdr.flags		= cpu_to_le32(info->flags);
-	pkt->len		= len;
-	pkt->hdr.len		= cpu_to_le32(len);
-	pkt->reply		= info->reply;
-	pkt->vsk		= info->vsk;
+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
+	hdr->type	= cpu_to_le16(info->type);
+	hdr->op		= cpu_to_le16(info->op);
+	hdr->src_cid	= cpu_to_le64(src_cid);
+	hdr->dst_cid	= cpu_to_le64(dst_cid);
+	hdr->src_port	= cpu_to_le32(src_port);
+	hdr->dst_port	= cpu_to_le32(dst_port);
+	hdr->flags	= cpu_to_le32(info->flags);
+	hdr->len	= cpu_to_le32(len);
 
 	if (info->msg && len > 0) {
-		pkt->buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!pkt->buf)
-			goto out_pkt;
-
-		pkt->buf_len = len;
-
-		err = memcpy_from_msg(pkt->buf, info->msg, len);
+		payload = skb_put(skb, len);
+		err = memcpy_from_msg(payload, info->msg, len);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
 		if (msg_data_left(info->msg) == 0 &&
 		    info->type == VIRTIO_VSOCK_TYPE_SEQPACKET) {
-			pkt->hdr.flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
+			hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM);
 
 			if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_EOR)
-				pkt->hdr.flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
+				hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR);
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (info->reply)
+		virtio_vsock_skb_set_reply(skb);
+
 	trace_virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(src_cid, src_port,
 					 dst_cid, dst_port,
 					 len,
@@ -91,19 +94,18 @@  virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info *info,
 					 info->op,
 					 info->flags);
 
-	return pkt;
+	return skb;
 
 out:
-	kfree(pkt->buf);
-out_pkt:
-	kfree(pkt);
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
 /* Packet capture */
 static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
 {
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt = opaque;
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *pkt_hdr;
+	struct sk_buff *pkt = opaque;
 	struct af_vsockmon_hdr *hdr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	size_t payload_len;
@@ -113,10 +115,11 @@  static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
 	 * the payload length from the header and the buffer pointer taking
 	 * care of the offset in the original packet.
 	 */
-	payload_len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
-	payload_buf = pkt->buf + pkt->off;
+	pkt_hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(pkt);
+	payload_len = pkt->len;
+	payload_buf = pkt->data;
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(sizeof(*hdr) + sizeof(pkt->hdr) + payload_len,
+	skb = alloc_skb(sizeof(*hdr) + sizeof(*pkt_hdr) + payload_len,
 			GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb)
 		return NULL;
@@ -124,16 +127,16 @@  static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
 	hdr = skb_put(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
 
 	/* pkt->hdr is little-endian so no need to byteswap here */
-	hdr->src_cid = pkt->hdr.src_cid;
-	hdr->src_port = pkt->hdr.src_port;
-	hdr->dst_cid = pkt->hdr.dst_cid;
-	hdr->dst_port = pkt->hdr.dst_port;
+	hdr->src_cid = pkt_hdr->src_cid;
+	hdr->src_port = pkt_hdr->src_port;
+	hdr->dst_cid = pkt_hdr->dst_cid;
+	hdr->dst_port = pkt_hdr->dst_port;
 
 	hdr->transport = cpu_to_le16(AF_VSOCK_TRANSPORT_VIRTIO);
-	hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(pkt->hdr));
+	hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(*pkt_hdr));
 	memset(hdr->reserved, 0, sizeof(hdr->reserved));
 
-	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op)) {
+	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt_hdr->op)) {
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_REQUEST:
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RESPONSE:
 		hdr->op = cpu_to_le16(AF_VSOCK_OP_CONNECT);
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@  static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	skb_put_data(skb, &pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr));
+	skb_put_data(skb, pkt_hdr, sizeof(*pkt_hdr));
 
 	if (payload_len) {
 		skb_put_data(skb, payload_buf, payload_len);
@@ -163,13 +166,13 @@  static struct sk_buff *virtio_transport_build_skb(void *opaque)
 	return skb;
 }
 
-void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (pkt->tap_delivered)
+	if (virtio_vsock_skb_tap_delivered(skb))
 		return;
 
-	vsock_deliver_tap(virtio_transport_build_skb, pkt);
-	pkt->tap_delivered = true;
+	vsock_deliver_tap(virtio_transport_build_skb, skb);
+	virtio_vsock_skb_set_tap_delivered(skb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt);
 
@@ -192,8 +195,8 @@  static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 	u32 src_cid, src_port, dst_cid, dst_port;
 	const struct virtio_transport *t_ops;
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
 	u32 pkt_len = info->pkt_len;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	info->type = virtio_transport_get_type(sk_vsock(vsk));
 
@@ -224,42 +227,47 @@  static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 	if (pkt_len == 0 && info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW)
 		return pkt_len;
 
-	pkt = virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(info, pkt_len,
+	skb = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(info, pkt_len,
 					 src_cid, src_port,
 					 dst_cid, dst_port);
-	if (!pkt) {
+	if (!skb) {
 		virtio_transport_put_credit(vvs, pkt_len);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
+	virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(vvs, skb);
 
-	return t_ops->send_pkt(pkt);
+	return t_ops->send_pkt(skb);
 }
 
 static bool virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
-					struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+					struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (vvs->rx_bytes + pkt->len > vvs->buf_alloc)
+	if (vvs->rx_bytes + skb->len > vvs->buf_alloc)
 		return false;
 
-	vvs->rx_bytes += pkt->len;
+	vvs->rx_bytes += skb->len;
 	return true;
 }
 
 static void virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
-					struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+					struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	vvs->rx_bytes -= pkt->len;
-	vvs->fwd_cnt += pkt->len;
+	int len;
+
+	len = skb_headroom(skb) - sizeof(struct virtio_vsock_hdr) - skb->len;
+	vvs->rx_bytes -= len;
+	vvs->fwd_cnt += len;
 }
 
-void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+void virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 	vvs->last_fwd_cnt = vvs->fwd_cnt;
-	pkt->hdr.fwd_cnt = cpu_to_le32(vvs->fwd_cnt);
-	pkt->hdr.buf_alloc = cpu_to_le32(vvs->buf_alloc);
+	hdr->fwd_cnt = cpu_to_le32(vvs->fwd_cnt);
+	hdr->buf_alloc = cpu_to_le32(vvs->buf_alloc);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_inc_tx_pkt);
@@ -303,29 +311,29 @@  virtio_transport_stream_do_peek(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 				size_t len)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
 	size_t bytes, total = 0, off;
+	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
 	int err = -EFAULT;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pkt, &vvs->rx_queue, list) {
-		off = pkt->off;
+	skb_queue_walk_safe(&vvs->rx_queue, skb,  tmp) {
+		off = 0;
 
 		if (total == len)
 			break;
 
-		while (total < len && off < pkt->len) {
+		while (total < len && off < skb->len) {
 			bytes = len - total;
-			if (bytes > pkt->len - off)
-				bytes = pkt->len - off;
+			if (bytes > skb->len - off)
+				bytes = skb->len - off;
 
 			/* sk_lock is held by caller so no one else can dequeue.
 			 * Unlock rx_lock since memcpy_to_msg() may sleep.
 			 */
 			spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
-			err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, pkt->buf + off, bytes);
+			err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data + off, bytes);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 
@@ -352,37 +360,38 @@  virtio_transport_stream_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 				   size_t len)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
 	size_t bytes, total = 0;
-	u32 free_space;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err = -EFAULT;
+	u32 free_space;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
-	while (total < len && !list_empty(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vvs->rx_queue,
-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
+	while (total < len && !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
+		skb = __skb_dequeue(&vvs->rx_queue);
 
 		bytes = len - total;
-		if (bytes > pkt->len - pkt->off)
-			bytes = pkt->len - pkt->off;
+		if (bytes > skb->len)
+			bytes = skb->len;
 
 		/* sk_lock is held by caller so no one else can dequeue.
 		 * Unlock rx_lock since memcpy_to_msg() may sleep.
 		 */
 		spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
-		err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, pkt->buf + pkt->off, bytes);
+		err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, bytes);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
 		total += bytes;
-		pkt->off += bytes;
-		if (pkt->off == pkt->len) {
-			virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
-			list_del(&pkt->list);
-			virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		skb_pull(skb, bytes);
+
+		if (skb->len == 0) {
+			virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, skb);
+			consume_skb(skb);
+		} else {
+			__skb_queue_head(&vvs->rx_queue, skb);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -414,10 +423,10 @@  static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 						 int flags)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
 	int dequeued_len = 0;
 	size_t user_buf_len = msg_data_left(msg);
 	bool msg_ready = false;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
@@ -427,13 +436,18 @@  static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 	}
 
 	while (!msg_ready) {
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vvs->rx_queue, struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
+		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
+
+		skb = __skb_dequeue(&vvs->rx_queue);
+		if (!skb)
+			break;
+		hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 
 		if (dequeued_len >= 0) {
 			size_t pkt_len;
 			size_t bytes_to_copy;
 
-			pkt_len = (size_t)le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
+			pkt_len = (size_t)le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
 			bytes_to_copy = min(user_buf_len, pkt_len);
 
 			if (bytes_to_copy) {
@@ -444,7 +458,7 @@  static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 				 */
 				spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
-				err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, pkt->buf, bytes_to_copy);
+				err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, bytes_to_copy);
 				if (err) {
 					/* Copy of message failed. Rest of
 					 * fragments will be freed without copy.
@@ -452,6 +466,7 @@  static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 					dequeued_len = err;
 				} else {
 					user_buf_len -= bytes_to_copy;
+					skb_pull(skb, bytes_to_copy);
 				}
 
 				spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
@@ -461,17 +476,16 @@  static int virtio_transport_seqpacket_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 				dequeued_len += pkt_len;
 		}
 
-		if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
+		if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM) {
 			msg_ready = true;
 			vvs->msg_count--;
 
-			if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR)
+			if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR)
 				msg->msg_flags |= MSG_EOR;
 		}
 
-		virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
-		list_del(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
@@ -609,7 +623,7 @@  int virtio_transport_do_socket_init(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 
 	spin_lock_init(&vvs->rx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&vvs->tx_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vvs->rx_queue);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&vvs->rx_queue);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -806,16 +820,16 @@  void virtio_transport_destruct(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_destruct);
 
 static int virtio_transport_reset(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
-				  struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+				  struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info info = {
 		.op = VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST,
-		.reply = !!pkt,
+		.reply = !!skb,
 		.vsk = vsk,
 	};
 
 	/* Send RST only if the original pkt is not a RST pkt */
-	if (pkt && le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
+	if (skb && le16_to_cpu(virtio_vsock_hdr(skb)->op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
 		return 0;
 
 	return virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(vsk, &info);
@@ -825,29 +839,30 @@  static int virtio_transport_reset(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
  * attempt was made to connect to a socket that does not exist.
  */
 static int virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(const struct virtio_transport *t,
-					  struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+					  struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *reply;
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info info = {
 		.op = VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST,
-		.type = le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.type),
+		.type = le16_to_cpu(hdr->type),
 		.reply = true,
 	};
+	struct sk_buff *reply;
 
 	/* Send RST only if the original pkt is not a RST pkt */
-	if (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
+	if (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
 		return 0;
 
-	reply = virtio_transport_alloc_pkt(&info, 0,
-					   le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid),
-					   le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_port),
-					   le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_cid),
-					   le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_port));
+	reply = virtio_transport_alloc_skb(&info, 0,
+					   le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid),
+					   le32_to_cpu(hdr->dst_port),
+					   le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid),
+					   le32_to_cpu(hdr->src_port));
 	if (!reply)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (!t) {
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(reply);
+		kfree_skb(reply);
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 	}
 
@@ -858,16 +873,11 @@  static int virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(const struct virtio_transport *t,
 static void virtio_transport_remove_sock(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt, *tmp;
 
 	/* We don't need to take rx_lock, as the socket is closing and we are
 	 * removing it.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, tmp, &vvs->rx_queue, list) {
-		list_del(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-	}
-
+	__skb_queue_purge(&vvs->rx_queue);
 	vsock_remove_sock(vsk);
 }
 
@@ -981,13 +991,14 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_release);
 
 static int
 virtio_transport_recv_connecting(struct sock *sk,
-				 struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+				 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
-	int err;
 	int skerr;
+	int err;
 
-	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op)) {
+	switch (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op)) {
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RESPONSE:
 		sk->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 		sk->sk_socket->state = SS_CONNECTED;
@@ -1008,7 +1019,7 @@  virtio_transport_recv_connecting(struct sock *sk,
 	return 0;
 
 destroy:
-	virtio_transport_reset(vsk, pkt);
+	virtio_transport_reset(vsk, skb);
 	sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
 	sk->sk_err = skerr;
 	sk_error_report(sk);
@@ -1017,34 +1028,37 @@  virtio_transport_recv_connecting(struct sock *sk,
 
 static void
 virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
-			      struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+			      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
 	bool can_enqueue, free_pkt = false;
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
+	u32 len;
 
-	pkt->len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
-	pkt->off = 0;
+	hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
+	len = le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
-	can_enqueue = virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
+	can_enqueue = virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(vvs, skb);
 	if (!can_enqueue) {
 		free_pkt = true;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM)
+	if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM)
 		vvs->msg_count++;
 
 	/* Try to copy small packets into the buffer of last packet queued,
 	 * to avoid wasting memory queueing the entire buffer with a small
 	 * payload.
 	 */
-	if (pkt->len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !list_empty(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *last_pkt;
+	if (len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !skb_queue_empty_lockless(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
+		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *last_hdr;
+		struct sk_buff *last_skb;
 
-		last_pkt = list_last_entry(&vvs->rx_queue,
-					   struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
+		last_skb = skb_peek_tail(&vvs->rx_queue);
+		last_hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(last_skb);
 
 		/* If there is space in the last packet queued, we copy the
 		 * new packet in its buffer. We avoid this if the last packet
@@ -1052,35 +1066,35 @@  virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 		 * delimiter of SEQPACKET message, so 'pkt' is the first packet
 		 * of a new message.
 		 */
-		if ((pkt->len <= last_pkt->buf_len - last_pkt->len) &&
-		    !(le32_to_cpu(last_pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM)) {
-			memcpy(last_pkt->buf + last_pkt->len, pkt->buf,
-			       pkt->len);
-			last_pkt->len += pkt->len;
+		if (skb->len < skb_tailroom(last_skb) &&
+		    !(le32_to_cpu(last_hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM)) {
+			memcpy(skb_put(last_skb, skb->len), skb->data, skb->len);
 			free_pkt = true;
-			last_pkt->hdr.flags |= pkt->hdr.flags;
+			last_hdr->flags |= hdr->flags;
+			last_hdr->len = cpu_to_le32(last_skb->len);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
-	list_add_tail(&pkt->list, &vvs->rx_queue);
+	__skb_queue_tail(&vvs->rx_queue, skb);
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 	if (free_pkt)
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static int
 virtio_transport_recv_connected(struct sock *sk,
-				struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+				struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 	int err = 0;
 
-	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op)) {
+	switch (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op)) {
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW:
-		virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(vsk, pkt);
+		virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(vsk, skb);
 		vsock_data_ready(sk);
 		return err;
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_REQUEST:
@@ -1090,18 +1104,17 @@  virtio_transport_recv_connected(struct sock *sk,
 		sk->sk_write_space(sk);
 		break;
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_SHUTDOWN:
-		if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SHUTDOWN_RCV)
+		if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SHUTDOWN_RCV)
 			vsk->peer_shutdown |= RCV_SHUTDOWN;
-		if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SHUTDOWN_SEND)
+		if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SHUTDOWN_SEND)
 			vsk->peer_shutdown |= SEND_SHUTDOWN;
 		if (vsk->peer_shutdown == SHUTDOWN_MASK &&
 		    vsock_stream_has_data(vsk) <= 0 &&
 		    !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DONE)) {
 			(void)virtio_transport_reset(vsk, NULL);
-
 			virtio_transport_do_close(vsk, true);
 		}
-		if (le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags))
+		if (le32_to_cpu(virtio_vsock_hdr(skb)->flags))
 			sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 		break;
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST:
@@ -1112,28 +1125,30 @@  virtio_transport_recv_connected(struct sock *sk,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void
 virtio_transport_recv_disconnecting(struct sock *sk,
-				    struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+				    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 
-	if (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
+	if (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op) == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST)
 		virtio_transport_do_close(vsk, true);
 }
 
 static int
 virtio_transport_send_response(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
-			       struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+			       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct virtio_vsock_pkt_info info = {
 		.op = VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RESPONSE,
-		.remote_cid = le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_cid),
-		.remote_port = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_port),
+		.remote_cid = le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid),
+		.remote_port = le32_to_cpu(hdr->src_port),
 		.reply = true,
 		.vsk = vsk,
 	};
@@ -1142,8 +1157,9 @@  virtio_transport_send_response(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 }
 
 static bool virtio_transport_space_update(struct sock *sk,
-					  struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+					  struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
 	bool space_available;
@@ -1158,8 +1174,8 @@  static bool virtio_transport_space_update(struct sock *sk,
 
 	/* buf_alloc and fwd_cnt is always included in the hdr */
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->tx_lock);
-	vvs->peer_buf_alloc = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.buf_alloc);
-	vvs->peer_fwd_cnt = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.fwd_cnt);
+	vvs->peer_buf_alloc = le32_to_cpu(hdr->buf_alloc);
+	vvs->peer_fwd_cnt = le32_to_cpu(hdr->fwd_cnt);
 	space_available = virtio_transport_has_space(vsk);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->tx_lock);
 	return space_available;
@@ -1167,27 +1183,28 @@  static bool virtio_transport_space_update(struct sock *sk,
 
 /* Handle server socket */
 static int
-virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt,
+virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct virtio_transport *t)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 	struct vsock_sock *vchild;
 	struct sock *child;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op) != VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_REQUEST) {
-		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+	if (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op) != VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_REQUEST) {
+		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (sk_acceptq_is_full(sk)) {
-		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	child = vsock_create_connected(sk);
 	if (!child) {
-		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -1198,10 +1215,10 @@  virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt,
 	child->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 
 	vchild = vsock_sk(child);
-	vsock_addr_init(&vchild->local_addr, le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid),
-			le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_port));
-	vsock_addr_init(&vchild->remote_addr, le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_cid),
-			le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_port));
+	vsock_addr_init(&vchild->local_addr, le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid),
+			le32_to_cpu(hdr->dst_port));
+	vsock_addr_init(&vchild->remote_addr, le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid),
+			le32_to_cpu(hdr->src_port));
 
 	ret = vsock_assign_transport(vchild, vsk);
 	/* Transport assigned (looking at remote_addr) must be the same
@@ -1209,17 +1226,17 @@  virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt,
 	 */
 	if (ret || vchild->transport != &t->transport) {
 		release_sock(child);
-		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 		sock_put(child);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (virtio_transport_space_update(child, pkt))
+	if (virtio_transport_space_update(child, skb))
 		child->sk_write_space(child);
 
 	vsock_insert_connected(vchild);
 	vsock_enqueue_accept(sk, child);
-	virtio_transport_send_response(vchild, pkt);
+	virtio_transport_send_response(vchild, skb);
 
 	release_sock(child);
 
@@ -1237,29 +1254,30 @@  static bool virtio_transport_valid_type(u16 type)
  * lock.
  */
 void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
-			       struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+			       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr = virtio_vsock_hdr(skb);
 	struct sockaddr_vm src, dst;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	bool space_available;
 
-	vsock_addr_init(&src, le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_cid),
-			le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.src_port));
-	vsock_addr_init(&dst, le64_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_cid),
-			le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.dst_port));
+	vsock_addr_init(&src, le64_to_cpu(hdr->src_cid),
+			le32_to_cpu(hdr->src_port));
+	vsock_addr_init(&dst, le64_to_cpu(hdr->dst_cid),
+			le32_to_cpu(hdr->dst_port));
 
 	trace_virtio_transport_recv_pkt(src.svm_cid, src.svm_port,
 					dst.svm_cid, dst.svm_port,
-					le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len),
-					le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.type),
-					le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op),
-					le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.flags),
-					le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.buf_alloc),
-					le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.fwd_cnt));
-
-	if (!virtio_transport_valid_type(le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.type))) {
-		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+					le32_to_cpu(hdr->len),
+					le16_to_cpu(hdr->type),
+					le16_to_cpu(hdr->op),
+					le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags),
+					le32_to_cpu(hdr->buf_alloc),
+					le32_to_cpu(hdr->fwd_cnt));
+
+	if (!virtio_transport_valid_type(le16_to_cpu(hdr->type))) {
+		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 		goto free_pkt;
 	}
 
@@ -1270,13 +1288,13 @@  void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
 	if (!sk) {
 		sk = vsock_find_bound_socket(&dst);
 		if (!sk) {
-			(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+			(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 			goto free_pkt;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (virtio_transport_get_type(sk) != le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.type)) {
-		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+	if (virtio_transport_get_type(sk) != le16_to_cpu(hdr->type)) {
+		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 		sock_put(sk);
 		goto free_pkt;
 	}
@@ -1287,13 +1305,13 @@  void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
 
 	/* Check if sk has been closed before lock_sock */
 	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DONE)) {
-		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
 		release_sock(sk);
 		sock_put(sk);
 		goto free_pkt;
 	}
 
-	space_available = virtio_transport_space_update(sk, pkt);
+	space_available = virtio_transport_space_update(sk, skb);
 
 	/* Update CID in case it has changed after a transport reset event */
 	if (vsk->local_addr.svm_cid != VMADDR_CID_ANY)
@@ -1304,23 +1322,23 @@  void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
 
 	switch (sk->sk_state) {
 	case TCP_LISTEN:
-		virtio_transport_recv_listen(sk, pkt, t);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		virtio_transport_recv_listen(sk, skb, t);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		break;
 	case TCP_SYN_SENT:
-		virtio_transport_recv_connecting(sk, pkt);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		virtio_transport_recv_connecting(sk, skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		break;
 	case TCP_ESTABLISHED:
-		virtio_transport_recv_connected(sk, pkt);
+		virtio_transport_recv_connected(sk, skb);
 		break;
 	case TCP_CLOSING:
-		virtio_transport_recv_disconnecting(sk, pkt);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		virtio_transport_recv_disconnecting(sk, skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		break;
 	default:
-		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+		(void)virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1333,16 +1351,42 @@  void virtio_transport_recv_pkt(struct virtio_transport *t,
 	return;
 
 free_pkt:
-	virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_recv_pkt);
 
-void virtio_transport_free_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+/* Remove skbs found in a queue that have a vsk that matches.
+ *
+ * Each skb is freed.
+ *
+ * Returns the count of skbs that were reply packets.
+ */
+int virtio_transport_purge_skbs(void *vsk, struct sk_buff_head *queue)
 {
-	kvfree(pkt->buf);
-	kfree(pkt);
+	struct sk_buff_head freeme;
+	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
+	int cnt = 0;
+
+	skb_queue_head_init(&freeme);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&queue->lock);
+	skb_queue_walk_safe(queue, skb, tmp) {
+		if (vsock_sk(skb->sk) != vsk)
+			continue;
+
+		__skb_unlink(skb, queue);
+		__skb_queue_tail(&freeme, skb);
+
+		if (virtio_vsock_skb_reply(skb))
+			cnt++;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
+
+	__skb_queue_purge(&freeme);
+
+	return cnt;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_free_pkt);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_purge_skbs);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Asias He");
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
index 169a8cf65b39..e57394579146 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@  struct vsock_loopback {
 	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
 
 	spinlock_t pkt_list_lock; /* protects pkt_list */
-	struct list_head pkt_list;
+	struct sk_buff_head pkt_queue;
 	struct work_struct pkt_work;
 };
 
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@  static u32 vsock_loopback_get_local_cid(void)
 	return VMADDR_CID_LOCAL;
 }
 
-static int vsock_loopback_send_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
+static int vsock_loopback_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct vsock_loopback *vsock = &the_vsock_loopback;
-	int len = pkt->len;
+	int len = skb->len;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&pkt->list, &vsock->pkt_list);
+	skb_queue_tail(&vsock->pkt_queue, skb);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
 
 	queue_work(vsock->workqueue, &vsock->pkt_work);
@@ -44,21 +44,8 @@  static int vsock_loopback_send_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
 static int vsock_loopback_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 {
 	struct vsock_loopback *vsock = &the_vsock_loopback;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt, *n;
-	LIST_HEAD(freeme);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &vsock->pkt_list, list) {
-		if (pkt->vsk != vsk)
-			continue;
-		list_move(&pkt->list, &freeme);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pkt, n, &freeme, list) {
-		list_del(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-	}
+	virtio_transport_purge_skbs(vsk, &vsock->pkt_queue);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -121,20 +108,18 @@  static void vsock_loopback_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct vsock_loopback *vsock =
 		container_of(work, struct vsock_loopback, pkt_work);
-	LIST_HEAD(pkts);
+	struct sk_buff_head pkts;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb_queue_head_init(&pkts);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
-	list_splice_init(&vsock->pkt_list, &pkts);
+	skb_queue_splice_init(&vsock->pkt_queue, &pkts);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
 
-	while (!list_empty(&pkts)) {
-		struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
-
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&pkts, struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
-		list_del_init(&pkt->list);
-
-		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(pkt);
-		virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&loopback_transport, pkt);
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&pkts))) {
+		virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
+		virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&loopback_transport, skb);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +133,7 @@  static int __init vsock_loopback_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vsock->pkt_list);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&vsock->pkt_queue);
 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->pkt_work, vsock_loopback_work);
 
 	ret = vsock_core_register(&loopback_transport.transport,
@@ -166,19 +151,13 @@  static int __init vsock_loopback_init(void)
 static void __exit vsock_loopback_exit(void)
 {
 	struct vsock_loopback *vsock = &the_vsock_loopback;
-	struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt;
 
 	vsock_core_unregister(&loopback_transport.transport);
 
 	flush_work(&vsock->pkt_work);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
-	while (!list_empty(&vsock->pkt_list)) {
-		pkt = list_first_entry(&vsock->pkt_list,
-				       struct virtio_vsock_pkt, list);
-		list_del(&pkt->list);
-		virtio_transport_free_pkt(pkt);
-	}
+	virtio_vsock_skb_queue_purge(&vsock->pkt_queue);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->pkt_list_lock);
 
 	destroy_workqueue(vsock->workqueue);