diff --git a/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst b/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst
index 1c19bb7705df..7b3392553fd6 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Type                                Name                        fastpath_tx_acce
 =================================== =========================== =================== =================== ===================================================================================
 unsigned_long:32                    priv_flags                  read_mostly                             __dev_queue_xmit(tx)
 unsigned_long:1                     lltx                        read_mostly                             HARD_TX_LOCK,HARD_TX_TRYLOCK,HARD_TX_UNLOCK(tx)
-unsigned long:1                     netmem_tx:1;                read_mostly
+unsigned_long:2                     netmem_tx:2;                read_mostly
 char                                name[16]
 struct netdev_name_node*            name_node
 struct dev_ifalias*                 ifalias
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netmem.rst b/Documentation/networking/netmem.rst
index 5ccadba4f373..217869d1108d 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netmem.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netmem.rst
@@ -99,3 +99,6 @@ Driver TX Requirements
    appropriate mode:
 
    - `NETMEM_TX_DMA`: for physical devices that perform DMA.
+
+   - `NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA`: for virtual or passthrough devices that do
+     not DMA, but still support handling of netmem-backed skbs.
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/networking/netmem.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/networking/netmem.rst
index 9c84423b7528..320f3eacf51b 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/networking/netmem.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/networking/netmem.rst
@@ -92,3 +92,6 @@ dma-mapping API 去处理。
 2. 驱动程序应将 `netdev->netmem_tx` 设置为适当的模式：
 
    - `NETMEM_TX_DMA`：适用于执行 DMA 的物理设备。
+
+   - `NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA`：适用于不执行 DMA 的虚拟或透传设备，但仍支持
+     处理 netmem 支持的 skb。
diff --git a/drivers/net/netkit.c b/drivers/net/netkit.c
index 5e2eecc3165d..0ad6a806d7d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netkit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netkit.c
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ static void netkit_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL;
 	dev->lltx = true;
+	dev->netmem_tx = NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA;
 
 	dev->netdev_ops     = &netkit_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops    = &netkit_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index b7a4503f7cdb..bf3dd9b2c1a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1797,6 +1797,7 @@ enum netdev_stat_type {
 enum netmem_tx_mode {
 	NETMEM_TX_NONE,		/* no netmem TX support */
 	NETMEM_TX_DMA,		/* DMA-capable netmem TX (real HW) */
+	NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA,	/* no DMA, e.g. passthrough for virtual devs */
 };
 
 enum netdev_reg_state {
@@ -2143,7 +2144,7 @@ struct net_device {
 	struct_group(priv_flags_fast,
 		unsigned long		priv_flags:32;
 		unsigned long		lltx:1;
-		unsigned long		netmem_tx:1;
+		unsigned long		netmem_tx:2;
 	);
 	const struct net_device_ops *netdev_ops;
 	const struct header_ops *header_ops;