Re: [PATCH v3] page_pool: add a comment explaining the fragment counter usage

From: Paolo Abeni
Date: Tue Feb 21 2023 - 04:13:52 EST


On Sat, 2023-02-18 at 00:21 +0200, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> When reading the page_pool code the first impression is that keeping
> two separate counters, one being the page refcnt and the other being
> fragment pp_frag_count, is counter-intuitive.
>
> However without that fragment counter we don't know when to reliably
> destroy or sync the outstanding DMA mappings. So let's add a comment
> explaining this part.
>
> Reviewed-by: Alexander Duyck <alexanderduyck@xxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@xxxxxxxxxx>

# Form letter - net-next is closed

The merge window for v6.3 has begun and therefore net-next is closed
for new drivers, features, code refactoring and optimizations.
We are currently accepting bug fixes only.

Please repost when net-next reopens after Mar 6th.

RFC patches sent for review only are obviously welcome at any time.