On 7/16/25 20:41, Mina Almasry wrote:
...>> I will kill __netmem_get_pp() as you and I prefer. However,
__netmem_get_pp() users e.i. libeth_xdp_return_va() and
libeth_xdp_tx_fill_buf() should be altered. I will modify the code like:
as is: __netmem_get_pp(netmem)
to be: __netmem_nmdesc(netmem)->pp
Is it okay with you?
When Pavel and I were saying 'remove __netmem_get_pp', I think we
meant to remove the entire concept of unsafe netmem -> page
conversions. I think we both don't like them. From this perspective,
__netmem_nmdesc(netmem)->pp is just as bad as __netmem_get_pp(netmem).
Yes. It'd great to have all of them gone. IMHO it's much better
to let the caller do the casting so at least it's explicit and
assumptions are not hidden. E.g. instead of
pp = __netmem_nmdesc(netmem)->pp;
It'd be
struct page *page = __netmem_to_page(netmem);
page_to_nmdesc(page)->pp;
// or page_get_pp(page), or whatever the helper is
That might be easier as well.
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Pavel Begunkov
