Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] docs: net: page_pool: document PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV parameters

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On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 9:18 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Using PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV is a bit confusing. It was perhaps
> more obvious when it was introduced but the page pool use
> has grown beyond XDP and beyond packet-per-page so now
> making the heads and tails out of this feature is not
> trivial.
>
> Obviously making the API more user friendly would be
> a better fix, but until someone steps up to do that
> let's at least document what the parameters are.
>
> Relevant discussion in the first Link.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230731114427.0da1f73b@xxxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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