Re: [PATCH net-next v1 2/7] net: page_pool: create page_pool_alloc_netmem

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On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 4:14 AM Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 2024/10/30 4:45, Mina Almasry wrote:
> > Create page_pool_alloc_netmem to be the mirror of page_pool_alloc.
> >
> > This enables drivers that want currently use page_pool_alloc to
> > transition to netmem by converting the call sites to
> > page_pool_alloc_netmem.
>
> For old API, page_pool_alloc_pages() always return a whole page, and
> page_pool_alloc() returns a whole page or a page fragment based on the
> requested size.
>
> For new netmem API, page_pool_alloc_netmems() always return a whole
> netmem, and page_pool_alloc_netmem() returns a whole netmem or a netmem
> fragment based on the requested size.
>
> Isn't it a little odd that old and new are not following the same
> pattern?

Hi Yunsheng,

The intention is that page_pool_alloc_pages is mirrored by
page_pool_alloc_netmems.

And page_pool_alloc is mirrored by page_pool_alloc_netmem.


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