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Add the netmem_ref type, an abstraction for network memory. To add support for new memory types to the net stack, we must first abstract the current memory type. Currently parts of the net stack use struct page directly: - page_pool - drivers - skb_frag_t Originally the plan was to reuse struct page* for the new memory types, and to set the LSB on the page* to indicate it's not really a page. However, for compiler type checking we need to introduce a new type. netmem_ref is introduced to abstract the underlying memory type. Currently it's a no-op abstraction that is always a struct page underneath. In parallel there is an undergoing effort to add support for devmem to the net stack: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20231208005250.2910004-1-almasrymina@google.com/ netmem_ref can be pointers to different underlying memory types, and the low bits are set to indicate the memory type. Helpers are provided to convert netmem pointers to the underlying memory type (currently only struct page). In the devmem series helpers are provided so that calling code can use netmem without worrying about the underlying memory type unless absolutely necessary. Reviewed-by: Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@google.com> Signed-off-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@google.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.