Re: [PATCH net v1 2/3] net: devmem: return EMSGSIZE on type mismatch

From: Pavel Begunkov

Date: Sun Aug 02 2026 - 08:26:57 EST


On 8/1/26 13:52, Mina Almasry wrote:
When a devmem payload mixes with a standard page payload, return
-EMSGSIZE instead of -EFAULT. This enables tcp_sendmsg to seamlessly
fall back to creating a new segment instead of failing the socket send.

Fixes: bd61848900bff ("net: devmem: Implement TX path")
Cc: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@xxxxxxxxx>

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Pavel Begunkov