Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/6] net: unify symmetric netmem and page_pool refcounting

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Tue Oct 20 2026 - 06:15:22 EST


Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:37:14 +0000 you wrote:
> netmems (pages and net_iovs) have two independent refcounts: a non-pp
> refcount (page._refcount or binding->ref) governing backing memory
> lifetime, and pp_ref_count governing recycling within a page_pool while
> page_pool holds a single backing non-pp reference. SKBs with
> pp_recycle=1 own pp_ref_count references on page_pool fragments; SKBs
> with pp_recycle=0 own non-pp references.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next,v3,1/6] netmem: rename __get/__put_netmem() to get/put_net_iov()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a868720467d9
- [net-next,v3,2/6] net: skbuff: add napi_pp_get_page() and use it in tcp_recvmsg_dmabuf()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/729a47b803b5
- [net-next,v3,3/6] net: skbuff: replace skb_page_unref() and __skb_frag_unref() with skb_netmem_unref()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4d688084070e
- [net-next,v3,4/6] net: skbuff: replace __skb_frag_ref() with symmetric skb_netmem_ref()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/1f6f88105e1d
- [net-next,v3,5/6] net: skbuff: use skb_frag_ref() in skb_try_coalesce()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/447f58db3505
- [net-next,v3,6/6] net: kunit: test netmem, page_pool, and skb frag refcounting
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/2285346afc99

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