Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/10] net: stop calling __pskb_pull_tail() from drivers

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:02:47 +0000 Josef Bacik wrote:
> v1->v2:
> - New 1/10: skb_drop_empty_frags(). xen-netfront, netxen and qlcnic
>   relied on __pskb_pull_tail() releasing zero-length frags even when
>   there's nothing to pull, which pskb_may_pull() doesn't do (Sashiko).
> - xen-netfront, netxen, qlcnic: call skb_drop_empty_frags() after
>   pskb_may_pull().
> - skb_drop_empty_frags() checked with a boot-time test under KASAN and
>   kmemleak, on cloned and uncloned skbs.

Please keep in mind that we ask people to limit themselves to 15
outstanding patches per tree. You have 18 right now.
(200 active netdev contributors + an LLM) x 20 patches == insanity :/