linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] net: hpe: Add GXP UMAC Driver

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Date:   Fri, 18 Aug 2023 23:15:59 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     "Hawkins, Nick" <nick.hawkins@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] net: hpe: Add GXP UMAC Driver

> Would this be the #include <linux/dmapool.h> library?

<include/net/page_pool/helpers.h>

Take a look at driver/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c That
driver/device is of similar complexity to yours. It had a recent
change from its own buffer management to page pool. It
started with

commit 95698ff6177b5f1f13f251da60e7348413046ae4
Author: Shenwei Wang <shenwei.wang@....com>
Date:   Fri Sep 30 15:44:27 2022 -0500

    net: fec: using page pool to manage RX buffers

but there are additional patches later.

    Andrew