linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drbd: Remove the open-coded page pool

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Message-Id: <175492090268.697940.16894165700096915187.b4-ty@kernel.dk>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:01:42 -0600
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To: Christoph Böhmwalder <christoph.boehmwalder@...bit.com>
Cc: drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg@...bit.com>, 
 Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@...bit.com>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drbd: Remove the open-coded page pool


On Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:38:52 +0200, Christoph Böhmwalder wrote:
> If the network stack keeps a reference for too long, DRBD keeps
> references on a higher number of pages as a consequence.
> 
> Fix all that by no longer relying on page reference counts dropping to
> an expected value. Instead, DRBD gives up its reference and lets the
> system handle everything else. While at it, remove the open-coded
> custom page pool mechanism and use the page_pool included in the
> kernel.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] drbd: Remove the open-coded page pool
      commit: d5dd409812eca084e68208926bb629c8f708651f

Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe