netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 05/12] netdev: netdevice devmem allocator

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Message-ID: <3b0d612c-e33b-48aa-a861-fbb042572fc9@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 16:44:44 -0700
From: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
To: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@...gle.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 05/12] netdev: netdevice devmem allocator

On 11/5/23 7:44 PM, Mina Almasry wrote:
> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index eeeda849115c..1c351c138a5b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -843,6 +843,9 @@ struct netdev_dmabuf_binding {
>  };
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
> +struct page_pool_iov *
> +netdev_alloc_devmem(struct netdev_dmabuf_binding *binding);
> +void netdev_free_devmem(struct page_pool_iov *ppiov);

netdev_{alloc,free}_dmabuf?

I say that because a dmabuf can be host memory, at least I am not aware
of a restriction that a dmabuf is device memory.