netdev - Re: [PATCH net v3] net: fix memory leak in skb_segment

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:10:10 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: mohammad heib <mheib@...hat.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com,
 davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v3] net: fix memory leak in skb_segment_list for GRO
 packets

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Sun,  4 Jan 2026 23:31:01 +0200 you wrote:
> From: Mohammad Heib <mheib@...hat.com>
> 
> When skb_segment_list() is called during packet forwarding, it handles
> packets that were aggregated by the GRO engine.
> 
> Historically, the segmentation logic in skb_segment_list assumes that
> individual segments are split from a parent SKB and may need to carry
> their own socket memory accounting. Accordingly, the code transfers
> truesize from the parent to the newly created segments.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v3] net: fix memory leak in skb_segment_list for GRO packets
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/238e03d04662

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