From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@google.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4 3/4] netdevsim: support devmem RX and TX bindings
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:18:58 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261020121858.3b9107c5@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261015163915.1166043-4-almasrymina@google.com>
On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:39:14 +0000 Mina Almasry wrote:
> Set a 64-bit DMA mask on nsim_bus_dev, enable NETMEM_TX_DMA on the
> netdevsim net_device, and configure page_pool instances with
> PP_FLAG_ALLOW_UNREADABLE_NETMEM and queue_idx, plus PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP |
> PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV when CONFIG_HAS_DMA is set, so devmem bind-rx and
> bind-tx netlink operations can be tested against netdevsim in software
> selftests.
Slightly worried this will bring a bunch of maintenance burden and
"bugs" in netdevsim. IOW that this will be more pain than gain.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-20 19:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-15 16:39 [PATCH net v4 0/4] net: devmem: fix RX and TX binding teardown on device unregistration Mina Almasry
2026-10-15 16:39 ` [PATCH net v4 1/4] net: devmem: unmap dma_buf synchronously on queue uninstall Mina Almasry
2026-10-15 21:34 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-16 16:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-16 20:00 ` Mina Almasry
2026-10-18 16:01 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-15 16:39 ` [PATCH net v4 2/4] net: devmem: detach TX bindings on NETDEV_UNREGISTER Mina Almasry
2026-10-15 21:34 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-18 16:01 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-15 16:39 ` [PATCH net v4 3/4] netdevsim: support devmem RX and TX bindings Mina Almasry
2026-10-15 21:34 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-16 16:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-16 20:01 ` Mina Almasry
2026-10-18 16:01 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-19 16:10 ` Mina Almasry
2026-10-20 19:18 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2026-10-15 16:39 ` [PATCH net v4 4/4] selftests: net: add devmem RX and TX netdev unregister tests Mina Almasry
2026-10-15 21:34 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-10-20 19:16 ` [PATCH net v4 0/4] net: devmem: fix RX and TX binding teardown on device unregistration Jakub Kicinski
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