Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/12] net: airoha: Support multiple net_devices connected to the same GDM port

Jakub Kicinski
2026-04-10T20:49:53Z

On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:37:11 +0200 Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > On Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:34:05 +0200 Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > > EN7581 or AN7583 SoCs support connecting multiple external SerDes (e.g.
> > > Ethernet or USB SerDes) to GDM3 or GDM4 ports via a hw arbiter that
> > > manages the traffic in a TDM manner. As a result multiple net_devices can
> > > connect to the same GDM{3,4} port and there is a theoretical "1:n"
> > > relation between GDM ports and net_devices.
> >
> > Looks like this driver uses page pool.
> > If you're sharing the same page pool across multiple netdevs
> > it must not be linked to a netdev.
>
> are you referring to slow.netdev pointer? If so, this is not set in airoha_eth
> driver.

Yes. Alright, thanks for checking. Pretty sure I saw it set somewhere
in a file called airoha* but must be another component :)