Re: [PATCH net-next v1 2/7] net: page_pool: create page_pool_alloc_netmem

On 2024/10/30 4:45, Mina Almasry wrote:

Create page_pool_alloc_netmem to be the mirror of page_pool_alloc.

This enables drivers that want currently use page_pool_alloc to transition to netmem by converting the call sites to page_pool_alloc_netmem.

For old API, page_pool_alloc_pages() always return a whole page, and page_pool_alloc() returns a whole page or a page fragment based on the requested size.

For new netmem API, page_pool_alloc_netmems() always return a whole netmem, and page_pool_alloc_netmem() returns a whole netmem or a netmem fragment based on the requested size.

Isn't it a little odd that old and new are not following the same pattern?