APPLIED [P/N/J:linux-azure]: [SRU][Q/P/N/J:linux-azure][PATCH] net: mana: Use page pool fragments for RX buffers instead of full pages to improve memory efficiency

John Cabaj john.cabaj at canonical.com
Tue Sep 16 20:44:29 UTC 2025


On 9/11/25 1:21 PM, John Cabaj wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2121570
> 
> SRU Justification
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> * Microsoft requested patch to improve RX buffer handling in MANA driver
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> * Questing: simple backport of 730ff06d3f5c: "net: mana: Use page pool fragments for RX buffers instead of full pages to improve memory efficiency." from linux-next
> * Plucky: simple backport of 730ff06d3f5c: "net: mana: Use page pool fragments for RX buffers instead of full pages to improve memory efficiency." from linux-next
> * Noble: backport of 730ff06d3f5c: "net: mana: Use page pool fragments for RX buffers instead of full pages to improve memory efficiency." from linux-next
> * Jammy: backports of the following patches:
>    - 1705341485ff: "net: mana: Improve mana_set_channels() in low mem conditions" upstream
>    - 730ff06d3f5c: "net: mana: Use page pool fragments for RX buffers instead of full pages to improve memory efficiency." from linux-next
> 
> [Test Plan]
> 
> * Compile tested
> * Microsoft tested
> 
> [Regression potential]
> 
> * Changes are localized to MANA. Possible regressions could result in unexpected behavior of MANA driver.
> 
> [Other info]
> 
> * SF#00416936
> 
> Dipayaan Roy (1):
>    net: mana: Use page pool fragments for RX buffers instead of full
>      pages to improve memory efficiency.
> 
>   .../net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_bpf.c    |  46 +++++-
>   drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c | 151 ++++++++++++------
>   include/net/mana/mana.h                       |   4 +
>   3 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
> 

Applied to Plucky, Noble, and Jammy linux-azure master-next branches.


Thanks,
j-c



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