Re: [PATCH net v2] net/packet: defer vmalloc TX_RING free until skbs finish

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:56:46 -0700 you wrote:
> AF_PACKET TX_RING skbs keep a raw pointer to their ring frame. The skb
> page references preserve page-backed ring blocks after pg_vec is freed,
> but they do not preserve a vmalloc mapping.
> 
> tpacket_destruct_skb() currently drops the pending reference before
> writing the timestamp and TP_STATUS_AVAILABLE to the frame. Move the
> decrement after those stores. The smp_wmb() in __packet_set_status()
> orders the frame stores before the decrement.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] net/packet: defer vmalloc TX_RING free until skbs finish
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/992cc9f94ca9

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