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Paolo Abeni 5c655dfd98 Merge branch 'netconsole-stop-charging-netpoll-users-for-netconsole-only-data'
Breno Leitao says:

====================
netconsole: stop charging netpoll users for netconsole-only data

This work continue to untangle netconsole and netpoll, improving
memory usage for netpoll users that are not netconsole.

struct netpoll is shared by every netpoll consumer in the tree:
bonding, bridge, team, vlan, macvlan, dsa and netconsole. The non-
netconsole users only need a per-port handle that lets them transmit
SKBs.

Yet struct netpoll has accumulated a pile of fields that exist only
to serve netconsole's printk path:

  - skb_pool / refill_wq: the fallback skb pool find_skb() falls back
    on when alloc_skb() returns NULL, plus the workqueue that refills
    it.
  - local_port / remote_port / remote_mac: the source and destination
    UDP ports and the destination ethernet address used to build
    outgoing log packets.

Every netpoll user that allocates a struct netpoll pays for all of
these fields, even though it never queues a single skb on the pool,
never sends a UDP frame and never looks at any of the addressing.

Move this netconsole-only state out of the shared struct into struct
netconsole_target, where its only consumer already lives.

After the series every passive netpoll consumer drops
sizeof(sk_buff_head) + sizeof(work_struct) + 2 * sizeof(u16) +
ETH_ALEN bytes per port (plus padding), and struct netpoll keeps only
what belongs to the generic poll/transmit abstraction or what netpoll
core still reads itself.

Follow-ups
----------
local_ip, remote_ip and ipv6 are still in struct netpoll. Moving the
addressing additionally requires relocating netpoll_setup() -- whose
only caller is netconsole -- and its IPv4/IPv6 helpers, so it is left
for a follow-up to keep this series focused on a single responsibility
transfer.

This is pure code motion with no functional change. The pre-existing
target/device teardown races reported against v1 have since been fixed
independently (as suggested by Jakub) and are already in the tree, so,
re-posting this one.
====================

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260710-netconsole_move_more-v3-0-6f63f76b28bc@debian.org
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
History 2026-07-17 12:09:18 +02:00
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block block: handle REQ_OP_ZONE_APPEND in __bio_integrity_action 2026-06-24 06:53:25 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
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Documentation Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-07-10 10:20:05 +02:00
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fs 20 hotfixes. 17 are for MM. 12 are cc:stable and the remaining 8 2026-07-06 18:51:36 -07:00
include netconsole: move remote_mac from struct netpoll to netconsole_target 2026-07-17 12:09:16 +02:00
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kernel Misc perf events fixes: 2026-07-05 05:34:43 -10:00
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CREDITS mm.git review status for mm-hotfixes-stable..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-06-21 13:20:19 -07:00
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Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
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README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst