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Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: Prepare skb extensions for reuse across scrubs

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
Date: 2026-09-02 00:37:55

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]:

On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:27:37 +0200 you wrote:
Following Florian's suggestion from the discussion in [1].

The skb extension allocator retains the extension's offset after the
extension is deleted. This, in theory, allows skb_ext_add() to reuse the
existing storage instead of appending another copy when an extension is
added again.  However, it also means that we can't rely on the offset as an
indicator that the extension is present.

[...]
Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,1/2] net: Make skb_ext_put_sp() idempotent
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d7470cba6dfa
  - [net-next,2/2] net: Make skb_ext_put_mctp() idempotent
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/dbe45b209edf

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