[RFC PATCH v9 02/16] Add a new struct for device to manipulate external buffer.
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From: xiaohui.xin on 6 Aug 2010 05:20 From: Xin Xiaohui <xiaohui.xin(a)intel.com> Signed-off-by: Xin Xiaohui <xiaohui.xin(a)intel.com> Signed-off-by: Zhao Yu <yzhao81new(a)gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Jeff Dike <jdike(a)linux.intel.com> --- include/linux/netdevice.h | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h index fa8b476..ba582e1 100644 --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h @@ -530,6 +530,25 @@ struct netdev_queue { unsigned long tx_dropped; } ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp; +/* Add a structure in structure net_device, the new field is + * named as mp_port. It's for mediate passthru (zero-copy). + * It contains the capability for the net device driver, + * a socket, and an external buffer creator, external means + * skb buffer belongs to the device may not be allocated from + * kernel space. + */ +struct mpassthru_port { + int hdr_len; + int data_len; + int npages; + unsigned flags; + struct socket *sock; + int vnet_hlen; + struct skb_ext_page *(*ctor)(struct mpassthru_port *, + struct sk_buff *, int); + struct skb_ext_page *(*hash)(struct net_device *, + struct page *); +}; /* * This structure defines the management hooks for network devices. @@ -952,7 +971,8 @@ struct net_device { struct macvlan_port *macvlan_port; /* GARP */ struct garp_port *garp_port; - + /* mpassthru */ + struct mpassthru_port *mp_port; /* class/net/name entry */ struct device dev; /* space for optional device, statistics, and wireless sysfs groups */ -- 1.5.4.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo(a)vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ |