From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Fiona Trahe Subject: [PATCH] compressdev: clarify buffer size limitation Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 15:18:59 +0100 Message-ID: <1526480339-13056-1-git-send-email-fiona.trahe@intel.com> Cc: pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com, fiona.trahe@intel.com To: dev@dpdk.org Return-path: Received: from mga18.intel.com (mga18.intel.com [134.134.136.126]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E37B41B167 for ; Wed, 16 May 2018 16:19:04 +0200 (CEST) List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Signed-off-by: Fiona Trahe --- lib/librte_compressdev/rte_comp.h | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/librte_compressdev/rte_comp.h b/lib/librte_compressdev/rte_comp.h index 4c802195f..9826086b1 100644 --- a/lib/librte_compressdev/rte_comp.h +++ b/lib/librte_compressdev/rte_comp.h @@ -295,12 +295,19 @@ struct rte_comp_op { struct rte_mbuf *m_src; /**< source mbuf * The total size of the input buffer(s) can be retrieved using - * rte_pktmbuf_data_len(m_src) + * rte_pktmbuf_data_len(m_src). The max data size which can fit in a + * single mbuf is limited by the uint16_t rte_mbuf.data_len to 64k-1. + * If the input data is bigger than this it can be passed to the PMD in + * a chain of mbufs if the PMD's capabilities indicate it supports this. */ struct rte_mbuf *m_dst; /**< destination mbuf * The total size of the output buffer(s) can be retrieved using - * rte_pktmbuf_data_len(m_dst) + * rte_pktmbuf_data_len(m_dst). The max data size which can fit in a + * single mbuf is limited by the uint16_t rte_mbuf.data_len to 64k-1. + * If the output data is expected to be bigger than this a chain of + * mbufs can be passed to the PMD if the PMD's capabilities indicate + * it supports this. */ struct { -- 2.13.6