From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov Subject: [PATCH 1/5] ieee802154: document the skb->cb usage clearly. Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:13:03 +0400 Message-ID: <1250784787-30590-2-git-send-email-dbaryshkov@gmail.com> References: <1250784787-30590-1-git-send-email-dbaryshkov@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-zigbee-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: "David S. Miller" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1250784787-30590-1-git-send-email-dbaryshkov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-zigbee-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov --- Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt | 9 +++++++-- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt index 1c0c82c..23c995e 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt @@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ HardMAC See the header include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h. You have to implement Linux net_device, with .type = ARPHRD_IEEE802154. Data is exchanged with socket family -code via plain sk_buffs. The control block of sk_buffs will contain additional -info as described in the struct ieee802154_mac_cb. +code via plain sk_buffs. On skb reception skb->cb must contain additional +info as described in the struct ieee802154_mac_cb. During packet transmission +the skb->cb is used to provide additional data to device's header_ops->create +function. Be aware, that this data can be overriden later (when socket code +submits skb to qdisc), so if you need something from that cb later, you should +store info in the skb->data on your own. To hook the MLME interface you have to populate the ml_priv field of your net_device with a pointer to struct ieee802154_mlme_ops instance. All fields are @@ -73,3 +77,4 @@ We are going to provide intermediate layer implementing IEEE 802.15.4 MAC in software. This is currently WIP. See header include/net/mac802154.h and several drivers in drivers/ieee802154/. + -- 1.6.3.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july