From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: xiaohui.xin@intel.com Subject: [RFC][PATCH v4 01/18] Add a new struct for device to manipulate external buffer. Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:19:48 +0800 Message-ID: <1272187206-18534-1-git-send-email-xiaohui.xin@intel.com> Cc: Xin Xiaohui To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mst@redhat.com, mingo@elte.hu, davem@davemloft.net, jdike@linux.intel.com Return-path: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org From: Xin Xiaohui Signed-off-by: Xin Xiaohui Signed-off-by: Zhao Yu Reviewed-by: Jeff Dike --- include/linux/netdevice.h | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h index c79a88b..bf79756 100644 --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h @@ -530,6 +530,22 @@ 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; + struct skb_external_page *(*ctor)(struct mpassthru_port *, + struct sk_buff *, int); +}; /* * This structure defines the management hooks for network devices. @@ -952,7 +968,8 @@ 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