From: Johann Baudy <johann.baudy@gnu-log.net>
To: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TX_RING and packet mmap
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:13:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7e0dd21a0904211413g61a9132bu4beb9b4c21af341b@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0904211657500.31780@qirst.com>
> Doesnt the kernel need some way to synchronize the two
> transitions made by the kernel? From "send request" to "sending" and then
> to "available"? Otherwise the kernel may set the request to "available"
> before the change from "send request" to "sending" is complete.
This synchronization is performed through skb mechanism.
"send request" to "sending" is done before submitting skb to device.
"sending" to "available" will be performed in skb destructor.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-21 21:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-02 19:48 [PATCH] TX_RING and packet mmap Johann Baudy
2009-04-07 7:26 ` Herbert Xu
2009-04-07 12:48 ` jamal
2009-04-07 13:04 ` Herbert Xu
2009-04-07 13:47 ` jamal
2009-04-07 14:17 ` Herbert Xu
2009-04-07 14:40 ` Johann Baudy
[not found] ` <7e0dd21a0904070738jd8a2714wd840352699f1e9f1@mail.gmail.com>
2009-04-07 20:56 ` jamal
2009-04-07 21:11 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-08 21:06 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-12 10:27 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-12 10:32 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-12 11:23 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-12 14:24 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-12 19:27 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-12 19:52 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-12 20:30 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-12 20:53 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-12 23:31 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-15 7:10 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-15 13:14 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-16 11:16 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-18 21:38 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-21 9:41 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-21 13:16 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-21 13:56 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-08 6:51 ` Herbert Xu
2009-04-21 15:36 ` Christoph Lameter
2009-04-21 20:13 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-21 20:42 ` Christoph Lameter
2009-04-21 21:00 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-21 21:00 ` Christoph Lameter
2009-04-21 21:13 ` Johann Baudy [this message]
2009-04-21 20:46 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-21 20:43 ` Christoph Lameter
2009-04-21 21:05 ` Johann Baudy
2009-04-21 21:08 ` Christoph Lameter
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2009-04-26 13:06 Johann Baudy
2009-04-29 9:18 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2009-04-30 20:17 ` Johann Baudy
2009-05-05 21:38 Johann Baudy
2009-05-06 7:07 ` Jarek Poplawski
2009-05-06 9:38 ` Jarek Poplawski
2009-05-09 20:31 ` David Miller
2009-05-11 21:21 Johann Baudy
2009-05-12 16:11 ` Andi Kleen
[not found] ` <7e0dd21a0905121058m1f894de6q9805e5392aef3aea@mail.gmail.com>
2009-05-12 18:00 ` Johann Baudy
[not found] ` <7e0dd21a0905121058m1f894de6q9805e5392aef3aea-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-12 18:15 ` Andi Kleen
2009-05-19 5:12 ` David Miller
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