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[RFC,v10,02/16] Add a new struct for device to manipulate external buffer.

Message ID 1284198789-5358-3-git-send-email-xiaohui.xin@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Xin, Xiaohui Sept. 11, 2010, 9:52 a.m. UTC
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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 */