Messages in this thread | | | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Date | Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:48:31 -0800 (PST) | Subject | Re: New net features for added performance |
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Andi Kleen writes: > 4) Better support for aligned RX by only copying the header
Andi you can make this now:
1) Add new "post-header data pointer" field in SKB. 2) Change drivers to copy into aligned headroom as you mention, and they set this new post-header pointer as appropriate. For normal drivers without alignment problem, generic code sets the pointer up just like it does the rest of the SKB header pointers now. 3) Enforce correct usage of it in all the networking :-)
I would definitely accept such a patch for the 2.5.x series. It seems to be a nice idea and I currently see no holes in it.
Later, David S. Miller davem@redhat.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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