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SubjectRe: [PATCH V8 2/4 net-next] skbuff: skb supports zero-copy buffers
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On Wed, 2011-07-06 at 17:01 -0600, Zan Lynx wrote:
> On 7/6/2011 4:22 PM, Shirley Ma wrote:
> > This patch adds userspace buffers support in skb shared info. A new
> > struct skb_ubuf_info is needed to maintain the userspace buffers
> > argument and index, a callback is used to notify userspace to
> release
> > the buffers once lower device has done DMA (Last reference to that
> skb
> > has gone).
> >
> > If there is any userspace apps to reference these userspace buffers,
> > then these userspaces buffers will be copied into kernel. This way
> we
> > can prevent userspace apps from holding these userspace buffers too
> long.
> >
> > Use destructor_arg to point to the userspace buffer info; a new tx
> flags
> > SKBTX_DEV_ZEROCOPY is added for zero-copy buffer check.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Shirley Ma <xma@...ibm.com>
>
> I was just reading this patch and noticed that you check if
> uarg->callback is set before calling it in skb_release_data, but you
> do
> not check before calling it in skb_copy_ubufs.
>
> I was only skimming so I have probably missed something...

It is a redundant check. The userspace buffer info always has a callback
to release the buffers. I should have removed it after using tx_flags.

Thanks
Shirley



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