Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: kernel programming questions | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | 02 Jul 1997 20:35:42 +0200 |
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Eric.Schenk@dna.lth.se writes:
> > Really we are thinking of having a skb structure as a chain of > data chunks. Normally things would look something like: > > skb_header --> [eth header + IP header + tcp header ] --> [data] > > But if lower level protocols need to tack on extra headers we might see > longer chains like: > > skb_header --> [eth header] --> [encap header] --> [IP header + tcp header] > --> [data]
You're planning to change skbuffs into mbufs? :) I hope this won't slow down the plain standard case (no SACK, no RFC1323, simple hardware like a NE2000 or a Tulip and a standard P5).
Does this mean that all network drivers need to be rewriten?
Thanks, -Andi
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