> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Richardson > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 2:26 PM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/6] mbuf: remove the rte_pktmbuf > structure > > From: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com> > > The rte_pktmbuf structure was initially included in the rte_mbuf > structure. This was needed when there was 2 types of mbuf (ctrl and > packet). As the control mbuf has been removed, we can merge the > rte_pktmbuf into the rte_mbuf structure. > > Advantages of doing this: > - the access to mbuf fields is easier (ex: m->data instead of m->pkt.data) > - make the structure more consistent: for instance, there was no reason > to have the ol_flags field in rte_mbuf > - it will allow a deeper reorganization of the rte_mbuf structure in the > next commits, allowing to gain several bytes in it > > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com> > > Updated to work with latest code, and to include new example apps. > > Changes in V2: > * Further updates to apply to latest HEAD on master > > Changes in V3: > * Updated to compile cleanly on 1.7.1 > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
Acked-by Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch at intel.com>
