From: Jesse Brandeburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:41:28 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
> so we generally call dev_alloc_skb to get the receive buffers to give to > our hardware. When we use multiple receive buffers what is the right way > to allocate memory to give buffers to the hardware and then later, to > "chain" the descriptors together to make the packet? Using skb's is the > common way as far as I've understood it. > > Your input on the correct way to do these things is greatly appreciated. Allocate a single SKB and fill in the skb_shared_info() page/offset/len pairs, making sure to take proper references to the pages you add. Coalesce when possible. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
