From: Evgeniy Polyakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:25:36 +0400
> The more complex userspace interface we create the less users it will > have. It is completely unconvenient to read 100 bytes and receive only > 80, since 20 were eaten by header. These bytes are charged to socket anyways, and allowing the headers to be there is the only clean way to finesse the whole zero-copy problem. User can manage his data any way he likes. He can decide to take advantage of the zero-copy layout we've provided, or he can copy to put things into a format he is more happy with at the cost of the copy. - 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