Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH net-next v5 2/9] xen-netback: Change TX path from grant copy to mapping

[Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 22/02/14 22:33, Zoltan Kiss wrote:
> On 18/02/14 17:40, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > +     */
> > > +    skb->pfmemalloc    = false;
> > >   }
> > >
> > >   static int xenvif_get_extras(struct xenvif *vif,
> > > @@ -1372,7 +1341,7 @@ static bool tx_credit_exceeded(struct xenvif 
> > > *vif, unsigned size)
> > > @@ -1581,7 +1535,11 @@ static int xenvif_tx_submit(struct xenvif *vif)
> > >           else if (txp->flags & XEN_NETTXF_data_validated)
> > >               skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
> > >
> > > -        xenvif_fill_frags(vif, skb);
> > > +        xenvif_fill_frags(vif,
> > > +                  skb,
> > > +                  skb_shinfo(skb)->destructor_arg ?
> > > +                  pending_idx :
> > > +                  INVALID_PENDING_IDX
> > Couldn't xenvif_fill_frags calculate the 3rd argument itself given that
> > it has skb in hand.
> We still have to pass pending_idx, as it is no longer in skb->data. I 
> have plans (I've already prototyped it, actually) to move that 
> pending_idx from skb->data to skb->cb, if that happens, this won't be 
> necessary.
> On the other hand, it makes more sense just to just pass pending_idx, 
> and in fill_frags we can decide based on destructor_arg whether do we 
> need it or not.
Actually, I've just moved the skb->cb patch to the beginning of this 
series, so we can completely omit that new parameter from fill_frags.
Zoli

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