net: TX_RING and packet mmap
New packet socket feature that makes packet socket more efficient for transmission. - It reduces number of system call through a PACKET_TX_RING mechanism, based on PACKET_RX_RING (Circular buffer allocated in kernel space which is mmapped from user space). - It minimizes CPU copy using fragmented SKB (almost zero copy). Signed-off-by: Johann Baudy <johann.baudy@gnu-log.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ struct skb_shared_info {
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#ifdef CONFIG_HAS_DMA
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dma_addr_t dma_maps[MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1];
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#endif
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/* Intermediate layers must ensure that destructor_arg
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* remains valid until skb destructor */
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void * destructor_arg;
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};
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/* We divide dataref into two halves. The higher 16 bits hold references
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