netdev - [RFC 0/2] Convert skb to use scatterlist

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Message-Id: <20070705231412.021359760@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:14:12 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC 0/2] Convert skb to use scatterlist

This topic came up at first Netconf. This patch changes skbuff
to use scatterlist. Why? Devices can than use the pci_dma_sg
routines to map the fraglist in one operation. This allows
for better error handling (less unwinding), and some IOMMU's
(PPC?) can be smarter.

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>

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