netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/9] skb fragment API: convert network drivers (part V)

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Date:	Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:17:04 +0100
From:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] skb fragment API: convert network drivers (part V)

On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 19:52 +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le lundi 10 octobre 2011 à 14:20 -0400, David Miller a écrit :
> > From: Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
> > Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:11:16 +0100
> > 
> > > I think "struct subpage" is a generally useful tuple I added to a
> > > central location (mm_types.h) rather than somewhere networking or driver
> > > specific but I can trivially move if preferred.
> > 
> > I'm fine with the patch series, but this generic datastructure
> > addition needs some feedback first.

Sure. Would you take patches 6, 7 & 8 now? They don't rely on the new
struct.

> I was planning to send a patch to abstract frag->size manipulation and
> ease upcoming truesize certification work.
[...]
> Is it OK if I send a single patch right now ?
> 
> I am asking because it might clash a bit with Ian work.

FWIW it's fine with me, there is only the half dozen or so drivers in
this series left to convert and I can rebase pretty easily.

Ian.


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