netdev - Re: [PATCH] xen-netfront: pull on receive skb may need to happen earlier

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Date:	Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:41:44 +0100
From:	"Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...e.com>
To:	"Dion Kant" <g.w.kant@...enet.nl>
Cc:	"Ian Campbell" <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	"Wei Liu" <wei.liu2@...rix.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<xen-devel@...ts.xen.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xen-netfront: pull on receive skb may need to
 happen earlier

>>> On 08.07.13 at 14:16, Dion Kant <g.w.kant@...enet.nl> wrote:
> I was wondering about the following.
> 
> In netif_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget) the skb->cb is assigend,
> but it may be clipped to RX_COPY_THRESHOLD
> 
> 		NETFRONT_SKB_CB(skb)->pull_to = rx->status;
> 		if (NETFRONT_SKB_CB(skb)->pull_to > RX_COPY_THRESHOLD)
> 		      NETFRONT_SKB_CB(skb)->pull_to = RX_COPY_THRESHOLD;
> 
> How does this modification of NETFRONT_SKB_CB(skb)->pull_to propagates
> or is this irrelevant?

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. pull_to is a private
(to netfront) field used to communicate how much of the skb
needs to be pulled. I don't see how the word "propagate" makes
any sense here, but as said I may simply not be getting what
you're asking about.

Jan

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