A few network drivers currently use skb_frag_struct for this purpose but I have patches which add additional fields and semantics there which these other uses do not want. A structure for reference sub-page regions seems like a generally useful thing so do so instead of adding a network subsystem specific structure. Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx --- include/linux/mm_types.h | 11 +++++++++++ 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h index 774b895..dc1d103 100644 --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h @@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ struct page { #endif ; +struct subpage { + struct page *page; +#if (BITS_PER_LONG > 32) || (PAGE_SIZE >= 65536) + __u32 page_offset; + __u32 size; +#else + __u16 page_offset; + __u16 size; +#endif +}; + typedef unsigned long __nocast vm_flags_t; /* -- 1.7.2.5 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>