"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > For small packets we can simplify xmit processing > by linearizing buffers with the header: > most packets seem to have enough head room > we can use for this purpose. > Since existing hypervisors require that header > is the first s/g element, we need a feature bit > for this. > > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > Note: this needs to be applied on top of patch > defining VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT - bit to be > selected by Rusty. > > The following patch should work for any definition of > VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT - I used bit 31 for testing. > Rusty, could you please pick a valid bit for VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT > and squeeze this patch into 3.11? Sorry, it's too late. First, I've been a bit lax in sending patches via DaveM, and this is definitely his territory (ie. more net than virtio). Secondly, it needs baking and testing time. Cheers, Rusty. _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
