On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 01:47:21PM -0400, David Miller wrote: > From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:51:25 -0700 > > > I suggest that virtio_net clearly identifies which part needs a specific allocation > > and does its itself, instead of abusing the netdev_priv storage. > > > > Ie use a pointer to a block of memory, allocated by virtio_net, for virtio_net. > > +1 I can do this, but just FYI it's all of 16 bytes which is only mapped for DMA temporarily - and not all of it - a byte here, a byte there. The amount of hoops one has to jump through just to get 1 byte from device nowdays is annoying. -- MST _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
