@tc_indr_block_dev_get funcion,
static struct tc_indr_block_dev *tc_indr_block_dev_get(struct net_device *dev)
{
struct tc_indr_block_dev *indr_dev;
indr_dev = tc_indr_block_dev_lookup(dev);
if (indr_dev)
goto inc_ref;
indr_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*indr_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!indr_dev)
return NULL;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&indr_dev->cb_list);
indr_dev->dev = dev;
indr_dev->block = tc_dev_ingress_block(dev);
when the indr device register. It will call __tc_indr_block_cb_register-->tc_indr_block_dev_get,
It can get the indr_dev->block immediately through tc_dev_ingress_block,
But when the indr_block_dev_get put in the common flow_offload. It can not direct access
tc_dev_ingress_block.
On 7/25/2019 6:24 PM, Florian Westphal wrote:
> wenxu@xxxxxxxxx <wenxu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: wenxu <wenxu@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> It provide a callback to find the tcf block in
>> the flow_indr_block_dev_get
> Can you explain why you're making this change?
> This will help us understand the concept/idea of your series.
>
> The above describes what the patch does, but it should
> explain why this is callback is added.
>
