This patch offers a faster alternative / replacement function to pktb_alloc().
pktb_make() is a copy of the first part of pktb_alloc() modified to use a
supplied buffer rather than calloc() one. It then calls the second part of
pktb_alloc() which is modified to be a static function.
Can't think of a use case where one would choose to use pktb_alloc over
pktb_make.
In a furure documentation update, might relegate pktb_alloc and pktb_free to
"other functions".
Duncan Roe (1):
src: Add alternative function to pktb_alloc to avoid malloc / free
overhead
include/libnetfilter_queue/pktbuff.h | 1 +
src/extra/pktbuff.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
v2: - Function name changed to pktb_make (was pktb_usebuf)
- Cvt 2nd 1/2 of pktb_malloc into a static function common to pktb_make
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2.14.5
