mbuf: document how to set length when attaching ext buffer
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From: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
Enhance API documentation of rte_pktmbuf_attach_extbuf() to
explain that the attached mbuf is initialized with length = 0.
Link: https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362
Signed-off-by: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
---
Hi,
This patch is a slight reword of a patch submitted in bug id 362 by Jörg
Thalheim.
@Jörg, feel free to comment if I missed something.
Thanks
Olivier
lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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Looks good to me!
Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com> writes:
> From: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
>
> Enhance API documentation of rte_pktmbuf_attach_extbuf() to
> explain that the attached mbuf is initialized with length = 0.
>
> Link: https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362
>
> Signed-off-by: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> ---
>
> Hi,
>
> This patch is a slight reword of a patch submitted in bug id 362 by Jörg
> Thalheim.
>
> @Jörg, feel free to comment if I missed something.
>
> Thanks
> Olivier
>
>
> lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 8 ++++++--
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> index 219b110b7..2d4bda251 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> @@ -924,10 +924,14 @@ rte_pktmbuf_ext_shinfo_init_helper(void *buf_addr, uint16_t *buf_len,
> * provided via shinfo. This callback function will be called once all the
> * mbufs are detached from the buffer (refcnt becomes zero).
> *
> - * The headroom for the attaching mbuf will be set to zero and this can be
> - * properly adjusted after attachment. For example, ``rte_pktmbuf_adj()``
> + * The headroom length of the attaching mbuf will be set to zero and this
> + * can be properly adjusted after attachment. For example, ``rte_pktmbuf_adj()``
> * or ``rte_pktmbuf_reset_headroom()`` might be used.
> *
> + * Similarly, the packet length is initialized to 0. If the buffer contains
> + * data, the user has to adjust ``data_len`` and the ``pkt_len`` field of
> + * the mbuf accordingly.
> + *
> * More mbufs can be attached to the same external buffer by
> * ``rte_pktmbuf_attach()`` once the external buffer has been attached by
> * this API.
28/12/2019 10:40, Jörg Thalheim:
>
> Looks good to me!
>
> Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com> writes:
>
> > From: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
> >
> > Enhance API documentation of rte_pktmbuf_attach_extbuf() to
> > explain that the attached mbuf is initialized with length = 0.
> >
> > Link: https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
> > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> > ---
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This patch is a slight reword of a patch submitted in bug id 362 by Jörg
> > Thalheim.
> >
> > @Jörg, feel free to comment if I missed something.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Olivier
Applied, thanks
@@ -924,10 +924,14 @@ rte_pktmbuf_ext_shinfo_init_helper(void *buf_addr, uint16_t *buf_len,
* provided via shinfo. This callback function will be called once all the
* mbufs are detached from the buffer (refcnt becomes zero).
*
- * The headroom for the attaching mbuf will be set to zero and this can be
- * properly adjusted after attachment. For example, ``rte_pktmbuf_adj()``
+ * The headroom length of the attaching mbuf will be set to zero and this
+ * can be properly adjusted after attachment. For example, ``rte_pktmbuf_adj()``
* or ``rte_pktmbuf_reset_headroom()`` might be used.
*
+ * Similarly, the packet length is initialized to 0. If the buffer contains
+ * data, the user has to adjust ``data_len`` and the ``pkt_len`` field of
+ * the mbuf accordingly.
+ *
* More mbufs can be attached to the same external buffer by
* ``rte_pktmbuf_attach()`` once the external buffer has been attached by
* this API.