+1. Besides, I'd like to see more mbuf utility functions from BSD be introuduced into OpenSolaris, such as m_prepend(struct mbuf *m, int len, int how).
- Michael Darren Reed wrote: > A pair of convenience functions that I'd like to eventually > see make their way into OpenSolaris is to copy data from a > static buffer into an mblk and to copy data from an mblk > into a static buffer. > > In modern BSD kernels, these functions live under the names of > m_copydata() and m_copyback() (see below.) I'm not particularly > attached to the names, only the functionality. Actually, if > there are some suggestions on what they should be called in > OpenSolaris, I'm open... > > Comments? > > Darren > > /* > * Copy data from an mbuf chain starting "off" bytes from the beginning, > * continuing for "len" bytes, into the indicated buffer. > */ > void m_copydata(struct mbuf *m, int off, int len, void *vp) > > /* > * Copy data from a buffer back into the indicated mbuf chain, > * starting "off" bytes from the beginning, extending the mbuf > * chain if necessary. > */ > void m_copyback(struct mbuf *m0, int off, int len, const void *cp) > > > _______________________________________________ > networking-discuss mailing list > [email protected] _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
