Re: [PATCH] ieee1394: remove usage of skb_queue as packet queue

2007-03-18 Thread Stefan Richter
Kristian Høgsberg wrote: > But the question is, is it worth it? One of the primary reasons for > me to write an alternative stack was to be able to leave linux1394 > in maintenence mode. I have been asking this myself on nearly every one of my patches since you announced the new stack. :-) The s

Re: [PATCH] ieee1394: remove usage of skb_queue as packet queue

2007-03-18 Thread Kristian Høgsberg
On 3/17/07, Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This considerably reduces the memory requirements for a packet and eliminates ieee1394's dependency on CONFIG_NET. Nice work Stefan, the skb rewrite was one of the most pointless rewrites in the history of the linux1394 stack. TODO: - Do

[PATCH] ieee1394: remove usage of skb_queue as packet queue

2007-03-17 Thread Stefan Richter
This considerably reduces the memory requirements for a packet and eliminates ieee1394's dependency on CONFIG_NET. TODO: - Double-check if there are any drivers whose packet complete routine really needs process context. If there are none, get rid of khpsbpkt and execute the complete rou