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Date:      Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:05:18 +0400 (MSD)
From:      Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru>
To:        Andre Oppermann <andre@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/sys mbuf.h src/sys/kern uipc_mbuf.c
Message-ID:  <20050830070415.D48618@mp2.macomnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <43136DEB.B59F9276@freebsd.org>
References:  <200508292015.j7TKFYuW094247@repoman.freebsd.org> <43136DEB.B59F9276@freebsd.org>

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Hi,

[...]
> >   Add m_copymdata(struct mbuf *m, struct mbuf *n, int off, int len,
> >    int prep, int how).
> >
> >   Copies the data portion of mbuf (chain) n starting from offset off
> >   for length len to mbuf (chain) m.  Depending on prep the copied
> >   data will be appended or prepended.  The function ensures that the
> >   mbuf (chain) m will be fully writeable by making real (not refcnt)
> >   copies of mbuf clusters.  For the prepending the function returns
> >   a pointer to the new start of mbuf chain m and leaves as much
> >   leading space as possible in the new first mbuf.
>
> This one is primarily for the new TCP reassembly which makes very
> efficient use of mbufs.

Is it feasible to document all these new mbuf functions in mbuf.9?

TIA.

-- 
Maxim Konovalov



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