Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:48:37 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: Anuranjan Shukla <anshukla@juniper.net> Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Proposal for changes to network device drivers and network stack (RFC) Message-ID: <504A1755.6090902@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CC6EF6B2.1917A%anshukla@juniper.net> References: <CC6EF6B2.1917A%anshukla@juniper.net>
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On 9/7/12 4:28 PM, Anuranjan Shukla wrote:
> Hi George,
> Thanks for taking a look. Some answers/comments below.
>
>>> Building FreeBSD without the network stack (network stack as a module)
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>> This would be interesting for many reasons, and I think it would be a good
>> contribution. Does the work you've done in this area handle the VNET
>> stuff that is in the stack as well? That is, how well does the network
>> stack
>> as a module play with the vnet architecture?
> I'll follow up on this one separately.
>
>>> struct socket {
>>>
>>> int so_fibnum; /* routing domain for this socket */
>>> uint32_t so_user_cookie;
>>> + u_int so_oqueue; /* manage send prioritizing based on
>>> application
>>> needs */
>>> + u_short so_lrid; /* logical routing */
>>> };
>>>
>> I'd be interested to know how this is used.
> We use the first one as a 'direction' to the forwarding path to select an
> appropriate priority queue to send the packet on. In a generic (i.e.
> Something other than our specific system) system, one could consider
> interesting ways to use queues on a multi queue NIC with help from a
> driver. The second one is for a system with logical routing capabilities
> (multiple routing systems within the same chassis). It gives an
> application opening a socket an option to select the specific logical
> routing instance.
We have the second one with the SETFIB socket option, which allows
a socket to select the routing instance (fib) to use.
it's in the diff, 3 lines up.
> I'll provide smaller pieces of diffs for the kernel without networking
> patch I'd sent out. Let me know if you prefer the device driver interface
> to be in that too.
>
> Thanks,
> Anu
>
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