search for: iff_tx_skb_free_delay

...interrupt). One such example is virtio-net which optimizes for virt and only free the possible old tx skbs during the next packet sending. This would lead the pktgen to wait forever in the refcount of the skb if no other pakcet will be sent afterwards. Solving this issue by introducing a new flag IFF_TX_SKB_FREE_DELAY which could notify the pktgen that the device does not free skb immediately after it has been sent and let it not to wait for the refcount to be one. Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang at redhat.com> --- Another choice is to introduce an new .ndo which could be called by pktgen during the...

...interrupt). One such example is virtio-net which optimizes for virt and only free the possible old tx skbs during the next packet sending. This would lead the pktgen to wait forever in the refcount of the skb if no other pakcet will be sent afterwards. Solving this issue by introducing a new flag IFF_TX_SKB_FREE_DELAY which could notify the pktgen that the device does not free skb immediately after it has been sent and let it not to wait for the refcount to be one. Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang at redhat.com> --- Another choice is to introduce an new .ndo which could be called by pktgen during the...