Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>> +struct netfront_info {
>> + struct list_head list;
>> + struct net_device *netdev;
>> +
>> + struct net_device_stats stats;
>>
>
> There is now a net_device_stats element inside net_device on
> 2.6.21 or later.
>
Ah, OK. Should I just do a s/stats/netdev->stats/? Is there a generic
get_stats routine as well?
>> +
>> + struct xen_netif_tx_front_ring tx;
>> + struct xen_netif_rx_front_ring rx;
>> +
>> + spinlock_t tx_lock;
>> + spinlock_t rx_lock;
>>
>
> It might be a performance advantage to reorder/align these
> structure elements to put transmit hot elements together, and
> put tx and rx on different cache lines?
>
Oh, right. I'd been meaning to look at that layout more closely.
Thanks,
J
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