packet: doc: how to PACKET_MMAP with one packet socket for rx and tx
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PATCH v2 1/1 packet: doc: how to PACKET_MMAP with one packet socket for rx and tx
Describe how to use one AF_PACKET socket for rx and tx.
Cc Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by Norbert van Bolhuis <[email protected]>
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@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ by the kernel. The destruction of the socket and all associated resources is done by a simple call to close(fd). +As without PACKET_MMAP, it is possible to use one socket for +capture and transmission. This can be done by mapping the +allocated RX and TX buffer ring with a single mmap() call. See +"Mapping and use of the circular buffer (ring)". + Next I will describe PACKET_MMAP settings and its constraints, also the mapping of the circular buffer in the user process and the use of this buffer.
@@ -414,6 +419,19 @@ tp_block_size/tp_frame_size frames there will be a gap between the frames. This is because a frame cannot be spawn across two blocks. +To use one socket for capture and transmission, the mapping of both the RX +and TX buffer ring has to be done with one call to mmap: + + ... + setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_RX_RING, &foo, sizeof(foo)); + setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_TX_RING, &bar, sizeof(bar)); + ... + rx_ring = mmap(0, size * 2, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0); + tx_ring = rx_ring + size; + +RX must be the first as the kernel maps the TX ring memory right after +the RX one. + At the beginning of each frame there is an status field (see struct tpacket_hdr). If this field is 0 means that the frame is ready to be used for the kernel, If not, there is a frame the user can read
Quoted 5 lines · Norbert van Bolhuis
Describe how to use one
AF_PACKETsocket for rx and tx.Cc Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>Signed-off-by Norbert van Bolhuis <[email protected]>
Acked-by Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>
Thanks Norbert!
David Miller
maintainerFrom: Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:48:14 +0100
Quoted 8 lines · Norbert van Bolhuis
Quoted 5 lines
Describe how to use one
AF_PACKETsocket for rx and tx.Cc Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>Signed-off-by Norbert van Bolhuis <[email protected]>Acked-by Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>
This doesn't apply to net-next.