On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 12:32:36PM -0400, James Carlson wrote: > vhiz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Can someone please explain how network packets are mapped to > > mblks. And how the mblk chains are formed. I have googled > > quite a bit, but nothing concrete comes up. Any links would > > also be great! > > There are a few different code paths involved, but in general:
I think the more interesting questions are: How often does one end up with a one-dblk mblk vs. a multi-dlbk mblk? Why do we get multi-dlbk mblks and how would a developer avoid them? Do heads allocate enough space for headers to be added below? Could they? ... Nico -- _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
