Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 3 authors, 2007-11-01

Re: [PATCH] net: docbook fixes for netif_ functions

From: Randy Dunlap <hidden>
Date: 2007-10-31 22:36:22

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:08:48 -0700 Stephen Hemminger wrote:
Documentation updates for network interfaces.

1. Add doc for netif_napi_add
2. Remove doc for unused returns from netif_rx
3. Add doc for netif_receive_skb

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <redacted>
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--- a/net/core/dev.c	2007-10-31 09:16:09.000000000 -0700
+++ b/net/core/dev.c	2007-10-31 10:00:39.000000000 -0700
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@@ -2001,6 +1998,21 @@ out:
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ *	netif_receive_skb - process receive buffer from network
+ *	@skb: buffer to process
+ *
+ *	netif_receive_skb() is the main receive data processing function.
+ *	It always succeeds. The buffer may be dropped during processing
+ *	for congestion control or by the protocol layers.
+ *
+ *	This function may only be called from softirq context and interrupts
+ *	should be enabled.
+ *
+ *	return values (usually ignored).
+ *	NET_RX_SUCCESS	(no congestion)
+ *	NET_RX_DROP     (packet was dropped)
For the 3 lines above, how about:

 *	Return values (usually ignored):
 *	NET_RX_SUCCESS: no congestion
 *	NET_RX_DROP: packet was dropped


only because they come out of kernel-doc badly, munged together like so:

       return  values  (usually  ignored).    NET_RX_SUCCESS (no   congestion)
       NET_RX_DROP     (packet was dropped)

+ */
 int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct packet_type *ptype, *pt_prev;
Thanks for doing this patch.
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~Randy
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