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Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TBR/UserManual/Controlling_MBUF_Allocation


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Timestamp:
11/13/18 13:17:28 (6 years ago)
Author:
taneka zenon hans
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For performance (sake) OR For (better) performance is grammatical

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  • TBR/UserManual/Controlling_MBUF_Allocation

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    66Sometimes it is important to be able to control where MBUF's for the network stack are located in memory, and how they are allocated.
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    8 Traditionally the BSD Stack would just malloc the buffers.  This is appropriate for many systems.  However, for performance it may be more appropriate to have MBUF's located in memory that is easier and/or faster for the network driver to use.  (Such as memory on a network card or simply just statically allocated).
     8Traditionally the BSD Stack would just malloc the buffers.  This is appropriate for many systems.  However, for better performance it may be more appropriate to have MBUF's located in memory that is easier and/or faster for the network driver to use.  (Such as memory on a network card or simply just statically allocated).
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    1010RTEMS provides an MBUF allocation routine called: