From f5f07dbf06f6df9d12e092c05ad8cfbe244d203f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susant Sahani Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:55:52 +0530 Subject: networkd: tap add support for vnet_hdr This patch adds support to configure IFF_VNET_HDR flag for a tap device. It allows whether sending and receiving large pass larger (GSO) packets. This greatly increases the achievable throughput. --- src/network/networkd-netdev-gperf.gperf | 1 + src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.c | 3 +++ src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.h | 1 + 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'src/network') diff --git a/src/network/networkd-netdev-gperf.gperf b/src/network/networkd-netdev-gperf.gperf index 66ed2e013c..010c106610 100644 --- a/src/network/networkd-netdev-gperf.gperf +++ b/src/network/networkd-netdev-gperf.gperf @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Tun.Group, config_parse_string, 0, Tap.OneQueue, config_parse_bool, 0, offsetof(TunTap, one_queue) Tap.MultiQueue, config_parse_bool, 0, offsetof(TunTap, multi_queue) Tap.PacketInfo, config_parse_bool, 0, offsetof(TunTap, packet_info) +Tap.VnetHeader, config_parse_bool, 0, offsetof(TunTap, vnet_hdr) Tap.User, config_parse_string, 0, offsetof(TunTap, user_name) Tap.Group, config_parse_string, 0, offsetof(TunTap, group_name) Bond.Mode, config_parse_bond_mode, 0, offsetof(Bond, mode) diff --git a/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.c b/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.c index 378312f091..ba84e802fc 100644 --- a/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.c +++ b/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.c @@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ static int netdev_fill_tuntap_message(NetDev *netdev, struct ifreq *ifr) { if (t->multi_queue) ifr->ifr_flags |= IFF_MULTI_QUEUE; + if (t->vnet_hdr) + ifr->ifr_flags |= IFF_VNET_HDR; + strncpy(ifr->ifr_name, netdev->ifname, IFNAMSIZ-1); return 0; diff --git a/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.h b/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.h index b804875bbb..29f8bb0ea5 100644 --- a/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.h +++ b/src/network/networkd-netdev-tuntap.h @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct TunTap { bool one_queue; bool multi_queue; bool packet_info; + bool vnet_hdr; }; extern const NetDevVTable tun_vtable; -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf