Subject: Re: [RFC 1/2] netmap: infrastructure (in staging)

From: Greg KH <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:45:37 -0700

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:06:51PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Netmap is a framework for packet generation and capture from user
> space. It allows for efficient packet handling (up to line rate on
> 10Gb) with minimum system load.  For more info see:
> 	http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/netmap/
> 
> This version is based on the latest version from Luigi Rizzo. It has
> been modified to live to work with current net-next kernel. It still
> has all the BSD ugliness, and that is why it needs to spend some time
> in the staging penalty box.
> 
> It builds and loads, but definitely needs more work.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
> 
> ---
> Patch is against net-next
> 
>  drivers/staging/Kconfig              |    2 
>  drivers/staging/Makefile             |    1 
>  drivers/staging/netmap/Kconfig       |   16 
>  drivers/staging/netmap/Makefile      |    2 
>  drivers/staging/netmap/README        |  127 +
>  drivers/staging/netmap/TODO          |   16 
>  drivers/staging/netmap/netmap.c      | 2514 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/staging/netmap/netmap_mem2.c |  974 +++++++++++++
>  include/netmap/bsd_glue.h            |  263 +++
>  include/netmap/netmap_kern.h         |  474 ++++++
>  include/uapi/Kbuild                  |    1 
>  include/uapi/linux/if.h              |    1 
>  include/uapi/netmap/Kbuild           |    3 
>  include/uapi/netmap/netmap.h         |  289 ++++
>  include/uapi/netmap/netmap_user.h    |   95 +
>  15 files changed, 4778 insertions(+)

I have no objection for this to go into staging.  If you want it to go
through the net-next tree, feel free to add my ack:

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email-masked]>

Otherwise, I'll be glad to take it through the staging-next tree.

thanks,

greg k-h