Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 14/17] net: skb_array: expose peek API

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 06:10:02 +0300

On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 08:40:32AM -0700, John Fastabend wrote:
> This adds a peek routine to skb_array.h for use with qdisc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  include/linux/skb_array.h |    5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/skb_array.h b/include/linux/skb_array.h
> index f4dfade..33f1f0c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/skb_array.h
> +++ b/include/linux/skb_array.h
> @@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ static inline bool __skb_array_empty(struct skb_array *a)
>  	return !__ptr_ring_peek(&a->ring);
>  }
>  
> +static inline struct sk_buff *skb_array_peek(struct skb_array *a)
> +{
> +	return __ptr_ring_peek(&a->ring);
> +}
> +
>  static inline bool skb_array_empty(struct skb_array *a)
>  {
>  	return ptr_ring_empty(&a->ring);

I think it's better to call this __skb_array_peek: the issue
is that callers must be careful with it's use - see the comment
near __ptr_ring_peek.

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MST