sk_buffer 详细分析

2008-04-22 22:18

/** * struct sk_buff - socket buffer * @next: Next buffer in list * @prev: Previous buffer in list * @list: List we are on * @sk: Socket we are owned by * @tstamp: Time we arrived * @dev: Device we arrived on/are leaving by * @input_dev: Device we arrived on * @h: Transport layer header * @nh: Network layer header * @mac: Link layer header * @dst: destination entry * @sp: the security path, used for xfrm * @cb: Control buffer. Free for use by every layer. Put private vars here * @len: Length of actual data * @data_len: Data length * @mac_len: Length of link layer header * @csum: Checksum * @local_df: allow local fragmentation * @cloned: Head may be cloned (check refcnt to be sure) * @nohdr: Payload reference only, must not modify header * @pkt_type: Packet class * @ip_summed: Driver fed us an IP checksum * @priority: Packet queueing priority * @users: User count - see {datagram,tcp}.c * @protocol: Packet protocol from driver * @truesize: Buffer size * @head: Head of buffer * @data: Data head pointer * @tail: Tail pointer * @end: End pointer * @destructor: Destruct function * @nfmark: Can be used for communication between hooks * @nfct: Associated connection, if any * @nfctinfo: Relationship of this skb to the connection * @nf_bridge: Saved data about a bridged frame - see br_netfilter.c * @tc_index: Traffic control index * @tc_verd: traffic control verdict */ 1.   定义 Packet：       通过网卡收发的报文，包括链路层、网络层、传输层的协议头和携带的数据 Data Buffer：用于存储 packet 的内存空间 SKB：           struct sk_buffer 的简写 2.   概述 Struct sk_buffer 是 linux TCP/IP stack 中，用于管理Data Buffer的结构。Sk_buffer 在数据包的发送和接收中起着重要的作用。 为了提高网络处理的性能，应尽量避免数据包的拷贝。Linux 内核开发者们在设计 sk_buffer 结构的时候，充分考虑到这一点。目前 Linux 协议栈在接收数据的时候，需要拷贝两次：数据包进入网卡驱动后拷贝一次，从内核空间递交给用户空间的应用时再拷贝一次。 Sk_buffer结构随着内核版本的升级，也一直在改进。 学习和理解 sk_buffer 结构，不仅有助于更好的理解内核代码，而且也可以从中学到一些设计技巧。 3.   Sk_buffer 定义 struct sk_buff {                 struct sk_buff                     *next;                 struct sk_buff                     *prev;                 struct sock                          *sk;                 struct skb_timeval             tstamp;                 struct net_device         *dev;                 struct net_device         *input_dev;                 union {                                 struct tcphdr       *th;                                 struct udphdr      *uh;                                 struct icmphdr    *icmph;                                 struct ig