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-rw-r--r--include/linux/netdevice.h22
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 60d3aac49ed..376a2e1ac00 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -79,17 +79,19 @@ struct wireless_dev;
#define net_xmit_eval(e) ((e) == NET_XMIT_CN? 0 : (e))
#define net_xmit_errno(e) ((e) != NET_XMIT_CN ? -ENOBUFS : 0)
+/* Driver transmit return codes */
+enum netdev_tx {
+ NETDEV_TX_OK = 0, /* driver took care of packet */
+ NETDEV_TX_BUSY, /* driver tx path was busy*/
+ NETDEV_TX_LOCKED = -1, /* driver tx lock was already taken */
+};
+typedef enum netdev_tx netdev_tx_t;
+
#endif
#define MAX_ADDR_LEN 32 /* Largest hardware address length */
-/* Driver transmit return codes */
-#define NETDEV_TX_OK 0 /* driver took care of packet */
-#define NETDEV_TX_BUSY 1 /* driver tx path was busy*/
-#define NETDEV_TX_LOCKED -1 /* driver tx lock was already taken */
-
#ifdef __KERNEL__
-
/*
* Compute the worst case header length according to the protocols
* used.
@@ -507,9 +509,11 @@ struct netdev_queue {
* This function is called when network device transistions to the down
* state.
*
- * int (*ndo_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+ * netdev_tx_t (*ndo_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ * struct net_device *dev);
* Called when a packet needs to be transmitted.
- * Must return NETDEV_TX_OK , NETDEV_TX_BUSY, or NETDEV_TX_LOCKED,
+ * Must return NETDEV_TX_OK , NETDEV_TX_BUSY.
+ * (can also return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED iff NETIF_F_LLTX)
* Required can not be NULL.
*
* u16 (*ndo_select_queue)(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb);
@@ -580,7 +584,7 @@ struct net_device_ops {
void (*ndo_uninit)(struct net_device *dev);
int (*ndo_open)(struct net_device *dev);
int (*ndo_stop)(struct net_device *dev);
- int (*ndo_start_xmit) (struct sk_buff *skb,
+ netdev_tx_t (*ndo_start_xmit) (struct sk_buff *skb,
struct net_device *dev);
u16 (*ndo_select_queue)(struct net_device *dev,
struct sk_buff *skb);