[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] mbuf: add accessor function for private data area

[Dan Gora <dg@adax.com>]

Add an inline accessor function to return the starting address of
the private data area in the supplied mbuf.

This allows applications to easily access the private data area between
the struct rte_mbuf and the data buffer in the specified mbuf without
creating private macros or accessor functions.

No checks are made to ensure that a private data area actually exists
in the buffer.

Signed-off-by: Dan Gora <dg@adax.com>
---
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
index 8e6b4d292..08c58335d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
@@ -728,6 +728,24 @@ rte_mbuf_to_baddr(struct rte_mbuf *md)
 	return buffer_addr;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return the starting address of the private data area embedded in
+ * the given mbuf.
+ *
+ * Note that no check is made to ensure that a private data area
+ * actually exists in the supplied mbuf.
+ *
+ * @param md
+ *   The pointer to the mbuf.
+ * @return
+ *   The starting address of the private data area of the given mbuf.
+ */
+static inline void * __rte_experimental
+rte_mbuf_to_priv(struct rte_mbuf *m)
+{
+	return RTE_PTR_ADD(m, sizeof(struct rte_mbuf));
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns TRUE if given mbuf is cloned by mbuf indirection, or FALSE
  * otherwise.
-- 
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