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@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ function can be called multiple times in a row.
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The recv function should process packets as long as the hardware has them
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The recv function should process packets as long as the hardware has them
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readily available before returning. i.e. you should drain the hardware fifo.
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readily available before returning. i.e. you should drain the hardware fifo.
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-The common code sets up packet buffers for you already (NetRxPackets), so there
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-is no need to allocate your own. For each packet you receive, you should call
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-the NetReceive() function on it with the packet length. So the pseudo code
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-here would look something like:
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+For each packet you receive, you should call the NetReceive() function on it
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+along with the packet length. The common code sets up packet buffers for you
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+already in the .bss (NetRxPackets), so there should be no need to allocate your
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+own. This doesn't mean you must use the NetRxPackets array however; you're
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+free to call the NetReceive() function with any buffer you wish. So the pseudo
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+code here would look something like:
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int ape_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
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int ape_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
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{
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{
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int length, i = 0;
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int length, i = 0;
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@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ int ape_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
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}
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}
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The halt function should turn off / disable the hardware and place it back in
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The halt function should turn off / disable the hardware and place it back in
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-its reset state.
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+its reset state. It can be called at any time (before any call to the related
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+init function), so make sure it can handle this sort of thing.
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So the call graph at this stage would look something like:
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So the call graph at this stage would look something like:
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some net operation (ping / tftp / whatever...)
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some net operation (ping / tftp / whatever...)
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