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| name | Long name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| du | data unit | packet, but stems from RINA that took the OSI SDU (service data unit) and PDU (protocol data unit) - will be renamed |
| sdb | the ouroboros 'flavored' skb, see e.g. | |
| fd | flow descriptor | |
| shm | shared memory | see e.g. /dev/shm in Linux |
| rbuff | ring buffer | rbuff are small ring buffers, they are used to move packets through the local pipeline. Instead of passing packets, it passes the index in the rdrbuff to the next process |
| rdrbuff | random deletion ring buffer | it's our quick and dirty packet buffer. It contains actuall packet data |
| idx | index | index in the packet buffer (rdrbuff) is used to calculate the location of the packet in reference to this base pointer |
| shm_du_buff | packet (metadata?) with head and tail (todo: have a look at the code) |