dpif: Add new functions dp_run() and dp_wait().

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / lib / dpif-provider.h

diff --git a/lib/dpif-provider.h b/lib/dpif-provider.h
index 902064c..020d067 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/dpif-provider.h
+++ b/lib/dpif-provider.h
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ struct dpif_class {
     /* Class name, for use in error messages. */
     const char *name;
 
+    /* Performs periodic work needed by dpifs of this class, if any is
+     * necessary. */
+    void (*run)(void);
+
+    /* Arranges for poll_block() to wake up if the "run" member function needs
+     * to be called. */
+    void (*wait)(void);
+
     /* Attempts to open an existing dpif, if 'create' is false, or to open an
      * existing dpif or create a new one, if 'create' is true.  'name' is the
      * full dpif name provided by the user, e.g. "udatapath:/var/run/mypath".