speed up packet allocation by switching to malloc

+ Also allow reusing packets, though only with external buffers.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/gran/packet.h b/include/gran/packet.h
index 5c241be..25275f9 100644
--- a/include/gran/packet.h
+++ b/include/gran/packet.h
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ struct packet;
 
 struct packet *create_packet(enum packet_type type, uintptr_t addr,
                              size_t size);
+
 struct packet *create_packet_with(enum packet_type type, uintptr_t addr,
                                   size_t size, void *data);
 
+struct packet *reuse_packet(struct packet *pkt, enum packet_type type,
+                            uintptr_t addr, size_t size, void *data);
+
 enum packet_type packet_type(struct packet *pkt);
 enum packet_state packet_state(struct packet *pkt);
 void packet_set_state(struct packet *pkt, enum packet_state state);