1 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/host/include/uhd/device.hpp b/host/include/uhd/device.hpp
index ecbe8c95c..a76b34ee2 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/device.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/device.hpp
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ public:
     static sptr make(const device_addr_t &hint, size_t which = 0);
 
     /*!
+     * Send modes for the device send routine.
+     */
+    enum send_mode_t{
+        //! Tells the send routine to send the entire buffer
+        SEND_MODE_FULL_BUFF = 0,
+        //! Tells the send routine to return after one packet
+        SEND_MODE_ONE_PACKET = 1
+    };
+
+    /*!
      * Send a buffer containing IF data with its metadata.
      *
      * Send handles fragmentation as follows:
@@ -85,6 +95,7 @@ public:
      * Send will respect the burst flags when fragmenting to ensure
      * that start of burst can only be set on the first fragment and
      * that end of burst can only be set on the final fragment.
+     * Fragmentation only applies in the full buffer send mode.
      *
      * This is a blocking call and will not return until the number
      * of samples returned have been read out of the buffer.
@@ -92,15 +103,27 @@ public:
      * \param buff a buffer pointing to some read-only memory
      * \param metadata data describing the buffer's contents
      * \param io_type the type of data loaded in the buffer
+     * \param send_mode tells send how to unload the buffer
      * \return the number of samples sent
      */
     virtual size_t send(
         const boost::asio::const_buffer &buff,
         const tx_metadata_t &metadata,
-        const io_type_t &io_type
+        const io_type_t &io_type,
+        send_mode_t send_mode = SEND_MODE_ONE_PACKET
     ) = 0;
 
     /*!
+     * Recv modes for the device recv routine.
+     */
+    enum recv_mode_t{
+        //! Tells the recv routine to recv the entire buffer
+        RECV_MODE_FULL_BUFF = 0,
+        //! Tells the recv routine to return after one packet
+        RECV_MODE_ONE_PACKET = 1
+    };
+
+    /*!
      * Receive a buffer containing IF data and its metadata.
      *
      * Receive handles fragmentation as follows:
@@ -122,15 +145,21 @@ public:
      * immediately when no packets are available to the transport layer,
      * and that the timeout duration is reasonably tuned for performance.
      *
+     * When using the full buffer recv mode, the metadata only applies
+     * to the first packet received and written into the recv buffer.
+     * Use the one packet recv mode to get per packet metadata.
+     *
      * \param buff the buffer to fill with IF data
      * \param metadata data to fill describing the buffer
      * \param io_type the type of data to fill into the buffer
+     * \param recv_mode tells recv how to load the buffer
      * \return the number of samples received
      */
     virtual size_t recv(
         const boost::asio::mutable_buffer &buff,
         rx_metadata_t &metadata,
-        const io_type_t &io_type
+        const io_type_t &io_type,
+        recv_mode_t recv_mode = RECV_MODE_ONE_PACKET
     ) = 0;
 };