linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net : To avoid execution of extra instructions in NET RX path when rps_map is not set but rps

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Date:	Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:51:53 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Rahul Jain <rahul.jain@...sung.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, ast@...mgrid.com,
	jiri@...lanox.com, daniel@...earbox.net,
	makita.toshiaki@....ntt.co.jp, noureddine@...sta.com,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, k.ashutosh@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net : To avoid execution of extra instructions in NET RX
 path when rps_map is not set but rps_needed is true.

Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 11:35:21AM CET, rahul.jain@...sung.com wrote:
>From: Ashutosh Kaushik <k.ashutosh@...sung.com>
>
>The patch fixes the issues with check of global flag "rps_needed" in RX Path (which process packets in TCP/IP stack like netif_rx and netif_receive_skb functions)

First of all, if you want people to pay attention, please have your
patch description contained within 80 cols. Thanks.
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