netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: change big iov allocations

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Date:	Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:24:53 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mikew@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: change big iov allocations

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:04:01 +0200

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> iov of more than 8 entries are allocated in sendmsg()/recvmsg() through
> sock_kmalloc()
> 
> As these allocations are temporary only and small enough, it makes sense
> to use plain kmalloc() and avoid sk_omem_alloc atomic overhead.
> 
> Slightly changed fast path to be even faster.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: Mike Waychison <mikew@...gle.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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